Dragon Tongues

Episodes

1. 7

   Episode 7: Marrella splendens

   Season 2: Enigmas; Episode 7: Marrella splendens; In paleontology, there is a word for fossil sites that seem to defy the laws of chance and nature: lagerstätten. This is the story of the most famous of the lagerstätte, a site only recognized for what it truly was decades after its discovery.…

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   Aug 30, 2014

   16m
2. 8

   Mini-episode 2: Barinasuchus arveloi

   Mini-episode 2: Barinasuchus arveloi This episode topic was chosen by Mathieu Dechalain. The pseudosuchians ruled before the dinosaurs, but they didn't just disappear after the end-Triassic extinction event. This is the abridged story of the rest of their history, and how they adapted to life...

   Aug 3, 2014

   13m
3. 6

   Episode 6: Megalosaurus bucklandii

   Season 2: Enigmas; Episode 6: Megalosaurus bucklandii We take a lot for granted, including what we think we know about the world. Even the most familiar of prehistoric animals was once interpreted completely differently, and there is no telling if it won't change again. This is a story about the...

   Jul 1, 2014

   18m
4. 6

   Mini-episode 1: Tyrannosaurus rex, Part 2

   Mini-episode 1: Tyrannosaurus rex, Part 2; Everyone knows T. rex. Everyone loves T. rex. But why? This is how our favourite prehistoric celebrity rose to fame, and how our view of dinosaur paleontology has changed in the last century. Like the podcast? Contribute to my Patreon campaign! Find my...

   Jun 5, 2014

   8m
5. 5

   Episode 5: Tyrannosaurus rex, Part 1

   Season 1: Dynasties; Episode 5: Tyrannosaurus rex, Part 1; There have been many dynasties, but there is only one true king. But even kings start small. And even kings must die. The first part of a two-part season finale. Like the podcast? Donate to my Patreon campaign! Find my blog here. Find my...

   May 13, 2014

   17m
6. 4

   Episode 4: Arthropleura armata

   Season 1: Dynasties; Episode 4: Arthropleura armata; Humans have a troubled relationship with bugs. To be perfectly blunt, we don't like them very much at all. But at least they're small — easily crushed, swatted, and flicked away. This wasn't always the case. When the right conditions presented...

   Apr 6, 2014

   18m
7. 3

   Episode 3: Shuvosaurus inexpectatus

   Season 1: Dynasties; Episode 3: Shuvosaurus inexpectatus; Dinosaurs ruled the world for over 150 million years, but this doesn't mean they were the only ones vying for the throne. When a kingdom is passed to a new family, only one family member can be king — and dinosaurs had an older sibling.…

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   Mar 7, 2014

   19m
8. 2

   Episode 2: Charnia masoni

   Season 1: Dynasties; Episode 2: Charnia masoni; One of the greatest mysteries of paleontology is centred around one of the simplest organisms ever to inhabit our planet, a member of an ancient dynasty that ruled a world we can only begin to imagine.

   Feb 3, 2014

   12m
9. 1

   Episode 1: C. Megalodon

   Season 1: Dynasties Episode 1: C. Megalodon A brief introduction, and then on to the fearsome mega-toothed shark — and how it changed paleontology forever.

   Jan 8, 2014

   13m