176) Oldest Living Descendants of Dinosaurs

What is the oldest-living animal descended from dinosaur times? On this episode, Nick is joined by Lindsay Valenty from the Ye Olde Crime podcast. Together, they travel back in time over 65 million years to reveal and discuss the Top 10 Living Animal Descendants of Dinosaurs, ranked by how far back their ancestry goes. PLUS... the original (scarier) version of each modern animal, where each animal stands in the animal kingdom today, the Loch Ness Monster, "teeth the size of bananas," Nick's fictional first wife, the "front lizard," and MUCH more. IMAGES (contains spoilers!): The unique foot of Animal #10 Titanoboa Chinese Giant Salamander Prehistoric Lizard Tuatara Prehistoric Crocodile Crocodile Killing T-Rex Horseshoe Crab Prehistoric Shark Camel Spider ---------------------------------------------- Hear more from Lindsay on her podcasts, Ye Olde Crime and Pineapple Pizza. Ye Olde Crime explores the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Start with Nick and Brandon's guest appearance from June 2021. Pineapple Pizza covers mythology, cryptozoology and urban legends. Start with Nick's guest appearance, discussing the Loch Ness Monster, from September 2021. ---------------------------------------------- AD-FREE EPISODES: https://www.10ishpod.com/plus NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices