Episode 12: Paleozoic Problematica
February 15th, 2013 | by David Marshall
Fossils, at the best of times, are difficult to interpret. Palaeontologists attempt to reconstruct organisms from what little remains are [&hellip
Episode 11: Sexual selection in the fossil record
February 1st, 2013 | by David Marshall
Sexual selection is the process whereby anatomical features are selected because they enhance the chance of an individual’s mating or [&hellip
Episode 10: Carboniferous Arthropods
January 15th, 2013 | by David Marshall
The first animals came onto land sometime before 425 Ma. These early colonizers were members of a group called the [&hellip
Episode 9: The Palaeontological Association AGM
January 1st, 2013 | by David Marshall
The 16th to the 18th December 2012 saw University College Dublin host The Palaeontological Association (PalAss) 56th annual general meeting. PalAss are a [&hellip
Episode 8: Mesozoic Vertebrate Ecology
December 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
The Mesozoic Era saw the spectacular rise and fall of many groups, particularly in terrestrial vertebrates. These include birds, squamates, [&hellip
Episode 7: Colouration in fossils
November 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
Animals and plants use colour for a variety of reasons including absorbing solar radiation, camouflage and communication including sexual display. [&hellip
Episode 6: Early vertebrate evolution and extinction
November 1st, 2012 | by David Marshall
Vertebrates are one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals on the planet. Modern vertebrates come in an [&hellip
Episode 5: Mistaken Point
October 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
The biota of the Ediacaran period (635 – 541 ma) is of critical importance to our understanding of the origin of [&hellip
Episode 4: The fossil forests of Gilboa
October 1st, 2012 | by David Marshall
A few days after the interview in the Royal Ontario Museum with Dave Rudkin on Isotelus rex, the Palaeocast team [&hellip
Episode 3: Amber and parasitism
September 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
In our first episode on the early origins of life, we discussed how without symbiosis or mutualism (the co-operation of [&hellip
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