Palaeo Jam

A story from the teeth

What can a tiny fossil tooth tell us about a world that disappeared thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years ago? Quite a lot, as it turns out! In this episode o

When a palaeo-artist and a palaeontologist are the same person!

Dr Brian Choo is both a palaeontologist and a palaeo-artist. In this fascinating episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats with Brian about the path to becoming bot

Making a mammal

Carl Sagan once said "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe".  As it happens, that very same universe is the one that made pos

Let's talk about fish!

Let’s talk about fish… Those creatures of the rivers and oceans that we often think of as somehow distant from us, but that from an evolutionary perspective, are central

The Curious Life of Mary Anning

What happens when you hurl the definitive biographer of palaeontology pioneer Mary Anning, and the writer of a musical about Mary Anning together?   In this episode of

The Art and Science of Gondwanarama!

How do you go from being a young kid growing up around Riversleigh terrified of a reconstructed Thylacoleo, and a Diprotodon exhibit at the Queensland Museum, to be one o

The story of Australian Theropods... So far!

In season 2 of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chatted with Jake Kotevski about the identification of the oldest-known Megaraptorid skull fragment, found on an Eastern Vic

The Lie of De-extinction

When is a Dire Wolf not a Dire Wolf? When it’s a Grey Wolf made white and fluffy with a few tiny changes. When is a Woolly Mammoth not a Woolly Mammoth? When it's an elep

On the public understanding of science

Adele Pentland (Curtin University) and Sally Hurst (Macquarie University), are both Superstars of STEM with extensive experience in public engagement and media communicat

Kanga who?

What actually is a kangaroo? And how long have they been the giant red or grey hopping things so synonymous with Australia? In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mi

Creatures of the Slime

On Thursday October 9th, Dr Jim Gehling OA (Order of Australia) was awarded the Joseph Verco Medal by the Royal Society of South Australia for a remarkable life of resear

The Lizards of Oz!

Australia is land of reptiles, and in particular, a land of lizards. How and when did it become this? And why are there so many venomous snakes? In this episode of Palaeo

A shark walks into a library...

And then what?   It tuned in to this very episode of Palaeo Jam!   Dr Heather Robinson and Professor John Long are the authors of two important books, “Beyond the Boo

What goes on in the regions?

Regional museums in Australia and elsewhere are the custodians of a remarkable collection of stories. What are some of those stories, and why do they matter? Why, indeed,

A remarkable journey continues

Just over 12 months ago, as part of National Science Week, we spoke with Eleanor Beidatsch, in an episode titled, “A Journey into accessibility: Digging for fossils from

So, you want to become a fossil?

So, you want to become a fossil? Good luck with that! There’s a whole sequence of things that need to take place in order for that to happen, and in this episode of Palae

From where pterosaurs dwell

In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills begins the conversation with Dr Natalia Jagielska, Engagement & Collections Curator at the Lyme Regis Museum by chatting

Lake of the Dead

Tens of thousands of years ago, in and around what is known as Lake Callabonna, in outback South Australia, all manner of now extinct Australian animals dwelt. But whethe

Putting the Cool into Koolasuchus

In 1990, Mike Cleland was fossicking around a coastal region of the state of Victoria in Australia, when he came across a fossil discovery that was to change his life. Th

Me and my Palaeo Pal!

What happens when two people who create palaeontology podcasts get together for a chat? Tune in to find out!   In this episode of Palaeo Jam, host Michael Mills chats w