Author Archives: David Marshall

Misc

Episode 88: Bacula

April 6th, 2018 | by David Marshall

The buculum is a bone present in the head of the penis of most mammals. Whilst a few mammals, like [&hellip


Jurassic

Episode 87: Archaeopteryx

March 17th, 2018 | by David Marshall

Archaeopteryx is perhaps one of the most iconic taxa in the fossil record. Exclusively found in the Late Jurassic Solnhofen [&hellip


Carboniferous

Episode 86: Coal

February 1st, 2018 | by David Marshall

The Carboniferous (Latin for ‘coal-bearing’) is a period of the Paleozoic Era named after the massive accumulations of coal that [&hellip


Cretaceous

Episode 85: Ichthyosaurs

January 7th, 2018 | by David Marshall

Ichthyosaurs are large marine reptiles that existed for most of the Mesozoic Era. The most familiar forms superficially represent dolphins, [&hellip


Live

PalAss 2017

December 16th, 2017 | by David Marshall

The 61st Annual Meeting of the Palaeontological Association was held at Imperial College London. WELCOME ADDRESS How different is reality [&hellip


Cretaceous

Episode 82: Dinosaurs of China

October 17th, 2017 | by David Marshall

‘Dinosaurs of China’ at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, UK,  is a one-time only world exclusive exhibition of dinosaurs. Featuring fossils and [&hellip


Cretaceous

Episode 81: Coccolithophores

October 1st, 2017 | by David Marshall

Coccolithophores are tiny unicellular eukaryotic phytoplankton (algae). Each is covered with even smaller calcium carbonate plates called coccoliths and it [&hellip



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