Paramount Importance

2025 Ep 26 Evolution & Palaeontology: Assoc. Prof. Natalie Warburton


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Step into the strange and fascinating world of marsupials and megafauna with Associate Professor Natalie Warburton, a comparative anatomist and paleontologist at Murdoch University. From tiny jellybean-sized joeys crawling into pouches, to giant wombats and kangaroos that once roamed Australia, Natalie reveals the evolutionary secrets written in bones. We explore bizarre adaptations like termite-eating numbats, the underground world of marsupial moles, and even tree-climbing kangaroos on the Nullarbor. This episode dives deep into how fossils unlock Australia’s unique evolutionary story, the surprising anatomy of marsupials, and what these discoveries teach us about life on an isolated continent. Science, storytelling, and a touch of wonder – this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 

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