Tetrapod Zoology Podcast - Tetrapod Zoology

By John Conway & Darren Naish

Science & Medicine

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Darren Naish and John Conway talk all things tetrapod, and some things not.

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Tetrapod Zoology Podcast - Tetrapod Zoology episodes:

11.17.2023
Episode 92: Mosasaurs, Mosasauroids, Mosasaurids, Mosasaurines
In this bumper episode, Darren has lots of news from the world of Darren (but sadly no fat-bottomed rodents), TetZooCon, and Mosasaurs!
06.27.2023
Episode 91: Marine Reptiles Episode VI, The Return of the Weirdos
Our long-awaited second episode on Mesozoic marine reptiles — the saga continues with Triassic Weirdos, which is a term you shouldn’t use.Also with some ranting about certain birds are dinosaurs deniers (again).
05.25.2023
Episode 90: Special Secret Surprise
Listen for great secret surprise!
04.13.2023
Episode 89: Marine Reptiles Episode V, The Crocs Strike Back
Crocs, crocodiles, crocodyles, crocodylomorphs, crocodylomorphoformes,and non-crocodylilian crocodylomorphoformes!
03.14.2023
Episode 88: Marine Reptiles Episode IV, No Hope
… of getting through all the Mesozoic marine reptiles in less than an hour. Tune in to the next episode for the thrilling conclusion… possibly.
03.02.2023
Episode 87: Frogs!
In this episode: frogs. And for those who don’t like frogs: frogs.
02.23.2023
Episode 86: Scythe Isn't Everything
In this episode, spinosaur brains, ankylosaur throats, and scythes or reapers or claws or something.
02.16.2023
Episode 85: Big Small Cats
This week on the podcats, we talk about wild cats, specifically big cats and small big cats in urban and suburban areas.
02.07.2023
Episode 84: The Resurrection
Darren and John return! … to discuss the books Mesozoic Art, A History of Painting (With Dinosaurs) and bringing back the Dodo.
07.28.2022
Episode 83: Fossil Podcats
Recent excavations in the vicinity of John’s hard disk have yielded a fossilised podcast from the Late 2021 period. Enjoy the retro stylings!
04.09.2021
Episode 82: Totally a New Whale
In this episode, fossils of the Kimmeridge clay, naughty fossils from Brazil, Ubirajara, Darren's new book, Dinopedia. Cladistics (sigh), domed-headed nose-pickers, and how they use them, a New Whale™, G̡͉̼̱̳͖͕̱̦͊r̼͕̺̃̾͑ͩ̕e̴̻͙͕͍̺͔͒n͙͍̭̘̲̭͔̆̍͑͢ͅd̛͕̪̠̞̩̰ͦͯe̘̣̖̮͒͢ͅl̴̫͖͉͎̃ͣ͊̐i̶͇͇͓̭̳͚̹͒͑̇u̧͍͉̺̠̅̎ş̖̞̬̦̻̺̼ͭ ̨̜̤̃͗̑̚ͅmͯ͏͎̪͍̙͇̮͖̤o̹͇͙̺ͧ̉̒̽͞r̡̬͍̺̹̰̘͙ͦd͈͖͕̦̦̓̓̕ã̧̞̳x̘̪̱̝͍͌̋ͩ͜, and cladistics headaches again. Oh my.
03.29.2021
Episode 81: Seeing Thylacines in the Thylacine Seeing Scene
In this rapid-fire episode, TetZoom Con, Alien Worlds, John's 3Dish T. rex heads and the state of their lips, a discussion on eyes and taphonomy, science writing and stupid rules (never use black, kids!),...
11.24.2020
Episode 80: Achievable Evolutionary Goals
In the eight-oh, FU on Romancing the Stone and Carnotaurus, John's art, Greg Paul again, and Alien Worlds. And for the main event: the Scansoriopterygidae - dead ends that sucked at the evolutionary goal of flying, or, you know, animals...
10.30.2020
Episode 79: Abelisaurine Abelisaurid Abelisaur
In this triple-A episode, abelisaurians, including Carnotaurus, and long discussion on soft tissue preservation. We also discuss the topic of a book Darren is writing, the grey popular and semi-technical literature on dinosaurs, and its impact on dinosaur science.
10.22.2020
Episode 78: Romancing the Past and Present
In this episode, Alan Feduccia’s “Romancing the Birds and Dinosaurs: Forays in Postmodern Paleontology“ (no, we don’t get the title either), painting sauropods, reminiscing on Dinosaurs Past and Present (again). Monsters of the Deep and cryptozoology hoaxes. And finally,...
05.07.2020
Episode 77: There are Not Enough Sauropod Dinosaurs
In this episode, FU from our listeners, also, news from world of Darren and John: 'how to be a science writer', Goldenose, Darren’s ZSL talk, SuperDinosaur. I News from World of News: Persiophis, bats vs birds, tails of Spinosaurus, and...
04.14.2020
Episode 76: Shiny and Stinky
In this almost brand-new episode: News from the World of News, Asteriornis the wonderchicken, Dineobellator the velociraptorine, and a stem-anthropoid from Peru. In News from World of Darren and John, Monsters of the Deep, photoluminescence paper, and TetZooCon 2020. What’s...
03.25.2020
Episode 75: From the Palaeolithic (AKA 2019)
Enter the Time Machine to a time when Darren and John discuss topics from, like a billion years ago in News From the World of News. Topics include Nessie eDNA, a scathing book review, and PopPalaeo.
09.17.2019
Episode 74: Fat-bottomed Rodents
We’re back! In our stunning return, in which we clearly still know how to podcast good and do other stuff good too, we discuss The Summer of The Gulls, the silk road and the rodents therein, TetZooCon and The Dark...
04.30.2019
Episode 73: Green Eggs and Eggs
Episode 73, some news about tyrannosaurs (YAWN) and then eggses and eggses and eggses. I hope you like eggs.
02.28.2019
Episode 72: Loch Ness Monster Special
A very special episode, dedicated to everyone’s favourite living plesiosaur, Nessie.
02.06.2019
Episode 71: New New New!
NEWs from world of news: pterosaur 'feathers', Sobrarbesiren, scavenging snowshoe hares, and whatever happened to the Kabomani tapir? NEWs from the world of Darren and John: TetZooCon 2018, Crystal Palace, ZSL book event, ARC-BHS meeting, PopPalaeo Dec 2018, and Darren...
01.28.2019
Episode 70: Back in the House
In this zombie episode from September: the formidability of cape buffalo, plesiosaur necks, and the domesticability of dinosaurs.
07.25.2018
Episode 69: The SpecZoo Podcats
In this less farty episode, FU, white-eyes (again) and Jinfengopteryx. News World o' News: Junzi the gibbon, Chinese hominins at 2.2 Ma, and books books books. A Cash 4 Question (no we don't do those anymore) on bovids and domestication. And our main event: Speculative...
07.11.2018
Episode 68: Yes it Farts
We have a new enemy, the SquaMates Podcast. News from Darren and John: John's new superhero/Pokemon crossover fanart, BTCon2018, the Eotyrannus monograph, TetZooCon. News from World of News includes, Loch Ness eDNA, Foro is a touraco, Summerside, Kram, and Ahmed human gait study, leading...
06.21.2018
Episode 67: Stupid Successful Frog
In this ramshackle episode, FU: how to pronounce generic names for cheetahs. News from World of Darren and John: Darren needs to leave SciAm (give hime money!), Jurassic World and Lego, trees, magpies, and abstract expressionist dinosaurs (yes you need them).News from...
06.12.2018
Episode 66: Giant Man-Babies
In this episode, FU on white-eyes, liberal left and anti-vaxxers, CTO not TCO or was the TCO not CTO? News from the World of "Science and Books": After Man new edition, is the giant cheetah really a cheetah, and sweaty wolverines. News from...
04.24.2018
Episode 65: The Glands of Time
In this episode, John finds his mute switch, News from World of News: giant Rhaetian ichthyosaurs, Dracula pterosaur, Art Bell, and the final (maybe?) Cash for Questions; Aurochs, glands, and finding things.
04.04.2018
Episode 64: Reverse the Polarity of the DNA Refraction!
In this episode, Darren meta-review and actual review of God's Word or Human Reason, News from World of News: Occultonectia and polycotylids, seafloor ziphiid fossils, and Chilesaurus AGAIN. Cash for Questions too. Popular Tat, we've both seen Annihilation, and... we agree!Darren: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆John: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆...
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03.22.2018
Episode 63: No Bigger than a Cane Toad
In this episode, FU listeners! with glowbones, enantiornithine, Beelzebufo, pterosaurs. Also NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF NEWS Chendytes, Penkalski ankylosaurids, and pterosaurs. More cash for questions and no popular tat (no time!).
03.09.2018
Episode 62: Back and Bigger than a Brontosaurus
The podcats is back for reals, and bigger than ever. In this episode fluorescence in chameleons, bite force in frogs, Neanderthal cave art, and cash for questions. Also, a good deal of popular tat, and very special reading, by Darren...
03.09.2018
Episode 61: The Ghost of Podcats Past
Episode 61, which has laid dormant for eight months, is here! I don't remember what's in it. Enjoy!
07.12.2017
Episode 60: A Question Catalysm
In this Cash for Questions!-filled episode, cats, dogs, toads, wolverines, hominids, caseids, tortoises, stupid ratites, nasty honey badgers, and not everything you wanted to know about turtles. Also phylogenetic trees.
05.02.2017
Episode 59: The Arrival of Ornithoscelida Face
In this shamefully delayed, but convincingly long episode: Ornithoscelida, the faces of Tyrannosaurs, and quite the rant on Arrival: Darren: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆John: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
03.13.2017
Episode 58: The Spankian Stage
In the brand-spankin' new episode, Darren and John let chaos reign while still trying to say some stuff. Cash for Questions! includes vampires big and small, and a chemistry question which gets a predictably well thought out, knowledgeable and precise...
02.13.2017
Episode 57: Is This Paper Big Enough?
An episode so short, we hardly say anything.
01.20.2017
Episode 56: Rogue Eyes
The much-anticipated Episode 56 is here. Darren and John discuss the the dinosaur controv-ersy or contra-versy (it controversial) of dinosaur soft tissue, the origin or affinities of Jar Jar Binks, and what we know about dinosaur eyes. Also, Darren's and...
11.03.2016
Episode 55: The Remake
For the third time... no, I can't be bothered. News from the World of News, Cash for Questions! etc. Download here.
09.19.2016
Episode 54: War of the Animals
In this thrilling episode, Darren and John discuss, unsurprising phylogenetic studies, why birds won't get in the water and frogs won't get out, the patheticness of viverrids, and whether other animals go to war intentionally (if, indeed, humans do). Also...
06.21.2016
Episode 53: Hunting Cultural Monsters
In this episode, Darren and John discuss Darren's new book, Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths. Lots of of discussion of cryptozoology, and some terrible popular tat. Buy Darren's book here! Download here.
05.05.2016
Episode 52: Not a Prosauropod
In this long-awaired episode, remedies for epidemics, the mystery of Eshanosaurus, and xenarthran origins. Probably other things too, but we've recorded so many in the last couple of days I've forgotten (also I have no memory). Download here.
02.22.2016
Episode 51: The Reboot Reawakens
In this episode, tool use in not-avian dinosaurs, tetrapods riding tetrapods, and Darren and John give career advice* (yes, really). Then, discussion of Star Wars VII, the first film since the abysmal Lucy John rates higher than Darren. Darren: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆John:...
01.28.2016
Episode 50: Special Edition
In this very special episode of the The Tetrapood Zoology Procarts, big cat books, plesiosaur papers, and Cash for Questions! on Amargasaurus spines, and speculation on the replacements for amphibians. Also, discussion of Star Wars the original series, and a...
12.18.2015
Episode 49: Cowboys vs Tetrapodcats
In this episode, Darren and John get progressively less serious. Starting White Nose Syndrome in bats and the history of such events, giant herbivores of the Permian, and tool use in snakes, discussion concludes with a chaotic rundown of the merits...
12.10.2015
Episode 48: Not Ground Birds Anymore
In this much delayed episode, the value of hybridisation in conservation, the proportions of large pterosaurs, evolving flight from gliding animals, and our choice of the best fossil taxon to find with soft tissue preservation. Download here.
10.08.2015
Episode 47: Breading a Machairodont
In this episode, many Cash for Questions!: the advantage of sabre teeth, our favourite speculative worlds, the latest fads among deer, flightless pterosaurs and Dong Tao chicken feet. Download here.
09.14.2015
Episode 46: Large and Lissamphibious
In this question-tastic episode, Darren and John are back with amphibians (or lissamphibians?), the birthing habits of metriorhynchids, melanosomes in birdy dinosaurs, sperm whales, and small dinosaurs (or lack thereof). Download here.
07.22.2015
Episode 45: Extinction Time
In this extinction-filled episode, Nanotyrannus, Schmanotyrannus, the frog problem, the survival of non-avian dinosaurs past the M/C extinction time, and Darren and John's dinosaur movies plots. Also, TetZooCon 2015 - get your tickets here. Download here.
06.19.2015
Episode 44: Jurassic World Special
John and Darren discuss Jurassic World. Spoilers! It's no good. Darren: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆John: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Download here.
06.03.2015
Episode 43: Independent Blob Dog
In this late episode, Darren and John discuss the Romanian find of century, dinosaur premaxillary genetics, and Yee chee, or Yee kwee, or something. Also, Cash for Questions!: is Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumour a tetrapod? and Africa as a Pleistocene remnant. Download...

What's Tetrapod Zoology Podcast - Tetrapod Zoology about?

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Tetrapod Zoology Podcast - Tetrapod Zoology episodes:

Episode 92: Mosasaurs, Mosasauroids, Mosasaurids, Mosasaurines

Episode 91: Marine Reptiles Episode VI, The Return of the Weirdos

Episode 90: Special Secret Surprise

Episode 89: Marine Reptiles Episode V, The Crocs Strike Back

Episode 88: Marine Reptiles Episode IV, No Hope

Episode 87: Frogs!

Episode 86: Scythe Isn't Everything

Episode 85: Big Small Cats

Episode 84: The Resurrection

Episode 83: Fossil Podcats

Episode 82: Totally a New Whale

Episode 81: Seeing Thylacines in the Thylacine Seeing Scene

Episode 80: Achievable Evolutionary Goals

Episode 79: Abelisaurine Abelisaurid Abelisaur

Episode 78: Romancing the Past and Present

Episode 77: There are Not Enough Sauropod Dinosaurs

Episode 76: Shiny and Stinky

Episode 75: From the Palaeolithic (AKA 2019)

Episode 74: Fat-bottomed Rodents

Episode 73: Green Eggs and Eggs

Episode 72: Loch Ness Monster Special

Episode 71: New New New!

Episode 70: Back in the House

Episode 69: The SpecZoo Podcats

Episode 68: Yes it Farts

Episode 67: Stupid Successful Frog

Episode 66: Giant Man-Babies

Episode 65: The Glands of Time

Episode 64: Reverse the Polarity of the DNA Refraction!

Episode 63: No Bigger than a Cane Toad

Episode 62: Back and Bigger than a Brontosaurus

Episode 61: The Ghost of Podcats Past

Episode 60: A Question Catalysm

Episode 59: The Arrival of Ornithoscelida Face

Episode 58: The Spankian Stage

Episode 57: Is This Paper Big Enough?

Episode 56: Rogue Eyes

Episode 55: The Remake

Episode 54: War of the Animals

Episode 53: Hunting Cultural Monsters

Episode 52: Not a Prosauropod

Episode 51: The Reboot Reawakens

Episode 50: Special Edition

Episode 49: Cowboys vs Tetrapodcats

Episode 48: Not Ground Birds Anymore

Episode 47: Breading a Machairodont

Episode 46: Large and Lissamphibious

Episode 45: Extinction Time

Episode 44: Jurassic World Special

Episode 43: Independent Blob Dog