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A paleontology podcast 🦖⛏️ hosted by Dave Strassman and Ray Troll. For paleo nerds by paleo nerds. 🔊 Listen now! https://www.paleonerds.com
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🎉 NEW EPISODE 🎉 and the last of 2025!

In this adventurous episode, Ray gets schooled on Cretaceous geology around the shores of Kansas’ Lake Kanopolis by paleontologist and paleo nerd, Kate Andrzejewski.

🔊 Listen now to episode #93:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/kate...
Are ✨️YOU✨️ a paleo nerd ⛏️?

Paleo Nerds is a podcast for paleo nerds BY paleo nerds (and really anyone who loves natural history, dinosaurs 🦕, fossils 🐚, and geology 🪨)!

We're available wherever you listen to podcasts and with 93 episodes in, we aren't stopping now!

Listen now! paleonerds.com
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January 4, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Ray came up with this mnemonic phrase to help you remember the names of the Kansas Cretaceous formations 🌊🐚⛏️:

Paleo Nerds Can Get Great Data from Kansas Cretaceous (Pierre Shale, Niobrara, Carlile Shale, Greenhorn Limestone, Graneros Shale, Dakota Formation, Kiowa Shale, Cheyenne Sandstone)...
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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🎉 NEW EPISODE 🎉 and the last of 2025!

In this adventurous episode, Ray gets schooled on Cretaceous geology around the shores of Kansas’ Lake Kanopolis by paleontologist and paleo nerd, Kate Andrzejewski.

🔊 Listen now to episode #93:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/kate...
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🎉 Happy first #FossilFriday of the new year! 🎉

Swipe 👉 to see the evolution (ontogeny is more like it!) of this week's guest, paleontologist for the Kansas Geological Survey, Kate Andrzejewski.

Learn about the fossils and geology of Kansas' 🌊🐚 in episode #93: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/kate...
January 2, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Exploring is more FUN ⛏️ with paleo nerds! Ray ventured out with Kate Andrzejewski from the Kansas Geological Survey, to see what they could see in the Cretaceous Kansas sea 🌊!

📖:
Geology of the Kanopolis Lake Area (2003)
www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications...

🔊: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/kate...
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🎉 NEW EPISODE 🎉 and the last of 2025!

In this adventurous episode, Ray gets schooled on Cretaceous geology around the shores of Kansas’ Lake Kanopolis by paleontologist and paleo nerd, Kate Andrzejewski.

🔊 Listen now to episode #93:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/kate...
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Happy almost 2026 🎉! We've had a GREAT year thanks to this year's DINO-MITE 🧨 podcast guests 🎙 and to close out the year...Kate Andrezejewski! The episode will drop soooooon - December 31st!

Who would you like to see featured on paleo nerds?

⬇️ Drop your suggestions in the comments below!
December 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Did you know? Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues named several of your favorite dinosaurs 🦖 including Anzu, Saurornitholestes, and Zephyrosaurus?

He has a genus of pachycephalosaur named for him--Hansuessia!

📸: Hans holding a cast of a baby Triceratops skull.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/hans...
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Episode #92 - are you ready!?

Ray and Dave talk with Smithsonian paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues about the origins of reptiles, the rise of dinosaurs, and a lifetime unearthing Triassic treasures from around the world.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/hans...
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy Theropod Appreciation Day 🦃, aka Thanksgiving! We're thankful for ALL of YOU - our listeners, who make this podcast so much fun to make. THANK YOU!!!

Listen to the newest episode with paleontologist and cat-lover 🐈‍⬛️🐾, Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues!

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/hans...
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Most importantly, Hans really likes cats.
Did you know? Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues named several of your favorite dinosaurs 🦖 including Anzu, Saurornitholestes, and Zephyrosaurus?

He has a genus of pachycephalosaur named for him--Hansuessia!

📸: Hans holding a cast of a baby Triceratops skull.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/hans...
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Did you know? Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues named several of your favorite dinosaurs 🦖 including Anzu, Saurornitholestes, and Zephyrosaurus?

He has a genus of pachycephalosaur named for him--Hansuessia!

📸: Hans holding a cast of a baby Triceratops skull.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/hans...
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Episode #92 - are you ready!?

Ray and Dave talk with Smithsonian paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues about the origins of reptiles, the rise of dinosaurs, and a lifetime unearthing Triassic treasures from around the world.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/hans...
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Doug Henderson's use of background and lighting when creating paleo art is unmatched.

A pod of Mixosaurs, Triassic icthyosaurs, ply southern high latitude seas in moonlight🌙.

🔊 Listen to Episode #91 - out now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
You know paleo artist Doug Henderson's 🎨 dinosaurs, but he is a brilliant illustrator of ALL things prehistoric! Check out his 'stem mammals'!

To hear more about Doug's inspiration, techniques, and more, listen to episode #91:

🔊 www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Episode #91 is here and you won't want to miss this one!

Ray and Dave explore the mind of paleo artist 🎨 Doug Henderson and chat techniques, inspirations, and his breathtaking body of work that re-imagines ancient worlds.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy #TheropodThursday! Theropods🦖 are a hot topic in the news today with a new publication about the validity of #Nanotyrannus!

🎨 Two Albertosaurus feast on hadrosaur on a sandbar in Montana 80 mya.

🔊 Listen to this week's episode with Doug Henderson now!
🔗 www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Doug Henderson's use of background and lighting when creating paleo art is unmatched.

A pod of Mixosaurs, Triassic icthyosaurs, ply southern high latitude seas in moonlight🌙.

🔊 Listen to Episode #91 - out now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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I highly recommend Paleo Nerds podcast.
Episode #91 is here and you won't want to miss this one!

Ray and Dave explore the mind of paleo artist 🎨 Doug Henderson and chat techniques, inspirations, and his breathtaking body of work that re-imagines ancient worlds.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's Halloween week 🎃 and we just dropped Episode #91 with paleo artist Doug Henderson!

🔊 Listen to Episode #91 now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...

📸: Two dead Einiosaurs drowned during a stream crossing 🌊, the animals’ carcasses will eventually decompose, scattering their remains.🦴
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Episode #91 is here and you won't want to miss this one!

Ray and Dave explore the mind of paleo artist 🎨 Doug Henderson and chat techniques, inspirations, and his breathtaking body of work that re-imagines ancient worlds.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/doug...
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Something is FISHY 🐟 around here...and it's our latest episode with Dr. Kerin Claeson!

Learn how Disney World inspired her to become a paleontologist, what causes salmon to change so drastically during spawning, and so much MORE.

🔊 Listen to Episode #90 now!
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/keri...
September 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Episode #90 is out 🎉! Ray shares morning coffee ☕️ in Ketchikan with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution 🐟, anatomy, development, and variability across deep time.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/keri...
September 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Episode #90 is out 🎉! Ray shares morning coffee ☕️ in Ketchikan with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution 🐟, anatomy, development, and variability across deep time.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/keri...
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We LOVE 💕 Ray's depiction of Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the giant spike toothed salmon, created for their 2024 scientific paper. [THREAD ⬇️]
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM