The Common Descent Podcast

E342 - Episode 228 - Dinosaur Provincial Park

Published: October 12, 2025

Duration: 1:55:27

Located in southeastern Alberta is a stretch of gorgeous badlands that are home to some of the world’s absolute best Late Cretaceous fossils. This episode, we explore how Dinosaur Provincial Park earned its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we list off some of the famous dinosaurs who once lived there, and we discuss a fraction of the many fossil discoveries that have been made at the Park since the late 1800s.

In the news: Cretaceous crocs, baby pterosaurs, late megaraptorans, and early lizards.

Time markers:
Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00
News: 00:06:25
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