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Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier

Fossil Huntress

Geeky Goodness from the Fossil Huntress. If you love palaeontology, you"ll love this stream. Dinosaurs, trilobites, ammonites — you"ll find them all here. It"s dead sexy science for your ears. Want all the links? Head on over to Fossil Huntress HQ at www.fossilhuntress.com

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00:07:09

What Killed the Dinosaurs?

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2026/04/09

Today on the show, we travel back in time to the Late Cretaceous, some 66 million years ago, when death fell from the sky.

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00:07:57

Ammonoids & Conodonts: Triassic Exposures of Nevada

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2026/04/09

Step into the sunbaked folds of West Union Canyon, just beyond Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada, and you are quite literally walking along one of North America’s most important geological fault lines in time—the elusive boundary between the Carnian and Norian stages of the Late Triassic.Here, the Upper Triassic Luning Formation—specifically the Early Norian Kerri Zone—reveals itself in a series of beautifully exposed beds, each one a page in a story written some 220 million years ago. This is

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00:03:25

Descendants of the Cambrian: Sea Anemones

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2026/04/08

At first glance, anemones look like soft blossoms anchored to rock, their tentacles swaying with the tide. But look a little closer and you’ll see a skilled predator at work. Each of those delicate arms is armed with nematocysts—microscopic, harpoon-like cells loaded with venom—ready to stun passing prey in a split second.Sea anemones belong to the class Anthozoa, making them close relatives of corals and jellyfish. Unlike jellyfish, though, they’ve traded a life of drifting for one firmly planted

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00:06:44

Hawai'i: Islands Born of Fire

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/09/27

Long, long ago—millions of years before you or me, before the canoes of the Polynesian voyagers, before the first birds ever touched these shores—there was only ocean. A vast blue desert stretching farther than the eye could see. But beneath that endless water, far below the waves, the Earth was stirring.Deep inside our planet lies a restless heart, a molten engine. It churns and pulses, and sometimes, it leaks upward through the skin of the world. In one special place beneath the Pacific Plate, a

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00:06:22

Dinosaurs, Ammonites, Trilobites: What is Paleontology

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/04/22

Join in the exploration of the fascinating science of paleontology — that lens that examines ancient animals, plants & ecosystems from wee single-celled organisms to big & mighty dinosaurs.

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00:07:17

Stone, Bone & Water: Cretaceous Capilano Fossil Field...

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/04/12

Cretaceous Capilano Fossil Field Trip — From downtown Vancouver, drive north through Stanley Park and over the Lion’s Gate Bridge. Take the North Vancouver exit toward the ferries. Turn right onto Taylor Way and then right again at Clyde Avenue. Look for the Park Royal Hotel. Park anywhere along Clyde Avenue.From Clyde Avenue walk down the path to your left towards the Capilano River. Watch the water level and tread cautiously as it can be slippery if there has been any recent rain. Look for beds of

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00:11:10

Woolly Mammoths: Trumpeting Through the Tundra

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/04/07

Woolly Mammoths – Picture a towering, shaggy titan lumbering across a frozen expanse, as winds howl through its dense, draping fur. This is the Woolly Mammoth—an Ice Age icon that could stand up to 11 feet tall, placing it nose-to-nose with a modern African elephant and utterly dwarfing most other terrestrial creatures of its time. Just imagining the primal force of such a beast stirs excitement, as they stomped across the tundra in herds, trumpeting through the bitter winds and surviving on a

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00:08:12

Theropods of a Feather: Living Dinosaurs, the Birds

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/04/01

Welcome to the Fossil Huntress Podcast. Today on the show we’re talking about living dinosaurs—our avian friends, the birds. From the tiniest hummingbird to the towering ostrich, these feathered creatures carry the legacy of the mighty theropods, bridging millions of years of evolution in their lightweight skeletons and high-powered hearts. So join me as we explore both the link between the sweet little chirpers you see in your yard and impressive predators like T. Rex and Velociraptor.For more like

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00:18:28

Devonian Fossils from Miguasha on the Gaspé Peninsula

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/03/30

Today on the show, we'll explore the first fossil finds from Miguasha Provincial Park, a protected area near Carleton-sur-Mer on the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec in Canada, from the mid-1800s. Miguasha is known for its exceptional preservation of Late Devonian (370 million years ago) fossil fish, including lobe-finned fish that played a crucial role in the transition of vertebrates from water to land. The park's cliffs contain fossils of various fish groups, including Agnathans (jawless

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00:08:18

The Burgess Shale – A Window into Deep Time

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/03/28

Welcome to the Fossil Huntress Podcast. Today, we're taking a journey half a billion years back in time to one of the most extraordinary fossil sites on the planet — the Burgess Shale — nestled high in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.So close your eyes and fly with me up to the top of North America, find Canada’s far western shores then head east. If you were driving from Vancouver to Burgess in Yoho National park the trip takes about 9 hours. But as we are flying, we arrive rather

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00:09:42

King of the Trilobites: The Discovery of Isotelus rex

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/03/27

Today we’re setting sail—back in time—to meet the king of the trilobites: Isotelus rex, the largest complete trilobite ever discovered.Now, I know trilobites are often tiny—beautiful, delicate little creatures. But this one? This one was a behemoth. Over 70 centimeters long, with a thick armored body and wide paddle-shaped tail, Isotelus rex was the apex of its kind, scuttling across the seafloor of a vast inland sea that once covered much of what we now call Canada.But the fossil didn’t just

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00:11:00

Time Travelers in Stone: What Are Trilobites?

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/03/26

Welcome to The Fossil Huntress Podcast—your window into the deep time of ancient oceans, lost worlds, and beautiful traces left behind. I'm your host, Heidi Henderson, coming to you from the rain-kissed coastline of British Columbia on Canada's far western shores.Today on the show, we’re diving into one of the most iconic fossils of all time: trilobites—those segmented, alien-looking creatures that once ruled our ancient seas.So grab a cup of something warm, cozy up, and let’s take a

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00:05:13

The Bone Wars: Cope & Marsh

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/03/25

Welcome back to the Fossil Huntress Podcast, the show where we dig into the dirt—literally—to uncover the most fascinating stories from Earth’s deep past. Here you'll find ammonites, trilobites, dinosaurs and more!I’m Heidi Henderson, the Fossil Huntress, your host, and today… we’re diving into one of the most epic rivalries in science history.It’s got fossils. It’s got sabotage. It’s got exploding railcars and a whole lot of dinosaur bones.It was one of the most famous of all paleo feuds we

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00:04:40

What is Paleontology & What is a Fossil?

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/03/24

Welcome to the Fossil Huntress Podcast, the podcast where we dig into the past—literally! Join in the exploration of the fascinating science of palaeontology — that lens that examines ancient animals, plants & ecosystems from wee single-celled organisms to big & mighty dinosaurs.Learn about the interwoven disciplines of natural history, ecology, geology, conservation & stewardship of our world. Today, we’re talking about paleontology—what it is, what paleontologists actually do, and what exactly

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00:30:41

The Evolution of Evolution

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2025/01/06

On today's show, you'll hear about a paper delivered on a chilly December evening in 1857 by Philip Sclater that hugely inspired Alfred Wallace and eventually led to the publication of the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.Both Sclater and Wallace were extraordinary in their own right. Both were passionate about natural history, keen observers of our natural world, world travellers and gracious in their gifts to the world. Season Eleven, Episode 106

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00:08:09

15th BCPA Symposium with Kirk Johnson

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2024/05/05

In this episode you’ll learn the dates, location and exciting line up of speakers at the 15th BCPA Symposium

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00:07:42

2024 Fossil Lecture Series & British Columbia’s New...

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2024/03/21

In this episode you'll hear about some wonderful free Zoom Fossil Talks coming up in March and May 2024. There is no need to register. You can head on over to www.fossiltalksandfieldtrips.com note the talk dates and times. The link will be shared live on the site on the day of the talk. Upcoming Free Zoom Lectures: Sun, March 24, 2024, 2PM PST — Dan Bowen — Struck by Lightning: The Mary Anning Story Learn about the history of Mary Anning from Dan Bowen, Chair of the Vancouver Island

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00:51:07

Dr. Victoria Arbour — Royal BC Museum Fieldwork at...

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2023/11/19

Victoria is a vertebrate palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist and is the leading expert on the palaeobiology of the armoured dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs. She has named several new species of ankylosaurs, studied how they used and evolved their charismatic armour and weaponry, and investigated how their biogeography was shaped by dispersals between Asia and North America.British Columbia has a rich fossil record spanning over 500 million years of the history of life on Earth. Victoria’s

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00:11:53

Vancouver Island Mosasaur

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2023/05/30

Vancouver Island holds many wonderful fossils and incredible folk excited to explore them. The Dove Creek Mosasaur, which includes the teeth and lower jawbone of a large marine reptile was discovered by Rick Ross of the Vancouver Island Palaeontological Society, during the construction of the Inland Highway, near the Dove Creek intersection on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Mosasaurs had a hinged jaw that allowed them to swallow prey larger than themselves. They evolved special pterygoid teeth

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00:06:53

A Taste for Studies: Tortoise Urine, Armadillos,...

Fossil Huntress — Palaeo Sommelier ·

2023/03/26

A Taste for Studies: Tortoise Urine, Armadillos, Fried Tarantula & Goat Eyeballs While eating study specimens is not in vogue today, it was once common practice for researchers in the 1700-1880s. Charles Darwin belonged to a club dedicated to tasting exotic meats, and in his first book wrote almost three times as much about dishes like armadillo and tortoise urine than he did on the biogeography of his Galapagos finches. One of the most famously strange scientific meals occurred on January 13,

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