Remarkable Pleistocene human trackways from White Sands National Park – Interview with Dr. Sally Reynolds

Human tracks at White Sands National Park record more than one and a half kilometers of an out- and-return journey and form the longest Late Pleistocene-age double human trackway in the world. An adolescent or small adult female made two trips separated by at least several hours, carrying a young child in at least one direction. Despite giant ground sloth and Columbian Mammoth transecting them between the outbound and return journeys, the human tracks show no changes indicative of predator/prey awareness. In contrast, the giant ground sloth tracks show behavior consistent with human/predator awareness, while mammoth tracks show no such apparent concern. The human footprints are morphologically variable and exhibit left-right asymmetry, which might be due to child carrying. ©2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Rebels, Scholars, Explorers – Interview with Prof. Annalisa Berta

Women in Vertebrate Paleontology is a new book co-authored by Dr. Annalisa Berta, an Evolutionary Biologist with San Diego State University. In this podcast we interview Professor Berta about her new book, as well as her background in paleontology and love of ocean-going mammals!

Theropod Bite Marks – Interview with Dr. Stephanie K. Drumheller-Horton

In this podcast we interview Dr. Stephanie Drumheller-Horton about her research and study of Jurassic bones with predatory dinosaur bite marks. We learn about the various methods used to try and identify the particular theropod as well as its body length!

Dr. Drumheller-Horton is an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Part-Time Lecturer at The University of Tennessee – Knoxville in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Megalodon Body Dimensions – Interview with Jack Cooper

In podcast #157 we interview PhD Student Jack Cooper from the University of Swansea in Whales on his recent paper about the dimensions of Otodus megalodon. You’ll hear about he and his teams methods of estimating not only length, but also the size of the tail and fins of these amazing sharks.

Here is a link to his recent paper – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-71387-y

Juvenile Arctic Dromaeosaurid- Interview with Dr. Alessandro Chiarenza

Dinosaur George interviews paleontologist Dr. Alessandro Chiarenza about his recent paper on the discovery of the jaw of a juvenile Dromaeosaurid. Dinosaurs from the arctic region of Alaska are less known that those from the lower regions of Canada and the United States, so this discovery is of great significance.

Visit Dr. Chiarenzas website for more details and information – https://alessandrochiarenza.weebly.com/

You can listen to Dr. Chiarenza’s podcast interview about extinction over on our friends Paleocast website https://www.palaeocast.com/extinction-of-the-dinosaurs/

Interview with Mark R. Graham – Senior Fossil Preparator for the National History Museum of London

Welcome to podcast episode #155. In this episode we have the pleasure of interviewing the Senior Fossil Preparator of the National History Museum in London, England; Mark R. Graham.

In this episode we learn about Mark’s fascinating career and some of the amazing fossils he has worked with. If you would like to help support the National Museum, please visit their website. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

300+ Million Year Old Fossil Tracks Discovered in Grand Canyon – Interview with Dr. Steve Rowland

Welcome to podcast episode #154. In this episode Dinosaur George interviews Dr. Steve Rowland, Professor Emeritus of Geology from the University of Las Vegas, about his study and recent publication on the tracks that had eroded out of the wall of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

You can read his scientific paper here – https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237636

Fossil Hunting with Daniel Wöhr

In this episode Dinosaur George interviews his friend Daniel Wohr about the numerous fossils hunting excursions he’s gone on. This interview is filled with incredible stories about some amazing fossil discoveries.