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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 f…

1 year, 4 months ago

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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, collect…

1 year, 5 months ago

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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 f…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Episode 207 - Therizinosaurs

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Most theropod dinosaurs are sleek predators built for speedy movement and efficient hunting. Therizinosaurs are unusual. They’re slow and stocky and,…

1 year, 5 months ago

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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 …

1 year, 5 months ago

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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 episo…

1 year, 6 months ago

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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 u…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Episode 204 - The Messinian Salinity Crisis

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Around six million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, wreaking havoc with local marine life and leaving a dramatic legacy in the geologic rec…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Spotlight 2024 - Amy and Meaghan, Weird and Dead

Episode 304

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

This time, we’re han…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Cute-E - Jackalopes

Episode 303

Welcome … to Cute-E!

Every October during Spook-E, we have fun speculatively evolving monsters from myths and stories, but we leave out the cuddlier …

1 year, 7 months ago

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