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Palaeo After Dark

James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve

A group of scientists have biweekly informal discussions about evolutionary biology and palaeontology... over beer.

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01:22:02

Podcast 263 - In the Presence of ALAN

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/07/02

The gang discusses two papers that look at the impact of humans on bird populations. The first paper looks at the history of a condor nesting site in the Andes, and the second paper looks at the impact of artificial light on the circadian rhythms of urban bird populations. Meanwhile, James is highly engaged, Curt tries to sell some property, Amanda finds something slightly more horrifying, and everyone is in the presence of ALAN. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends look at how people have

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01:19:52

Podcast 262 - Take It To The Mat

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/06/18

The gang discusses two papers that study the paleoecology of the Ediacaran fauna. The first paper looks at environmental information that can be gleaned from the microbial mats these organisms lived on, and the second paper studies how different Ediacaran fossils are distributed on this microbial mat. Meanwhile, James is having a week, Curt is unsure about chips, and Amanda is comfortable being very on brand. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends look at two papers that study some very old

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01:31:55

Podcast 261 - Bad Coping Strategies

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/06/04

The gang discusses two papers about inferring life habit and ecology from extinct animals. The first paper summarizes the data for ichthyosaur birth to see if they really do preferentially come out tail first, and the second paper investigates a fossil that could complicate the narrative for the origins of a European sabretooth cat group. Meanwhile, James has opinions about browsers, Amanda is camouflaged, Curt needs a drink, and everyone is surprised by a paper for the first time in a long time.

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01:09:30

Podcast 260 - Making Due With What You Have

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/05/21

The gang discusses two functional morphology papers. The first paper looks at eye placement and skull morphology in Thylacosmilus and the second paper looks at the ungals of maniraptoran theropods. Meanwhile, James has milk filled “vegan” food, Amanda is replaced by alternate universe goatee Amanda, and Curt looks to rebrand. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends talk about two papers that look at animals who have very strange parts and how they may or may not have used those parts. The

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01:15:39

Podcast 259 - Niche Evolution or Conservatism

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/05/07

The gang discusses two papers that look at patterns of niche conservatism or niche evolution in the fossil record. The first paper looks at the pollen records of trees in Portugal to test if changing climate can explain modern tree distributions, and the second paper looks at the impact of Late Devonian extinction pulses/invasions on brachiopod communities. Meanwhile, Curt summarizes the podcast, James has brachiopod facts, and Amanda cannot control her cats. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our

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01:03:15

Podcast 258 - Problematica or Not?

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/04/23

The gang discusses two papers that look at some Cambrian problematic fossils and find new clues that allow us to determine what groups they might belong to. One paper finds new evidence that some of these tube fossils in the Cambrian may be cnidarians and the other paper identifies potential gastropod radula in Cambrian rocks with adaptations for grazing. Meanwhile, James is not at all tired, Amanda will totally clean out her garage, and Curt is in the loop about what is going on. Up-Goer Five

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01:18:26

Podcast 257 - Slow Fliers

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/04/09

The gang discusses two papers that use morphometric studies to investigate patterns of ecomorphy in the fossil record. Specifically, they look at two papers that investigate how morphology in sloths and pterosaurs changes over time, and how well these changes map onto changes in body size and ecological shifts. Meanwhile, Amanda could be dean, Curt has opinions on figures, and James provides butchery advice. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends talk about two papers that look at how things

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01:13:06

Podcast 256 - The Podcast Is Coming From Inside The...

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/03/26

The gang discusses two papers that look at the body size of ancient animals. The first paper uses new metrics to estimate the size of the ancient fish Dunkleosteus, and the second paper looks at the various ways that theropod dinosaurs can get big or small. Meanwhile, Amanda is 10 minutes away from being taken to Oz, Curt invents a new adaptation, James figures out perpetual energy, and everyone is forced to record over a conference call. Up-Goer Five (Amanda Edition): Today our friends talk

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01:58:17

Podcast 255 - Wait How Long Have We Been Doing This?

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/03/12

The gang celebrates their 10 year anniversary by talking about two papers on the same topic that are 10 years apart. Both papers take a critical look at how we define the “big five” mass extinctions and what this term means. Meanwhile, everyone waxes philosophical for the last 20 minutes, discussing how things have changed in our lives since we started this weird show. Thanks for listening! Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that were written ten years from each other

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01:29:55

Podcast 254 - Forking Trilobites

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/02/26

The gang discusses two papers about trilobite evolution and morphology. The first paper looks at disparity and taxonomic trends of trilobites across the Devonian, and the second paper looks at the unique tridents of Walliserops. Meanwhile, Amanda makes a choice, James does some unique functional morphology, and Curt critiques tilapia. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends talk about two papers that look at small hard animals that live in the water and some of them can roll into a ball. The

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01:32:54

Podcast 253 - Moving Out

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/02/12

The gang discusses two papers that look at how species respond to climate change. The first paper uses models to study how bird migration patterns may have changed over the last 800,000 years, and the second paper looks at how blooming times for plants in the UK have changed over the last 300 years. Meanwhile, James and Amanda prepare for a trip (2 months ago), and Curt is left a little confused. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that look at how living things can

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01:08:37

Podcast 252 - It's A Live (Birth)

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/01/29

The gang discusses two papers that look at live birth in squamates. The first paper is fossil evidence of live birth in an ancient snake species, and the second paper looks at the evolutionary pressures that might drive some lizards towards live birth. Meanwhile, James has advice for reptiles, Curt celebrates a belated “spooky season”, Amanda continues to have extreme face blindness, and we are all haunted by a corrupted PDF. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about animals that have

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02:20:56

Podcast 251c - D&D Part 3 - Hearts and Minds

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/01/15

After meeting the denizens of this vast contraption and escaping the tight and claustrophobic engine our heroes have nowhere to go but up. Will they meet the master of this grand device and bring its movements to an end or fall foul to some unfortunate fate on the way? Join Bepo the Bard (James), Bix the Druid (Aly), Gregg the Ranger (Curtis) and Kinross the Wizard (Amanda) for the conclusion to their adventure. "Skye Cuillin", “Moonlight Hall”, “The Pyre”, “The Snow Queen”, “Mystic Force”,

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02:04:04

Podcast 251b - D&D Part 2 - Deep within the Machine

Palaeo After Dark ·

2023/01/01

After managing a precarious ascent up a magical clockwork limb we rejoin our heroes Bepo the Bard (James), Bix the Druid (Aly), Gregg the Ranger (Curtis) and Kinross the Wizard (Amanda) in the next stage of their journey to bring the roaming fortress to a halt. "Skye Cuillin", “Mystic Force”, “Malicious”, “Scheming Weasel slower”, “Holiday Weasel”, “Krampus Workshop”, “Sneaky Snitch”, “Magic Escape Room”, “Volatile Reaction”, “Darkling” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative

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03:33:00

Podcast 251a - D&D Part 1 - In the Footsteps of Giants

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/12/18

Dispatched to pursue a giant roaming monolith laying waste wherever it walks join our heroes Bepo the Bard (James), Bix the Druid (Aly), Gregg the Ranger (Curtis) and Kinroth the Wizard (Amanda) as they set out to bring a halt to this lumbering gargantuan structure's meandering path of destruction in a story orchestrated and told by our visiting Dungeon Master (Antony). "Skye Cuillin", “Lord of the Land”, “Mountain Emperor”, “Black Vortex”, “Evening of Chaos” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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01:16:01

Podcast 250 - Penguin Death Land 2; Death Harder

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/12/04

The gang goes back to their favorite hypothetical deathtrap amusement park, Penguin Deathland. They discuss two papers that look at the taphonomy of penguin fossil deposits and what they can tell us about ancient environments and the processes that can break down bone. Meanwhile, James loves old movie cliches, Amanda upsets the natural order, and Curt enjoys totally real colors. Up-Goer Five (Amanda): Today our friends talk about animals with no hair that usually can fly but these can't fly

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01:23:10

Podcast 249 - The Fishiest Podcast

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/11/20

The gang discusses two papers from a new locality of early fishes that give a lot of new insights into fish evolution. Meanwhile, Curt loves new Discord features, James shares some fun stories, and Amanda know how best/worst to keep everyone on track. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends look at two papers from a group of papers that just came out about a place where you can get really good parts from very very old things that live in the water and have hard parts on the inside and would be

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01:01:31

Podcast 248 - Chucky D Facts

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/11/06

The gang discusses two papers that look at two papers that discuss the origin and evolution of a sessile filter feeding life habit. The first paper discusses how a new tommotiid fossil helps us better understand lophophorate evolution, and the second paper looks at the genetic pathways that barnacles and molluscs use to generate their shells. Meanwhile, James makes a sound, Amanda gets a surprise, and Curt shares totally real facts. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends look at how animals

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02:30:17

Podcast 247 - GSA 2022 Denver Meeting

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/10/23

James, Curt, Carlie, and Brendan talk about the 2022 Geological Society of America Meeting in Denver.

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01:10:13

Podcast 246 - Fossil Record of Parental Care

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/10/09

The gang talks about two papers that look at evidence of parental care in the fossil record, in early synapsids and in insects. Meanwhile, Amanda is going to have an island, Curt is trying not to die, and James has some unique alternative interpretations to explain these fossils. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that look at moms and dads from a long long time ago. Not all animals have moms and dads that stick around or do anything to keep the babies from not getting

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