The Cenozoic era, meaning “new life”, is a division of earth’s history spanning from around 66 million years ago to the present. It is subdivided into the Paleogene, Neogene and Quaternary periods. The beginning of the Cenozoic is characterised by a phase of recovery following the end Cretaceous mass extinction, and during which mammals and birds began to diversify.
Published on September 5th, 2024 | by Guest Blogger
Langebaanweg is a Mio-Pliocene aged fossil locality on the west coast of South Africa (about 120 Km from Cape Town), that has produced a staggering diversity and abundance of fossil material. In the first part of [&hellip... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2024 | by David Marshall
We're off to Cerney Wick to conduct some Pleistocene/Jurassic fieldwork in this special episode... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2024 | by Guest Blogger
The first instalment of Brigette Cohen's series on the South African lagerstätte Langebaanweg... Read More →
Published on October 25th, 2023 | by David Marshall
We're granted exclusive access to this new Netflix documentary... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2023 | by David Marshall
We're joined by "neckspert" Dr Ryan Marek to explore the evolutionary significance of bird necks... Read More →
Published on May 15th, 2023 | by David Marshall
Dr Richard Laub spent 30 years leading the Byron Dig. He joins us to summarise it all in just 2 hours. ... Read More →
Published on July 15th, 2022 | by David Marshall
We paint a detailed picture of the palaeoecology of 50 million year old fish with Dr Valentina Rossi... Read More →
Published on April 20th, 2022 | by David Marshall
We hang out with the sloths of Hispaniola, looking for new species hiding within Dr Robert McAfee's measurements... Read More →
Published on February 25th, 2022 | by David Marshall
We look at the timing of the K-Pg mass extinction with Melanie During... Read More →
Published on January 16th, 2022 | by Elsa Panciroli
Prof Christine Janis discusses her illustrious career and we take a close look at sabre-toothed marsupials and giant kangaroos... Read More →
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Langebaanweg Part 2 – Geology and Palaeoecology
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Episode 162: Cerney Wick
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Langebaanweg – A Cenozoic treasure trove in South Africa
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