People all over the world have a significant fascination about prehistoric life, especially dinosaurs. For the past few centuries, scientists have unearthed fossils and collected data that helped form educated conclusions about these enigmatic creatures. And new discoveries continue to occur in the present.
These discoveries even happen in our neck of the woods. Triebold Paleontology’s Mike Triebold, Jacob Jett and Anthony Maltese are some of the lucky ones who oftentimes make their own new discoveries. But it’s not as simple as merely lugging a shovel through the badlands and having a crack at it. After the fossils are out of the ground, paleontologists must perform a significant amount of research and data collecting before they get to the fun stuff: assembling the fossils.
Jacob Jett and Anthony Maltese talk about fossilized poop.
Jett and Maltese share a slew of information about that process and other things that happen in the paleontological world on their You Tube channel “Dinosaur Nerds.” Here, greenhorn paleontologists can find information about some of their biggest questions and discover the questions they never thought to ask.
For example: Have you ever wondered what that round thing you see in the eye sockets of some dinosaur skeletons is? How does stratigraphy help you determine the age of a fossil? Or, what is fossilized poop called and what can it tell you about prehistoric life?
Jett and Maltese are wizards when it comes to explaining the complexities involved in paleontology and use their wit to keep you entertained. Be sure to check them out at dinosaurnerds.com.