Palaeo After Dark

Palaeo After Dark

James Lamsdell, Amanda Falk, and Curtis Congreve

Episodes 352
Avg. Duration 1h 26m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (52)
Since Mar 2013
Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
83%
Hosting
rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

A group of scientists have biweekly informal discussions about evolutionary biology and palaeontology... over beer.

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Recent Episodes

Podcast 333 - Think Big

May 31, 2026 1h 45m

The gang discusses two papers about fossil cephalopods. The first paper uses new methods to reassess the taxonomy of what was previously considered to be the oldest octopod, and the second paper uses…

Podcast 332 - Bird Peepin'

May 17, 2026 1h 27m

The gang discusses two papers that investigate phenotypic plasticity. The first paper reviews the pathways by which phenotype can be plastic, and the second paper looks at plasticity of breeding…

Podcast 331 - Reef It Up

May 03, 2026 1h 39m

The gang discusses two papers that investigate ancient bioherms. The first paper looks at the formation of early Phanerozoic reefs, and the second paper investigates patterns of reef building and…

Podcast 330 - Dinosaur Body Pillow

Apr 19, 2026 1h 29m

The gang discusses two papers about the functional morphology of ancient groups of animals. The first paper is a review of how the life position of rangeomorph ediacaran taxa have been reconstructed,…

Podcast 329 - Boom Shakalaka

Apr 05, 2026 1h 27m

The gang discusses two papers that use quantitative methods to investigate the biomechanical limitations of extinct organisms. The first paper models the range of jumping potential for a non-avian…

Podcast 238 - Fins for Days

Mar 22, 2026 1h 52m

The gang discusses two papers that are united by a fin. The first paper uses a computer algorithms to infer the shape of mosasaur tail fins, and the second paper looks at a new species of Spinosaurus…

Podcast 327 - Horse or Deer?

Mar 08, 2026 1h 25m

The gang talk about two papers about extraordinary dinosaur fossils and the unique information that can be gleaned from them. The first paper looks at fossil skin data on a Cretaceous iguandodontian,…

Podcast 326 - But What Is It?

Feb 22, 2026 1h 42m

The gang discuss two papers of odd fossils with exceptional preservation. The first paper looks at some Cambrian vertebrates and shows that soft tissue evidence suggests the presence of two sets of…

Podcast 325 - The Curse of the Not Cat

Feb 08, 2026 1h 46m

Listeners, I'm going to level with you. This podcast is cursed. Not because of the content, which is mostly a pretty straight forward discussion about two papers that look into the fossil record of…

Podcast 324 - Pick Up the Pieces

Jan 25, 2026 1h 24m

The gang discusses two papers that use fragmentary fossils of animals to investigate the origins of major groups. The first paper describes an Early Ordovician eurypterid, and the second paper looks…

Podcast 323e - "All Sales Final" Part 5 - Another Satisfied Customer

Jan 11, 2026 1h 46m

The crew of the CS Perry struggle to extract themselves from their rapidly deteriorating situation. "Lightless Dawn" , "Spacial Harvest", and "Crypto" from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed…

Podcast 323d - "All Sales Final" Part 4 - The Milk Run

Jan 04, 2026 1h 6m

The crew of the CS Perry, now trapped in a space station run by multiple hostile AI, work to figure out how best to salvage a mission gone very wrong. "Lightless Dawn" and "Crypto" from Kevin…

Podcast 323c - "All Sales Final" Part 3 - The Hard Sell

Dec 28, 2025 1h 11m

The crew of the CS Perry begin the negotiation process for the CA-chip, but the sales team wants an arm and a leg for the product. "Lightless Dawn" and "Crypto" from Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…

Podcast 323b - "All Sales Final" Part 2 - A Representative Will Be With You Shortly

Dec 21, 2025 1h 48m

The crew of CS Perry were offered the perfect deal, a quick stop at an abandoned spaceport to grab some mothballed tech and they'd be set for life. What could possibly go wrong? "Lightless Dawn"…

Podcast 323a - "All Sales Final" Part 1

Dec 14, 2025 1h 2m

For our holiday episodes this year, James, Curt, Amanda, and Ants get together to play a game of the space horror tabletop RPG Mothership. Join us for our introductory episode where we discuss the…

Podcast 322 - Obligatory Dinosaur Podcast 3: Dino With a Vengeance

Nov 30, 2025 1h 26m

The gang discusses two papers that are about dinosaurs, and that is all that connects them! The first paper investigates community structure during the Cretaceous, and the second paper describes a…

Podcast 321 - Getting Mostly Stems Here

Nov 16, 2025 1h 47m

The gang discusses two papers that have very little in common with each except for the word "stem". The first paper uses birth death models to simulate the fossil record in order investigate if…

Podcast 320 - von Herrerasaurus

Nov 02, 2025 1h 41m

The gang discusses two papers that investigate injuries in fossil bones. The first paper tests hypotheses about the causes of facial injuries in herrarasaurids, and the second paper tests if inferred…

Podcast 319 - CSI Crato Formation

Oct 19, 2025 1h 42m

The gang discusses two papers that use taphonomic experiments to test hypotheses about the paleo-environmental conditions of the Crato Formation. Meanwhile, Amanda has her daily requirements, James…

Podcast 318 - Derp Fish Returns

Oct 05, 2025 1h 29m

The gang discusses two papers that provide nuanced information to test when key innovations in vertebrate evolution occurred. The first paper looks at unique semi-terrestrial trace fossils in the…

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Palaeo After Dark has published 352 episodes since March 2013, covering topics in Natural Sciences, Science.

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