Tuesday marks 200 years since the naming of the first dinosaur. Naturalist William Buckland identified a Megalosaurus or the “great lizard” in a lecture in London, marking the beginning of dinosaur science. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with archeologist Steve Brusatte about how far dinosaur science has come and what we’re still learning about these creatures from the past.
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