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Episode 128: Coprolite Inclusions Pt2
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50 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2021
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One of the factors that makes palaeontology such a popular science is its constant ability to surprise us. It seems almost every week that a new study is released that significantly adds to our understanding of ancient life. This could be in relation to a new species, a new analysis or new fossil locality. In this episode, we discuss a new discovery that not only yields a new species, but also provides direct dietary evidence and has us re-evaluating the potential for food to be preserved in coprolites (fossilised droppings). Joining us for this interview are Drs Martin Qvarnström and Martin Fikáček of Uppsala University and National Sun Yat-sen University, respectively. Both were part of a team that identified and described a new species of beetle preserved within a dinosaur coprolite! In this second part of this interview, we take a look at both the coprolite and the beetle in closer detail and ask what is the significance of this association for the study of both? We also consider the potential for coprolites to be micro-lagerstätten.
Released:
Jul 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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