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

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  • Cambrian Fecal Revolution

    August 17, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    The Cambrian Explosion is one of the most significant events in evolutionary history. Classically, it describes the sudden appearance of complex fossils (including all major animal groups) at the beginning of the Cambrian Period. Before…

  • Insect Gigantism Pt2

    May 13, 2026 · 48 min

    The Carboniferous period is host to some of the largest arthropods to have ever lived. Giant taxa such as the griffenfly Meganuera and the millipede Arthropleura are almost talismanic and are often depicted in reconstructions of the…

  • Episode 175: Insect Gigantism Pt1

    May 2, 2026 · 39 min

    The Carboniferous period is host to some of the largest arthropods to have ever lived. Giant taxa such as the griffenfly Meganuera and the millipede Arthropleura are almost talismanic and are often depicted in reconstructions of the…

  • A History of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils

    April 15, 2026 · 58 min

    Prof. Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum, London, recently authored A History of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils. We took this as an opportunity to get an overview of what we really know about dinosaurs and how it's even possible to tell…

  • Petrified Forest

    March 17, 2026 · 49 min

    Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona, USA is a hub for Triassic palaeontology and has exposures representing 20 million years of the Late Triassic Chinle Formation. Visitors marvel at the colourful fossilised trees from…

  • Rhynchocephalians

    February 5, 2026 · 52 min

    Today, there is only one living species of rhynchocephalian: the tuatara of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Despite today's paucity of species, this was once a diverse group of reptiles, with a wide range of lifestyles from swimming in the ocean to…

  • Freshwater Mosasaurs

    December 12, 2025 · 1 hr 34 min

    We've been given exclusive access to a brand new study examining the chemistry of a mosasaur tooth found within the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota. The remarkable circumstances of how this tooth was discovered meant…

  • SVP 2025

    December 3, 2025 · 57 min