The Land Before Podcast: Fossil Histories and Paleo Mysteries

Dinosaur Ridge
  • 5.0 (8)
  • EARTH SCIENCES
The Land Before Podcast: Fossil Histories and Paleo Mysteries

From the team at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado exploration of the fossil histories and paleo mysteries found on-site and around the world. Expert discussion on old and new discoveries and why they are relevant to human life today.

Episodes

  1. Triceratops & Mile High Sea Rock

    03/09/2023

    Triceratops & Mile High Sea Rock

    In the final episode of Season One, we take a look at the iconic mighty Triceratops, inspiration for the Colorado Rockies team mascot Dinger. Plus the geological wonder of shale found on Dinosaur Ridge nearly 6,000 feet above sea level. How did this sedimentary outcrop end up in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains? Special guest baseball announcer Drew Goodman delivers the final quiz of the season. Thank you for listening! Send ideas for Season Two to info@dinoridge.org and visit the website for more about this National Natural Landmark at https://www.dinoridge.org!

    33 min
  2. Colorado Crocs & Mammoths

    03/02/2023

    Colorado Crocs & Mammoths

    In this episode, we go back to the Ice Age to a site near Dinosaur Ridge where a Columbian mammoth grave is rapidly being surrounded by a new housing development. And we go oven further back in time to the days when crocodilians inhabited Colorado waterways, including one at Dino Ridge- long before the Rocky Mountains uplifted. The state's ever-changing plant and animal history has left a treasure trove for paleontologists to study.

    19 min
  3. Falconry & Coprolites

    02/24/2023

    Falconry & Coprolites

    In this episode, a Master Falconer describes the serious commitment involved in keeping a wild raptor; the way it might be done if dinosaurs could be captured and cared for. You cannot tame them, but you can earn their respect. And we dig into dinosaur dung to learn what clues it reveals about eating habits, especially before egg-laying. Host Erin LaCount is joined by three PhDs: Cynthia Norrgran, Nicole Peavey, and Karen Chin for this fascinating look into fossil histories and paleo mysteries.

    29 min

  4. 02/16/2023

    Ancient & Modern Birds

    Host Erin LaCount talks about the connection between birds and dinosaurs - and how birds have changed and stayed the same across deep time. Plus, what it's like keeping one of today's largest bird species as pets.

    24 min
  5. The ”Different Lizard” of the Jurassic

    02/09/2023

    The ”Different Lizard” of the Jurassic

    Host Erin LaCount takes us back in time to explore the fossil history of the Morrison Formation apex predator from the Late Jurassic Period. The paleontologists who played roles in describing this theropod from the 1870s to the 1970s in Colorado include a teenage girl named India Wood. What makes Allosaurus different from other dinosaurs? Listen and learn!

    34 min

  6. 04/28/2022 · BONUS

    TWIST & STEGOUT!

    The Stegosaurus is Colorado’s state fossil, first excavated from Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison. It’s a Jurassic creature we are still learning about. In this Bonus pre-season episode, we explore how the Stegosaurus used its mighty spiked tail, and imagine what it may have sounded like. We also talk with Colorado’s mitigation paleontologist about fossil finds near road construction sites - and what happens with those with those fossils.

    32 min
  • 6 Episodes

5
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

From the team at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado exploration of the fossil histories and paleo mysteries found on-site and around the world. Expert discussion on old and new discoveries and why they are relevant to human life today.

Information

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada