Podcasts about prehistoric life

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When you imagine prehistoric life, it's likely that the first thing that comes to mind are dinosaurs: long-necked Apatosauruses, flying Pterosaurs, big toothy Tyrannosaurs. But what don't get as much attention are the prehistoric plants that lived alongside them.Plants, shrubs, and trees played a key part in the food chains of dinosaurs, and many dinosaurs evolved to match the plant life available to them. The Apatosaurus' long neck, for example, developed to reach leaves high up in prehistoric trees.Joining Host Flora Lichtman to defend the importance of prehistoric plants is Riley Black, author of the new book When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals and Evolution's Greatest Romance. She's based in Salt Lake City, Utah.Read an excerpt from When the Earth Was Green at sciencefriday.com.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Send us a textIn this episode of Wildly Curious, Katy and Laura dive deep into the prehistoric past to separate dinosaur fact from fiction. From Hollywood myths to groundbreaking discoveries, they explore how our understanding of dinosaurs has evolved over time. Were all dinosaurs cold-blooded? Did they all go extinct at the same time? What even is a dinosaur? Prepare to have your dino knowledge challenged as they break down the latest fossil evidence, debunk common misconceptions, and reveal the fascinating science behind these ancient creatures. Want to see behind the scenes and unedited footage?!

Send us a textIn this episode of Wildly Curious, hosts Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole dive into a truly mind-boggling discovery—literally! Learn about the astonishing find of a fossilized dinosaur brain, uncovered in a tide pool in southern England. Preserved by bog-like conditions over 133 million years, this rare fossil reveals intricate details of a plant-eating dinosaur's brain, including its cortex, capillaries, and even the folds and wrinkles. Katy and Laura explore how the unique chemistry of bogs led to this extraordinary preservation and what it tells us about dinosaur intelligence and evolution.Perfect for paleontology fans, science enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the marvels of fossilization and prehistoric life!Want to see behind the scenes and unedited footage?!

What would you like to see more of? Let us know!In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor. Scientists have dated this single-celled organism from which all modern life descends, to 4.2 billion years ago - just 400 million years after Earth's formation. This ancient organism possessed remarkable complexity, including 2,600 protein-coding genes, a sophisticated immune system with 19 CRISPR genes, and the ability to perform complex metabolic processes near hydrothermal vents in Earth's earliest oceans. Despite living during Earth's most violent period, when the planet was bombarded by meteorites and dominated by volcanic activity, LUCA thrived in an environment without oxygen, converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into energy. Its genome was comparable in size to modern bacteria, challenging our understanding of how quickly complex life can develop. LUCA existed within a diverse ecosystem alongside other microbes and viruses, suggesting that biological diversity emerged much earlier than previously thought.Recent genetic analysis reveals that LUCA's cellular machinery, while simpler than modern organisms, established the fundamental blueprint for all life on Earth. This discovery has significant implications for the search for extraterrestrial life, suggesting that complex organisms might emerge quickly under suitable conditions. Understanding LUCA's ancient immune system and metabolic pathways could also lead to new approaches in fighting disease and developing industrial processes.From Perplexity's Discover Feed:https://www.perplexity.ai/page/the-last-universal-common-ance-F_o_WexZSEmFZFKgVykYzQPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

This week on the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we're joined by Jurassic World Content Creator 'Swrve' as we discuss the direction of this franchise and what are some Key Aspects from this movie series! Why not tune in to learn his thoughts about Jurassic! IF YOU GO ON ONE OF THE TRIPS FOR FOSSIL TRIPS Tell them you hear about them from Prehistoric Life Podcast and they will give you $250 off your tickets. Remember to follow me at Prehistoric_Life_Podcast on instagram and check out the new website PrehistoricLifePodcast.com and on youtube @prehistoric life podcast

Join us as we talk with Museum Educator Ashley Hall about her career as a museum educator at the Museum of the Rockies, her research on Sauropod feet and her books including Fossils for Kids: A Junior Scientist's Guide to Dinosaur Bones and Ancient Animals, and Prehistoric Life on Earth and Prehistoric Worlds: Stomp Into the Epic Lands Ruled by Dinosaurs (due out at the end of March 2024).   Ashley is a dynamic paleontologist, naturalist, and museum educator. Originally from South Bend, Indiana, she grew up loving dinosaurs from an early age and was inspired by holiday trips to Chicago's Field Museum to pursue a career in natural history. Ashley earned her Bachelor of Arts in anthropology (focus: Zooarchaeology) and animal behavior from Indiana University, Bloomington. After graduation, she spent nearly a decade working as a science educator for various educational institutions in southern California, including the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the La Brea Tar Pits. During this time, Ashley also served as the assistant curator of paleontology at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, California. While with the “Alf,” she managed the fossil collection and participated in fieldwork including Late Cretaceous dinosaur excavations in the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah and Miocene mammal reconnaissance paleontology in the Mojave Desert's Rainbow Basin. Ashley relocated to Ohio where she worked as a naturalist for the Cleveland Metroparks reservation system before taking a position with the Cleveland Museum of Natural as the adult programs coordinator.  When Ashley is not educating the public in person, she is an active science communicator on social media. Ashley has presented several invited workshops on communicating science through social media at professional, scientific meetings, including the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology annual conferences. Her scientific research has focused on sauropod claw morphology and function and the evolution of birds from deposits at the La Brea Tar Pits.

Today we open up the 'The Day The Dinosaurs Died' crate. IF YOU BUY A CRATE FROM FOSSIL CRATES through the month of January 2024 use code 'Prehistoric Life' to get a free velociraptor claw Remember to follow me at Prehistoric_Life_Podcast on instagram and check out the website PrehistoricLifePodcast.com and on youtube @prehistoric life podcast and go check out fossil crates @⁠fossilcrates⁠ and www.fossilcrates.com and If you are interested in the DinosaurTrips dinosaurtrips.com

Today we open up a fossil crates box. In it is the ancient Rhinos: Coelodonta aka Woolly Rhinoceros. IF YOU BUY A CRATE FROM FOSSIL CRATES through the month of January 2024 use code 'Prehistoric Life' to get a free velociraptor claw Remember to follow me at Prehistoric_Life_Podcast on instagram and check out the website PrehistoricLifePodcast.com and on youtube @prehistoric life podcast and go check out fossil crates @⁠fossilcrates⁠ and www.fossilcrates.com and If you are interested in the DinosaurTrips dinosaurtrips.com

It's time for everybody's favorite game show…______________________Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids is back with its trimonthly game show: Animalia Fake! Every episode — with your host, Devon, and your announcers, Chet and Cap — there will be THREE rounds, each with FOUR outrageous animal facts, and ONE of those facts is so outrageous it's an Animalia Fake!Roar! Thump. Thump. What's that sound? They're prehistoric creatures! Prehistoric creatures were pretty cool and strange and we're still learning more about them; but which facts about them aren't true? Listen and find out! You can keep score at home on a paper, or download the scoresheet on the episode page.The riddle for the next episode is “Though I have a bad rap, I'm really quite sweet, I am far from ‘The Count', a flying mammal—indeed an amazing feat. Who am I?” You can send in your answers, questions, and episode suggestions to animals@kingdomanimaliapod.com and our website is at https://kingdomanimaliapod.com/kazpk. So what are you waiting for? Spot that Animalia Fake!Links:Official Episode Scoresheet | Read Transcript | Check Works Cited (After listening!)Until next time, keep learning the TRUTH about this amazing Kingdom: Animalia.Kingdom: Animalia - A Zoology Podcast for Kids is an animal podcast from Kingdom: Animalia Podcasts. You can support us on Patreon.

In today's episode, we are talking all things prehistory with Kristina Garner of Blossom and Root. From the big bang to early man, this curriculum has it all! Support The Podcast If you like what you hear, consider supporting the podcast: https://homeschooltogether.gumroad.com/l/support Consider Leaving Us A Review If you have a quick moment please consider leaving a review on iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homeschool-together-podcast/id1526685583 Show Notes Blossom and Root - https://blossomandroot.com/ Prehistory - https://blossomandroot.gumroad.com/l/msQvT Talking Book Seeds with Kristina Garner of Blossom and Root - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/279 Kristina Garner of Blossom and Root - https://homeschooltogether.fireside.fm/107 DK The Dinosaur Book - https://amzn.to/3XuuHia DK Dinosaur! - https://amzn.to/3QICFly DK Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life - https://amzn.to/3X9OIe3 Life: The First Four Billion Years - https://amzn.to/3WbT3fg Connect with us Website: http://www.homeschool-together.com/ Store: https://gumroad.com/homeschooltogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homeschooltogether Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/homeschooltogetherpodcast/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/homeschooltogetherpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/hs_together The Gameschool Co-Op: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gameschoolcoop/ Email: homeschooltogetherpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we react to Camp Cretaceous season 4 episode 2, remember to follow me on instagram @Prehistoric_Life_podcast

In this episode we react and listen to Jurassic park. It was totally epic making this. Remember to hold on to your butts and to follow me on instagram @Prehistoric_Life_podcast

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Saurornitholestes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Saurornitholestes-Episode-397/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Saurornitholestes, A dromaeosaurid that looked similar to Velociraptor with teeth that may have been used to preen its feathers..Some resources to help you find fossils:FOSSILS: A Guide to Prehistoric Life, a book with many helpful photos and descriptions, plus links to more resources.myFOSSIL, a website that's "building a community of amateur and professional paleontologists."The Fossil Forum can help you ID fossils.A PBS webpage listing where you can find fossils in each US state.Fossil Explorer, an app that covers fossil localities in England, Scotland, and Wales. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

on Sunday Morning Magazine: Dr. Nazir Ibrahim is a world-renowned paleontologist who teaches at the University of Detroit-Mercy, and leads expeditions to Africa's Sahara (and discovering a new dinosaur--spinosaurus). He's preparing for a new expedition scouting for a longer one in the fall. More discoveries are buried in that sand. Dr. Ibrahim is a natural and engaging teacher, and directs us to a couple of new dinosaur books: 1000 Facts about Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Prehistoric LIfe, and Weird but True! Dinosaurs. www.natgeokids.com/dinomania

How did prehistoric people in Britain view and understand the world around them? What did they smell, hear and see? Francis Pryor, one of Britain's leading archaeologists and the author of Scenes from Prehistoric Life, delves into the sensory world of our prehistoric ancestors. (Ad) Francis Pryor is the author of Scenes from Prehistoric Life: from the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans (Head of Zeus, 2021). Buy it now from Waterstones:https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fscenes-from-prehistoric-life%2Ffrancis-pryor%2F9781789544145 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Prehistoric Life we listen to Season 3 Episode 3 of Camp Cretaceous titled "Casa De Kenji". Remember to Follow me on Instagram @prehistoric_life_podacst

(image source: https://www.scified.com/topic/32736) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Dilophosaurus, the first dinosaur super-predator that got done real dirty by its single big movie appearance. From the Early Jurassic, this 19-foot theropod was so awesome that it didn't need any frills or poison spit; it could maim and brutalize with just grit alone! We salute you, Dilophosaurus, as one of the few dinosaurs who's real counterpart is cooler than the Hollywood version. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content here. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dinosaur book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here.  Thank you so much to Feedspot for including Paleo Bites on their Top 15 Podcasts on Prehistoric Life to listen to in 2021! 

Hey everyone! Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast! This podcast series will revolve around the world of Dinosaurs and Paleontology! Feel free to follow me on my Instagram as well to stay updated on my Prehistoric Journeys!

The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsidsLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700 Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdf Helicoprion’s tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/

The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsidsLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdfHelicoprion's tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/

The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsidsLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdfHelicoprion's tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/

The story of life continues with coverage of the Paleozoic Era (541 to 251.9 Million Years Ago). We trek through the different periods of this ancient age to uncover how animals, plants, and microorganisms evolved and coped with a continuously changing climate. Special topics include the Cambrian Explosion, the Ordovician Biodiversification Event, the Colonization of the Land, the Evolution of Tetrapods, and the horrors of the Permian Extinction Event. Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182868647096/episode-4-from-trilobites-to-therapsidsLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Cambrian Extinction Event: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature09700Possible link to volcanism for Ordovician Extinction Event: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/f/94/files/2014/05/young_etal_2009_final-28qe1mk.pdfHelicoprion's tooth whorl: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639784/

Bigfoot in North Carolina? Get your Bigfootology degree? Finding futon. Bigfoot tossed out of court. Ancient reptile washes up in Georgia? Science loses its brightest star. YouTube to crack down on conspiracy theorists. Book of the Week, Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life, by Miles Kelly.

Introduction Richard Saunders   0:06:30 An interview with Daniel Loxton Daniel joins us to chat about his new book, Plesiosaur Peril (Tales of Prehistoric Life). A group of plesiosaurs -- ocean-dwelling cousins of the dinosaurs -- keeps safe by swimming in a family pod. But then one baby plesiosaur swims too far from its mother and attracts the attention of something very large and very hungry, and the struggle for survival is on. A unique blend of digital artwork and landscape photography illustrates this thrilling encounter.   0:21:43 A Week in Science The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to bring science to people and people to science.   0:25:37 Dr Rachie Reports with Dr Rachael Dunlop Who are the "Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network"? Find out with Dr Rachie.   0:36:13 Maynard's Spooky Action...  Maynard takes Richard on a tour of a local record bar, just for fun!

This week Point of Inquiry welcomes Daniel Loxton, longtime Editor of Junior Skeptic, the 10-page kids' science section bound within Skeptic magazine, author and illustrator of the national award-winning kids' science book Evolution: How We and All Living Beings Came to Be, and a series of illustrated books subtitled Tales of Prehistoric Life. Loxton has published two major essays on skeptical activism; "Where Do We Go From Here?" in 2007, dealing with the focus and direction of the new generation of skepticism, and which helped to inspire the SkeptiCamp community organized conferences on scientific skepticism; and "What Do I Do Next?" in 2009, providing ideas and suggestions for individual involvement in the skepticism movement. Recently, Loxton, along with co-author Donald R. Prothero, has written an entertaining, educational and definitive text on cryptids, presenting the arguments both for and against their existence. Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids systematically challenges the pseudoscience that perpetuates these myths, and examines the nature of the science and pseudoscience within cryptozoology. 

This week Derek presents double Dino-related goodness! First off he has a discussion with Tyler Keillor, a Fossil Laboratory Fossil preparator and Paleoartist. Then Daniel Loxton, of Jr. Skeptic, joins in to talk about his newest book, "Pterosaur Trouble", the next installment in the 'Kids Can Press' line of "Tales of Prehistoric Life" books.

Binghamton archaeologists uncover new clues, theories of prehistoric life