- 1 hour 12 minutesEP #102: The Spring the Dinosaurs Died and the Fossil Fish That Told the Story, with Paleontologist Melanie During
Ray and Dave talk with vertebrate paleontologist Melanie During, who read the growth rings in fossil fish from the Tanis site and pinned the death of the dinosaurs to a single spring, 66 million years ago.
30 September 2026, 5:22 am - 20 minutes 35 secondsEp #101 PaleoNerds: A New Epoch
Dave and Ray have no guest today, just a short check in before they embark on their next 99 episodes!
25 August 2026, 5:22 am - 1 hour 11 minutesEpisode 100: The Legendary Philip J. Currie and the Real Dinosaur Park
Ray and Dave celebrate their 100th episode of Paleo Nerds with the legendary paleontologist and co-founder of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Philip J. Currie
29 July 2026, 5:22 am - 1 hour 3 minutesEp #99 Gigantic Ichthyosaurs, Enormous Octopuses and the Importance of Museums with Makoto Manabe
Ray and Dave interview worldly traveled and renowned Japanese paleontologist and curator who was just appointed President and Director General of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo
24 June 2026, 5:22 am - 1 hour 10 minutesEp #98 How one fossil can change everything with MOR's Scott Williams
Ray and Dave interview field paleontologist and museum leader, Scott Williams, Senior Director of Exhibitions at the Museum of the Rockies whose work has helped uncover major Late Cretaceous fossils Including the famous tyrannosaurid, “Jane.”
27 May 2026, 5:22 am - 1 hour 20 minutesEp #97 Paleo Nerds Journey to the Galápagos Islands with Naturalist Guide Sandra Masaquiza
After a Galápagos trip with his partner Stephanie and paleontologist friends Lee and Ashley Hall, Dave realized the group was so impressed by their tour guide and conservationist, Sandra Masaquiza, that she became the perfect candidate for the next Paleo Nerds guest.
29 April 2026, 5:22 am - 1 hour 19 minutesEp #96 Nanotyrannus vs. Juvenile T-rex Solved with James Napoli
Ray and Dave review the evidence with James Napoli, co-author of the new research paper that resolves the long-standing debate over whether Nanotyrannus represents a distinct species or a juvenile T-Rex.
25 March 2026, 5:22 am - 1 hour 13 minutesEp #95 From Fossils to Film and the Science of Motion with Stuart Sumida
Ray and Dave talk with vertebrate paleontologist and SVP President Stuart Sumida about sail-backed synapsids, pelycosaurs, and the world before dinosaurs while also diving into his work advising filmmakers and animators on how extinct animals should really move, look, and behave.
25 February 2026, 6:22 am - 1 hour 6 minutesEp #94 The Marvelous Mini-Monsters of Mazon Creek with Arjan Mann
Ray and Dave discuss the amazing biota of the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte with Arjan Mann, Assistant Curator of Fossil Fishes & Early Tetrapods at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois
28 January 2026, 6:22 am - 1 hour 3 minutesEp #93 Cretaceous Kansas Geology with Kate Andrzejewski
Ray gets schooled on the Cretaceous geology around the shores of Kansas Lake Kanopolis by paleontologist Kate Andrzejewski.
31 December 2025, 6:22 am - 1 hour 15 minutesEp #92 From Smok to Spinosaurus with Smithsonian Curator Hans-Dieter Sues
Ray and Dave talk with Smithsonian paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues about the origins of reptiles, the rise of dinosaurs, and a lifetime unearthing Triassic treasures from around the world.
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