Podcast Episodes

Episode 211 - Edward Drinker Cope

Episode 314

E. D. Cope is one of the most recognizable and notorious names in paleontology history. He did some of the most important early work in vertebrate paleontology, he was one half of the dueling duo in …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 210 - Bones

Episode 313

The evolution of mineralized tissues is responsible not only for the incredible success and diversity of vertebrate animals, but also for their extraordinarily informative fossil record. This episode…

Published on 7 months ago

Episode 209 - Chimaeras

Episode 312

You might know them as ghost sharks, rat fish, or spook fish. Chimaeras are close cousins of sharks and rays, equipped with distinctive and unusual features in their fins, teeth, and reproductive str…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 208 - The Karoo Supergroup

Episode 311

Southern Africa is home to an incredible sequence of geologic formations that span more than 100 million years of Earth history. These rocks, collectively called the Karoo Supergroup, are an extraord…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

End of the Year Q&A 2024

Episode 310

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to our annual, traditional question-answering marathon!

As always, a big thank you to everyone who submitted questions for this Q&A, everyone who has listened and shared …

Published on 8 months ago

Episode 207 - Therizinosaurs

Episode 309

Most theropod dinosaurs are sleek predators built for speedy movement and efficient hunting. Therizinosaurs are unusual. They’re slow and stocky and, in many ways, more like the famous plant-eating d…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Episode 206 - Vestigial Structures

Episode 308

Evolution involves the innovation of new features, but even more reduction of old features. Those reduced features might disappear, develop in a new direction, or just linger as a functionless eviden…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Spotlight 2024 - Kallie, Gabriel, and Blake, Eons

Episode 307

Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication.

It’s the final episode! And we’re thrilled to be joined by Kallie, Gab…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 205 - Parasitic Plants

Episode 306

Not all plants rely on the sun for their energy. Thousands of species are adapted for stealing nutrients from other plants. This episode, Aly joins us to explore the diversity and evolution of parasi…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Episode 204 - The Messinian Salinity Crisis

Episode 305

Around six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, wreaking havoc with local marine life and leaving a dramatic legacy in the geologic record in the form of massive salt deposits. This epi…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago