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Melanie During

Vertebrate paleontologist (PhD, Uppsala University; VU Amsterdam) who led the Nature study showing the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck in Northern Hemisphere spring.

Sep 30, 2026

Paleo Nerds

Paleo Nerds

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

Sep 30 · 1h 12m

David StrassmanHOST
17:26
So I don't hire you to be a tracker then.
Melanie DuringGUEST
17:28
No, I wouldn't be.
Melanie DuringGUEST
17:29
But I would probably I would though I might be a good forensic scientist because I do like to look for different like interesting details.
Melanie DuringGUEST
17:37
I'll pick up something, but maybe not who left the footprint.
Melanie DuringGUEST
17:40
No.
Melanie DuringGUEST
17:45
So everything changed in 2017 when you ran into Jan Smit, right? Jan Smit gave a talk.
Melanie DuringGUEST
17:49
We're fast forwarding to the other big pivot in your life.

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Ray Troll
Ray TrollHOST
44:01
so what pinpoints it to the spring

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