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A free webseries exploring the fossil record and the evolution of life on Earth.
Site URL: www.palaeocast.com
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Posts: 10
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Evolution of the Bizarre Arms of Oviraptorosaurs
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Published: May 14, 2025 19:06
I don’t need to tell you how awe-inspiring dinosaurs are, but I would like to tell you about how weird they were. There is no shortage of bizarre dinosaurs, from the hotly debated Spinosaurus with a billboard for a sail to the almost ridiculously…
Form and Function of the Skull of the Ice Age Bush Dog
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Published: March 20, 2025 14:49
Mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, and giant ground sloths may be among the most iconic animals of the ice age, but the diversity of life during this time in Earth’s history extends well beyond them and includes one of the smallest and most peculiar of canids:…
Episode 163: Ecosystem Engineers
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Published: February 22, 2025 15:14
What happens when the presence of a single species impacts everything in an environment? Dr Tom Smith joins us to discuss ecosystem engineers
Episode 163: Ecosystem Engineers
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Published: February 22, 2025 14:45
An ecosystem can be described as all the interactions that occur between organisms and their physical environment. The processes acting within an ecosystem operate on a wide range of spatial and temporal scales and include both biotic and abiotic factors.…
Episode 162: Cerney Wick
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Published: July 23, 2024 14:37
Episode 161: Notosuchians
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Published: June 15, 2024 19:36
Found in the fossil record between the Jurassic and the middle Miocene, Notosuchia was a highly diverse and strange group of crocodylomorphs, most notable for their terrestrial lifestyle. Joining us for today’s episode is Dr Yohan Pochat-Cottilloux from…
Episode 160: An introduction to Evolutionary Biology
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Published: March 22, 2024 11:41
The field of evolutionary biology has been greatly influenced by the development of modern genetic methodology. The understanding of genes, genomes and the molecular mechanisms key to life on Earth are all goals of evolutionary biology in the 21st century,…
Episode 159: An Introduction to Palaeontology
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Published: February 19, 2024 15:10
In 12 years of podcasting, we have never actually taken the time to address the fundamentals of our field. Such questions could include: what is palaeontology, what is a fossil, how does one become a palaeontologist, and why is palaeontology important? …
200 Years of Dinos
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Published: February 7, 2024 18:52
It's been two centuries since the first dinosaur, Megalosaurus, was named by William Buckland and to commemorate the date, the Natural History Museum hosted '200 Years of Dinosaurs: Their Rise, Fall, and Rebirth'. This international conference provides a…
Episode 158: Ceoptera evansae
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Published: February 6, 2024 21:47
The Middle Jurassic is incredibly important to our understanding of pterosaur evolution; however, the remarkable rarity and incompleteness of Middle Jurassic pterosaurs has long hampered scientific understanding of the lineage. Joining us this episode on…