Sea Salamanders Rediscovered in Museum Collection

About this episode

The episode discusses the rediscovery of an ancient amphibian fossil in a Californian museum collection with Dr Nic Campione from UNE.

Originally aired March 4. An ancient amphibian fossil has been rediscovered in a Californian museum collection. We chat with Dr Nic Campione from UNE about the rediscovery and why it's important.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: TuneFM - University of New England

Guest: Dr Nic Campione

Topics covered

• amphibian fossils
• museum collections
• scientific rediscovery
• importance of fossils
• interview with a scientist

Keywords

• sea salamanders
• fossil rediscovery
• Californian museum
• Dr Nic Campione
• UNE
• ancient amphibians
• importance of fossils

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNE

Places: California

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