21. Ornithopods and Whales with Ruairidh Duncan

Adele’s joined by special guest Ruairidh Duncan to talk about ornithopod dinosaurs and whales! We reminisce about the 90s and get nostalgic over the Natural History Museum in London, get the facts on herbivores from the Cretaceous coast and dive into the mysterious world of mysticetes AKA baleen whales AKA moustached whales!
 
Plus info on Mammalodon, Basilosaurus, Ambulocetus and early whale evolution. We also chat about Janjucetus, Ruairidh’s study specimen, a puppy faced cetacean with big ol’ eyes from the Late Oligocene (25 million years ago).

Links:
@ruairidhduncan on Instagram
@inxcetus on Twitter

Ruairidh's work on ornithopod jaws
Ornithopod jaws from the Lower Cretaceous Eumeralla Formation, Victoria, Australia, and their implications for polar neornithischian dinosaur diversity

Victorian Ornithopod Dinosaurs
Meet the diverse group of plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed Victoria 110 million years ago

Janjucetus
Janjucetus hunderi - Museums Victoria Collections

Janjucetus Nominee for Victoria's State Fossil Emblem

Janjucetus Hunderi Explained - New York Institute of Technology

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Podcast Producer + Editor
Jean-César Puechmarin @cesar_on_safari
Podcast Editor
François "Francy" Goudreault @hellofrancy