Messel Part 2

Travel back with me 150 million years as we visit the Jurassic Tendaguru Formation located in modern day Tanzania. Species appearing in this episode include: Glyptostroboxylon, Astrocoenia, Meandrophyllia,  Thamnoseris, Eomiodon, Indotrigonia, Entolium, Grammatodon, Meleagrinella, Protocardia, Actinostreon, Liostrea, Nanogyra,  Falcimytilus, Lithophaga, Lonchidion, Lepidotes tendaguruensis, Pseudomelania, Promathildia, Engaibatis schultzei,  Nerinella, Bernissartia, and Sphenodus.   Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Have you ever wondered how fossils may have inspired your favorite myth? Lets dive into the intersection between myth and paleontology. Want to learn more about this topic? Check out “The first fossil hunters” by Adrienne Mayor. A reliquary from the Residenz München, a more modern way that humans venerate the bones of heroes. Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Travel back in time 125 million years with me as we continue our visit to the Cretaceous Yixian formation. Species appearing in this episode: Leefructus mirus, Protopodocarpoxylon jingangshanense, Protophyllocladoxylon frananicum, Sinornithosaurus, Sinornithosaurus, Araucarioxylon sidugawaense, Taxodioxylon heichengziense, Confuciusornis, Sinocallipteryx gigas, Chaoyangia liangii,  Siphonospermum simplex, Sinocarpus decussatus, Lycoptera, Archaefructus, Callianthus dilae, Boreopterus cuiae,  Psittacosaurus, Longipteryx, Hongshanornis, Caudipteryx, […] Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Travel back in time 125 million years with me as we visit the Cretaceous Yixian formation. Species appearing in this episode: Cladophlebis, Cretaceonobius fossilis, Thujoxylon beipiaoense, Jeholia longchengi, Repenomamus robustus, Sciadopityoxylon liaoningense, Xenoxylon hopeiense, Xenoxylon latiporosum, Protocedroxylon shengjinbeigouense, Piceoxylon zaocishanense, and Sinosauropteryx prima. Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Ever wondered how much of the intros are based on real experiences? Listen in for a behind the scenes look at some of the real experiences that inspired these episodes. Grube Messel Fossil Site, Germany. Calvert Cliffs Fossil Site MD, USA. An old Quarry in Czechia with Cretaceous fossils. Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Welcome back to the Wannagan Creek fossil site and the Paleocene. Jump back in, to finish exploring the Paleocene and to find your way home. Fossils appearing in this episode include: Metasequoia occidentalis, Borealosuchipus hanksi, Cypericites, Presbyornis isoni, Amentotaxus campelli, Neoplagiaulax hazeni, Ginkgo cranei, Leptictis dakotensis, Hydrangea antica, Phenacodus, Cycadaceae, Protictis, Cyclocarya hispida, Plesiadapis chrurchilli, […] Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Welcome to the Wannagan Creek fossil site that preserves a snapshot of the Paleocene 60 Million Years Ago. Fossils appearing in this episode include: Taxodium olriki, Equisetum, Esox, Lepisoteus, Amia fragosa, Nelumbium tenufolium, Gomphaeschna schrankii, Isoetites horridus, Viviparus, Plastomenus, Champsosaurus gigas, Borealosuchus, Azolla stanleyii, Protochelydra zangerli. Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Welcome back for the final installment of our saga into the Messel Pit. This incredible Eocene locality has been a doozy, and I can’t wait to see it for myself next month. So travel back with me as we finish our trip to the Messel Pit. Organisms present during this episode include: Symplocos minutula, Symphrasites […] Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

In this episode return back 47 million years to the Messel Pit in Germany for part 2 of 3. Organisms encountered in this episode include: Orb Weaver Spider, Heterohyus nanus, Magnolia, Araciphyllites, Caladiosoma, Pygomelissa luteria, Arecocaryon messelensis, Gekko, Cyclanthus messelensis, Protognathinus spielbergi, Parargornis messelensis, Phragmites oeningensis, Archaeoarmatus messelensis, Rhynchaeites messelensis, Juncitarsus merkeli, Buxolestes piscator, Toricellia […] Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

In this episode head back 47 million years to visit the Messel Pit in Germany. Organisms encountered in this episode include: Asplenium, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, Nuphaea engelhardtii, Tetraedron minimum, Lutetiospongilla heili, Viviparis, Cyclurus kehreri, Anguilla ignota, Atractosteus strausi, Amphiperca multiformis, Chelotriton robustus, Allaeochelys crassesculptata, Euroemys kehreri, Neochelys franzeni, Paleoamyda messeliana, Podozamites eocaenica, Eopelobates wagneri, Hassiacosuchus haupti, […] Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/