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August 18, 2023 30 mins

Join us on a journey to explore the remarkable fossil heritage of South Australia, and why its prehistoric story matters not just to South Australians, but to the the whole world.

 

In this episode of Palaeo Jam, recorded live at Flinders University, on Kaurna Country, host Michael Mills is joined by PhD Candidate Phoebe McInerney of Flinders University, Associate Professor Diego Garcia-Bellido from the University of Adelaide. and PhD Candidate Tory Botha, also of the University of Adelaide. Along the way, the panel discuss a range of discoveries found in South Australia, including the first big life, opalised sea creatures, the story of the first predators, along with some fascinating palaeo pathologies.

 

Yo can follow Phoebe on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Phoebyornis

 

Check out Phoebe’s article in The Conversation about disease in giant prehistoric birds, discussed in this episode…

 

https://theconversation.com/fossil-find-reveals-giant-prehistoric-thunder-birds-were-riddled-with-bone-disease-173745

 

Diego is on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DGarciaBellido

 

Check out the recent research paper from Diego with a revised understanding of two species of Radiodonta foun d in Emu Bay, South Australia.

 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14772019.2023.2225066?journalCode=tjsp20

 

You can find some information about Tory’s research interests here…

http://www.emmasherratt.com/quantitative-morphology-group.html

 

You can find Michael, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Heapsgood

 

If you're ever in Adelaide and want to see some of the amazing fossil heritage discussed in this episode, head to the South Australian Museum...   https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/

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