Ninety-nine point nine percent of Earth’s species have gone extinct, but their stories are still being uncovered, sometimes by everyday people.
In this episode, host Sarah sits down with Sabrina Ricci of the I Know Dino podcast to explore how citizen scientists keep rewriting the dinosaur record.
From “Teen Rex,” a juvenile T. rex found by a hiking family in North Dakota, to the recent scientific resolution of the Nanotyrannus debate, Sabrina shares the discoveries reshaping paleontology right now.
They also dig into mummified Edmontosaurus fossils revealing soft tissue crests and hooves, what Earth’s five mass extinctions can teach us about today’s biodiversity crisis, and where listeners, including here in Australia, can join real fossil digs themselves.
Plus: why future civilizations might think chickens ruled the world.
More Information
https://iknowdino.com/dinosaur-museums/ (Dinosaur museums near you)
https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#66 (What Earth looked like at different points in time)
https://www.morphosource.org/ (Check out Dinosaur fossils in 3D)
https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/ (To learn about specific fossils)
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions-programs/online-courses/dino101/index.html (To get an introduction to dinosaurs)
https://www.patreon.com/cw/iknowdino (To join the I Know Dino Patreon and support some awesome creators)
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