Tag: Palaeozoic
Episode 34 – March of the Trilobites
Of Collective Behavior and Trilobites Reading scientific papers can be a daunting prospect. Even the titles can contain layers of jargon. On Past Time, we work diligently to break down the barriers of science to make the discoveries of science for audiences of all ages. In this episode, we experiment with a new method: breaking down every word in the title of a scientific paper. It might seem like …
Filed under: Africa, Behavior, Ecology, Morocco, Ordovician, Palaeozoic, invertebrate, invertebrates, trilobite, trilobites
Episode 23: Meet the Echinoderms! Adventures with Ancient Sea Stars!
This episode was a blast to produce for a vertebrate scientist. I learned a ton about the echinoderms, the group of invertebrate animals to which sea stars, brittle stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and crinoids belong. Be prepared for more adventures with invertebrate animals in the future. Engineering Echinoderms with Elizabeth Clark! Yale University Ph.D. student Elizabeth Clark, holding examp …
Filed under: Biology, Locomotion, Palaeozoic, Paleontology, anatomy, brittle star, crinoid, echinoderm, echinoderms, invertebrates, sea cucumber, sea star
