Palaeocast

SVP 2025
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We attended this year's @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham. There we spoke to the organisers, delegates and merchants to give you a sense of what it's like to attend one of the world's largest palaeontological conferences. #paleo #dinosaurs

That's not how any of it works! We're just there to validate whatever they came up with in the first place. Just find them the science that's conforms to their vision. Can't let this pesky academic pedantry get in the way of entertainment!

You should see what they try in the Paleozoic scenes...

Please check this out (especially if you can speak Spanish) Being able to livestream from the field is such an incredible achievement and is exactly the kind of content I'd love to see more of! Wonderful stuff!

YouTube video by Palaeo cast Episode 170 [video]: Cariocecus bocagei

Ep170: Cariocecus bocagei
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Get the lowdown on Portugal's newest dinosaur, described today, with Dr Filippo Bertozzo. We're going over all the traits that identify it as a new species & asking what it all means! #podcast #dinosaur

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Ep169: Grasslands Pt2
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We continue our look at the evolution of grasslands with Prof. Caroline Strömberg. Once grass evolved why did it take millions of years for grasslands to become established? Why do timings differ on each continent?

#podcast #palaeo #grass #paleo

Ep168: Grasslands Pt1
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Grasses cover 40% of the land on Earth, they support entire ecosystems & are staples in our diets. They're vital to our future, but how can we understand them evolutionarily when they rarely fossilise? Prof. Caroline Strömberg talks proxies!

Ep167: Origin of Teeth Pt2
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There's something fishy about the teeth of the earliest vertebrates in the fossil record. An absolute rollercoaster of an episode with Dr Yara Haridy.

#FossilFriday #paleontology #paleo #podcast #evolution #odontode #aglaspidid #cuticle

Hope it gives your drawings some palaeontological inspiration!

It was supposed to be an animated .gif :(

[Happy jawless fish noises]
#fish #palaeo #palaeontology #fossil #agnathan #aglaspidid #gnathostome #chondrichthyes #sensoryecology #teeth #sacabambaspis

Ep 166: Origin of teeth Pt1
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We find the evolutionary origin of our teeth not in the mouths of early fish, but in their external skeletons! In fact, teeth evolved well before jaws did! But what were they for?

#fossilfriday #paleo #paleontology #podcast #evolution

Ep165: Ants Pt2
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We continue our discussion about the fossil record of ants with @paleantologist.bsky.social focussing on the incredible hell ants! What makes them so unique?

#paleontology #fossilfriday #paleo #podcast

Image: Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri by Franz Anthony

I don't get it. 🤦‍♂️

Interested in ants, dad jokes, and insect puns (not necessarily in that order)? I had so much fun talking about ant fossils and evolution in this podcast! 👈👈🐜 (attempted ant finger guns - tarsal claw guns?)

Bravo!

Image: Reconstruction of Haidomyrmex scimitarus by Franz Anthony (permission granted).

Episode 164: Ants
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Since modern ants can pretty much do it all, is there anything to be surprised about when we examine their fossil record? Dr Christine Sosiak introduces us to the HELL ANTS!

#podcast #ant #hellant #palaeontology #paleontology #paleo #science #palaeo

Palaeo disease ecology. This sounds fascinating. What should I read to catch up on it?

YouTube video by Palaeo cast Lecture 2024_05: Early animal evolution 3: the rise of arthropods

Early animal evolution 3: the rise of arthropods

Part 5 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/g6g-AKxOf3Y

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

YouTube video by Palaeo cast Lecture 2024_04: Early animal evolution 2: the origin of shells and jaws

Early animal evolution 2: the origin of shells and jaws

Part 4 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/rxdJF_MW6ig

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

YouTube video by Palaeo cast Lecture 2024_03: Early animal evolution 1: from sponges to vertebrates

Early animal evolution 1: from sponges to vertebrates

Part 3 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/e089M8nRSb0

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

YouTube video by Palaeo cast Lecture 2024_02: The Burgess Shale and life 508 million years ago

The Burgess Shale and life 508 million years ago

Part 2 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/d02oyfreEhQ

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

YouTube video by Palaeo cast Lecture 2024_01: The Cambrian Explosion and the diversification of animals

The Cambrian Explosion and the diversification of animals

Part 1 of 5 of a free lecture series on the Burgess Shale and the Cambrian Explosion by Alejandro Izquierdo-Lopez.

youtu.be/vQBDWh1UyBU

#cambrian #cambrianexplosion #burgessshale #paleo #paleontology #evolution #fossils

Ep162: Cerney Wick (UPDATED)
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Following our introductory podcast to Cerney Wick, we were granted special access to record the excavations during the 2024 field season.

#paleontology #paleo #fossils #mammoth #ammonite #fieldwork #evolution #multimedia #palaeontology

YouTube video by Palaeo cast An Introduction to Cerney Wick

Update 1st April:
Ep162: Cerney Wick

We were granted special access to record the excavations during the 2024 field season.

We produced almost 7 hours of content, bringing you as close to the dig as you'll ever get without having volunteered yourself!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucgD...

Oooof, been a long time offshore and dealing with absolutely everything the universe could throw at us. The Cerney Wick update is due to drop very shortly. It's something daft like 12 hours of content...

Sorry, been forgetting about bsky! Not seen Digseum before and yeah, it's right up my street. I'll be getting it for sure!

Have a read of my new blog post for @palaeocast.bsky.social. Its about the Pleistocene bush dog, an extinct canid that once inhabited South America!

This blog is based on a recent publication led by Juan Ruiz, and features an interview with him about his research

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