Between a Rock and a Research Place (Paleontology Part 1)

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Not Another Science Podcast

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Not Another Science Podcast is brought to you by Edinburgh University Science Media, or EUSci. Join our hosts Erin Howat and Emily Robertshaw-McFarlane as they talk to scientists about all the fascinating research and projects happening around Scotland. Intrigued by sourdough? Passionate about climate change? Love to keep it science? Then this is the show for you. Podcast logo by Apple Chew and episode art by Elizabeth Carmichael. Get in touch at eusci.podcast@gmail.com, @euscimedia on instagram, or head to eusci.org.uk for recent issues of our magazine.

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Between a Rock and a Research Place (Paleontology Part 1)

Not Another Science Podcast

33 minutes 50 seconds

1 year ago

Between a Rock and a Research Place (Paleontology Part 1)

What did the very first animals look like? Pretty weird, apparently. PhD student Ruaridh Alexander is studying the fossils of the earliest animals to understand how they evolved on the cusp of the Cambrian explosion, a period over 500 million years ago where the diversity of animal life suddenly skyrocketed.

Ruaridh tells us about the average day on a dig in the desert finding fossils, how you go about classifying a new species, and what these incredibly ancient rocks can tell us about life on Earth through the ages. You can keep up with Ruaridh's work on Twitter @RuaridhAlexande

Keep an eye out in the next week for the second part of our paleontology parade as we delve deeper into the world of dinosaurs for our season finale.

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