Author Archives: David Marshall

Cambrian

Episode 47: Lobopodians

June 29th, 2015 | by David Marshall

It’s been quite a week for lobopodians! First off, we’ve had the redescription of Hallucigenia by Dr Martin Smith. This [&hellip


Paleogene

Episode 45: Post K-Pg radiations

June 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall

The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction was the latest of the ‘big five’ events. Approximately 75% of species went extinct, with [&hellip


Misc

Episode 44: Trackway modelling

May 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall

We’ve covered ichnology before, in Episode 14, but it’s time to revisit trackways with a high-tech approach. We talk to [&hellip


Misc

Palaeocast Art Competition 2015

April 29th, 2015 | by David Marshall

After the success of last year’s palaeoart competition we’re stepping up a gear and launching an even bigger and better [&hellip


Cenozoic

Episode 43: Ancient DNA

April 15th, 2015 | by David Marshall

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a molecule that encodes the genetic information within every species of life on earth. The information [&hellip


Live

Progressive Palaeontology 2015

April 8th, 2015 | by David Marshall

Welcome to our coverage of Progressive Palaeontology, the Palaeontological Association’s conference for early-career academics. This year, the conference was held [&hellip


News

New filter-feeding anomalocaridid

March 11th, 2015 | by David Marshall

Ever since their first appearance in the fossil record some 530 million years ago, arthropods have been the most species-rich [&hellip


News

Annual Podcast Awards

March 3rd, 2015 | by David Marshall

GREAT NEWS: We’re finalists in the 10th Annual Podcast Awards! We’re humbled to hear that you’ve nominated us as your [&hellip


Cenozoic

Episode 41: Insects

March 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall

Insects are the most abundant and diverse group on animals on the planet today. Would they therefore also be expected [&hellip



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