Paleo Nerds

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Episode #41 A Gentleman’s Geology of Georgia with Cameron Muskelly Aug 24, 2021

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Youtube star Cameron Muskelly joins the Nerds to talk about the geologic treasures of Georgia and the southern United States. Cam is a paleo encyclopedia, so you're sure to learn something new!

Episode #40 Who Dung It? with Karen Chin Aug 17, 2021

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Coprolites (or fossil poop to the layman) have come up repeatedly on the show so we are thrilled to finally have the Queen of Coprolites herself on the show! Karen Chin can interpret entire lifestyles from a thin slice of paleo dung.

Episode #39 Hell Pigs: T. rex of the Tertiary with Scott Foss Aug 10, 2021

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What had giant cheeks, protruding canines, dainty hooves and a giant, ridged back? The Hell Pig is almost like Frankenstein's monster, and Scott Foss tells us all about how these creatures utilized this unique combo of features to be the "T. rex of the Tertiary."

Episode #38 A Dog’s Day at the Tar Pits with Mairin Balisi Jul 27, 2021

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The Nerds return to the La Brea tar pits, this time to talk carnivores with Mairin Balisi! She studies what the dogs of the tar pits ate throughout their life and discusses dog evolution.

Episode #37 Turning Trout into Salmon with Gerald Smith Jul 20, 2021

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Anyone familiar with Ray's art knows that fish are a focal point and salmon are central, so it's shocking that it's taken so long to have a salmon expert on the show! We're talking spike tooth salmon with Jerry Smith - Dive in!

Episode #36 The Call of the Parasaurolophus with Ashley Hall Jul 13, 2021

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Ashley Hall has been obsessed with dinosaurs since she was a kid and now she spends her days educating the public at the Museum of the Rockies. She makes fossils fun!

Episode #35 Painting the Living Science of Paleontology with William Stout Jul 06, 2021

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Seeing dinosaurs on the silver screen made Bill Stout a Paleo Nerd, so it's only fitting that he started his art career illustrating movie posters. His work spans from comic books to murals and has brought him all the way to Antarctica.

Episode #34 One for the Bird Nerds with John Marzluff Jun 29, 2021

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Ravens and crows have their own form of complex communication amongst themselves, and John Marzluff has studied how these birds pass information on an individual and even generational level. Ray gets to ask questions about his own raven experiment!

Episode #33 The Sistine Chapel of Dinosaurs with ReBecca Hunt-Foster Jun 22, 2021

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ReBecca Hunt-Foster is the Park Paleontologist at the Dinosaur National Monument. Yes, she has the iconic park ranger hat, but she spends her time tracing the footsteps of the dinos that walked Utah in the Late Jurassic.

Episode #32 The Hot Blooded Dinosaur Revolutionary with Bob Bakker Apr 20, 2021

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Dr. Bob Bakker is widely known as the "Dinosaur Heretic". Over his long career, he has revolutionized our understanding of dinosaur behavior and overturned many outdated concepts. Get an insight into the mind of this bold maverick and expansive thinker in our season two finale.

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