IPC4 Day 3

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IPC4 Day 3

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44 minutes

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Oct 6, 2014

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Welcome to the third day of our coverage of the 4th International Palaeontological Congress (IPC4) from Mendoza, Argentina.

Released:

Oct 6, 2014

Format:

Podcast episode

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A free webseries exploring the fossil record and the evolution of life on Earth.

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Episode 1: Earliest fossils and the hunt for extraterrestrial life: We discuss NASA's mission to Mars and explore what kind of things we could expect from any signs of life on another planet based on what we know about early life on Earth from the fossil record by Palaeocast
60 min listen
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: Day 1: The first episode in our coverage of the SVP annual conference by Palaeocast
27 min listen
Episode 6: Early vertebrate evolution and extinction: Dr Lauren Sallan discusses the early evolution of vertebrates and their recovery following the Late Devonian mass extinction event by Palaeocast
49 min listen
Episode 10: Carboniferous Arthropods: We talk to Dr. Russell Garwood about the Carboniferous, the land animals which were around at the time, and the techniques he uses to study these by Palaeocast
61 min listen
Episode 2: Isotelus Rex by Palaeocast
39 min listen
GSA Day 2: Day two of our coverage of the GSA annual conference by Palaeocast
25 min listen
Episode 19: The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event: We talk to Prof. David Harper of Durham University about the explosive diversification during the Early Ordovician and its possible causes. by Palaeocast
74 min listen
Episode 7: Colouration in fossils: Colour is very important for animals, but how can we learn about the colours of fossils when they have had their tissues replaced by minerals? We talk to Dr Maria McNamara by Palaeocast
33 min listen
Episode 11: Sexual selection in the fossil record: Sexual selection is responsible for much of the astounding diversity in morphology and behaviour that we can see in animals and plants today, but how can we reliably recognise it in the fossil record? by Palaeocast
48 min listen
Episode 3: Amber and Parasitism: We discuss amber and the insights it can give us into the world of parasitism by Palaeocast
49 min listen
Episode 33: Year 2 Review: We now find ourselves embarking upon our third year, but before we do so, we're going to take a look back at last year and see what we've all been up to. by Palaeocast
59 min listen
SVP Day 4: Our last episode from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting, LA by Palaeocast
40 min listen
Episode 8: Mesozoic Vertebrate Ecology: Dr Dave Hone joins us to talk about his vast and varied experience with Mesozoic vertebrates. Not to be missed by you dino fans! by Palaeocast
57 min listen
Episode 4: The fossil forests of Gilboa: We interview Professor William Stein of Binghamton University about the world's first forsets at Gilboa, NY, USA. We talk through the history of the research at this famous locality covering the destruction of the village of Gilboa and some of the 'paleon by Palaeocast
50 min listen
Episode 22: Fire and Charcoal: In this episode we discuss the importance of charcoalification as a method of preservation. With Professor Andrew C. Scott of the Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London. by Palaeocast
41 min listen
Episode 18: Trilobites: We talk trilolobites with Prof Richard Fortey of London's Natural History Museum and find out about their facinating morphology and ecology. by Palaeocast
58 min listen
Episode 16: Multicellularity in cyanobacteria: We discus the evolution of cyanobacteria and the role they played in producing our oxygen rich atmosphere. With Dr. Bettina Schirrmeister, University of Bristol. by Palaeocast
23 min listen
Episode 12: Paleozoic problematica: How do you interpret a fossil that has no obvious modern counterpart and is not clearly related to any other organism? We speak to Dr Jakob Vinther. by Palaeocast
58 min listen
Episode 17: Ammonoid evolution and ecology: We talk to Kenneth De Baets about ammonoids, their life history, macroevolution and ecology. by Palaeocast
72 min listen
Episode 13: Best Western Denver Southwest: Every palaeontologist needs to put their feet up once in a while, and what better place to do so that the Best Western Denver Southwest? by Palaeocast
50 min listen
Episode 9: The Palaeontological Association AGM: We report from the 56th Palaeontological Association AGM by Palaeocast
51 min listen
Episode 5: Mistaken Point: We talk to Dr. Alex Liu about the biota of the Ediacaran period which is of critical importance to our understanding of the origin of animals because it immediately precedes the Cambrian fauna. by Palaeocast
60 min listen
Episode 25: Marsupials of Riversleigh: Continuing our look at Australia's marsupials we speak to Dr. Karen Black (UNSW) about the Riversleigh fossil site by Palaeocast
32 min listen
Episode 14b: Trace fossils: What are trace fossils and why should we study them instead of real fossils? We talk to Prof. Tony Martin in the second of a two-part episode. by Palaeocast
34 min listen
Episode 26: The Tree of Mammals: Dr Robert Asher guides us through the mammalian evolutionary tree, covering everything from molecular data to macroevolutionary patterns.tree by Palaeocast
44 min listen
SVP Day 3: The third day in our coverage of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting. by Palaeocast
32 min listen
Episode 37: Theropods and birds: Dr. Steve Brusatte speaks to us about the relationship between theropods and birds. by Palaeocast
45 min listen
Episode 15: Micropalaeontology: Dr. Giles Miller, Senior Curator of Micropalaeontology at the NHM introduces us to micropalaeontology. by Palaeocast
49 min listen
Geological Society of America: Day 1: The first in our series of daily reports at the GSA annual meeting by Palaeocast
30 min listen
Episode 21: Marine reptiles of Svalbard: In this episode we talk to Jørn Hurum from the NHM Oslo, Norway about the abundant marine reptile fossils from the Jurassic sediments of the Svalbard archipelago. by Palaeocast
49 min listen

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