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In this episode head back 30 million years to visit the John Day Formation in Oregon, USA. Organisms encountered in this episode include: Metasequoia, Polypodium, Pinus johndilyensis, Rubus, Platanus, hypertragulidae, Hydrangia, Ulmus, Fraxinus, Fagus pacifica, Toxicodendron wolfei, Quercus consimilis, Protosciurus rachelae, Vitis, Nuphar, Equisetum, Nimravid, Betula angustifolia, Alnus, Menispermum, Cornus, Paleocastor, Miohippus, Temnocyon, Terminalia, Acer,…
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Travel back 12 million years to the Miocene to check out the La Vunta fossil beds in the La Villavieja formation of Colombia. Organisms encountered in this episode include: Goupioxylon, Neosaimiri fieldsi, Anachlysictis gracilis, Magdalenabradys kolossiaia, Brachyplatystoma promagdalena, Arapaima, Colombophis spinosus, Marmosa laventica, Neoglyptatelus originalis, Granastrapotherium snorki, Megadolodus molariformis, Pericotoxodon platignathus, and Langstonia huilensis. The…
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Step back in time nearly 3 million years to the end Pliocene outside of Casablanca Morocco to visit the Ahl al Oughlam locality. Species featured in this episode include; Sivatherium, Agapornis atlanticus, Plioperdix, Kolpochoerus, Theropithicus, Struthio asiaticus, Geronticus, Lupulella, and early hominins.
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Ever wondered how accurate Jurassic Park really is? Well, it depends on when you ask that question. Tune in for a look back at what we believed was right and wrong then, and what we know now.
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Welcome to the bottom of the world as we visit the Hanson formation located on the mainland of Antarctica and travel back 190 million years to the early Jurassic. Species that appeared in this episode include members of Polypodiales, Bennettitales, Pines, Pterosaurs, Dipteridaceae, Corystospermaceae, Marchantites, Equisetites, Tritylodontidae, Cupressaceae, Sauropodomorph, Matoniaceae, Voltziales, Theropods, and Auraucariaceae.
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Lets head back to the beginning of life on land in the Silurian over 400 million years ago, before visiting the amazing sea creatures of the Cambrian 510 Million years ago. Species that appeared in this episode include: Cooksonia, Prototaxites, Vauxia gracilenta, Pirania muricata, Eiffelia globose, Thaumaptilon walcotti, Anomalocaris, Opabinia, Hallucigenia, Olenoides serratus, and Wiwaxia…
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One of the more whimsical names for a fossil site, come visit the Gogo formation of Western Australia as we go back 380 million years to visit a Devonian reef. Organisms that make an appearance include: stromataporoids, stromatolites, ammonites, Montecaris gogoensis, Conulariida, canthodians, tabulate coral, zooxanthellae, eurypterids, rugose coral, placoderms, and McNamaranspis kaprios.
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Want to know more about the Tully Monster from Mazon Creek? Listen in to hear the story of this strange creature.
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The Mazon Creek locality contains fossils from the Carboniferous that are 309 million years old. So come take a walk through this ancient river delta and coal swamp. Encounters in in this episode include: Psaronius sp., sphenopterids, Arthropleura cristata, Neuropteris sp., Alethopteris grandini, Gerarid, sphenophyllum sp., Calamites sp., Amphibamus grandiceps, Lepidodendron sp., Adelopthalmus mazonensis, Euproops…
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