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Managed to catch up with the reviews and yeah, so much more positive that LOOP. So happy for the team and so happy for what it says about the current state of palaeo documentaries! Let's hope that Surviving Earth has just as good a reception (It's another documentary with our fingerprints).

Not watched it personally, but one of our team members was the resident consultant! Knowing from LOOP just how much effort and care was put in, I'm sure they've done their homework and have justification for everything. Knowing the reaction to LOOP however, I expect the dino-verse are up in arms?

Ep172: Rhynchocephalians
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Endemic to just a few islands in New Zealand, the tuatara is the sole surviving species of a group that once had great success. Dr Victor Beccari joins to discuss the rhynchocephalians.

#Podcast #paleontology #paleo #fossils #tuatara

Palaeocast 2025 Annual Address YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Catch our livestream tonight at 19:00 (UTC)!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0889...

The Palaeocast team will be reviewing 2025 from a palaeontological perspective and just generally hanging out and having a good time. Hopefully we'll have time for questions, so leave a comment!

#paleontology #fossils

Yeah, really pushed on this interview. Firstly because details are so important and I knew my questions could be answered, but secondly because I know @melanieduring.com really well and was going to give her an easy ride.

I really don't need encouraging...

Glad you're enjoying the show! I'll pass on to Tok that you're reading his book!

It's a totally fair point. The audience, especially new listeners, won't be aware of the dynamics of our friendship, so it might sound bad without that context. I hope we can assure you that there were no bad feelings & it's something I can be more mindful of in future. Thanks for speaking up!

"King of the Riverside", a multi-proxy approach offers a new perspective on mosasaurs YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Ep171: Freshwater Mosasaurs
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We're dipping into the Late Cretaceous rivers of the Hell Creek Formation in this special episode. What's the worst that could happen?

Oh and we made a video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q24...

#mosasaur #paleo #fossil #dinosaur #geochem

SVP 2025
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We attended this year's @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham. There we spoke to the organisers, delegates and merchants to give you a sense of what it's like to attend one of the world's largest palaeontological conferences. #paleo #dinosaurs

That's not how any of it works! We're just there to validate whatever they came up with in the first place. Just find them the science that's conforms to their vision. Can't let this pesky academic pedantry get in the way of entertainment!

You should see what they try in the Paleozoic scenes...

Please check this out (especially if you can speak Spanish) Being able to livestream from the field is such an incredible achievement and is exactly the kind of content I'd love to see more of! Wonderful stuff!

Episode 170 [video]: Cariocecus bocagei YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Ep170: Cariocecus bocagei
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Get the lowdown on Portugal's newest dinosaur, described today, with Dr Filippo Bertozzo. We're going over all the traits that identify it as a new species & asking what it all means! #podcast #dinosaur

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fvi...

Ep169: Grasslands Pt2
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We continue our look at the evolution of grasslands with Prof. Caroline Strömberg. Once grass evolved why did it take millions of years for grasslands to become established? Why do timings differ on each continent?

#podcast #palaeo #grass #paleo

Ep168: Grasslands Pt1
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Grasses cover 40% of the land on Earth, they support entire ecosystems & are staples in our diets. They're vital to our future, but how can we understand them evolutionarily when they rarely fossilise? Prof. Caroline Strömberg talks proxies!

Ep167: Origin of Teeth Pt2
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There's something fishy about the teeth of the earliest vertebrates in the fossil record. An absolute rollercoaster of an episode with Dr Yara Haridy.

#FossilFriday #paleontology #paleo #podcast #evolution #odontode #aglaspidid #cuticle

Hope it gives your drawings some palaeontological inspiration!

It was supposed to be an animated .gif :(

[Happy jawless fish noises]
#fish #palaeo #palaeontology #fossil #agnathan #aglaspidid #gnathostome #chondrichthyes #sensoryecology #teeth #sacabambaspis

Ep 166: Origin of teeth Pt1
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We find the evolutionary origin of our teeth not in the mouths of early fish, but in their external skeletons! In fact, teeth evolved well before jaws did! But what were they for?

#fossilfriday #paleo #paleontology #podcast #evolution

Ep165: Ants Pt2
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We continue our discussion about the fossil record of ants with @paleantologist.bsky.social focussing on the incredible hell ants! What makes them so unique?

#paleontology #fossilfriday #paleo #podcast

Image: Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri by Franz Anthony

I don't get it. 🤦‍♂️

Interested in ants, dad jokes, and insect puns (not necessarily in that order)? I had so much fun talking about ant fossils and evolution in this podcast! 👈👈🐜 (attempted ant finger guns - tarsal claw guns?)

Bravo!

Image: Reconstruction of Haidomyrmex scimitarus by Franz Anthony (permission granted).

Episode 164: Ants
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Since modern ants can pretty much do it all, is there anything to be surprised about when we examine their fossil record? Dr Christine Sosiak introduces us to the HELL ANTS!

#podcast #ant #hellant #palaeontology #paleontology #paleo #science #palaeo

Palaeo disease ecology. This sounds fascinating. What should I read to catch up on it?

Lecture 2024_05: Early animal evolution 3: the rise of arthropods YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Early animal evolution 3: the rise of arthropods

Part 5 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/g6g-AKxOf3Y

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

Lecture 2024_04: Early animal evolution 2: the origin of shells and jaws YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Early animal evolution 2: the origin of shells and jaws

Part 4 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/rxdJF_MW6ig

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

Lecture 2024_03: Early animal evolution 1: from sponges to vertebrates YouTube video by Palaeo cast

Early animal evolution 1: from sponges to vertebrates

Part 3 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/e089M8nRSb0

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils