The World’s Only “Jurassic Park” Fossils
Small, surprising discoveries on Glacier’s boundary
The rock in Glacier is old—like, a billion years old—so the park’s fossil record is limited to ancient algae and cyanobacteria.
… or so I thought.
We head into the field to uncover what the outliers of our fossil record can tell us about the past.
Located in the episode “Confluence | North Fork”, from season one of Headwaters. Season One set out to share stories of nature and culture from each major region of Glacier National Park.
“... We got calls from NPR and whatnot. Invariably, the first thing they asked us was: ‘Does it contain dinosaur blood?”
Who I Spoke With
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Kurt Constenius
Geophysicist - University of Arizona
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Dale Greenwalt
Research Associate - Smithsonian