The Block Club Chicago Podcast

See The Fossil That Changed The World At The Field Museum

Episode Summary

Every bird you’ve ever seen— every pigeon at a bus stop, every penguin at the zoo— is a living, breathing dinosaur. Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the mass extinction. A fossil called Archaeopteryx is the earliest known dinosaur that also qualifies as a bird -- and you can see it at the Field Museum.

Episode Notes

Every bird you’ve ever seen— every pigeon at a bus stop, every penguin at the zoo— is a living, breathing dinosaur. Birds are the only group of dinosaurs that survived the mass extinction. A fossil called Archaeopteryx is the earliest known dinosaur that also qualifies as a bird -- and you can see it at the Field Museum. 

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Episode Sponsored By The Field Museum