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Ep #71 From Fins to Fingers and the Triumph of Our Fishapod Ancestors with Ted Daeschler Feb 20, 2024

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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.

Episode #70 45 Million Years of Camel-Sheep-Pigs with Meaghan Wetherell Jan 23, 2024

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Ray and Dave have a fun and very lively interview with Paleontologist and Science Writer, Meaghan Wetherell, an expert on the camel/sheep/pig like Oreodonts and more recently new discoveries from the Holocene/Pleistocene Epochs.

Episode #69 Murderous Monster Mosasaurs ’n More with Mike Everhart Dec 28, 2023

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Ray and Dave talk to Mosasaur expert and "Oceans of Kansas" author Mike Everhart about the marine reptiles that once swam in the ancient ocean where Kansas is today.

Episode #68 Are we not fish? Nov 21, 2023

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The Paleo Nerd podcasts hosts, Ray Troll and Dave Strassman, have an engaging and fun conversation about life, paleontology, and the argument that we are truly fishes, physically and metaphorically.

Episode #67 Dinosaurs Outnumber Us with Steve Brusatte Oct 31, 2023

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Ray and Dave have the most exciting discussion and eye-opening interview with the New York Times bestselling author and prolific paleontologist, Steve Brusatte.

Episode #66 The 32 Mysterious Symbols of Ice Age Art with Genevieve von Petzinger Sep 26, 2023

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Ray and Dave interview Genevieve von Petzinger, a paleo-anthropologist, speaker, author, and explorer who's been striving to unlock the mysteries of the world's oldest symbols.

Episode #65 Shaping Humanity and the Paleo Art of John Gurche Aug 29, 2023

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Ray and Dave talk to John Gurche, one of the world’s leading paleoartists, especially of early hominins. John is a world-class sculptor, painter, draughtsman extraordinairre, and author. He's an artist/scientist who doesn't blur the line between science and art.

Episode #64 Australian Megafauna Fossils and Outback Geology Down Under with Dr. Adam Yates Jun 13, 2023

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Dave is Down Under in Alice Springs, the red centre of Australia where he interviews Dr. Adam Yates to discuss the Geology of the Outback and the amazing Australian Megafauna! Dr. Yates is the senior curator of Earth Sciences at the Museum of Central Australia in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Episode #63 Cool Crap that Died with JP Cavigelli & Russell Hawley May 23, 2023

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Ray and Dave have a fun foursome conversation with the Casper Wyoming's Tate Geological Museum's master paleontologists, JP Cavigelli and Illustrator Russell J. Hawley

Episode #62 The T-Rexpert Expert of the Tyrant King Dinosaur with Tom Holtz Feb 21, 2023

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Ray and Dave chomp down on all things T-Rex, the King of dinosaurs with the king of paleontologists who studies them, the prolific and extremely interesting Thomas R. Holtz Jr.!

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