Jurassic America

Tristan Hughes explores Ancient America's true age; how 19th-century fossil discoveries across North America revealed a history far older than previously believed, challenging the notion that the Americas were a 'New World.'

Tristan is joined by Professor Caroline Winterer as they discuss walking on 4 billion-year-old rocks in Eastern Canada, uncovering the first trilobites and the sensational dinosaur discoveries like the T-Rex and Brontosaurus that mesmerised the public and scientific community alike.

More on:

Ice Age America:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KZruCMwpO7TakuiMs7DMp?si=2b1fdca8b18c4ef4

The Ancient Amazon:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YxnzfGa4x4Z8l4JE6Uwmh?si=0ec9d00afb0b476e

Tyrannosaurus Rex:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3uxH3HHjSuEk0mHmjFU9k7?si=1f57b9a555ac4bff

Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan, the producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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All music from Epidemic Sounds

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😱 T Rex over Native Americans???????

🤬 Seriously, I rewound it twice to make sure I didn’t misunderstand it. She said the white man explained that the Native Americans didn’t own the land in Nebraska because they were not the first inhabitant, the T-Rex and other animals were, so somehow the land now belongs to the white man. WTELF?????
I will replay it one more time to make sure I’m not mistaken, because that should’ve never made it on the air. I will correct my review if I got it wrong. Otherwise, shame on you.