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11. Fossil Skinks with Kailah Thorn

11. Fossil Skinks with Kailah Thorn

FromPals in Palaeo


11. Fossil Skinks with Kailah Thorn

FromPals in Palaeo

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Length:
96 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join 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 Pentland @palaeodelOnline StoreTranscriptsThe 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:
Nov 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Hosted by PhD student and Palaeontologist Adele Pentland, Pals in Palaeo explores the Form, Function and Family Groupings of Fossils from across geologic time