The phrase “here there be dragons,” so famously seen on old maps indicating places where there were great and mysterious dangers to be found, was not so very long ago not simply a metaphor. In fact, no less an authority on natural philosophy (what would later become known as natural history) than Linnaeus himself included […]
Episode 85 of Palaeocast takes up the topic of ichthyosaurs. Included is both a very interesting discussion between host Dave Marshall, and Dr. Ben Moon and Fiann Smithwick about these fascinating creatures, and a bit of behind-the-scenes recollection of the production of the recently released BBC documentary “Attenborough and the Sea Dragon”