What Kenneth Lacovara has said about Fossilization

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 Fossilization 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 says non-avian dinosaur fossils are found only in rocks of a specific age range.

    “you have to find rocks that are between about 237 million years old and 66 million years old to find non-avian dinosaurs”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2580 - Kenneth Lacovara (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 2:53

  • Lacovara argues that because fossils form mainly in lowlands, entire dinosaur habitats such as mountains are likely unknown to science.

    “So there's probably whole environments that were occupied by dinosaur species that we don't know about that we'll probably never know about”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2580 - Kenneth Lacovara (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 7:42

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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