This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.
In January, two research papers by Alex Dececchi, Ph.D., found their way into the national spotlight.
One described the first fossilized evidence of a dinosaur with mammal remains in its stomach. That shed light on early dinosaur-mammal relations.
The second explored how prehistoric birds underwent evolutionary changes in their sternums to aid flight.
Dececchi is an assistant professor of biology at Mount Marty University in Yankton. He gave Lori and listeners a deep dive into his research, paleontology as a whole and his wealth of dinosaur fun facts.
