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Ep. 111 The Duality of Cephalopods May 03, 2023

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Cephalopods (Squid, octopus, cuttlefish, nautilus) are one of the most bizarre groups of animals on the planet. They also have simultaneously one of the best, and one of the most terrible fossil records. Let's learn about these weirdos in today's episode!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 110 Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 10: Laika The Space Dog Apr 19, 2023

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Humans have been launching stuff into space for nearly a century. Some of that stuff includes dogs. Mike tells us the *tail* of Laika, the Soviet space dog, the first animal to orbit around Earth, who paved the way for future space dogs, and space people.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 109 How Long Is A Day? Apr 05, 2023

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*Everyone* knows that there's 365 days in a year, and 24 hours in a day. Or are there??? In this impromptu episode, Gavin tells Mike about how time gets funky throughout the geologic record.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Episode Links:

Article 1 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/fossilized-coral-calendar-changes-leap-day/471180/

Article 2 https://newatlas.com/science/dinosaurs-shorter-days-longer-years-fossil-shells/

Bivalve Paper https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019PA003723

NASA Animation https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/429/the-moons-orbit-and-rotation/

Ep. 108 The Academy of Natural Sciences w/ Dr. Ted Daeschler Mar 22, 2023

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The oldest natural history museum in North America, the Academy of Natural Sciences, is near where Gavin lives, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Some students from Gavin's university took a trip to the Academy for a class this semester, and Gavin tagged along to meet Dr. Ted Daeschler. Dr. Daeschler works on the evolutionary transitions from fish with fins, to land-dwelling animals with limbs, and he was nice enough to join us this episode for an interview!

Dr. Daeschler's website: http://clade.ansp.org/vert_zoology/people/daeschler/?_gl=1*w9snbo*_ga*MjA4MjA0MDE5LjE2Nzk0NDgzODE.*_ga_6KJ1PNLE19*MTY3OTQ0ODM4MS4xLjAuMTY3OTQ0ODM4MS42MC4wLjA.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Epside 108 Delayed Until Next Week Mar 15, 2023

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Life is busy, so episode 108 is postponed until next week! Thanks for your patience!