S3 Ep4. Dr Emily Mitchell's fave fossil - Fractofusus

PalaeoParty!

In this PalaeoParty! Short, Dr Emily Mitchell takes us back in time to the deep ocean 545 million years ago. In this dark world, some of the earliest animals were doing their thing, before being buried under a blanket of volcanic ash that preserved them as fossils. One of these critters is called Fractofusus and is the focus of this episode! Find out all about this wonderfully weird beastie, Emily's research and why you aren't allowed to wear shoes near Fractofusus fossils!

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PalaeoParty! Shorts is a new weekly podcast where we ask palaeontologists and allied workers about their favourite fossil. Each episode drops on #FossilFriday and is accompanied by a mini-poster on your website.

Normally we live stream on Twitch so you can chat and ask our guests questions in real time! Find our future schedule at our website: https://palaeoparty.weebly.com/ or at https://twitch.tv/palaeoparty. PalaeoParty! is run by Dr Emma Dunne, Dr Chris Dean and Dr Thomas Clements. This season is generously funded by the Paleontological Society Outreach and Education Grant.

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