02/21/2024
Ep #71 From Fins to Fingers and the Triumph of Our Fishapod Ancestors with Ted Daeschler
Ray and Dave discuss the evolution of tetrapods and finding their 'fishapod' ancestor's fossils in the high Arctic and Antarctica with paleontologist Ted Daeschler.
Ep 71 Paleo Nerds with Ted Daeschler
LINKS
Ted Daeschler on Colbert
Famed 20th Century Paleontologist Alfred Romer
Hynerpeton shoulder blade from the Red Hill
A “Stem” Tetrapod.. not quite an amphibian yet
Those old Agnathans, 530 million year jawless fish
Tiktaalik, the find of the century!
Another amphibious lobed-finned fish, Laccognathus
Bottom dwelling predator fish, the Monkfish or Frogfish
A huge 7’ bottom predator Eusthenopteron
Neil Shubin, a "past" (no pun intended) Paleo Nerds Guest
John Long, another "past" Paleo Nerds Guest
Two “Not so smart” guys climbing an Iceberg
The Academy of Natural Sciences
The Megalonyx claw gift to Thomas Jefferson
MUSIC
Slipstream by Don Kenoyer
Trilobite/Ammonite by the Amish Robots
Ready 2 Grow by Whiskey Class
Ray Gun by Russell Wodehouse
Colugo by Ray Troll
Drippy by Patrick Troll