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 7: Colouration in fossils
Colour is very important for animals, but how can we learn about the colours of fossils when they have had their tissues replaced by minerals? We talk to Dr Maria McNamara
Episode 6: Early vertebrate evolution and extinction
Dr Lauren Sallan discusses the early evolution of vertebrates and their recovery following the Late Devonian mass extinction event
Episode 5: Mistaken Point
We talk to Dr. Alex Liu about the biota of the Ediacaran period which is of critical importance to our understanding of the origin of animals because it immediately precedes the Cambrian fauna.
Episode 4: The fossil forests of Gilboa
We interview Professor William Stein of Binghamton University about the world's first forsets at Gilboa, NY, USA. We talk through the history of the research at this famous locality covering the destruction of the village of Gilboa and some of the 'paleon
Episode 3: Amber and Parasitism
We discuss amber and the insights it can give us into the world of parasitism
Episode 1: Earliest fossils and the hunt for extraterrestrial life
We discuss NASA's mission to Mars and explore what kind of things we could expect from any signs of life on another planet based on what we know about early life on Earth from the fossil record