Fossil Fridays

About Fossil Fridays

Follow your guide through time Caroline Siegert, as she takes you back in time to visit different fossil sites when they were still alive. Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

Publisher

Caroline Siegert

Category

science · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Sept 2023

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Tendaguru Formation

   Travel back with me 150 million years as we visit the Jurassic Tendaguru Formation located in modern day Tanzania. Species appearing in this episode include: Glyptostroboxylon, Astrocoenia, Meandrophyllia,  Thamnoseris, Eomiodon, Indotrigonia, Entolium, Grammatodon, Meleagrinella, Protocardia, Actinostreon, Liostrea, Nanogyra,  Falcimytilus, Lithophaga, Lonchidion, Lepidotes tendaguruensis, Pseudomelania, Promathildia, Engaibatis schultzei,  Nerinella, Bernissartia, and Sphenodus. Fossil Fridays is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://fossilfridays.com/

2. 

   18 Jul 2026

   Fossils and Mythology

   Have you ever wondered how fossils may have inspired your favorite myth? Lets dive into the intersection between myth and paleontology. Want to learn more about this topic? Check out “The first fossil hunters” by Adrienne Mayor. A reliquary from the Residenz München, a more modern way that humans venerate the bones of heroes.

3. 

   12 Jun 2026

   Yixian Formation Part 2

   Travel back in time 125 million years with me as we continue our visit to the Cretaceous Yixian formation. Species appearing in this episode: Leefructus mirus, Protopodocarpoxylon jingangshanense, Protophyllocladoxylon frananicum, Sinornithosaurus, Sinornithosaurus, Araucarioxylon sidugawaense, Taxodioxylon heichengziense, Confuciusornis, Sinocallipteryx gigas, Chaoyangia liangii,  Siphonospermum simplex, Sinocarpus decussatus, Lycoptera, Archaefructus, Callianthus dilae, Boreopterus cuiae,  Psittacosaurus, Longipteryx, Hongshanornis, Caudipteryx, […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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