When Mammals Were Reptiles - The Synapsid Story ~ with JULIEN BENOIT

Were mammals once reptile-like? When did 'mammalness' begin? What are the origins of hair, lactation and warm-bloodedness? It all began with a group of animals called the SYNAPSIDS. JULIEN BENOIT is a paleontologist based at the Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand. His research explores the origins of mammals, going right back to the Permian, over three hundred million years ago. MARK from Evolution Soup takes a deep dive with Julien into the world of pelycosaurs, therapsids, and cynodonts - the ancient cousins of all mammals (including ourselves). Any reference to early synapsids being 'reptiles' in this presentation is basically shorthand for reptile-like. This is a complex story and we want it to be accessible to the curious as well as to academics. 🙂 #evolution #synapsids #mammals 00:00 START 01:28 Julien's Background 06:44 Synapsids 19:17 When Do Mammals Appear? 28:30 Cold- to Warm-Blooded 36:55 Origin of Hair 47:14 Origin of Lactation 1:10:14 Upcoming Projects LINKS FOR JULIEN BENOIT Twitter:   / paleonewsfrance   Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... YouTube: https://bit.ly/3CpatwY French language:    / stopscience   University of the Witwatersrand SITE: https://www.wits.ac.za/ TWITTER:   / witsuniversity   Animatronic synapsids shown are from 'Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs' travelling exhibition produced by Gondwana Studios. Filmed by Evolution Soup at the Horniman Museum, London, UK. https://www.horniman.ac.uk ARTWORK Inostrancevia thumbnail art by PALEOREX @paleorex (Instagram)   / paleorex   Synapsid depictions by JULIO LACERDA: Twitter   / juliotheartist   @JuliotheArtist https://www.deviantart.com/julio-lace...   / art.julio.lacerda   Insta: @lacerda.julio Huge thank you to these titans of paleo art for their kind permission to use their work! Music from #InAudio: Epic Action Trailer by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Battle Interviews powered by https://streamyard.com/ #evolutionsoup #evolution #paleo #paleontology #paleoartist #Homosapiens #hominid #artwork #Darwin #cave #bone #fossils #Neanderthal #australopithecus #hominin #extinct #animals #science #anthropology #paleoanthropology #genus #species #africa #skull #skulls #naturalselection #lucy #paleontology --------------- SUBSCRIBE to Evolution Soup: http://bit.ly/2pUOYSb FOLLOW Evolution Soup Instagram & Twitter! @evolution_soup SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast! http://evolutionsoup.buzzsprout.com [RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/354743.rss] Evolution Soup SHOP: https://www.redbubble.com/people/evol... MUSIC Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/Battle https://www.purple-planet.com DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Creative Commons.