The Secret Shame of Dinosaurs (Fossil Names)

02/21/24 • 49 min

Did you know that technically, the name ‘dinosaur’ is a rebrand? The original name was a lot more... wrinkly. In this episode we discuss how to name fossils and bring up the funniest fossil names we could find. CW: Cursing. Discussion of European colonization and Native Americans. Many references to genitalia.

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Homicidal Earth Burps and Murderous Sky Rocks (All About Extinctions)

Asteroids, volcanoes, and sex lakes – in this episode we discuss the varied and sometimes hilarious hypotheses of why animals have gone extinct. CW: Extinctions/animal death, toxic shock syndrome, menstruation, serial killers, suicide in reference to having to do geochronology. Referring to non-avian dinosaurs as just dinosaurs.

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The Science of Fossil Poop and Puke

Trace fossils are an incredible resource to understand behavior... even behavior those animals wish maybe there wasn’t a record of. From the results of terrible food poisoning to the fossil equivalent of a xeroxed buttocks, trace fossils record some animals’ most humiliating moments. CW: Everything in the title, cursing, stomach stones (bezoars)