Politics can play a surprising large role in paleontology, and one of the easiest to track of these is in China. So tune in for a look at how politics has affected Chinese paleontology.

Hell Creek in Montana has fossils from the end Cretaceous around 66 million years old including some of the most iconic dinosaurs in the US as well as plants, mammals, reptiles, and aquatic invertebrates.

Let’s talk about a giant fossil guinea pig.

Seymour Island, Antarctica has fossils from the late Cretaceous through the Eocene which gives a unique perspective of what the southernmost continent may have been like.

The age of the earliest flowering plant is still a huge topic of debate. Let’s talk about some of the possible oldest fossil flowering plants.

Time to head back to the Miocene while visiting the Calvert Cliffs located in Maryland, USA.

On this Fossil Friday Bite, chew on a fossil of a pregnant giant marine reptile from millions of years ago.

Travel across the equator with me as we visit the Eocene fossil site Laguna del Hunco. This fossil site is very important to me as I work on fossils from here, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Also, fair warning that my pronunciation is terrible, I’m working on it.

Ever wondered how fossils are named? Check out this bite-sized episode to learn more.

This episode we are headed back 11 million years to the Hammerschmiede clay pit in Bavaria, Germany.