Ep. 485 - Paleo Grapes

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The grape family (Vitaceae) is known and appreciated the world over, largely for their culinary value. Ecologically speaking, they are very important plants as well. However, we know very little about their origin, evolution, and rates of extinction. Thanks to some lucky paleobotanical finds, that story has become a bit clearer in recent times. Join me and Paleobotanist Dr. Fabiany Herrera as we explore 20 years of fossil hunting and research and learn what it can teach us about the grapes! This episode was produced in part by David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast the official
0:03.1	podcast of Indefensive Plants.com what's up this is your host Matt welcome to the
0:06.9	show how is everyone doing this week I have such an interesting conversation
0:11.5	for you today that involves the deep time history of the grape
0:15.3	family. But I can't have these conversations unless you support the show and one of the best ways to support it is to become
0:20.7	a patron over at patreon.com slash in defensive plants.
0:24.4	I'll save you most of the spiel but for supporting the show you'll get some
0:27.4	kickbacks including access to bonus episodes.
0:30.4	But today as I mentioned we are talking about the deep evolutionary history of the grape family and some really interesting discoveries that have been brought together to tell a better, more refined picture of these incredible plants.
0:43.3	Joining me to talk about this is Dr. Fabiani Herrera,
0:45.9	who you might remember from a previous episode
0:48.3	talking about some ginko relatives.
0:50.5	Well, today we're gonna learn how 20 years
0:52.4	of researching the grape family in the
0:54.3	paleo botanical world has bore some really interesting fruit. I don't want to
0:58.0	steal any of us thunder. Dr Herrera is such an interesting person to talk to
1:01.8	so how about we just jump right into it?
1:03.8	Without further ado, here's my conversation
1:06.0	what Dr. Fabiani Herrera.
1:07.5	I hope you enjoy. All right, Dr. Fabiani Herrera, welcome back to the podcast. It has been far too long, my friend, but for those that aren't familiar with the previous episode, how about we start off with the little introduction tell everyone a little bit about
1:33.6	who you are and what it is you do. Thank you so much for having me here Matt I'm just
1:39.9	thrilled to be back it It's been a couple of years since our last chat. But a couple things
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