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EPISODE · May 8, 2024 · 33 MIN

S3: Fossil hunting and managing Antarctic mud, with the Seymour Island expedition team

from Iceworld · host British Antarctic Survey

Featuring ammonites shaped like giant paperclips, curry cooking in the field, and emergency mud liquidation techniques - this team of fossil hunters are fresh off their expedition to Antarctica's Seymour Island. Led by Dr Rowan Whittle from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), they want to understand how life on the Antarctic sea floor evolved over the last 100 million years.Host Nadia Frontier chats to Rowan about leading her first major Antarctic expedition, along with team members Dr James Witts from the Natural History Museum, BAS paleobiologist Dr Saurav Dutta, and Field Guide Sam Hunt. Iceworld is presented by marine biologist Nadia Frontier, produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

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