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Episode 94: Joggins Fossil Cliffs

September 17th, 2018 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

The Carboniferous was a time of huge swampy forests, big trees, and lots of life both on land and in [&hellip

February 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall

Brachiopods are some of the most common fossils to be found in rocks worldwide. Their thick, hard and (often) calcareous [&hellip

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

September 1st, 2013 | by Joe Keating

The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, or ‘GOBE’, describes one of the most important increases in biodiversity in the history of [&hellip

July 1st, 2013 | by David Marshall

Trilobites are one of the most instantly recognisable groups of fossils. They were present from the very start of the Paleozoic and [&hellip

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