fossil discoveries

Explore "fossil discoveries" with insightful episodes like "Animal Enigmas: Uncovering the mysteries of the animal kingdom", "What Lies Beneath", "Animal Enigmas", "Selects: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs" and "The Weird World of Prehistoric Transylvania" from podcasts like ""TED Radio Hour", "TED Radio Hour", "TED Radio Hour", "Stuff You Should Know" and "Stuff To Blow Your Mind"" and more!

Episodes (6)

Animal Enigmas: Uncovering the mysteries of the animal kingdom

Original broadcast date: July 14, 2023. From the bugs in our backyards to prehistoric reptiles, animal biology and behavior are full of puzzles and conundrums. On this episode, we hear from experts solving the mysteries of the animal kingdom. Guests include paleontologist Dean Lomax, biochemical engineer Saad Bhamla, herpetologist Gowri Shankar and conservation biologist Patrícia Medici.

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What Lies Beneath

Original broadcast date: March 11, 2022. From our planet's underwater caves to its ancient soils, there are entire worlds right beneath our feet. This hour, we explore the subterranean forces that shape our lives above the ground. Guests include cave diver Jill Heinerth, death care advocate Katrina Spade, soil scientist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, and paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim.

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Animal Enigmas

From the bugs in our backyards to prehistoric reptiles, animal biology and behavior are full of puzzles and conundrums. On this episode, we hear from experts solving the mysteries of the animal kingdom. Guests include paleontologist Dean Lomax, biochemical engineer Saad Bhamla, herpetologist Gowri Shankar and conservation biologist Patrícia Medici.

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enJuly 14, 2023

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Selects: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs

Almost everything you know about pterosaurs is wrong. They weren't birds, they weren't flying dinosaurs and they weren't all pterodactyls. Which makes this classic episode a great one for you to learn some new and amazing stuff about terrifying prehistoric beasts!

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Stuff You Should Know

enJune 03, 2023

The Weird World of Prehistoric Transylvania

This episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind takes listeners to Transylvania, where a rogue baron made important early strides in the field of paleobiology and where, during the Late Cretaceous period, giant pterosaur dubbed “Dracula” feasted on pony-sized dwarf sauropods.

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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

enAugust 14, 2019

Fossil Action Scenes: Dino Birth and Prehistoric Combat

Fossilized remains provide exciting insight into the biology and behavior of prehistoric beasts, but sometimes the fossil record gives us even more -- a bonafide action scene! In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explain fossilization and discuss examples of birth, mating behavior and deadly dinosaur-on-dinosaur combat written in the rocks.

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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

enApril 18, 2017

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Episodes (6)

Animal Enigmas: Uncovering the mysteries of the animal kingdom

What Lies Beneath

Animal Enigmas

Selects: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs

The Weird World of Prehistoric Transylvania

Fossil Action Scenes: Dino Birth and Prehistoric Combat