What Tiny Fossils Explain about Big Dinosaur Ecosystems with Dr. Matthew Carrano
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Meet Dr. Matthew Carrano, a paleontologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Why does he sort through drawers upon drawers of tiny fossils? Watch how Matthew pieces together the evidence of ecosystems that dinosaurs lived in. Learn what tiny fossils can reveal that complete, large dinosaur skeletons may not. Get a glimpse into technologies such as cathode ray luminescence that have made detailed analysis of tiny fossils possible. Understand how paleontologists are collaborating to map worldwide dinosaur distributions. This video is part of the Smithsonian Science How webcast series and aligns with national science standards. Visit http://qrius.si.edu/explore-science/webcast/what-tiny-fossils-explain-about-big-dinosaur-ecosystems for related teaching materials and more Smithsonian Science How videos.
