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Dinosaur Trace Fossils and Dr. Anthony Martin on Tracks, Nests, Burrows, and Coprolites
How do scientists study dinosaurs without bones? Dr. Anthony Martin explains how tracks, nests, burrows, coprolites, and other trace fossils reveal dinosaur behavior and prehistoric life.
Most dinosaur discoveries focus on skeletons, but trace fossils can reveal how dinosaurs actually lived. In this episode, ichnologist Dr. Anthony J. Martin explains how dinosaur tracks, nests, burrows, coprolites (fossilized dung), gastroliths, and other trace fossils help scientists reconstruct dinosaur behavior that bones alone cannot show.
We explore what trace fossils reveal about dinosaur parenting…
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