🦖 In this episode, I sit down with paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins for a deep dive into some of the most fascinating (and often overlooked) parts of prehistoric science.
This conversation goes beyond just dinosaurs — exploring the world before them, including the massive extinction event that reshaped life on Earth.
🎥 In this interview, we cover:
• How taxonomy helps scientists classify ancient life
• The role of taphonomy in understanding how fossils form and are preserved
• What ear bones can tell us about extinct animals
• Life before dinosaurs and the end-Permian extinction
• How mass extinction events changed the course of evolution
🦕 If you’re interested in the deeper science behind fossils and prehistoric life, this episode is packed with insight into how paleontologists reconstruct entire worlds from fragments of the past.
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What if dinosaurs never actually disappeared from a region… we just never found the evidence?
In this episode, we dive into a groundbreaking paleontology discovery: 132 million-year-old dinosaur footprints found along the coast of South Africa—tracks that are rewriting what scientists thought they knew about dinosaur survival and ecosystems.
For decades, the fossil record in southern Africa went silent after massive volcanic eruptions around 182 million years ago. Many believed dinosaurs vanished from the region…
Until now.
These newly discovered trackways reveal that dinosaurs were still present—and possibly thriving—millions of years later. But this discovery isn’t just about footprints…
It’s about how paleontology itself is changing.
Instead of just studying bones, scientists are now uncovering behavior, movement, and entire ecosystems from trace fossils like these.
🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why this discovery shocked scientists
What kinds of dinosaurs made these tracks
How footprints can reveal behavior
And why this changes the timeline of prehistoric life
This is the story of a discovery that shouldn’t exist… but does.
🔗 Sources & further reading:
ScienceDaily article on the discovery
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🦖 I’m back with another dinosaur museum design — and this one takes things even further.
In this video, I walk through my second museum floor plan layout, building on the ideas from the first design while improving flow, exhibit placement, and the overall visitor experience.
From massive centerpiece dinosaurs to more detailed exhibit sections, I break down how I approached this version and what I changed to make it better.
🎥 In this video:
• Full walkthrough of my second museum layout
• New ideas for showcasing prehistoric life
If you’re into dinosaurs, museums, or creative design, this is a fun look at how a prehistoric experience can be built from the ground up.
💬 Let me know what you’d add or change in this version!
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What if a brand-new dinosaur species was hiding inside a rock… and scientists didn’t even need to open it to find it?
In this episode, we explore the discovery of Doolysaurus huhmini, a small plant-eating dinosaur from South Korea that was revealed using advanced CT and X-ray scanning technology. What started as a few visible bones turned into a complete scientific breakthrough when researchers uncovered an entire juvenile dinosaur skeleton hidden inside the fossil.
This turkey-sized ornithopod lived during the Cretaceous Period and may have even had fuzzy, feather-like filaments. Even more incredible, this fossil includes rare skull material—making it one of the most important dinosaur discoveries from Korea in years.
We’ll break down:
How scientists discovered a new species without breaking the fossil
What Doolysaurus huhmini looked like and how it lived
Why this discovery is so important for dinosaur evolution
How new technology is changing paleontology forever
This find proves that some of the biggest discoveries in paleontology might already be sitting in rocks—or museum collections—waiting to be revealed.
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🦖 Ever wondered what the ultimate dinosaur museum would look like?
In this video, I reveal a custom museum floor plan I designed from scratch — laying out how I’d build a fully immersive prehistoric museum experience.
From massive dinosaur exhibits to smaller prehistoric displays, I walk through the entire layout and explain the reasoning behind each section, including how I think about visitor flow, storytelling, and exhibit design.
But I also want to see YOUR ideas 👇
🎨 Design your own dinosaur museum floor plan and send it to me!
I’ll be looking at submissions and may feature some of the best designs in a future video.
📩 How to submit:
• Create your museum floor plan (digital or hand-drawn)
• Send it via DM (details on channel/about page)
Let’s see who can build the most creative prehistoric museum 🦕
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