Ordovician

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


Cretaceous

New iguana from Brazil

August 26th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

A new iguanian fossil described in Nature Communications from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil is changing traditional views on early [&hellip


Precambrian

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


Jurassic

Triassic-Jurassic Extinction

August 11th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

A new study out today looks at the question of whether or not geographically widespread species are less likely to [&hellip


Carboniferous

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


Mesozoic

Theropod tooth development

July 28th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

A new study out today has looked at the tooth development of theropod dinosaurs and found they had a novel [&hellip


News

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


Cambrian

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



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