Episode 51: Eurypterids
September 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall
Eurypterids, or ‘sea-scorpions’ are an extinct group of chelicerates: the group containing the terrestrial arachnids (such as spiders and scorpions) [&hellip
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Episode 50: Rangeomorph Reproduction
August 14th, 2015 | by David Marshall
On today’s episode we’re revisiting Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada. At this lagerstätte it is possible to find large bedding planes full of Precambrian organisms [&hellip
Episode 49: Synapsids
July 31st, 2015 | by David Marshall
Synapsids are one of the major groups of terrestrial vertebrates. They first appear in the Carboniferous period and since that [&hellip
A Piece of Earth History in my intestine?
July 20th, 2015 | by David Marshall
New Study: Constraining the Deep Origin of Parasitic Flatworms and Host-Interactions with Fossil Evidence Many humans or their pets have [&hellip
Episode 48: The Burgess Shale
July 17th, 2015 | by David Marshall
The Burgess Shale is probably the world’s most famous lagerstätte (site of special preservation). Discovered in 1909 on Mt. Stephen, [&hellip
Episode 47: Lobopodians
June 29th, 2015 | by David Marshall
It’s been quite a week for lobopodians! First off, we’ve had the redescription of Hallucigenia by Dr Martin Smith. This [&hellip
Palaeocast Art Competition 2015 Results
June 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall
This, our second art competition, went even better than our first. We had unbelievable participation, not just from the artists, [&hellip
Episode 45: Post K-Pg radiations
June 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall
The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction was the latest of the ‘big five’ events. Approximately 75% of species went extinct, with [&hellip
Episode 44: Trackway modelling
May 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall
We’ve covered ichnology before, in Episode 14, but it’s time to revisit trackways with a high-tech approach. We talk to [&hellip
Palaeocast Art Competition 2015
April 29th, 2015 | by David Marshall
After the success of last year’s palaeoart competition we’re stepping up a gear and launching an even bigger and better [&hellip
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