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Fossils and FictionDon't do palaeo fraudThis conversation explores the fascinating and often humorous world of paleontology hoaxes, from the infamous Piltdown Man to the Cardiff Giant. Alyssa and Travis discuss various historical and modern examples of scientific fraud, the implications of these hoaxes on the scientific community, and the lessons learned about integrity in research. They also touch on the cultural significance of these hoaxes and how they reflect societal beliefs and values.__Palaeo Pulse: McCurry, M. R., Gill, A. C., Baranov, V., Hart, L. J., Slatyer, C., & Frese, M. (2025). The paleobiology of a new osmeriform fish species...2025-03-3132 min
Jurassic SteckbriefFolge 32: Paläonerds unter sichHallo und herzlich willkommen zur neuen Folge Jurassic Steckbrief!
Krankheitsbedingt nicht die letzte Woche angekündigte Folge, aber ich hab natürlich trotzdem was für euch und für mich persönlich ein kleines Highlight!
Zusammen mit dem Paläo-Nerd Stefan Schröder, seines Zeichens Autor, Sammler und vor allem Dinosaurier-Fan, habe ich ein sehr spannendes und spaßiges Gespräch geführt.
So viel vorweg: Vieles in unserer Entwicklung von Dinokind zu Autor/Creator ähnelt sich sehr stark.
Natürlich klären wir die wichtigen Fragen wie die nach dem Lieblingsdino, den besten Fi...2025-03-071h 20
ANTENNE MAINZ Sonntagstalk mit Volker PietzschPaläo Nerds: Stefan Schröder über die Faszination Dinosaurier
In dieser Episode des ANTENNE MAINZ SONNTAGSTALKS spricht Volker Pietzsch mit Stefan Schröder über seine Tätigkeit als Sozialarbeiter, seine Leidenschaft für Dinosaurier und das Leben im Sauerland. Ein spannender Einblick in Beruf, Hobby und die Faszination für die Urzeit.
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Dinos #Urzeit #Sachbuch #Erdgeschichte2024-10-151h 05
Pals in Palaeo27. Found a Fossil with Sally HurstAdele chats with special guest Sally Hurst about the Found a Fossil project and what to do if you think you found an ancient relic or archaeological artefact in Australia! Sally shares what it was like growing up in rural New South Wales, working at the National Dinosaur Museum, and how her love of archaeology, ancient Egypt and dinosaurs led her to science communication and surveying the Australian public. Links:Found a FossilSally HurstSally's Research Paper:Found a fossil: improving awareness, engagement, and communication strategies for heritage discoveries2024-09-171h 39
Palaeo JamA remarkable journey continuesJust over 12 months ago, as part of National Science Week, we spoke with Eleanor Beidatsch, in an episode titled, “A Journey into accessibility: Digging for fossils from a wheelchair.” Since that episode, Eleanor has graduated from the University of New England with First Class Honours, been awarded the $130,000 #ElevateSTEM scholarship for postgraduate research from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and has started her Masters!
As we noted in the notes to last year’s episode, “as a nine year old, Eleanor dreamed of being a palaeontologist, but always presumed her advanced physical disability...2024-09-1430 min
Pals in Palaeo26. Prehistoric Bayside - LiveJoin Adele and friends of the show Ben Francischelli, Jake Kotevski, Ruairidh Duncan and Astrid O'Connor for our first ever live show recorded during National Science Week! The panel talks Prehistoric Bayside, PhD research topics, the fossils we'd love to find, and end with a Q&A session. Links:Ben's episodeJake's episodeRuairidh's episodeAstrid's episode Prehistoric Bayside Virtual MuseumMegalodon's Graveyard VideoThis episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, me...2024-09-041h 01
Palaeo JamSo, you want to become a fossil?So, you want to become a fossil? Good luck with that! There’s a whole sequence of things that need to take place in order for that to happen, and in this episode of Palaeo Jam, we explore those steps, and how unlikely it is that you will be able to complete all of them.
Recorded underground in Blanch Cave, in the Naracoorte Caves, South Australia, this episode sees host Michael Mills in conversation with PhD candidate Nerita Turner. Nerita’s work focuses on the modes of accumulation of large animal remains in caves, and we explore the...2024-08-1630 min
Palaeo JamFrom where pterosaurs dwellIn this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills begins the conversation with Dr Natalia Jagielska, Engagement & Collections Curator at the Lyme Regis Museum by chatting about palaeontology pioneer Mary Anning, and what it means to be working in the very space Mary’s home in Lyme Regis once occupied. As the conversation continues, we learn about the first pterosaur ever found in Scotland, Dearc sgiathanach, and what it tells us about pterosaur evolution. In so doing, we reflect on the unique connection between Natalia and Mary, given Mary’s discovery of the first known pterosaur in England, Dimorphodon macr...2024-07-2630 min
Palaeo JamLake of the DeadTens of thousands of years ago, in and around what is known as Lake Callabonna, in outback South Australia, all manner of now extinct Australian animals dwelt. But whether they walked, or slithered, or crawled, or hopped, or flew, or swam in that place, it was soon to become what has been described in an ABC Australia documentary series as the “Lake of the Dead”.
In this episode of Palaeo Jam we travel back in time with host Michael Mills, and Dr Aaron Camens and Dr Phoebe McInerney of Flinders University to find who it was th...2024-06-2630 min
Pals in Palaeo25. Haliskia with Kevin PetersenJoin Adele and special guest museum curator Kevin Petersen for a chat about Australia's newest pterosaur, Haliskia! Kev takes us through the discovery and preparation of the specimen, whilst Adele tackles the form, function and family grouping of this new species. Plus why Kevin loves turtle fossils, and pterosaurs puking pellets. Haliskia100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland seaHaliskia peterseni, a new anhanguerian pterosaur from the late Early Cretaceous of AustraliaAustralian Geographic100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Aus...2024-06-181h 12
Pals in Palaeo24. Protemnodon with Isaac KerrAdele bounces off ideas with Dr Isaac Kerr to talk about extinct kangaroos! Isaac kicks things off by telling us about trips to New Guinea, the Smithsonian, American Natural History Museum and the NHM, photographing specimens and 3D scanning. We then hop into Protemnodon, discussing three new species, fieldwork in Lake Callabonna, and why fossil hunting is like fishing crossed with Christmas. Isaac's Monograph Systematics and palaeobiology of kangaroos of the late Cenozoic genus Protemnodon (Marsupialia, Macropodidae)Flinders UniversityGiant kangaroos bounce back from the pastThe ConversationWe found t...2024-06-041h 23
Palaeo JamPutting the Cool into KoolasuchusIn 1990, Mike Cleland was fossicking around a coastal region of the state of Victoria in Australia, when he came across a fossil discovery that was to change his life. The fossil he discovered was to become known as Koolasuchus cleelandi, and in 2022, Koolasuchus to became the state’s official fossil emblem, following a public vote.
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with Mike, and Lesley Kool, after whom the first part of Koolasuchus, was named, about this extraordinary, prehistoric amphibian. Along the way, we discover Lesley’s role in the discovery and u...2024-05-3129 min
Pals in Palaeo23. Fossil Replicas with Nathan PhillipsAdele's joined by special guest Nathan Phillips, a self-confessed dinosaur nerd and Australian Age of Dinosaurs alumni who's a pro at making moulds and casts of fossils! We chat about tools of the trades, how to make fossil replicas, why it makes science more accessible and some of the most challenging specimens Nathan's worked with. Plus a quick random fossil fact on the mythological 'Chimera' and what the term means in the world of paleontology. Sauropod Teeth, Pinkysil and SEM:Sauropod dinosaur teeth from the lower Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia and...2024-05-211h 06
Palaeo JamMe and my Palaeo Pal!What happens when two people who create palaeontology podcasts get together for a chat? Tune in to find out!
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with vertebrate Palaeontologist and expert in Australian pterosaurs Adele Pentland of the “Pals in Palaeo” podcast about Australian pterosaurs, about each of their podcasts, and about science heroes.
Along the way we get an insight into where Australian pterosaurs fit within the global pterosaur community, come to understand why science communication matters, and how it is that their palaeontology podcasts are a thing...2024-05-1730 min
Pals in Palaeo22. Moa Footprints with Kane FleuryAdele speaks with special guest Kane Fleury, curator of Natural Science at Tūhura Otago Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand! Kane talks us through what steps were taken to move a fossil trackway made by the Moa, a famous flightless bird - plus extra info on avian extinctions in Aotearoa affecting the Adzebill and Haast's Eagle. We also touch on trilobite conga lines, Locked in Time by Dr Dean Lomax, and Māori using moa bones as tools and musical instruments. Links:@kane.fleury on Instagram@KaneFleury on TwitterTūhura Otago Mus...2024-05-0755 min
Palaeo JamA Day for the Dinosaurs Down Under!May 7th has come to be known as Australia’s National Dinosaur Day! A day in which Australians are being asked to celebrate the remarkable dinosaurs that once walked where we now walk. Or as we like to call them, the Dinosaurs Down Under!
What is the significance of May 7th? And how did this date, in particular, become the day now known as Australia’s National Dinosaur Day?
Phil Hore has worked in a lot of cool places, including the Smithsonian, the Field Museum and the Australian Dinosaur Museum! He’s also w...2024-05-0730 min
Palaeo JamThe tale of a giant, prehistoric kangaroo... Or three!We’re back for Season 3, and we begin in the palaeo lab at Flinders University!
We’re delighted that in this first episode of the new season, Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills chats with Dr Isaac Kerr about a remarkable research paper, just published, that seeks to more clearly define what is and what isn’t a Protemnodon… AKA a giant, prehistoric kangaroo!
During the course of the conversation, we hear from Isaac about the features that define this particular group of giant, prehistoric marsupials, but also, the fascinating differences amongst them. We talk about about wh...2024-04-2730 min
Pals in Palaeo21. Ornithopods and Whales with Ruairidh DuncanAdele’s joined by special guest Ruairidh Duncan to talk about ornithopod dinosaurs and whales! We reminisce about the 90s and get nostalgic over the Natural History Museum in London, get the facts on herbivores from the Cretaceous coast and dive into the mysterious world of mysticetes AKA baleen whales AKA moustached whales! Plus info on Mammalodon, Basilosaurus, Ambulocetus and early whale evolution. We also chat about Janjucetus, Ruairidh’s study specimen, a puppy faced cetacean with big ol’ eyes from the Late Oligocene (25 million years ago).Links:@ruairidhduncan on Instagram@inxcetus on Twitter...2024-04-231h 48
The Common Descent PodcastSpotlight 2024 - James, Amanda, and Curtis, Palaeo After DarkWelcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication.
It’s episode two, and our guests are the hosts of Palaeo After Dark: James, Amanda, and Curtis!
Find Palaeo After Dark at their website: www.palaeoafterdark.com
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Pals in Palaeo20. Zygomaturus with Jac O'ConnorJoin Adele and digital necromancer Jac O'Connor on a deep dive into Zygomaturus! The so-called 'marsupial rhino' AKA a honking huge megafauna and close cousin of Diprotodon.Plus hot takes on scientific papers, science communication, the dark side of nomenclature and how giant ground sloths accidentally brought the avocado to South America.Jac O'Connor on Instagram @palaeojacThis episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email zach@dinosaurtrips.com...2024-03-261h 21
Pals in Palaeo19. Trilobites with Alyssa FjeldJoin Adele and special guest Alyssa Fjeld as they explore everyone's favourite extinct arthropods, Trilobites (AKA sea cockroaches)!We compare moulting in bugs to levelling up in a video game, discuss the advantages of having a punk phase and how building a segmented body is like playing with Lego.This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email zach@dinosaurtrips.com about the Badlands and Beyond Trip....2024-03-121h 22The Common Descent PodcastSpotlight 2024 - Adele Pentland, Pals in PalaeoWelcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication.
In this first episode, our guest is Adele Pentland, host of Pals in Palaeo!
Find Adele and Pals in Palaeo in these places:
https://adelepentland.com/
https://palsinpalaeo.com/
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Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent
Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast
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Pals in Palaeo18. Pelagornis with Ben FrancischelliAdele banters with Ben Francischelli aka A Fool's Experiment about the lost world of Beaumaris to talk about the prehistoric Pelagornis, a giant bird with a pseudo teeth. Plus tangents on short-faced kangaroos and other megafauna, mass death assemblages, the megalodon, and Ben's favourite, Livyatan, a macropredator sperm whale inspired by the mythical sea serpent and the misadventures of Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands.This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.c...2024-02-2757 min
Pals in Palaeo17. Thylacoleo with Aaron CamensAdele’s joined by special guest Dr Aaron Camens from Flinders University to talk about the original drop bear and so-called marsupial lion, Thylacoleo carnifex! We talk about combining fossils with footprints and bite marks to get the facts on the ankle-biting hunting tactics of this ambush predator, its weird opposable thumbs, and the roles of climate change and First Nations peoples in the megafauna mass extinction. Plus a teaser for National Science Week involving ABC Catalyst with mechanical bite force experiments, honourable mentions for Microleo, and the parallels between panic buying toilet paper and co...2024-02-1356 min
Pals in Palaeo16. Fossil Eagles and Vultures with Ellen MatherAdele chats with expert Dr Ellen Mather about ancient aves from Australia, and her work on extinct eagles and vultures from the Pleistocene period! We also touch on the pecking order of scavenging birds, crawling through caves to collect fossils, the hunting tactics of avian apex predators and how straighter wing bones let an animal soar above the competition. This episode of Pals in Paleo uses a sound effect that requires attribution. It can be found at this link: https://freesound.org/people/johnnythesalesman/sounds/423291/This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur T...2024-02-011h 00
Pals in Palaeo15. Genyornis with Phoebe McInerneyAdele’s joined by special guest from Flinders Palaeo Lab Phoebe McInerney to talk about magnificent mihirungs and the giant flightless bird Genyornis! We chat about pivoting to paleontology after physiotherapy and dance, falling in love with birds and fieldwork at Lake Callabonna. We get the gossip on killer cassowary kicks, stomach stones and why Genyornis is the original horrible goose and earned the nickname demon duck of doom!Plus a plug for the Death By Birding podcast live show and why dinosaurs get respiratory infections like their avian cousins.This episode is brought to you...2024-01-161h 29
Palaeo JamModelling the Dead!There’s something quite delightful about seeing the skeleton of a prehistoric animal move in a way that it might have moved when the bones were covered in flesh, and the animal was alive. Jack O Conner is a PhD candidate at Monash University, and that’s exactly what he's doing at the Evans EvoMorph Lab.
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with Jack about how he came to be doing what he does, explores the process of creating the models, and what it’s like to see such creatures brought to life...2024-01-0430 min
Pals in PalaeoJurassic Park with Travis HollandAdele’s chats with special guest, Dr Travis Holland about Jurassic Park! We talk about the film 30 years on, how it changed the public perception of dinosaurs, especially theropods like Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor and Dilophosaurus (for better or worse), and how JP made terrible lizards into movie monsters. Plus the secret ingredient to good science fiction, Spielberg and Crichton's representation of women, and sciencey stuff including blood-filled mosquitoes in amber, the complexity of cloning, de-extinction of the Pyrenean ibex, and the whethe or not T rex had a toothy grin or luscious lips.This episod...2024-01-021h 05
Pals in Palaeo14. Caiuajara with Lucas CanejoJoin Adele and special guest Lucas Canejo to talk about the toothless pterosaur Caiuajara!We take a trip through an ancient animal graveyard, discover dinosaurs in the desert, discuss bizarre head shapes and about the secret life of winged reptiles. Plus thoughts on fieldwork, trading teaching for fossils and volunteer work with Museu Nacional, the National Museum of Brazil.This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email zach...2023-12-1954 min
Palaeo JamSoar like a prehistoric eagle!Australia is currently home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. Tens of thousands of years ago, however, there were more. What were they like? What happened to them? And what can we learn about past ecosystems and the extinction that wiped out the Australian mega-fauna, in studying such prehistoric birds?
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with Dr Ellen Mather, Adjunct Associate lecturer at Flinders University discuss all of these things and more, as they talk about several extinct species of eagle, including a much somewhat “chunky” eagle that could have pluck...2023-12-1430 min
Palaeo JamTheropods Down UnderThe fossil record of Theropod dinosaurs in Australia is sparse, and our understanding of them is poor. In a recent publication of the first chapter of his PhD, PhD Candidate Jake Kotevski is on his way to changing that.
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with Jake about the recent identification of the oldest-known Megaraptorid skull fragment, found on an Eastern Victorian beach in Australia, nearly 20 years ago. What does this unique and important fragment tell us about Australian Theropods and their place in the world? In just one of the c...2023-12-0730 min
Pals in Palaeo13. Diamantinasaurus with Sam BeestonAdele's partner in crime is the palaeo formerly known as Samantha Rigby and fellow Australian Age of Dinosaurs alumni! We revisit Winton in outback Australia to chat about sauropods, bones behaving like bubble wrap, bounding baby dinosaurs, and the advantages of 3D scanning. Plus a quick random fossil fact on Dippy the Diplodocus starring as a Krayt dragon on Tatooine in Star Wars. This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and ema...2023-12-051h 32
Pals in Palaeo12. Trilophosuchus with Jorgo RistevskiCrikey! Adele takes a trip in time to the Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene (25 - 13.5 million years ago) to explore fossil crocs with special guest Dr Jorgo Ristevski. We hear about the adorable but extinct Trilophosuchus, other fossils from the Riversleigh World Heritage Site, as well as Quinkana. Plus a tangent on Gunggamarandu aka the river boss and largest extinct croc ever discovered in Australia Pals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeoHost: Adele Pentland @palaeodelOnline StoreTranscriptsThe Pals in Palaeo Cover A...2023-11-2146 min
Palaeo JamConnecting with the communityIn August 2023, Michael Mills travelled to various communities in Australia, to record multiple episodes of the Palaeo Jam podcast for National Science Week. One of the enduring conversations born of the tour was how a community might engage with its local fossil heritage, and
In this episode, recorded in Naracoorte, South Australia, in front of a live audience, we discuss a range of ideas of what local communities might do to better engage, and what the challenges and opportunities might be.
Do you know the fossil heritage of where you live? Do...2023-11-1629 min
Palaeo JamThe Dinosaur Kids-Part 212 months ago, Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills chatted with three students from Flinders University in South Australia who had just completed the first year of a palaeontology degree, about their experiences in first year. In this episode of Palaeo Jam, Michael chats with the same three students… Dylan Slinn, Natalie Jackson and Thomas Khajeh… about their experiences in second year. Having finished for the year, and while waiting for their final results, we explore the challenges and the highlights of what was a very different year to first year. We find out how each of them are getting clarity in w...2023-11-0930 min
Pals in Palaeo11. Fossil Skinks with Kailah ThornJoin Adele and Dr Kailah Thorn, the Australian lizard queen on an odyssey through the fossil skink record! We discuss the indestructible shingleback lizards, fieldwork at Lake Frome, lizards bulldozing through fields of flowers and the biggest skink from Australia, Tiliqua frangens aka the mega chonk.Plus facts on Proegernia mikebulli, the the oldest skink ever found in Australia and an ancestor to the modern bluetongue from the Oligocene (25 million years old), as well as Egernia gillespieae named after fossil preparator Dr Anna GillespiePals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeoHost: Adele...2023-11-071h 36
Pals in Palaeo10. Megaraptors with Jake KotevskiAdele’s joined by special guest and theropod fanboy Jake Kotevski to talk about megaraptors! We talk about pursuing palaeontology after genetics, T rex tattoos, digging with Dinosaur Dreaming and building the Bass Coast Dinosaur Trail. Plus weird Jurassic Park trivia involving Arnold Schwarzenegger, the controversy surrounding Nanotyrannus and info on the Cretaceous dinosaurs Australovenator and Maip macrothorax.This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email zach@dinosaurtrips.com about the Badlands an...2023-10-241h 29
Palaeo JamPlanet of the Plants!Plants matter. Without them, there’d be no us! There’d have been no dinosaurs! There’d have been no animals of any kind. When we go into our gardens, the thing we see most clearly, are the plants. In this episode, Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills chats with Director of the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium, and Lecturer in Plant Systematics, at the University of New England, Dr Andrew Thornhill about the evolution of plants, and why they’re rather important to all of us!
Recorded in the controlled environment that is the N.C.W. Bead...2023-10-2129 min
Palaeo JamThe Mega-fauna muncher from Down Under!Eight million years ago, in what is now Alcoota, in central Australia, it is thought that a catastrophic event occurred leading to the death of hundreds of individual animals. While devastating for the individuals, it’s also an event that was followed by a process of fossilisation that has ensured we have a remarkable record of who lived in that place at the time, and who died in those moments.
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, recorded in the very place of its discovery, in the very week that its discovery was published, aside from get...2023-09-2830 min
Pals in PalaeoJurassic World Dominion with GummmydragonJoin Adele and special guest Cella Siegelman aka Gummmydragon for a review of Jurassic World Dominion! We compare the dinosaurs from Dominion with Prehistoric Planet, talk Therizinosaurus claws, hype up the importance of palaeoart, plus the impact of the Jurassic Park series. Hold onto your butts! GummmyDragon Instagram GummmyDragon ShopGummmyDragon Kickstarter LinksFunctional space analyses reveal the function and evolution of the most bizarre theropod manual ungualsClimatic constraints on the biogeographic history of Mesozoic dinosaursThis episode is brought to...2023-09-261h 32
Palaeo JamA journey into accessibility- Digging for fossils from a wheelchairBeing able to access field trips to dig up fossils has long been a central feature of studying palaeontology, and being a palaeontologist. But what if you have been born with a rare and severe genetic condition, such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 1 like Eleanor Beidatsch? As a nine year old, Eleanor dreamed of being a palaeontologist, but always presumed her advanced physical disability, and use of a wheelchair would make “digging about in the dirt for fossils” impossible.
But Eleanor Beidatsch is many things, and being passionate and determined, is just a part of of it...2023-09-0730 min
Pals in Palaeo9. Savannasaurus with Stephen PoropatAdele is joined by sauropod expert Dr Stephen Poropat to about talk Savannasaurus elliottorum, the species he names in 2016! Recorded after a big day of dinosaur digging, we explore the Cretaceous of Queensland and get the facts on one of Australia's chonkiest titanosaurs. Hear how a dinosaur obsessed kid who brought his Apatosaurus to the nativity became an expert in palaeontology. Plus how to spot the difference between Savannasaurus and Diamantinasaurus, and honouring the memory of palaeontologist Mary Wade.This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world a...2023-09-051h 04
Palaeo JamPalaeo research from the high countryWhat do we know about the boundary between the Ediacarans and the Cambrians, an astonishing predator from the early Cambrian, and one of the things palaeontologists get asked about more than just about anything… How did some dinosaurs get so big?
We’re LIVE for a second time in Armidale for National Science Week at The Welder’s Dog Brewery, on Anaiwan country, also known as high country, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
In this episode, we discuss some of the fascinating paleontological research going on at the Universi...2023-09-0330 min
Palaeo JamA Prof and his palsIn a special edition of Palaeo Jam, recorded LIVE at the Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip, guest host Professor Flint chats with some of his Western Australian palaeo pals, about their favourite fossils, their best moments in the field, and a broad range of other palaeo-themed topics.
In a chat amongst friends, we hear about the group’s favourite fossils that include a giant skink, a tree kangaroo on the Nullarbor Plain, an Aussie sauropod, and a kangaroo with fangs! Favourite moments of discovery include finding an ancient Bilby, the skull and brain case of a s...2023-08-2730 min
Palaeo JamThe Rocks Remember...World renowned geologist, Professor Walter Alvarez once noted that…
“Rocks are the key to Earth history, because solids remember but liquids and gases forget.”
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with Professor Tom Raimondo about how learning about our local geology can help us better connect to where we live. Of how rocks are places where stories from the past are etched, and that by learning to read the rocks around us, we open ourselves to a whole new world of connection to the past, and understanding.
To...2023-08-2630 min
Palaeo JamVamp it up!The Virtual Museum of Australian Palaeontology, or VAMP, as it is known, was launched several months ago to much acclaim. So, what is it, why does it matter, and how has it been going?
In another episode recorded live during the Palaeo Jam National Science Week tour, we discuss why in an age of of misinformation, it is important that researchers and the public have access to information, and why projects such as VAMP are a great way of doing just that.
In this episode we also talk in a more ge...2023-08-2430 min
Pals in Palaeo8. HallucigeniaJoin palaeontologists Adele Pentland and Dr Martin Smith on a fossil fever dream through the Cambrian! This episode we discuss the spicy noodle Hallucigenia (an inch long worm with spikes, claws and Cthulhu tentacles), family ties to the velvet worms and frolic through the famous Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. Plus de-extinction of 32,000 year old Pleistocene plants from Siberia, revived by raiding a prehistoric squirrel pantry for frozen fruits.This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up re...2023-08-2244 min
Palaeo JamRaising the DeadA palaeontologist and an archaeologist walk into a bar… The Afterlife Bar, that is, at the Western Australian Museum, Boola Bardip, thanks to National Science Week. So, then what happened? Listen in, to find out!
We’re in Perth, Whadjuk Country, Western Australia, and we’re here to talk about dead things, how we find them, what we do with them when we’ve found them, and what those dead things might tell us about the past! We’re also here to demystify the differences between these two popular sciences, and explore the things the two science...2023-08-1930 min
Palaeo JamSouth Australia- A Palaeontological WonderlandJoin us on a journey to explore the remarkable fossil heritage of South Australia, and why its prehistoric story matters not just to South Australians, but to the the whole world.
In this episode of Palaeo Jam, recorded live at Flinders University, on Kaurna Country, host Michael Mills is joined by PhD Candidate Phoebe McInerney of Flinders University, Associate Professor Diego Garcia-Bellido from the University of Adelaide. and PhD Candidate Tory Botha, also of the University of Adelaide. Along the way, the panel discuss a range of discoveries found in South Australia, including the first big...2023-08-1830 min
Palaeo JamA most remarkable discovery!In 2022, the first fossil body of an Australian long-necked plesiosaur with the head still attached was discovered in outback Queensland. In this episode, recorded live in Townsville, Wulgurukaba Country, for National Science Week, Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills, is joined by palaeontologist Dr Espen Knutsen, and public programmes officer Claire Speedie, in an exploration of the importance of this extraordinary discovery, and why it matters, not just to science, but to the community as well.
Dr Espen Knutsen is the Senior Curator of Palaeontology at the Museum of Tropical Queensland and James Cook University. He has...2023-08-1229 minFossils and Fiction'Dig Up Stupid' - Adele Pentland Talks Pals in PalaeoPalaeontologist Adele Pentland makes her second appearance on Fossils and Fiction to talk about... The Simpsons? Oh, and also her podcast Pals in Palaeo and her tips for science communication.
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Pals in Palaeo7. Arenaerpeton with Lachlan HartAdele chats with Australian Museum palaeontologist Lachlan Hart about the new Triassic temnospondyl species he named, Arenaerpeton supinatus! A fossil discovered in a sandstone block by a retired chicken farmer, that went on display as part of the Dinosaur World Tour in 1997. We discuss the shocking secret world of these extinct animals, including cannibalism in amphbians, horns, tusks, and toxins. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... Dinosaur TripsIt's been 66 million years. Why wait any longer?
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Palaeo JamTales from the Naracoorte CavesNaracoorte Caves in South Australia are home to a remarkable fossil heritage of Pleistocene life. The story of Naracoorte, though, is not just the story of it’s fossil heritage. It’s the stories of the community and the connection of lots people to the caves and that heritage. In this first episode for Season 2 of Palaeo Jam, we speak to several community members to hear their stories of the Naracoorte Caves. In so doing, we seek to explore what a site such a site with such a close proximity to a town, might mean to the local community.
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Palaeo JamTales from the Naracoorte CavesNaracoorte Caves in South Australia are home to a remarkable fossil heritage of Pleistocene life. The story of Naracoorte, though, is not just the story of it’s fossil heritage. It’s the stories of the community and the connection of its people to the caves and that heritage. In this first episode for Season 2 of Palaeo Jam, we speak to several community members to hear their stories of the Naracoorte Caves. In so doing, we seek to explore what a site such with such a close proximity to a town, might mean to the local community.
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Pals in Palaeo6. DunkleosteusAdele dives into the Devonian oceans to talk about the colossal armoured fish Dunkleosteus. An ancient apex predator about as big as a shark, with bone-crushing jaws. You're gonna need a bigger boat!Plus tangents on coprolites and the accidental discovery of an ancient species of beetle from Triassic poop from Poland. Links:How Dinosaur Poop Got Its NameWhat is a coprolite?DunkleosteusEcomorphological inferences in early vertebrates: reconstructing Dunkleosteus terrelli (Arthrodira, Placodermi) caudal fin from palaeoecological dataFeeding mechanics and bite force modelling of the skull...2023-07-2557 min
Pals in Palaeo5. CryolophosaurusJoin Adele and guest Dr Nathan Smith on an adventure through the Jurassic forests of Antarctica (180 million years ago) as we talk about one of the coolest dinosaurs, Cryolophosaurus (the overlooked cousin of Dilophosaurus). We also touch on pterosaurs from Madagascar, fieldwork in frozen lands, the advantages of a pompadour and why this theropod is nicknamed Elvis! Links:A Crested Theropod Dinosaur from AntarcticaOsteology of Cryolophosaurus ellioti (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Antarctica and implications for early theropod evolutionThe phylogeny of Tetanurae...2023-07-0439 min
Beyond BlathersPteranodon with Adele PentlandThis week we’re so excited to be joined by returning guest and palaeontologist extraordinaire Adele Pentland to talk about the Pteranodon! Adele is a PhD candidate at Curtin University and a palaeontologist at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History. She also hosts the fabulous new podcast Pals in Palaeo. We had the best time talking to her about this iconic flying reptile and pterosaurs in general, listen to learn more! Make sure to check out the Pals in Palaeo podcast and follow Adele on Instagram @palsinpalaeo! If you'd like to support th...2023-06-2656 min
Pals in Palaeo4. GlossopterisIntroducing Glossopteris! A prolific fossil plant from the swamps of the southern supercontinent, Gondwana during the Permian period.We hear from Dr Anne-Marie Tosolini, a palaeontologist and palaeobotanist about this incredible fossil, and how Glossopteris helped piece together the theory of plate tectonics.Plus info on some interesting scrape marks made by dancing theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of Colorado. LinksTheropod courtship: large scale physical evidence of display arenas and avian-like scrape ceremony behaviour by Cretaceous dinosaursMysterious footprint fossils point to dancing dinosaur mating ritualAnatomically...2023-06-2044 min
Pals in Palaeo3. FerrodracoAdele talks about the species of pterosaur she named: Ferrodraco lentoni affectionately known as Butch, or the Iron Dragon a winged reptile with a wingspan of 4m (just over 13 feet!) Plus insight from fossil preparator Ali Calvey and discoverer of the Ferrodraco holotype specimen, Bob Elliott. And a quick detour to talk about weird marine microfossils trapped in amber from the Cretaceous of southwestern France, ~100 million years old. Links:Random Fossil Fact Evidence for marine microfossils from amberFerrodraco4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is o...2023-06-0658 min
Pals in PalaeoVAMP: Virtual Australian Museum of PalaeontologyIntroducing VAMP! The Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology is a digital collection spanning 600 million years of evolution. On this episode, Adele has a yarn with the three palaeontologists behind VAMP: Dr Aaron Camens, Dr Alice Clement and PhD candidate Jacob van Zoelen. VAMP includes Earth's earliest multicellular organisms, giant marsupials, fossil footprints and everything in between.It's a place where anyone, including palaeontologists and members of the public can check out high-resolution 3D scans of Australian fossils.VAMP is led by Flinders University, in collaboration with the South Australian Museum...2023-05-2947 min
Pals in Palaeo2. KoolasuchusMeet Koolasuchus cleelandi, a giant amphibian from the Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia (~125 million years ago) with the body of a salamander and a head as big as a wheelie bin lid. An animal that by all rights, SHOULD have gone extinct millions of years ago and chosen by the people as the state fossil emblem for Victoria. We hear from two of the brilliant paleontologists who worked on the holotype, fossil preparator Lesley Kool and prospector Mike cleeland. We deviate and also talk red and white blood-cell like structures in the Jurassic ichthyosaur Stenopterygius.2023-05-2341 min
Pals in Palaeo1. AnomalocarisJoin Adele on a wild ride through the Cambrian (510-500 million years ago) as we discuss the ancient apex predator Anomalocaris (a weird shrimpy boy with face fangs). We also touch on trilobite cannibalism, the advantages of compound eyes, building your own armour with biomineralisation and the first evolutionary arms race. Hold onto your butts! Links:Random Fossil FactHealed injuries in Early Cambrian trilobites from South AustraliaWorld's oldest known case of cannibalism revealed in trilobite fossilsTrilobite Fossils Suggest Cannibalism Is More Ancient Than Once Th...2023-05-0928 min
Pals in PalaeoPals in Palaeo TrailerDreamed of becoming a palaeontologist? Obsessed with dinosaurs and other extinct animals? Pals in Palaeo dives into the Form, Function and Family Groupings of your favourite fossils. Hosted by Aussie palaeontologist and PhD student Adele Pentland, each episode is a trip through the time machine and explores the ancient ecosystems of the past. Season 1 drops Wednesday May 10th Subscribe now to hear it first.Pals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeoHost: Adele Pentland @palaeodelOnline StoreTranscriptsThe Pals in Pala...2023-05-0600 min
Palaeo JamThe life of a singing palaeontologistIn our final episode for Season 1, Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills chats with Dinosaur University Dean of Science, and singing palaeontologist, Professor Flint. During the conversation, The Prof is asked what came first... His love of dinosaurs, or his love of music? He also gives some insights into why he thinks art and science are two sides of the same thing. And when asked about where he would go back in time to, if he had the chance, The Prof gives a most interesting answer.
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