NPR August 28, 2026 • 14:38

New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died - NPR

By Manoush Zomorodi

Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.

Ken Lacovara is something of a paleontology rock star. In 2004, he discovered the Dreadnoughtus, a new dinosaur species that later debuted on the big screen in Jurassic World Dominion.
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