A free webseries exploring the fossil record and the evolution of life on Earth.
http://www.palaeocast.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 20 hours 31 minutes
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Episode 29A: Medusae
Graham Young introduces us to the Medusozoa in this, the first part of a two-part episode.
Episode 28: From worms to stars
Starfish and other echinoderms are characterised by five-fold symmetry. But how did this bizarre bodyplan evolve? Dr Imran Rahman explains.
Episode 27: Mare aux Songes
We explore the Mare aux Songes, a Mauritian marsh where dodo remains can be found. With Dr. Hanneke Meijer, Institut Català de Paleontologia.
Episode 26: The Tree of Mammals
Dr Robert Asher guides us through the mammalian evolutionary tree, covering everything from molecular data to macroevolutionary patterns.tree
Episode 25: Marsupials of Riversleigh
Continuing our look at Australia's marsupials we speak to Dr. Karen Black (UNSW) about the Riversleigh fossil site
Episode 24: Marsupial evolution
The story of marsupial evolution is much more complex than is first apparent we speak to Dr. Robin Beck, an expert on marsupial and metatherian phylogenetics, from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Episode 23: Mass extinctions
What are Mass extinctions, how are they quantified, what are the driving forces behind them, how bad were the ones in the past and will we have more in the future?