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Progressive Palaeontology 2018

June 7th, 2018 | by David Marshall

Welcome to our coverage of Progressive Palaeontology, the Palaeontological Association’s conference for early-career academics. The conference this year is held [&hellip


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


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


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


Episode 80: Paleocreations

September 1st, 2017 | by David Marshall

We’ve covered how palaeoart is made on Palaeocast before, but never what daily life is like for a professional palaeoartist. [&hellip


Episode 78: Japanese Palaeontology

June 30th, 2017 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

When thinking of palaeontology in Asia, most people think of Mongolia and China, but there is actually a significant palaeontology [&hellip


Episode 76: Hydrodynamics

May 15th, 2017 | by David Marshall

The shape of an animal is a reflection of the way it interacts with the physical world around it. By [&hellip



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