Meet Koolasuchus cleelandi, a giant amphibian from the Cretaceous of Victoria, Australia (~125 million years ago) with the body of a salamander and a head as big as a wheelie bin lid. An animal that by all rights, SHOULD have gone extinct millions of years ago and chosen by the people as the state fossil emblem for Victoria.   We hear from two of the brilliant paleontologists who worked on the holotype, fossil preparator Lesley Kool and prospector Mike cleeland. We deviate and also talk red and white blood-cell like structures in the Jurassic ichthyosaur Stenopterygius. Links: Random Fossil Fact Palaeobiology of red and white blood cell-like structures, collagen and cholesterol in an ichthyosaur bone Koolasuchus The last last labyrinthodonts? Palaeobiogeography of Australian fossil amphibians Victoria's new state fossil emblem: Koolasuchus cleelandi Koolasuchus cleelandi: Cool Cretaceous monster amphibian Meet Koolasuchus cleelandi, the people's choice as Victoria's official fossil emblem Dinosaurs of Darkness: In Search of the Lost Polar World – by Thomas H. Rich & Patricia Vickers-Rich This show is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore Chicago over 5 days and 5 nights, visiting museums and attending Pitchfork Music Festival! July 19th-23rd. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email [email protected] about the Badlands and Beyond Trip. Dinosaur Trips It's been 66 million years. Why wait any longer? Join Dinosaur Trips! Pals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeo Host: Adele Pentland @palaeodel The Pals in Palaeo Cover Art Jenny Zhao Design @jennyzdesign Crumpet Club House@crumpetclubhouse The Pals in Palaeo Theme Music Hello Kelly @hellokellymusic Podcast Producer + Editor Jean-César Puechmarin @cesar_on_safari Podcast Editor François "Francy" Goudreault @hellofrancy