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A Paleo Nerd is a grown-up who still has the child-like wonder and love for dinosaurs, fossils, science, and paleontology. Paleo Nerds follows Alaskan artist, Ray Troll, and his friend ventr...

Episodes

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Ep #103 Digging Dinosaurs on Seven Continents and the Carnegie’s Hidden Secrets with Paleontologist Matt Lamanna

Ray goes on the road and interviews Matt Lamanna, the fun and paleo-contagious Mary R. Dawson Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at Carnegie...

59:26Oct 27, 2026

EP #102: The Spring the Dinosaurs Died and the Fossil Fish That Told the Story, with Paleontologist Melanie During

Ray and Dave talk with vertebrate paleontologist Melanie During, who read the growth rings in fossil fish from the Tanis site and pinned the...

72:22Sep 29, 2026

Ep #101 PaleoNerds: A New Epoch

Dave and Ray have no guest today, just a short check in before they embark on their next 99 episodes!

20:35Aug 24, 2026

Episode 100: The Legendary Philip J. Currie and the Real Dinosaur Park

Ray and Dave celebrate their 100th episode of Paleo Nerds with the legendary paleontologist and co-founder of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Al...

71:59Jul 28, 2026

Ep #99 Gigantic Ichthyosaurs, Enormous Octopuses and the Importance of Museums with Makoto Manabe

Ray and Dave interview worldly traveled and renowned Japanese paleontologist and curator who was just appointed President and Director Gener...

63:04Jun 23, 2026

Ep #98 How one fossil can change everything with MOR's Scott Williams

Ray and Dave interview field paleontologist and museum leader, Scott Williams, Senior Director of Exhibitions at the Museum of the Rockies w...

70:40May 26, 2026

Ep #97 Paleo Nerds Journey to the Galápagos Islands with Naturalist Guide Sandra Masaquiza

After a Galápagos trip with his partner Stephanie and paleontologist friends Lee and Ashley Hall, Dave realized the group was so impressed b...

80:15Apr 28, 2026

Ep #96 Nanotyrannus vs. Juvenile T-rex Solved with James Napoli

Ray and Dave review the evidence with James Napoli, co-author of the new research paper that resolves the long-standing debate over whether...

79:17Mar 25, 2026

Ep #95 From Fossils to Film and the Science of Motion with Stuart Sumida

Ray and Dave talk with vertebrate paleontologist and SVP President Stuart Sumida about sail-backed synapsids, pelycosaurs, and the world bef...

73:42Feb 25, 2026

Ep #94 The Marvelous Mini-Monsters of Mazon Creek with Arjan Mann

Ray and Dave discuss the amazing biota of the Mazon Creek Lagerstätte with Arjan Mann, Assistant Curator of Fossil Fishes & Early Tetrapods...

66:57Jan 28, 2026

Ep #93 Cretaceous Kansas Geology with Kate Andrzejewski

Ray gets schooled on the Cretaceous geology around the shores of Kansas Lake Kanopolis by paleontologist Kate Andrzejewski.

63:32Dec 31, 2025

Ep #92 From Smok to Spinosaurus with Smithsonian Curator Hans-Dieter Sues

Ray and Dave talk with Smithsonian paleontologist Hans-Dieter Sues about the origins of reptiles, the rise of dinosaurs, and a lifetime unea...

75:29Nov 25, 2025

Ep #91 The Incredible Paleo Impressionist Art of Doug Henderson

Ray and Dave explore the mind of paleo artist Doug Henderson exploring his techniques, inspirations, and the breathtaking body of work that...

61:31Oct 29, 2025

Ep #90 Fossil Fish, Antarctic Adventures and Teaching Anatomy with Kerin Claeson

Ray Troll shares morning coffee in his Ketchikan lounge room with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution, anatomy, development, and var...

73:00Sep 24, 2025

Ep #89 Brachiopods Deserve Your Love with Dr. Susan Butts

Ray and Dave learn all about Brachiopods, one of the hardy survivors of the Big Five extinctions, with Susan Butts, Director of Collections...

63:32Aug 27, 2025

Ep #88 Unearthing Egg Mountain’s Dinosaur Nursery: Field Insights from Montana with John Scannella

Dave goes out on a dig at the famous Egg Mountain site in western Montana with Dr. John Scannella, curator of paleontology at the Museum of...

65:07Jul 30, 2025

Ep #87 Anvil Sharks, Lampreys & Ratfish with Head-Sprouting Teeth featuring Vertebrate Paleontologist Michael Coates

Ray and Dave explore jaws, fins and fossil fish while tracing the deep origins of vertebrate life with Dr. Michael Coates, Vertebrate Paleon...

79:04Jun 27, 2025

Ep #86 Painting Prehistoric Worlds and Dinosaur Dreams with Mark Hallett

Ray and Dave talk Sauropods, Smilodons, and Spielberg with artist and paleo visionary Mark Hallett, whose decades of work bring ancient worl...

64:29May 30, 2025

Ep #85 Mammoth Tusks, Gomphothere Shovels and Elephant Trunks with Advait Jukar

Ray and Dave explore the history of all things Elephantidae, including Mammoths, Mastodons, and Gomphotheres, with Advait Jukar, delving int...

69:31Apr 30, 2025

Ep #84 Turning to Stone: Earthlings on a Dynamic Granite Planet with Marcia Bjornerud

Ray and Dave go rock hunting through billions of years of Earth's history with Marcia Bjornerud, a structural geologist, inspirational autho...

77:46Mar 26, 2025