A free webseries exploring the fossil record and the evolution of life on Earth.
http://www.palaeocast.com
recommended podcasts
episode 104: Ediacaran Developmental Biology
Dr Frankie Dunn joins us to discuss Ediacaran developmental biology and how we might learn more about the identity of these organisms based on how they grow, than from what they grow into.
episode 103: Terror Birds
Dr “Dino” Degrange, joins us to talk about the anatomy and palaeoecology of the terror birds (Phorusrhacidae). Were they really that terrifying?
episode 102: Small Shelly Fossils
Part two: Dr Marissa Betts joins us to delve into the earliest Cambrian of Australia, explore its fauna and determine how these small shelly fossils fit into the global geological timescale.
episode 102: Small Shelly Fossils
Dr Marissa Betts joins us to delve into the earliest Cambrian of Australia, explore its fauna and determine how these small shelly fossils fit into the global geological timescale.
episode 101: Organic Preservation of Dinosaur Bone
We evaluate the preservation of original organic content in dinosaur bone with Dr Evan Saitta of the Field Museum of Natural History
episode 100: Tiktaalik
In this episode we speak with Prof. Neil Shubin, Professor of Organismal Biology at the University of Chicago, about the discovery of Tiktaalik and his use of developmental biology.
episode 99: Megalodon and Marine Megafauna
Dr Catalina Pimiento joins us to discuss everything we know about megalodon, its ecology and how it got to be so big!
episode 98: 10 Tons
Model maker Esben Horn joins us to discuss 10 Tons and the link between palaeontology and metal.