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July 25, 2024 30 mins

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 about palaeontology pioneer Mary Anning, and what it means to be working in the very space Mary’s home in Lyme Regis once occupied. As the conversation continues, we learn about the first pterosaur ever found in Scotland, Dearc sgiathanach, and what it tells us about pterosaur evolution. In so doing, we reflect on the unique connection between Natalia and Mary, given Mary’s discovery of the first known pterosaur in England, Dimorphodon macronyx. The two also discuss a subject central to both Natalia and Michael’s professional working life, the connection between art and science.

 

This is the first episode of Palaeo Jam to feature a guest from beyond the shores of Australia. May there be many more!

 

Head to Natalia’s website to see links to her research, public outreach, and  awesome palaeo art…

https://natalia-jagielska.weebly.com/

 

You can find Natalia on Twitter at… @wrycritic

https://x.com/WryCritic

 

To access the original paper, authored by Natalia et al on the Scottish pterosaur Dearc sgiathanach, head to…

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098222200135X

 

For links to the Lyme Regis Museum, check out…

https://linktr.ee/lymemuseum

 

There’s a song about pterosaurs on the Professor Flint/Gemma Dandie album, “These Curious Things”, and you can watch a video of the song here… https://youtu.be/_ZJzRVO8ZK4?si=w2r39cTFVmiRijTo

 

You can find links to the album, and more information about Mary Anning, here… https://linktr.ee/thesecuriousthings

 

Michael occasionally pops in to the strange place that is Twitter at @heapsgood https://twitter.com/Heapsgood

 

To connect with Dinosaur University on Facebook, follow us at https://www.facebook.com/DinosaurUniversity

 

At Palaeo Jam, we now have an Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/palaeo_jam

 

This is the second episode in Season 3 in which pterosaurs feature. Check out Episode 3 in which Michael chats with vertebrate Palaeontologist and expert in Australian pterosaurs Adele Pentland of the “Pals in Palaeo” podcast about Australian pterosaurs, about each of their podcasts, and about science heroes…

 

https://palaeojam.podbean.com/e/me-and-my-palaeo-pal/

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