Podcasts about ichthyosaurs

Ann Wolfe is the Chief Curator at the Nevada Museum of Art, the only art museum in the state of Nevada accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Collaborating with paleontologist Dr. Martin Sander, she has co-curated a new exhibition at the museum titled "Deep Time: Sea Dragons of Nevada." You might know these Sea Dragons by their actual name- Ichthyosaur. On this week's episode of Renoites, Ann join Conor to discuss the exhibition and how it was created, the process of combining arts and science in museum exhibitions, working with artifacts and fossils millions of years old, the important scientists who have spearheaded expeditions into the Nevada desert, as well as the more art-focused elements of the exhibition including an 85 foot digital "point cloud" projection, a collection of thousands of dinosaur toys from around the world (note: Ichthyosaurs aren't dinosaurs!), and even the art gracing the cans of a local favorite beer, Icky IPA by Great Basin Brewing. In addition to the current exhibition, Conor and Ann discussed the importance of Land Art to the state of Nevada, including Michael Heizer's "City," a land art piece spanning over a mile of the Nevada desert and taking decades to complete, and the "Seven Magic Mountains" installation- currently a major tourist destination in Las Vegas but which is now planned to be relocated here to Northern Nevada. Renoites is a fully listener-supported project, and we need your support! Please tell people about the show and help spread the word, and consider contributing financially to help the show become more sustainable. Learn more at http://patreon.com/renoites If you have feedback, guest suggestions, or want to get in touch, please email me at conor@renoites.com and follow on social media at http://renoites.bsky.social Thank you so much for listening and for your support!

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Thanks to Nathan-Andrew for suggesting giant ichthyosaurs! Further reading: Paleontologists unearth what may be the largest known marine reptile Ruby and some other scientists with the ichthyotitan fossils [photos taken from this page]: How the pieces fit together: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we're going to learn about some of the biggest animals that have ever swum through the oceans of this planet we call Earth, a suggestion from Nathan-Andrew. We talked about ichthyosaurs way back in episode 63, but we haven't really discussed these giant marine reptiles since. Ichthyosaurs and their close relations were incredibly successful, first appearing in the fossil record around 250 million years ago and last appearing around 90 million years ago. Most ichthyosaurs grew around 6 and a half to 11 feet long, or 2 to 3.3 meters, depending on species, so while they were pretty big animals, most of them weren't enormous. They would have been fast, though, and looked a lot like fish or dolphins. Even though ichthyosaurs were reptiles, they were warm-blooded, meaning they could regulate their body temperature internally without relying on outside sources of heat. They breathed air and gave birth to live babies the way dolphins and their relations do. They had front flippers and rear flippers along with a tail that resembled a shark's except that the lower lobe was larger than the upper lobe. Some species had a dorsal fin too. They had huge eyes, which researchers think indicated they dived for prey. Not only were their eyes huge, they were protected by a bony eye ring that would help the eyes retain their shape even under deep-sea pressures. We know a lot about what ichthyosaurs ate, both from coprolites, or fossilized poops, and from the fossilized remains of partially digested food preserved in the stomach area. Most ichthyosaurs ate cephalopods like squid and ammonites, along with fish, turtles, and pretty much any other animals they could catch. Ichthyosaurs also ate smaller ichthyosaurs. Nathan-Andrew specifically suggested we look at Shastasaurus and Shonisaurus, two closely related genera that belong to the ichthyosaur family Shastasauridae. Both genera contained species that were much larger than the average dolphin-sized ichthyosaur. The biggest species known until recently was Shonisaurus sikanniensis, which grew to almost 70 feet long, or 21 meters. Scientists are divided as to whether S. sikanniensis should be considered a species of Shonisaurus or if it should be placed in the genus Shastasaurus. The main difference is that species in the genus Shastasaurus were more slender and had a longer, pointier rostrum than species in the genus Shonisaurus. Either way, S. sikanniensis was described in 2004 and at the time was the largest ichthyosaur species ever discovered. But in May of 2016 a fossil enthusiast came across five pieces of what he suspected was an ichthyosaur bone along the coast of Somerset, England. He sent pictures to a couple of marine reptile experts, who verified that it was indeed part of an ichthyosaur's lower jawbone, called a surangular. Studies of the fossil pieces compared it to S. sikanniensis, and it was similar enough that the new fossil was tentatively placed in the family Shastasauridae. Based on those comparisons, scientists estimated that this new ichthyosaur might have grown to around 72 feet long, or 22 meters, or even longer. Almost exactly four years after the 2016 discovery, in May of 2020, an 11-year-old named Ruby Reynolds was looking for fossils with her father on the beach at Somerset. She discovered two big chunks of a fossil bone that she thought might be important. Ruby's father contacted a local paleontologist, who in turn reached out to the man who had found and helped study the 2016 surangular bone. They studied the 2020 fossil and determined that it too was a surangular bone...

An ancient fossil found by a girl and her father on a beach in England belongs to a creature that might have been among the largest animals ever on Earth.一个女孩和她的父亲在英格兰的海滩上发现了一块古老的化石，属于一种可能是地球上最大的动物之一的生物。Researchers said in a recent study that the fossilized bone, called a surangular, was from a reptile called an ichthyosaur that lived in the sea. Based on its size, compared to the same bone in closely related ichthyosaurs, the researchers estimated that the creature was between 22 and 26 meters long. They named it Ichthyotitan severnensis.研究人员在最近的一项研究中表示，这块被称为“苏拉格”的骨骼化石来自一种生活在海中的鱼龙爬行动物。 根据其大小，与密切相关的鱼龙的同一块骨头相比，研究人员估计该生物的长度在 22 至 26 米之间。 他们将其命名为 Ichthyotitan severnensis。That would make it possibly the largest known marine reptile. Its size would be close to the largest whales alive today. The blue whale, considered the largest animal ever to have lived, can reach about 30 meters in length.这将使它可能成为已知最大的海洋爬行动物。 它的大小接近当今现存最大的鲸鱼。 蓝鲸被认为是有史以来最大的动物，体长可达 30 米左右。Marine reptiles lived in the world's oceans at the same time that dinosaurs lived on the land. Ichthyosaurs disappeared 90 million years ago. They came in several sizes. The creatures ate fish and other sea animals.海洋爬行动物生活在世界各地的海洋中，同时恐龙生活在陆地上。 鱼龙在九千万年前就消失了。 它们有多种尺寸。 这些生物吃鱼和其他海洋动物。Ichthyotitan, however, is known only from two jawbones. The jaw forms the lower part of the mouth.然而，鱼泰坦仅通过两块颌骨而被了解。 下颌形成嘴的下部。Ruby Reynolds and her father Justin Reynolds found one of the bones in 2020 at Blue Anchor in Somerset. The other bone is from a different Ichthyotitan individual found in 2016, along the Somerset coast at Lilstock.鲁比·雷诺兹 (Ruby Reynolds) 和她的父亲贾斯汀·雷诺兹 (Justin Reynolds) 于 2020 年在萨默塞特郡的蓝锚发现了其中一根骨头。 另一块骨头来自于 2016 年在利尔斯托克萨默塞特海岸发现的另一个鱼泰坦个体。Dean Lomax was the lead writer of the study published recently in PLOS ONE. Lomax said, "It is quite remarkable to think that gigantic, blue whale-sized ichthyosaurs were swimming in the oceans around the time that dinosaurs were walking on land in what is now the UK (Britain) during the Triassic Period.”Dean Lomax 是最近在 PLOS ONE 上发表的这项研究的主要作者。 洛马克斯说：“在三叠纪时期，在现在的英国，恐龙在陆地上行走的时候，巨大的蓝鲸大小的鱼龙正在海洋中游泳，这是非常值得注意的。”The Triassic Period describes a time over 200 million years ago.三叠纪描述的是两亿多年前的一段时期。Ruby Reynolds was 11 at the time she and her father discovered the fossil surangular bone on the beach. Ruby continued to search the area and found a second piece - much larger than the first - partly buried in the ground. They then contacted Lomax, an ichthyosaur expert, and more parts of the bone were unearthed.鲁比·雷诺兹 (Ruby Reynolds) 和父亲在海滩上发现了角骨化石时，她才 11 岁。 鲁比继续搜寻该地区，发现了第二块——比第一块大得多——部分埋在地下。 随后他们联系了鱼龙专家洛马克斯，更多的骨头部分被挖掘出来。Ruby's part in the discovery has led to comparisons with Mary Anning. Anning was a 19th century British fossil hunter who, among other things, discovered ichthyosaur fossils when she was 12.鲁比在这一发现中所扮演的角色导致人们将其与玛丽·安宁进行比较。 安宁是一位 19 世纪的英国化石猎人，她在 12 岁时发现了鱼龙化石。"I think Mary Anning was an incredible paleontologist, and it's amazing to be compared to her," Ruby said.“我认为玛丽·安宁是一位令人难以置信的古生物学家，与她相比真是太棒了，”鲁比说。Justin Reynolds added, "It has been an amazing...and fun experience to work with these experts, and we are proud to be part of the team and co-authors of a scientific paper which names a new species and genus.”贾斯汀·雷诺兹补充道：“与这些专家一起工作是一次令人惊叹……且有趣的经历，我们很自豪能够成为该团队的一员以及一篇命名新物种和属的科学论文的合著者。”Fossil collector Paul de la Salle found the 2016 remains now identified as Ichthyotitan.化石收藏家 Paul de la Salle 发现了 2016 年的遗骸，现已确定为鱼泰坦。The big marine reptile was a member of a family of giant ichthyosaurs called Shastasauridae. These creatures lived 13 million years later than other ichthyosaurs. They survived until a world-wide event caused many kinds of animals to disappear about 201 million years ago at the end of the Triassic Period.这种大型海洋爬行动物是巨型鱼龙科沙斯塔龙科的成员。 这些生物比其他鱼龙活得晚 1300 万年。 它们一直存活到大约2.01亿年前三叠纪末期，一场世界范围的事件导致多种动物消失。No other fossils from Ichthyotitan have been discovered. But the researchers have been able to guess at its appearance based on other members of its family, including Shonisaurus from British Columbia, Canada.尚未发现其他鱼泰坦化石。 但研究人员已经能够根据其家族的其他成员（包括来自加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的绍尼龙）来猜测它的外观。Study co-writer Jimmy Waldron used the term humbled – meaning to be made to feel less important or proud – to describe the discoveries.研究报告的合著者吉米·沃尔德伦（Jimmy Waldron）用“谦卑”这个词来形容这些发现，意思是让自己感觉不那么重要或不那么自豪。Waldron said, "Discoveries like this create incredible moments where we become humbled at our size and place in the world.”沃尔德伦说：“这样的发现创造了令人难以置信的时刻，让我们对自己的规模和在世界上的地位感到谦卑。”

Welcome to March 29th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a right of passage and the Silver State. If you never had a Radio Flyer little red wagon as a kid, then you have missed out on something truly American, hauling stuff around. When we grow up we buy trucks and let our hair blow in the breeze. Our dogs ride shotgun with their noses out the window. And the back is full of gear for our next great adventure. This all starts with our first set of wheels, and anyone who sees a kid at the park pulling his version of the important stuff knows it. There goes an entrepreneur, an engineer, the next great lemonade stand! Keep your eyes open for this right of passage. It's a good one and it's bound to pull on your heart strings. On National Little Red Wagon Day, you can bet these kids hauling stuff around are going some place good. Nevada is well known for its casinos and tourist attractions, but it’s also home to something not nearly as lively. Ghost towns. Because of its mining history, the state has over 600 of them. One of the most interesting is Berlin, Nevada. Not only will you find the remains of a mining community, with abandoned buildings and a cemetery, but also something much much older. The remains of Ichthyosaurs, aquatic dinosaurs that lived in the oceans covering the state 225 million years ago. The fossils are on display in the museum at the state park. On National Nevada Day, we celebrate the Silver State and its long standing history. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This mystery begins in 1952, in the Nevada desert, when a self-taught geologist came across the skeleton of a massive creature that looked like a cross between a whale and a crocodile. It turned out to be just the beginning. Ichthyosaurs were bus-sized marine reptiles that lived during the age of dinosaurs, when this area of Nevada was underwater. Yet paleontologists found few other animals here, which raised the questions: Why were there so many adult ichthyosaurs, and almost nothing else? What could have killed them all? Paleontologist Neil Kelley says that recently, there has been a major break in the case—some new evidence, and a hypothesis that finally seems to fit. Neil talked with Short Wave co-host Aaron Scott about his theory of the case, and why it matters to our understanding of the past.

They sound like a kind of dinosaur – what kind of animal were Ichthyosaurs? When was the very first Ichthyosaur fossil discovered and by who?   Anika and Esther get the lowdown on Ichthyosaurs from Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum  This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au  Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au    Guest: Tim Ziegler who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum Hosts: Anika and Esther  Production: Cinnamon Nippard  Sound design: Josh Newth  Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson    Hear it first on LiSTNR.    Listen ad-free on Kinderling.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join in for a chilly visit to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard between mainland Norway and the North Pole. This one of the world's northernmost inhabited areas with rugged terrain, glaciers and polar bear. The rocks here house beautiful Triassic ammonoids, bivalves and primitive ichthyosaurs. To see some of the fossils from here, visit: https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2020/12/ammonoids-and-bivalves-of-svalbard.html

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 609, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Juan 1: Days out of prison in 1945, he married Maria Eva Duarte; we now know her as Evita. Juan Peron. 2: While trying to colonize what's now this state, Juan Ponce de Leon received a mortal wound from the natives. Florida. 3: Juan Belmonte is considered the founder of the modern version of this sport, ole!. Bullfighting. 4: 1998's MVP in the American League was outfielder Juan Gonzalez, then with this team. Texas Rangers (now with the Tigers). 5: In 1995 he was named ASCAP's Latin Songwriter of the Year and in 1996, sang a duet with Paul Anka. Juan Gabriel. Round 2. Category: "Out Of " 1: Sign for a broken soda machine. Out of order. 2: Al Fresco. Out of doors. 3: According to the proverb, something "out of sight" is this. Out of mind. 4: Taboo, or beyond the basketball sidelines. Out of bounds. 5: 1985's "Best Picture". "Out Of Africa". Round 3. Category: Swimmers 1: This other name of the ocean's devil ray comes from the Spanish for "blanket" or "cloak". manta ray. 2: Ichthyosaurs swam by undulating; plesiosaurs, mainly by moving these. fins. 3: These fish that sound like players of a pub game are named for the way they zip around the stream bottom. darters. 4: Qualified Navy submariners wear these creatures on their uniforms; sonar operators sometimes hear them in the deep. dolphins. 5: The crabeater type of this aquatic mammal doesn't eat crabs but mainly krill. a seal. Round 4. Category: Been There 1: ZIP codes beginning 007 won't get mail to James Bond but to this Caribbean commonwealth. Puerto Rico. 2: This South Dakota city settled in 1876 got its name from the fast-running creek it's on. Rapid City. 3: St. Louis, Missouri is on the Mississippi; Saint-Louis, Senegal is a port on this ocean. Atlantic. 4: You can survey Rio from Pao de Acucar, "Sugarloaf", and Quito from Panecillo, meaning this kind of roll. Bread roll. 5: In the 1700s Vientiane, now capital of this Asian country, was capital of its own kingdom. Laos. Round 5. Category: Smart Choices 1: After hitting .202 in the minors in '94, he went back to his day job of all-universe NBA star. (Michael) Jordan. 2: When God told him to get a-buildin' in Genesis 6:14, he was smart enough to say yes. Noah. 3: In 1989 the people at Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts were smart cookies to acquire RJR this. Nabisco. 4: He married Catherine Zeta-Jones. Michael Douglas. 5: In a prudent move, he ran for the vice presidency and his Senate seat in 2000. Joe Lieberman. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

This week we're talking about the Ophthalmosaurus, as well as Ichthyosaurs more generally! We're so excited to dive into the history and discovery of these amazing prehistoric reptiles. Listen to learn more about how they evolved, how big they could get, and so much more! As we approach our 100th episode, we want to hear from you!  Until July 6th, we're asking you to send us a DM on Instagram or Twitter @beyondblathers or send us an email to beyondblathers@gmail.com and answer one of these three questions: 1) If you work with animals, share with us one of your coolest/weirdest stories from working with wildlife or specimens. 2) What was a time you were totally in awe of bugs, sea creatures, or fossils? 3) tell us about an animal encounter you had that you'll never forget! We'll pick some to share in our 101st episode. Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. To stay up to date and see our weekly episode illustrations, make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And don't forget to check out our TikTok! Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

Welcome to March 29th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the Silver State and a Golden Cake. Nevada is well known for its casinos and tourist attractions, but it's also home to something not nearly as lively. Ghost towns. Because of its mining history, the state has over 600 of them. One of the most interesting is Berlin, Nevada. Not only will you find the remains of a mining community, with abandoned buildings and a cemetery, but also something much much older. The remains of Ichthyosaurs, aquatic dinosaurs that lived in the oceans covering the state 225 million years ago. The fossils are on display in the museum at the state park. On National Nevada Day, we celebrate the Silver State and its long standing history.   The recipe for chiffon cake was a closely guarded secret for decades. While angel food cake was already popular in the 1920s, Henry Baker believed it could be better. The insurance salesman turned caterer worked feverishly on his combination of ingredients. Then in 1927 he stumbled on the perfect method for creating a rich but airy cake. Sure that he had struck gold, Henry offered his services to the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles. This place catered to the Hollywood elite and for the next 20 years, Henry's claim to fame was being the only person to bake this proprietary recipe. Finally, in 1947 he sold it to General Mills for an undisclosed amount. On National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day celebrate a golden bite of baking history that's too good to keep all to yourself. I'm Anna Devere and I'm Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

每日英語跟讀 Ep.K306: 10m long, 180 million years old ‘sea dragon' fossil found in UK   A gigantic prehistoric “sea dragon” discovered in the Midlands, UK has been described as one of the greatest finds in the history of British palaeontology. 在英格蘭中部地區發現的巨大史前魚龍，又名「海龍」，被形容是英國古生物學史上最偉大的發現之一。 The ichthyosaur, which is about 180 million years old with a skeleton measuring about 10m in length and a skull weighing about a tonne, is the largest and most complete fossil of its kind ever found in the UK. Joe Davis of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust discovered it during the routine draining of a lagoon island at the Rutland Water reservoir in February last year. 這隻一億八千萬年前的魚龍，骨骼約有十公尺長，頭骨重約一公噸，是在英國所發現同類化石中最大、最完整的。二○二一年二月，拉特蘭水庫的潟湖島進行例行排水作業時，萊斯特郡與拉特蘭野生動物信託基金的喬‧戴維斯發現了它。 The first ichthyosaurs, which are called sea dragons because they tend to have very large teeth and eyes, were discovered by the fossil hunter and palaeontologist Mary Anning in the early 19th century. 魚龍也被稱為海龍，因其常有非常大的牙齒及眼睛，是在十九世紀初由化石採集者、古生物學家瑪麗‧安寧首次發現。 Dean Lomax, a palaeontologist who has studied the species, said: “Despite the many ichthyosaur fossils found in Britain, it is remarkable to think that the Rutland ichthyosaur is the largest skeleton ever found in the UK. It is a truly unprecedented discovery and one of the greatest finds in British palaeontological history.” 研究該物種的古生物學家迪恩‧洛馬克斯說：「雖然在英國所發現的魚龍化石為數不少，但一想到拉特蘭魚龍是有史以來在英國發現的最大骨骼，便覺非比尋常。這個發現的確是前所未有，也是英國古生物學史上最偉大的發現之一」。 Ichthyosaurs, which were marine reptiles, first appeared about 250 million years ago and went extinct 90 million years ago. They varied in size from 1m to more than 25m in length and resembled dolphins in their general body shape. 魚龍為海生爬蟲類動物，最早約在兩億五千萬年前出現，而在九千萬年前滅絕。其大小從一公尺到二十五公尺以上不等，其外形整體而言類似海豚。 The remains were dug out by a team of experts from around the UK in August and September last year. 來自英國各地的專家團隊，在去年八月和九月將這些遺骸挖掘出來。 Two incomplete and much smaller ichthyosaurs were found during the construction of Rutland Water in the 1970s, but the latest discovery is the first complete skeleton. 一九七○年代在建造拉特蘭湖時，發現過兩隻魚龍的化石，但不完整且小得多，這次的最新發現是第一副完整的魚龍骨骼。 Mark Evans of the British Antarctic Survey, who has been studying the Jurassic fossil reptiles of Rutland and Leicestershire for more than 20 years, said that even from the first glimpse of the partially exposed fossil it was clear that it was the largest ichthyosaur discovered in the region. 英國南極調查局的馬克‧艾文斯研究拉特蘭及萊斯特郡的侏羅紀爬蟲類動物化石已有二十多年，他表示，即便是第一眼看到化石暴露出來的部分，都能明顯得知它是該地區所發現最大的魚龍。 “However, it was only after our exploratory dig that we realized that it was practically complete to the tip of the tail,” he said. “It's a highly significant discovery both nationally and internationally, but also of huge importance to the people of Rutland and the surrounding area.” 「但在進行探勘挖掘後，我們才察覺到它是如此完整，從頂部到尾尖」，他說。「這對英國國內與國際而言，都是非常重要的發現，對拉特蘭及周邊地區的民眾也是意義重大」。Source article: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2022/01/18/2003771551

After 20 years of planning, preparation and a nail-biting build up fraught by delays The James Webb Space telescope finally launched on Christmas day 2021. Anxious astronomers across the globe looked on as the JWST then completed even riskier manoeuvres to unfurl the 18 hexagonal components that make up its 6.5 meter diameter primary mirror. Cosmologist Dr Sheona Urquhart from the Open University tells us about the astronomical community's tense Christmas day. Fresh from a TV spot on BBC Two's Digging for Britain this week, Dr Dean Lomax and PhD candidate Emily Swaby share their excitement unearthing Rutland's ‘Sea Dragon' and explore what this find could tell us about Ichthyosaurs. At over 10 meters long this ancient ocean predator is the largest complete fossil of its kind to be discovered in the UK. Ichthyosaurs are commonly associated with Dorset and Yorkshire coastlines where fossils are often revealed as surrounding rock is eroded by the elements. Finding an ichthyosaur fossil inland is unusual but not unexpected as the higher sea levels 200 million years ago would put the east midlands underwater. And whilst the palaeontologists have been struggling through the Jurassic mud, cognition researchers at the University of Cambridge have been wowing their birds with magic tricks. Professor Nicky Clayton FRS, Professor of Comparative Cognition, explains what we can learn about the way jays think by assessing their reaction to different sleight-of-hand tricks. Corvids, the family to which these feathered friends belong, have long interested researchers due to their impressive cognitive abilities and Nicky's team has shown that their Jays are not fooled by all of the same mis-directions as we are, but are fooled by some. And it could be down to not being able to tell the difference between a finger and a feather. Presented by Marnie Chesterton Produced by Alex Mansfield Assistant Producer Emily Bird Made in association with The Open University

In this episode Neil travels to the breathtakingly picturesque seaside side town of Lyme Regis. Sitting on the rugged Jurassic Coast the town was home to a determined, fearless woman called Mary Anning who battled the convention of the day to stake her claim in scientific history. The Jurassic coast is famous for fossil dinosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Ammonites, Belemnites, and plesiosaurus. Often working in foul weather and precarious locations Mary was a fossil hunter extraordinaire whose great skill and formidable intelligence helped further the scientific understanding of the time.To help support this podcast sign up to Neil Oliver on PatreonNew Videos Every Week plus an archive packed full of History, Comment & Current Affairs.https://www.patreon.com/neiloliver Instagram account – Neil Oliver Love Letter https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter/?hl=en Neil Oliver YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview about Marine Reptiles with Keirsten Formso @formophology. To get more free bonus content FIRST become a Terrible Lizards Patron on patreon.com/terriblelizards In the third series of Terrible Lizards we finally edged away from dinosaurs to cover pterosaurs, but in the Mesozoic, there were far more reptiles in the sea than in the air so we really need to do them too. Happily to this end we can welcome Kiersten Formoso from the University of Southern California who is working on her PhD about the transition back to the water by various reptiles from the time of the dinosaurs. Over the course of this bonus episode we look at the rise and fall of various different groups that took to the water and the evolutionary changes that occurred to them as they adapted to a watery way of life. So sit back and enjoy an hour of live bearing giant dolphin-mimics and all kinds of others.    Links: Kiersten's webpage with links to all her projects: https://www.formorphology.com    Photos taken at the Carnegie Museum of some of the groups discussed in the pod: https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/western-interior-seaway/    

The history of evolution has seen many land animals move to the sea, but few have done it with such success and specialization as ichthyosaurs. These Mesozoic marine reptiles were the first group of tetrapods to truly dominate the marine realm, and they evolved some of the most extreme adaptations – and largest bodies – of any ocean-dwelling tetrapods. This episode, we discuss how they got started, what they did, where they went, and why they're so incredibly famous. In the news: giant crocs, giant rhinos, young tyrannosaurs, and dwarf elephants. Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:04:00 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:32:00 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:15:00 Patron question: 01:59:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures: http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Find merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Follow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast Instagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 106 – A Flood of Truth Part 2 – Grace in Action Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script/Notes: All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. Psalm 119 verse 160, New International Version As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24, verses 36 through 39, New International Version ******** VK: Hello. Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I'm Victoria K here in the studio today with RD Fierro, author and the founder of Crystal Sea Books. Today we're continuing our series on Noah and the ark, taking a fresh look at one of the best known of all the Bible stories. RD, what made you decide you wanted to revisit a story which is so well known that even people who don't identify as being Christians can at least give you the broad outlines of the story? RD: Well, one reason I wanted to take a new look at the story of Noah and the ark is because it is so well known. But despite the fact that it is well known many people don't actually focus on the details that the Bible gives us and those details are very important. The details are important because they not only give us context but also because they help demonstrate that the Bible treats Noah's story as literal history. Many people today have fallen for the notion that the story of a worldwide flood is just legend or myth, but that's certainly not what a careful reading of the Bible tells us. And the details that are related in the Bible helps us see why we can have confidence that when we read the story of Noah and the ark we're reading literal history not some kind of extended allegory or moral myth. VK: Well, before we get to the serious stuff today we're going to hear the second episode from Crystal Sea Books humor series on the story of Noah and the Ark. We call these humor series Life Lessons with a Laugh. We use these series to encourage people to focus on the Bible and especially to think about details within the Bible that often escape our notice. We think today's Life Lesson may point out a couple of details in Noah's story that people sometimes gloss over but are really important. So, let's get started with episode 2 of the Life Lessons we can learn from the story of Noah and the ark. ---- NOAH 2 – The Importance of Families VK: So, you're still coming up with new names for Jerry. But they do seem to fit the points under discussion. I kind of liked Jerricane. But I'm sure the weather that accompanied the arrival of the flood isn't the only detail you were referring to when you said there were details about the story you wanted the listeners to reexamine. RD: Thankfully, Jerry is a really good sport about my challenges with names. But you're right the weather is not the only detail I want to focus on today. But before we move on to today's discussion let's remember a few of the key points that we made in our first episode of this series on Noah. First, the story of Noah and the ark is important to the overall history of redemption that had begun in the Garden of Eden. If God had not saved Noah and Noah's family the human race would have ceased to exist. This, obviously, would have meant that God's promise to Eve that one of her descendants would crush the head of Satan would have gone unfulfilled. VK: And obviously God is never going to let one of His unconditional promises go unfulfilled. God's promise to Eve that one of her descendants would produce Satan's final defeat was essentially the first pronouncement of the gospel – the good news that God was going to redeem a people for Himself. So, it's fair to say that that promise by God was the start of the covenant of grace. Some of the covenants God creates with man are conditional but some are unconditional. The covenant of grace is unconditional meaning that the covenant is not dependent on man for its fulfillment. This meant that God was going to ensure that the covenant of grace was brought to fruition regardless of man's behavior. God preserving Noah and Noah's family was part of God's continuing action to fulfill the covenant of grace. By contrast the covenant of works which preceded the covenant of grace was conditional. The covenant of works said that if Adam and Eve obeyed God's commandment not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil they would not experience death and they would continue to enjoy the blessings of Eden. Obviously, Adam and Eve didn't keep their end of the bargain. This caused them to be exiled from Eden and for death to enter the created order. RD: Yes. So, one important lesson we get from the story of Noah that we touched on last time is that Noah's story is an important part of God's overall plan of redemption. Through His preservation of Noah and Noah's family God was continuing to shepherd the covenant of grace to fruition. Another lesson we touched on last time was that Noah lived during a period of extreme wickedness, wickedness so great that the Bible says God was sorry He had ever put man on the earth. Despite the widespread wickedness, though, God saw that Noah was a righteous man. God graciously preserved life on the earth through Noah and his family. So, a second critical point is that the reason we know Noah's name today is because Noah obeyed God. What made Noah special was not some remarkable ability that Noah possessed. What made Noah special was that out of all the people alive on the earth in his day, Noah was the one man who was willing to listen to God and obey God's instructions. VK: Wow. That's something we rarely think about. There are some people in the Bible who are described as having truly remarkable individual abilities – gifts from God for sure – but still the person is still described as being extraordinary for some reason. Samson had his strength. Solomon had wisdom. David had military ability, poetic and musical skills, and was physically attractive. Esther was a woman of remarkable poise and courage. But we don't have any indication that Noah possessed any special abilities. The Bible just says that Noah did everything as God had commanded him. So, that's an ability that we can all emulate. We can all be obedient to God. RD: Exactly. We can all choose to obey God or to not obey God. Because of his obedience God used Noah to preserve human and animal life on the earth. Who can know what God could do through any of us today if we choose to display the same kind of obedience Noah did? But let's be clear. The only reason Noah's obedience would truly be significant is if the story of Noah is true. Like all the stories in the Bible, Noah's story would lose any significance to God's grand plan of redemption if it were not true – and I mean true literally – as an event that actually occurred in history. Just as real as someone going to the store yesterday to buy milk. If you run out of milk and someone doesn't actually go to the store, there's no milk in the fridge. Same thing is true about the story of Noah and the ark. If Noah hadn't actually built the ark as God instructed his family wouldn't have survived the flood and none of us would be here today. So, a third point we mentioned last time was that the Bible clearly teaches that Noah's story is a true story about an event that is historical not allegorical or mythical. VK: Well, in a culture where we're confronted by relativism on every corner, a discussion about the truth of a Bible story as amazing as that of Noah and the ark is pretty challenging. RD: Yes. But as Christians we really don't have any choice. As we heard in our second opening scripture, Jesus treated the story of Noah and a worldwide flood as history. As Christians Jesus has completely settled the question for us as to whether Noah was a historical figure and whether there ever was a worldwide flood. VK: You're thinking that in the verse we heard from Matthew Jesus compared the situation that will exist on earth just before His return to the situation that was on earth just before the flood. In doing so Jesus removed any doubt about whether the Genesis 6 flood was a historical event as opposed to just being an allegorical tale designed to teach some lessons on ethics and morality. Jesus referred to Noah as a real person who lived in a real culture living real lives – having parties and banquets and going to weddings. And Jesus also refers to the lack of awareness on the part of the people of the danger they were in. So, if we believe that Jesus will really return at some point in the future – that Jesus' return will be a literal historical event – we are compelled to believe that the historical parallel He cited was also historically literal. RD: Even more than that, if Jesus were mistaken about the historical accuracy of the flood and Noah, then that would mean that Jesus was capable of error – and this would directly contradict the Christian claim that Jesus was God, because as God He must be perfect. That's one of the reasons Crystal Sea produced a Life Lessons series on Noah and one of the reasons we wanted to do this series of episodes on Anchored by Truth. Because besides being well known and entertaining, the story of Noah has implications for many of the larger issues we want to discuss. We want listeners to go back and examine the story for themselves. Hopefully, they will discover some insights they may have missed before such as the fact that if the story of Noah isn't true then Jesus would be disqualified from being our savior. That would be a pretty serious problem. VK: Yes. It would be. So, what other additional points did you want to bring out today? RD: Well, there are at least two other thoughts that I wanted to get to. VK: Which are … RD: Well, one of the thoughts is encouraging and the other is more sober. VK: Then let's begin with a little encouragement. What is the encouraging thought you wanted to bring out? RD: The encouraging observation is that Jesus can save us and our families even when the broader culture is failing. Remember the Bible is very clear that Noah lived in a very wicked time. Now, I'm not going to say that our time resembles that of Noah's but even if it did, the example of God's preservation of Noah and his family is a graphic illustration of the fact that God knows how to preserve His people. VK: That is an encouraging thought. I think with all that has happened in the world and in our country in the last several months it's easy for Christians to become discouraged – to believe that we are living in unprecedented times. But even if we are there is absolutely no power in the created universe that can pry us out of God's hand. If God could protect Noah from a catastrophe that destroyed all the people on earth besides Noah's family, and every land animal and bird except those that were with him in the ark – if God could save Noah from that devastation, God can certainly take care of His people today. RD: The sobering observation is that even though Noah and his family were saved from death their preservation still required them to exercise real courage, faith, effort, and perseverance. The Lord told Noah how to build the ark but it still took Noah likely 50 – 75 years of hard work to do it. The Lord gave Noah the means to save his family but he, his wife, his sons, and his daughters-in-law still lost all their friends and other families even while their own lives were being preserved. VK: That is a really important point. It must have been terrifying to Noah's family when literally the worst storm in earth's history was raging all around them. The ark was probably being pounded by debris crashing into it and the waves would have been monstrous. Not to mention gale like conditions lasting for 40 days. Even though they were safe inside the ark that didn't mean they didn't experience some truly terrifying moments as the flood unfolded outside. And of course the whole time they had to continue to care for a bunch of animals that needed care every day regardless of what the family was enduring. RD: Exactly. We just need to remember that the Lord's providential care doesn't relieve us of our responsibility to follow His instructions – some of which are to “be strong and very courageous” and to “walk by faith and not be sight.” The Lord can take us through the storm but we still have to exercise our faith and to remain obedient while He's doing it. VK: Those are good notes. So, where are we going from here? RD: Well, in our next few shows we want to begin an exploration of the evidence that gives us confidence that the story of Noah and the ark is real history – that a worldwide flood actually took place. To do that we're going to hear some more Life Lessons with a Laugh that help us think about the ark's size, strength, and stability and we're going to accompany those with an examination of three lines of additional evidence supporting the historicity of the Biblical flood account. These lines are the geological, paleontological, and anthropological and historical evidence that affirms that we can see in our present world evidence of a previous worldwide hydrological event. VK: Can you give us a brief sample of the kinds of things that we're going to discuss? RD: Well, for instance, there are huge fossil beds that stretch over hundreds of miles that contain vast quantities of calcified remains of a wide mixture of animals and often the remains aren't of complete skeletons, just jumbled mixtures of the parts of various animals. It's hard to see how these beds would have been created if there hadn't been some kind of a deluge that buried all of the animals very quickly. Also, we have some remarkable fossils of fish skeletons. When fish die but aren't buried quickly they typically decompose and even their skeletons fall apart. Fish have to be buried very quickly to be fossilized. The fact that the fish were fossilized at all is remarkable but some of the fossils are truly amazing. In one case there is a fossil of an ichthyosaur actually in the process of giving birth. Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles so obviously the animal was in the water when it was buried and obviously the burial and preservation was extremely rapid for the birth moment to be captured. For a sea creature to be caught so off guard there must have been a huge volume of material moving very quickly that could entomb it almost instantly. These, of course, are just quick samples of some of what we'll be talking about. VK: Sounds intriguing and interesting – and it sounds to me like a good time for a prayer. Today's prayer comes from the book Purposeful Prayers: Seeking to Pray Like Jesus. It's a prayer of adoration for the Father who is the creator and sustainer of the universe and the One that who is faithful to preserve us from the floods that we experience in our own lives.. ---- PRAYER OF ADORATION FOR THE FATHER. We hope you'll be with us next time and we hope you'll take some time to encourage some friends to tune in too, or listen to the podcast version of this show. If you'd like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We're not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the New International Version) Psalm 119 verse 160, New International Version The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 24 verse 36 through 39, New International Version https://creation.com/rainbows-and-the-flood https://creation.com/topics/global-flood https://activechristianity.org/6-unbelievably-good-reasons-to-read-your-bible https://answersingenesis.org/noahs-ark/safety-investigation-of-noahs-ark-in-a-seaway/ https://christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a007.html Safety investigation of Noah's Ark in a seaway - creation.com https://answersingenesis.org/the-flood/geologic-evidences-for-the-genesis-flood/ https://discovermagazine.com/2012/jul-aug/06-biblical-type-floods-real-absolutely-enormous https://considerthegospel.org/2014/03/28/the-noah-controversy-could-that-flood-have-happened/ https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/there-evidence-flood-was-global

Having finally visited one of my bucket list destinations during a 2020 COVID-safe road trip this summer, I come to the movie Ammonite with an extra degree of enthusiasm. Nevada’s Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park near Gabbs let me see the state’s very own fossil: a huge, ocean reptile often called a “sea lizard.” The Ammonite movie focuses on Mary Anning, an 1840s British fossil hunter renowned for finding museum-quality specimens of Ichthyosaurs, along with the shells that are featured in the story’s title. Besides appreciating fossils, I find positive points in any movie that stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, two fine actresses ladled with numerous Oscar nominations.

The Blue Lias is a geological formation in southern, eastern and western England and parts of South Wales, part of the Lias Group. The Blue Lias consists of a sequence of limestone and shale layers, laid down in latest Triassic and early Jurassic times, between 195 and 200 million years ago. Many wonderful ichthyosaur fossils have been found here along with theropods and pterosaurs.

Take a cruise on the Tethys Sea in Jurassic Germany! We explore the wonderful Posidonia Shale and learn about embryonic ichthyosaurs, hitchhiking crinoids, and hungry squids. And learn how one man changed the name of the fish-lizard game.The theme song, "Fossils," and interlude "Aquarium" by Saint-Saëns, and "Gymnopédie" and "Gnossienne" by Satie were provided by MusOpen.

What do a remote monastery, a monster hunting oil tycoon, Hollywood actor Jimmy Stewart, lady's lingerie, and WETA Workshop all have in common? This week Cody & Garth climb high into The Himalaya, where they wrestle with bears, try to outwit nazis, and avoid avalanches as they go in search of the one they call... The Yeti. So hang on tight, make sure your climbing harnesses are safely fastened, and get ready for Least Haunted's most abominable adventure yet! Also In This Episode: A "Progressive" 1830's British guy, disappearing mountaineers, fishing for Ichthyosaurs, Eating Mammoth, and Meatloaf! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Judith studied Biology in the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas, Chile. doing her Ph.D in the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Completing postdoc in Paleopathologies which were developed in the Natural History Museum of Stuttgart in Germany under the supervision of Dr. Erin Maxwell currently working as a paleontologist in the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas, south of Chile on the exploration and findings of the Ichthyosaur. Dinosaurs were around long ago and the more and more we look for these prehistoric beings the more we uncover more about common species and the worlds secret history.

Episode 38: Hunter Burkett, Biologist with the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI). Subjects discussed: What is a lek, path to becoming a biologist, What SGI does, markin' fences, how many species of sage brush?, cross-breeding sage brush, Ichthyosaurs in Nevada, teaching his English Setter to retrieve, Chukar hunting, reading bird country, accepting hand-me-downs; and more The Upchukar Podcast is partners with: Chukar Chasers apparel, Lathrop and Sons boots, Sage and Braker gun cleaning products  

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

The story of life continues with coverage of the Mesozoic Era (251.9 to 66 Million Years Ago). This time is popularly known as the Age of Dinosaurs, but they shared the world with an entire host of fascinating plants and animals. Special topics include the ecological competition between early dinosaurs and the crocodile lineage, the role of sexual selection in shaping head crests and horns, the co-evolution of flowering plants and insects, the Mesozoic Marine Revolution, and the Cretaceous Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/183025058501/episode-5-a-world-of-ruling-reptilesLinks and Referenced MentionedCretaceous Sea Level Rise: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/319/5868/1357Extinction of the Ichthyosaurs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786747/Impact Stress of an Ankylosaur Tail: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0006738

Ichthyosaurs had traits in common with turtles and modern marine mammals, like blubber and countershading camouflage. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Ichthyosaurs had traits in common with turtles and modern marine mammals, like blubber and countershading camouflage. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Lecture, given 2 May 2018 by Dr Benjamin Moon, a Postdoctoral Researcher who appeared in Attenborough and the Sea Dragon, using CT scans to reconstruct the skeleton and anatomy of that ichthyosaur. Dr Benjamin Moon discusses a recent shift in our knowledge. He explains that new techniques are being applied which could bring new insights to ichthyosaur evolution.

Ichthyosaurs are large marine reptiles that existed for most of the Mesozoic Era. The most familiar forms superficially represent dolphins, but some earlier ichthyosaurs were more eel like. They could attain huge proportions, with some genera reaching up to 21m long. They were active predators feeding on belemnite, fishes and even other marine reptiles! In this episode, we talk to Dr Ben Moon and Fiann Smithwick, researchers at the University of Bristol, UK. Both have recently been involved in producing a documentary with the BBC entitled ‘Attenborough and the Sea Dragon’, so we have used this as an opportunity to discuss in great detail what ichthyosaurs are and get insights into the kind of work required to produce such a documentary.