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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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01:20:37

Podcast 245 - The Fishopodcast

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/09/25

The gang discusses two papers that look at the complicated path tetrapods took to getting on land. The first paper looks at a more derived stem tetrapod that went back into the water, and the second paper uses trace fossils to investigate the foodweb of a community dominated by some early tetrapods. Meanwhile, Amanda has a friend over, James knows how to be silent, and Curt teaches everyone that things continue to exist even when we don’t see them. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk

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01:40:08

Podcast 244 - What is This Clade's Time to Mammal?

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/09/11

The gang discusses two papers that look at the evolutionary changes occurring in early synapsids. The first paper suggests that some synapsids may have evolved a mammal-like walking gate and respiration earlier than we expected, and the other paper uses the inner ear of synapsids to infer body temperature. Meanwhile, James is adapting to a new environment, Amanda drinks some “tea”, and Curt gives acronym advice. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that look at animals

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01:31:07

Podcast 243 - Giving Amanda New Phobias

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/08/28

The gang discusses two papers that look at the ecological impacts of major extinction events. The first paper looks at the ecological stability of marine communities before and after two mass extinction events, the late Ordovician and the end Permian. The second paper simulates an extinction event on modern bird populations to determine if this would most strongly impact functional diversity or phylogenetic diversity. Meanwhile, Amanda learns about something new to worry about, James shares dubious

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01:01:29

Podcast 242 - CT Scan Your Blood Starved Beasts

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/08/14

The gang discusses two papers that analyze exceptional fossils using CT scanning. The first paper looks at an exceptionally preserved vampire squid, and the second paper looks at an exceptionally preserved early mammal. Meanwhile, Amanda follows medical advice, James is a consummate professional, and Curt learns about coleoids in real-time. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends look at two papers that use an important way of looking at things through hard stuff to try and figure out what a lot

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01:02:46

Podcast 241 - The Shark and the Whale

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/07/31

The gang discusses two papers that look at what past sharks might have eaten. The first paper uses nitrogen isotopes to determine the trophic level of species belonging to the extinct shark genus Otodus, and the second paper shows evidence of predation/scavenging of sperm whales by sharks in the late Miocene. Meanwhile, James has a couch to burn, Curt proposes an experiment to find the best animal, Amanda becomes shark Nietzsche. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends look at two papers that

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01:11:09

Podcast 240 - Chibi Gar

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/07/17

The gang discusses two papers that look at the impact of the end Cretaceous mass extinction. The first paper looks at ecomorphospace changes in mosasaur communities prior to the extinction event, and the second paper discusses the importance of a large freshwater gar which lived through the recovery. Meanwhile, James has some new and interesting ecological theories, Curt is simpatico with his recording equipment, and Amanda acts as our resident “fish” expert. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition):

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01:20:30

Podcast 239 - Up To Date Memes

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/07/03

The gang discusses two papers that look at how combining fossil and modern data can affect our understanding of evolution. The first paper looks at studying primate biogeography, and the second paper studies how human interactions have affected dog morphology and disparity. Meanwhile, James finds a song he likes, Amanda could use some skin, and Curt appreciates how timely we’ve always been. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends look at two papers that show how using stuff from today and stuff

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01:23:36

Podcast 238 - Plants With Strong Goku Energy

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/06/19

The gang discusses two papers that look at the co-evolution of plants and herbivores. The first paper finds the earliest evidence of a unique type of insect herbivory in the fossil record, and the second looks at the evolutionary impact of the extinction of large herbivores on palm trees. Meanwhile, Curt recovers from COVID round 2, Amanda is a static character, and James finds that getting what he wants is almost worse than not getting it at all. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk

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01:11:49

Podcast 237 - Day Walkers

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/06/05

The gang discusses two papers which use morphology to infer behavior in the fossil record. The first paper looks at the origins of the “killer whale” type morphology in fossil cetaceans, and the second paper describes the earliest example of a diurnal owl in the fossil record. Meanwhile, James proposes an unconventional workforce, Curt imagines the sea mammal revolution, and Amanda cuts the crap… out of her basement. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that look at how

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01:12:44

Podcast 236 - Paint By Melanosome

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/05/22

The gang discusses two papers that show examples of exceptional preservation. The first paper looks at melanosome patterns in pterosaur barbules, and the second paper looks at a pathway for exceptional preservation in fossil spiders. Meanwhile, Curt (and his audio apparently) recover from COVID, James shares a story about renting, and Amanda tries to pronounce French. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that look at animal parts that have held up really well for

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01:32:51

Podcast 235 - Not Easy Being Ceratopsian

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/05/08

The gang discusses two papers that look at the function of the ceratopsian frill. One paper looks at forensic evidence to understand the cause of an injury, and the other paper looks for clues to the adaptive origins of the Protoceratops frill. Meanwhile, Curt ruins the Muppets, James counts our cancellations, and Amanda is being silenced… by Discord. EDITOR’S NOTE: To head off any discussions about food science crimes committed by this podcast, we have been made aware by reviewers of an early

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01:28:09

Podcast 234 - Cool Trackway Bro

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/04/24

The gang discusses two papers which discuss the fascinating information which can be gleaned from studying fossil trackways, particularly the taphonomy of fossil trackways. The first paper looks at how enigmatic elongate tracks may have formed, and the second paper uses tracks to infer paleo topology. Meanwhile, James is a latchkey kid, Amanda opens up the wrong folder, and Curt would like you to know that the joke is over now. Up-Goer Five (Amanda Edition): Today our friends look at two papers

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01:51:14

Podcast 233 - Croc Reply Guys

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/04/10

The gang discusses two sets of papers about how we study crocodylomorphs, with each of these topics being replies to previous studies. The first paper looks at the importance of total evidence approaches in determining the evolutionary placement of fossil pseudosuchians, and the second set of papers discusses the potential biases and issues associated with how we handle body size data in evolutionary studies. Meanwhile, Curt goes Camus, Amanda has some bizarre funeral plans, and James continues to

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03:18:09

Podcast 232 - Obligatory Dinosaur Podcast 2: Dino Harder

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/03/27

The gang discusses two taxonomy papers about dinosaurs, fulfilling their contractual obligation to produce one dinosaur-centric podcast every 8 to 10 years. The first paper finds strong evidence to support the validity of Torosaurus as a genus separate from Triceratops and is quite cool. The second paper is that awful T-rex paper from about a month ago. Meanwhile, Curt remembers too much, Amanda enjoys self-righteous fury, James goes too far, and we all get way too drunk and rambley for our own

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01:39:27

Podcast 231 - Disappointing Birthday

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/03/13

The gang celebrates their 9th podcast birthday with a discussion on evolutionary rates. The first paper looks at how rates of body size evolution vary across lepidosaur lineages, and the second paper looks at how biotic and abiotic factors control freshwater gastropod diversification. Meanwhile, James finds a murder basement, Amanda has a unique diet, and Curt remembers. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that look at how and why animals change over time, and how those

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01:53:36

Podcast 230 - A Rambling Time

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/02/27

The gang discusses two papers that look at topics in biogeography. The first paper reviews the concepts of cradles and museums (and whether we should retire those concepts), and the second paper explores traditionally defined Devonian bioregions. Also, the gang uses the broad topics from both of these papers to talk about a lot of tangentially related topics. Meanwhile, James has strong opinions about what is edible, Curt disagrees, and Amanda remains painfully neutral throughout. Up-Goer Five

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01:34:56

Podcast 229 - Non-Fishable Tetrapods

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/02/13

The gang discusses two papers that explore the functional morphology of ancient groups. The first paper looks at soft tissue in ammonites which can be used to infer locomotion, and the second paper looks at how functional morphology changed as tetrapods transitioned from marine to terrestrial environments. Meanwhile, James explores the evolution of baked goods, Curt develops a new business plan, and Amanda dreams of Tiktaalik. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers that

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01:14:48

Podcast 228 - Clubbed in the Eye

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/01/30

The gang discusses two papers that look at unique morphological features of fossil animals. The first paper looks at a new Ankylosauria species that complicates our understanding of the group’s evolution, and the second paper investigates the structure of the trilobite schizochoral eye. Meanwhile, James endures formatting, Amanda starts her new religion, and Curt finds the puns no one else sees. Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): Our friends talk about two papers where we can see cool parts of animals

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02:56:03

Podcast 227c - The Priest and the Peddler Part 2

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/01/16

The gang celebrates the end of the year by taking another break to play Fiasco, a crime/noir storytelling game by Bully Pit Games. What was that you were saying? Oh, no, I am sorry, sir; I do not accept returns. All sales are final! Well it seems you must not have been using the sacred artifact properly, then! All of my wares are completely authentic. I can assure you of that! Look, I simply do not have any time to argue with you about this. I am a very busy man and I need to organize a trip

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03:09:17

Podcast 227b - The Priest and the Peddler Part 1

Palaeo After Dark ·

2022/01/02

The gang celebrates the end of the year by taking another break to play Fiasco, a crime/noir storytelling game by Bully Pit Games. Have you heard about Father Valentine? Strange things happening in that church, I heard. Did you know he recently hired a mercenary? For what? An armed guard? I heard from a friend, who heard from a friend, that the father has some secret plans he doesn’t want us to know about. Anyways, I have a lovely item for sale today that I think would be perfect for you; a

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