Episode 102 - Humans & the First Metazoans
Welcome to Episode 102! Today, we're going to end our series on the first Metazoans with a relatively short and sweet exploration of their complex and fascinating relationship with Humans; how we see ...
15 Des 202344min
Episode 101 - Cnidaria - Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish, Hydra, and relatives
Welcome to Episode 101! In today's show, we'll continue our exploration of the early metazoans by focusing on the large and diverse clade Cnidaria. Here we will see all manner of jellyfish, corals, an...
16 Nov 20231h 24min
Episode 100 - The Ediacaran Biota
Welcome to Episode 100! Today's special episode will be a deep dive into the world of the Ediacaran biota. We'll explore the early days of the Ediacaran, and the changing world that would give rise to...
15 Okt 20232h 47min
Episode 99 - Ctenophora - The Comb Jellies
Welcome to Episode 99! Todays show will explore the strange and cryptic creatures known as the Ctenophora, or the comb jellies. These incredible and basal animals are quite unlike anything else in the...
15 Sep 202352min
Episode 98 - Porifera - The Sponges
Welcome to Episode 98! Today we will be exploring the anatomy, life cycle, and ecology of the most basal animal lineage with children still alive today; the sponges. These unassuming filter feeders ar...
15 Aug 20231h 2min
Episode 97 - Early Metazoan Evolution
Welcome to Episode 97! Today we'll be exploring the evolution of the animal lineage, starting way back over a billion years ago with the ancesetral Opisthokonta. We'll look at how the earliest multice...
15 Jul 202345min
Episode 96 - Vertebrata V - Mammals
In this final episode on our phylogenetic exploration of the deutereostomes and the vertebrates, we'll take a look at the taxonomy and biodiversity of the mammals. The clade is the least species-rich ...
16 Jun 202347min
Episode 95 - Vertebrata IV - Birds
In this exciting episode of the podcast, we'll explore the taxonomy and biodiversity of the surviving descendants of the dinosaurs; the modern birds.
12 Mai 202338min
