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4. Glossopteris
FromPals in Palaeo
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45 minutes
Released:
Jun 21, 2023
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Introducing 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 preserved Glossopteris stems with attached leaves from the central Transantarctic Mountains, AntarcticaUnique trackway on Permian Karoo shoreline provides evidence of temnospondyl locomotory behaviourThis show is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore Chicago over 5 days and 5 nights, visiting museums and attending Pitchfork Music Festival! July 19th-23rd. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email zach@dinosaurtrips.com about the Badlands and Beyond Trip.Dinosaur Trips It's been 66 million years. Why wait any longer? Join Dinosaur Trips!Pals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeoHost: Adele Pentland @palaeodelThe Pals in Palaeo Cover ArtJenny Zhao Design @jennyzdesignCrumpet Club House@crumpetclubhouse The Pals in Palaeo Theme MusicHello Kelly @hellokellymusic Podcast Producer + Editor Jean-César Puechmarin @cesar_on_safariPodcast EditorFrançois "Francy" Goudreault @hellofrancy
Released:
Jun 21, 2023
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