iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Just a reminder...🐟 Art by our own Ray Troll.

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📸 2: Melanie at the Tanis site in 2017 excavating a paddlefish fossil. Photo by Jackson Leibach. 📸 3: Melanie at the Tanis site in 2017 looking for tektites in the gills of a paddlefish. Photo by Jackson Leibach.

010

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Every living thing in Tanis on that day saw nothing coming and was killed almost instantaneously," said Melanie During, lead author of the study. 🔗 To learn more about the last day of the dinosaurs and her research, listen to the episode, see photos, and more, visit paleonerds.com.

120

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On a spring day 🌸🌿 66 million years ago, paddlefish and sturgeon swam in a river 🌊 that meandered through a flourishing landscape populated by mighty dinosaurs and small mammals at North Dakota's southwestern corner.

100

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Episode #102 is out and we had the pleasure of talking to Melanie Aranka Dominique During, Vertebrate Paleontologist and Post-Doctoral Fellow at Uppsala University in Sweden 🇸🇪 [THREAD]

193

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎉 Episode #102 is out now! 🎉 Ray & Dave talk with 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 one fateful day 66 million years ago. 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/mela...

1197

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Check out @melanieduring.com's profile and give her a follow if you like her work 👍🎉💓

011

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

1197

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎉 WE MADE IT TO 100 EPISODES! 🎉 To celebrate, we are kicking back for a special 20-minute mini episode. After 100 episodes, we figured we’ve earned time to just nerd out together. 🔊 Listen now: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/pale... #PaleoNerdsPodcast #Paleontology #Paleontologist #SciencePodcast

182

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎉 Happy Episode #101, everyone! 🎉 There's so much to know about salmon 🌊🎣, but lucky for YOU, Ray has you covered with his handy-dandy 🖐 Illustrated guide! 🔊 Listen now to learn all about the salmon run in Ketchikan and how to tell the difference between species! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/pale...

071

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We FINALLY reached 🎉 1,000 followers 🎉 here! Thank you to everyone who follows and listens to the podcast! 🔊 paleonerds.com

paleonerds.com

Paleo Nerds: A Prehistoric Podcast | Paleo Nerds

Homepage

1123

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

182

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We FINALLY reached 🎉 1,000 followers 🎉 here! Thank you to everyone who follows and listens to the podcast! 🔊 paleonerds.com

paleonerds.com

Paleo Nerds: A Prehistoric Podcast | Paleo Nerds

Homepage

1123

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We hope y'all are having an AMAZING summer ☀️! Raise your hand 🖐 in the comments if you've been to this ICONIC American dinosaur park! Here's our recent guest, Phil Currie and his brothers on a Triceratops in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1963. Stream episode 100: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/phil...

070

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎉🎉🎉 ONLY 2 MORE FOLLOWERS UNTIL WE REACH 1,000!!! 🎉🎉🎉 If you like fossils 🦴, be sure to give us a follow! Amazing art by our own Ray Troll.

090

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Dear fossil fans, Thank you to all of our loyal fossil fanatic fans for wanting to learn about everything from the origins of life to how life is still evolving today. You have helped make this podcast what it is today, and we just want to say THANK YOU 💗. Your favorite paleo nerds, Ray and Dave

0124

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Alberta is FULL of incredible fossils!!! Which one is your favorite? Comment below ⬇️ 🔊 Listen and learn about Alberta's fossil record in episode #100 with Dr. Phil Currie: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/phil... This amazing fossil map was illustrated by our own Ray Troll.

2184

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Heck yeah, Jim! Thanks so much! That just made our day! 🎉🎉🎉

000

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Guest #100 on the podcast is paleontologist Phil Currie! 🎉 His incredible contributions to science 🔬 have yielded an institution that carries his name, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum 🏛 in Wembley, Alberta. Learn more: dinomuseum.ca Listen to Episode #100: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/phil...

1163

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just how many dinosaurs 🦖❓️ have been found in Alberta’s Dinosaur Park Formation? Upwards of 40 - 50 species (they did not all live at the same time)! 🔊 Listen to and learn more in Episode #100 featuring the GREAT Phil Currie: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/phil... Art: Bestomater1 on DeviantArt

05112

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Who is this dino and dragon-loving kid 🐲? Inspired by a toy dinosaur 🦖🥣 in a cereal box, Phil J. Currie is a world renowned paleontologist whose decades of fieldwork across Alberta have revolutionized the world of paleontology. 🔊 Listen to Episode #100 now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/phil...

071

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🎉🎉🎉 IT’S HERE! 🎉🎉🎉 We are excited to announce that our 💯th episode is...🥁🥁🥁... The Legendary Philip J. Currie and the Real Dinosaur Park!!! Ray and Dave talk to paleontologist and co-founder of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Philip J. Currie. 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/phil...

02710

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

0124

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

02710

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

One day away! Who could episode #100 be??? Drop your guess in the comments below ⬇️

041

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We are heartbroken by the sudden loss of the incredible Sam Neill. 💔 His portrayal of Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park inspired an entire generation of paleo nerds including so many of you reading this today. We extend our deepest condolences to everyone whose lives he touched.

0171

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🎉 EPISODE #99 IS HERE!!! 🎉 In this epic episode, we interview worldly traveled and renowned Japanese paleontologist ⛏️ who was just appointed President and Director General of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Makoto Manabe! 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/mako...

0156

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

📸: A hand written message from Dr. Kirk Johnson printed on the wall in Dinosaur Expo 2023 in Tokyo.

000

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Our most recent guest on Paleo Nerds was FANTASTIC to talk with. Meet Makoto Manabe 👋, President and Director General of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo 🏭. Learn about enormous octopuses, the importance of museums, and MORE in episode #99: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/mako...

110

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

From prehistoric giants to the power of museum education, this episode dives into how we share the stories of Earth’s past and inspire curiosity about the creatures that once ruled our planet. 🌎

000

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In this photo, Makoto stands in front of Futabasaurus at the National Museum of Nature and Science holding a Triceratops toy with a big message: plesiosaurs were amazing marine reptiles, but they were NOT ❌️ dinosaurs!

010

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Episode #99 is out now 🎉! Join us for a journey into the ancient oceans with gigantic ichthyosaurs, enormous octopuses 🐙, and the importance of museums 🏛 with Makoto Manabe! 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/mako... 📸: Rintaro Ukon

2176

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

0156

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

two podcasts by the ever wonderful @paleonerdspod.bsky.social That I had completely missed and was super excited to listen to today! the interviews of the Legends Jay Matternes www.paleonerds.com/podcast/jaym... and Douglas Henderson www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug... Inspiring stuff!

paleonerds.com

Episode #61 Bringing The Prehistoric Back to Life with Master Muralist Jay Matternes | Paleo Nerds

Dave and Ray talk to one of Ray's art heroes, the master muralist and anatomist Jay Matternes, the artist responsible for many of the iconic artworks seen in the Time-Life Books and National Geographi...

0216

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

✨️ NEW! EPISODE 98! ✨️ Ray and Dave interview field paleontologist ⛏️ and Senior Director of Exhibitions at the Museum of the Rockies whose work has helped uncover major Late Cretaceous fossils Including the famous tyrannosaurid, “Jane.” 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

1155

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Scott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

So, I've lived a few lives in my 51 years. It's been fun. #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #scienceeducation & yes, #lawenforcement :) Fun convo w/Ray & Dave!

084

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Scott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social: this is your life! This week's guest was a dinosaur-loving 💓🦖 kid turned Senior Director of Exhibits at Museum of the Rockies! 🔊 Listen now to learn about his pathway to paleo! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

050

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Scott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

ICYMI... @paleonerdspod.bsky.social did a little Q & A w/yours truly. If you have a minute (or 70 minutes to be more accurate), listen in! #fossils #paleontology #museums #dinosaurs

022

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Proof that @museumguyscott.bsky.social has been letting dinosaurs get all up in his face for decades. Happy to report he brings that exact same energy to work every day here. Take a listen: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

0131

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Dinosaurs rule 🦖⛏️! Before Scott's current job at the Museum of The Rockies, he was the Collections and Exhibits Manager at the Burpee Museum of Natural History. Here he is working on securing the skull of #Afrovenator. 🔊 Listen now to episode #98! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

090

Reposted by Paleo Nerds Podcast

Scott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Had a blast on @paleonerdspod.bsky.social it was fun traveling down memory lane. Did a LOT of name-dropping. Talked some Burpee history, Jane, Nanotyrannus & plenty of @museumoftherockies.bsky.social . #CretaceousCrossroads overview & more!

082

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Hey, paleo nerds 🦕! Episode #98 is out! This week’s guest, Scott Williams, has spent decades turning a childhood passion for prehistoric life into a career at the forefront of dinosaur excavation ⛏️ and preparation. 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

030

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

1155

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hey, we're a bit SLOW on wishing you a happy #WorldTurtleDay 🐢! Stupendemys was the LARGEST TURTLE OF ALL TIME! Researchers estimated the weight of the turtle to be 2,500 lbs. or the weight of as much as a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla 🚘 = 🐢!

1102

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This Memorial Day 🇺🇸, remember those who ✨️evolved✨️ before you! Listen to Episode #68 Are We Not Fish 🎣? Ray Troll and Dave Strassman have a fun conversation about the argument that we are fishes, physically and metaphorically. Enjoy, kick back, and listen: 🔗 www.paleonerds.com/podcast/dave...

0122

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The Galápagos Islands are a @unesco.bsky.social site known for their unique wildlife including giant tortoises 🐢, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas 🦎, and more. 🔊 Learn more about the islands from our very own tour guide, Sandra Masaquiza: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/sand... 📸: Ashley Hall

072

Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Hey, everyone! Episode #97 is out now and features Sandra Masaquiza, a naturalist, biologist 🐢, and tour guide for G Adventures in the Galápagos. Learn about the unique wildlife, conservation, city life, and more! 🔊 Listen now! www.paleonerds.com/podcast/sand... 📸: Ashley Hall

051