Crypt O' Zoology: Dinosaurs in Africa!

MonsterTalk

Monster House LLC

History, Science, Society & Culture, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2011

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

From The Lost World to Alley Oop to The Flintstones, the idea of dinosaurs and humans living together has captured the imagination of readers across the globe. But there are some who believe that this idea isn’t fictional. Is there a population of sauropod dinosaurs living in Africa in modern times? In this episode of MonsterTalk, we interview paleontologist Dr. Donald Prothero at TAM9 about his research into the creature known as Mokele Mbembe! Cryptozoology, paleontology and creationism converge in the jungles of the Congo. READ episode notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	Did humans and dinosaurs ever coexist?
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1:11.2	Some people really believe this is true. Let's set the tone properly.
1:17.0	Okay, that's better. It has to be one of the most thrilling ideas ever.
1:24.0	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Burrows,
1:27.0	Marion C. Cooper, Michael Crichton, Stephen Spielberg,
1:31.0	and many others have tackled the idea through fiction, but there are many who believe in the astonishing idea that there may still be places where giant sauropod dinosaurs roam Earth's remote swamps and rivers.
1:44.0	Sure, modern paleontology suggests that some dinosaurs do roam the earth today, but I'm not talking about birds.
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