Palaeocast

The end-Cretaceous (or K-Pg) extinction is one of the best known mass extinctions in Earth's history, primarily because that is when non-avian dinosaurs disappeared. Although the popular idea is that ...

29 Jun 202037min

In this episode, in conjunction with the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP), we investigate issues of diversity in palaeontology, through interviews with Jann Nassif (PhD student at Ohio Univers...

17 Jun 20201h 1min

One of the great themes in palaeobiology is the water-land transition, or how and when the ancestors of today's four-legged terrestrial animals moved to land. Lines of questioning have included unders...

31 Mai 20201h 10min

Early tetrapods include the earliest animals to grow legs, and their closest ancestors. Moving from the water to land required a number of changes within the skeleton and muscular system, related to m...

1 Mai 202045min

Updates about the show and discussion of recent events

18 Apr 20202min

Plesiosaurs are some of the most easily recognisable animals in the fossil record. Simply uttering the words 'Loch Ness Monster' can conjure a reasonably accurate image of what they look like. Thanks ...

1 Mar 202053min

Part 2. Names can provide a large amount of information about the heritage of an individual, the purpose of a product or even the characteristics of an organism. With so much in a name, are there rule...

2 Feb 202035min

Names can provide a large amount of information about the heritage of an individual, the purpose of a product or even the characteristics of an organism. With so much in a name, are there rules govern...

20 Jan 202039min