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Back to SearchEpisode 110 - Mazon Creek Fossil Beds
Episode 162
Go searching in the right spots in Illinois and you’re liable to find a hard chunk of ironstone with a gorgeous fossil inside. The Mazon Creek Fossil…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 109 - Hyenas
Episode 161
Despite their unfortunate reputation, hyenas are really impressive. Modern and fossil, they’re a diverse group with a variety of dietary and social h…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 108 - Penguins
Episode 160
Penguins aren’t the only flightless birds, and they aren’t the only diving birds, but they sure are good at doing both! In this episode, we discuss m…
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 107 – Tusks
Episode 159
Taking teeth to the extreme! Tusks have evolved numerous times, particularly in mammals, and they’ve come in a striking array of shapes and sizes for…
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 106 - Franz Nopcsa
Episode 158
Happy Darwin Day!
Baron Franz Nopcsa was a paleontologist around the start of the 20th Century, remembered today for his innovative fossil research, …
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 105 - Carnivorous Plants
Episode 157
A new tradition begins! Get ready for more plants with our friend Dr. Aly Baumgartner!
Most plants are content to sit still and take in sunlight and …
5 years, 4 months ago
Episode 104 - Pinnipeds
Episode 156
Seals, sea lions, and walruses (oh my!) are widespread, successful, and invariably charming. In this episode, we take a look at how they’re adapted f…
5 years, 4 months ago
End of the Year Q&A 2020
Episode 155
Happy New Year!
A huge thanks to everyone who sent in questions for this year’s Q&A – we got more than we could even answer! – and to everyone who h…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 103 – The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Episode 154
The PETM has been called the largest natural climate change event of the Cenozoic Era. It marks the transition from the ecosystems of the Paleocene t…
5 years, 5 months ago
Episode 102 - Parasites
Episode 153
The word parasite doesn’t typically invoke a lot of happy thoughts for us humans, but as far as life on Earth is concerned, parasitism is a path to s…
5 years, 5 months ago