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Ordovician

Episode 51: Eurypterids

September 1st, 2015 | by David Marshall

Eurypterids, or ‘sea-scorpions’ are an extinct group of chelicerates: the group containing the terrestrial arachnids (such as spiders and scorpions) [&hellip


Cambrian

Episode 48: The Burgess Shale

July 17th, 2015 | by David Marshall

The Burgess Shale is probably the world’s most famous lagerstätte (site of special preservation). Discovered in 1909 on Mt. Stephen, [&hellip


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


Jurassic

Ichthyosaur skull reconstruction

June 12th, 2015 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone

A new study out today has produced the world’s first ichthyosaur endocast, which can tell us a lot more about [&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


Cretaceous

Episode 37: Theropods and birds

December 1st, 2014 | by David Marshall

Theropods are what we would classically recognise as the meat-eating dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era. They are best known from genera [&hellip


Cambrian

Episode 36: Emu Bay Shale

November 1st, 2014 | by David Marshall

The Emu Bay shale is a Burgess Shale-type lagerstätte from the Early Cambrian of South Australia. We speak to Dr [&hellip



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