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Episode 153: Castle Bank

May 1st, 2023 | by David Marshall

We break the news about an exciting new 'Burgess Shale Type' site that's just been discovered in Wales!

Mesozoic

Episode 151/152: Lissamphibian Origins

January 25th, 2023 | by David Marshall

We burrow into lissamphibian origins with the help of exceptionally rare fossil caecilians

Ordovician

Episode 139: Marrellomorphs

May 16th, 2022 | by David Marshall

Joe Moysiuk joins to plug a hole in the sparse evolutionary record of the marrellomorphs with his newly described species

Cretaceous

Episode 137: Tanis

February 25th, 2022 | by David Marshall

We look at the timing of the K-Pg mass extinction with Melanie During

Cretaceous

Episode 131/132: Burmese Amber Pt1

December 2nd, 2021 | by David Marshall

We begin a mini series on Burmese amber with a look at a remarkable specimen

Blog

Hundreds of pterosaur eggs help reveal the early life of flying reptiles

November 30th, 2017 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

[This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article here.] A hoard of fossilised pterosaur eggs discovered [&hellip

Cenozoic

Evolution of echolocation in dolphins

April 13th, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

Echolocation is an amazing ability that some mammals have evolved. Using sonar frequencies, dolphins and other toothed whales can communicate [&hellip

Mesozoic

New Triassic reptile from Brazil

March 15th, 2016 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

Archosauriforms are some of the most well studied fossils in existence, including birds, crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and their ancestors, first [&hellip