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Big, Toothy, and Conveniently Dead: Why We Are Obsessed with Dinosaurs, Featuring Anthony Fiorillo, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
If you've ever been to a Sinclair gas station and see the green dinosaur out front, paleontologist Tony Fiorillo says it's a fair approximation of New Mexico's Alamosaurus—which was first discovered in New Mexico more than one hundred years ago. Not only is the Alamosaurus a "New Mexican icon," as Fiorillo says, but it's also the only dinosaur discovered in North America so far that appears to have migrated from South America.
In addition to his work as a researcher and paleontologist, Dr. Tony Fiorillo is the executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. His career has covered several continents largely to study dinosaurs and the environments in which they lived. For more than two decades, Fiorillo focused on the Cretaceous of Alaska. There, his teams made significant advances in the understanding of ancient Arctic biodiversity and paleoecosystems as a way of understanding future climates.
In this episode, Fiorillo joins Encounter Culture host Emily Withnall in a conversation about arctic dinosaurs, what 19th-century scientists understood about the first dinosaurs they found, and how dinosaurs can provide insight for what's in store for humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
https://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins dinosaur sculptures at Crystal Palace
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html
Dinosaurs at Denali National Park
https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/fossils.htm
We'd love to hear from you! Send feedback to [email protected]. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.
Visit https://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.
Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico Culture Pass. Find out how to get yours here.
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Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.
Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine
Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann
Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz
Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe
Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler
Theme Music: D'Santi Nava
Instagram: @newmexicanculture
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If you've ever been to a Sinclair gas station and see the green dinosaur out front, paleontologist Tony Fiorillo says it's a fair approximation of New Mexico's Alamosaurus—which was first discovered in New Mexico more than one hundred years ago. Not only is the Alamosaurus a "New Mexican icon," as Fiorillo says, but it's also the only dinosaur discovered in North America so far that appears to have migrated from South America.
In addition to his work as a researcher and paleontologist, Dr. Tony Fiorillo is the executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. His career has covered several continents largely to study dinosaurs and the environments in which they lived. For more than two decades, Fiorillo focused on the Cretaceous of Alaska. There, his teams made significant advances in the understanding of ancient Arctic biodiversity and paleoecosystems as a way of understanding future climates.
In this episode, Fiorillo joins Encounter Culture host Emily Withnall in a conversation about arctic dinosaurs, what 19th-century scientists understood about the first dinosaurs they found, and how dinosaurs can provide insight for what's in store for humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
https://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins dinosaur sculptures at Crystal Palace
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/crystal-palace-dinosaurs.html
Dinosaurs at Denali National Park
https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/fossils.htm
We'd love to hear from you! Send feedback to [email protected]. You can write a regular email or record a short voice memo and attach it for us to listen to.
Visit https://newmexicoculture.org for info about our museums, historic sites, virtual tours, and more.
Our favorite way to fully experience everything they have to offer is with the New Mexico Culture Pass. Find out how to get yours here.
Subscribe to El Palacio Magazine
***
Encounter Culture, a production of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios.
Hosted by Emily Withnall, editor at El Palacio Magazine
Executive Producer: Daniel Zillmann
Technical Director & Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz
Recording Engineer: Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe
Editor & Production Manager: Alex Riegler
Theme Music: D'Santi Nava
Instagram: @newmexicanculture
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