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Briefing chat: Spinosaurs with salt glands could have lived in marine environments

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In this episode:
00:23 Fossil evidence that spinosaurs had an aquatic lifestyle
Science: Some spinosaurs cried salty tears to thrive in brackish waters
04:57 The explosive immune cells that kill in minutes
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