Paleoscatology: the Study of Ancient Dino PoopConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 727, Segment 2
Nov 3, 2020 • 27m
Guest: Karen Chin, Professor of Geological Sciences and Curator of Paleontology at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Karen Chin is a “paleoscatologist," meaning she studies fossilized poop, usually from dinosaurs. Seventy-five million-year old poop gives us a new understanding of the dinosaurs' world.