About this episode
This episode explores the Wannagan Creek fossil site, highlighting various fossils from the Paleocene era.
Welcome to the Wannagan Creek fossil site that preserves a snapshot of the Paleocene 60 Million Years Ago. Fossils appearing in this episode include: Taxodium olriki, Equisetum, Esox, Lepisoteus, Amia fragosa, Nelumbium tenufolium, Gomphaeschna schrankii, Isoetites horridus, Viviparus, Plastomenus, Champsosaurus gigas, Borealosuchus, Azolla stanleyii, Protochelydra zangerli.
People in this episode
Host: Caroline Siegert
Topics covered
- Paleontology
- Fossils
- Paleocene
- Earth history
- Ancient ecosystems
Keywords
- Wannagan Creek
- Paleocene
- fossils
- Taxodium olriki
- Champsosaurus gigas
- ancient ecosystems
- fossil site
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Taxodium olriki, Equisetum, Esox, Lepisoteus, Amia fragosa, Nelumbium tenufolium, Gomphaeschna schrankii, Isoetites horridus, Viviparus, Plastomenus
Places: Wannagan Creek
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