What Kenneth Lacovara has said about Dinosaur denialism

2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026

Kenneth Lacovara, American paleontologist, founding dean of Rowan University's School of Earth & Environment and director of the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park, author of "Why Dinosaurs Matter", has been quoted on Dinosaur denialism 2 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Lacovara argues that a dinosaur hoax would require an implausibly large conspiracy across nations and eras.

    “this would require this massive conspiracy from different continents, different countries, people that have never met each other, people that didn't live at the same time”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2580 - Kenneth Lacovara (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:33

  • Lacovara explains that museums now often display replicas while keeping original bones in collections for study.

    “best practice now, you know, really is to keep the stuff in the collections and to mount the recreations”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2580 - Kenneth Lacovara (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:06:22

Episodes

  • #2580 - Kenneth Lacovara

    The Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 12, 2026 · 2 h 27 min

    Joe Rogan talks with paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara about dinosaur denialism, fossilization, Dreadnoughtus, the asteroid extinction, deep time, de-extinction and fieldwork adventures.

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