Episode 121/122: Dietary ecology of Smilodon fatalis
February 15th, 2021 | by David Marshall
Dr Larisa DeSantis teaches us the methods used to determine what Smilodon was eating
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Tyrannosaurus rex and the dinosaur teeth of Skye: Windows into the lives of dead dinos
October 21st, 2019 | by Guest Blogger
We don’t need a whole lot of fossil material to start to understand the ecosystems of the past. A few [&hellip
Episode 99: Megalodon and Marine Megafauna
April 15th, 2019 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
Undoubtedly, Megalodon is the world’s most famous extinct shark is and in this episode, we hear everything we know about [&hellip
Speculation and conjecture obscures the true pterosaur menu
June 7th, 2018 | by Guest Blogger
Whenever we think about extinct animals we often imagine them tucking into their favourite meals, whether it be a Tyrannosaurus [&hellip
The Significance of the Flocculus in Archosauria
June 26th, 2017 | by Guest Blogger
With advancements in computed tomography (CT) scanning comes an increased understanding of the internal structures preserved in extant and extinct [&hellip
Episode 60: Determining Diet
March 4th, 2016 | by Joe Keating
Diet is perhaps the most important aspect of ecology. As such, understanding the diet of extinct animals is crucial if [&hellip
Episode 46: Understanding Biodiversity
June 15th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
The world is currently undergoing a massive biodiversity crisis, and many people have said that we are in the next [&hellip
Episode 28: From worms to stars
May 1st, 2014 | by Joe Keating
Echinoderms are characterised by a mineralised skeleton, specialised water vascular system and five-fold symmetry. It is this unusual body plane symmetry [&hellip
Episode 20: Year Review
September 15th, 2013 | by Joe Keating
As Palaeocast celebrates it’s 1st Birthday, we take the chance to look back over the past year and review our [&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
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