About this episode

This episode explores the formation, discovery, and variety of fossils with guest Charlotte Mehrtens.

What is a fossil? How are they formed? Where are they found? What’s the oldest fossil, and what’s the biggest? When you think of a fossil you might be picturing a full dino skeleton preserved at a museum. But fossils come in many different shapes and sizes. We taped this episode all about fossils in front of a live audience at the South Burlington Public Library in Vermont, with special guest Charlotte Mehrtens, a retired geology professor from the University of Vermont. Download our learning guides: PDF | Google Slide | Transcript

People in this episode

Guest: Charlotte Mehrtens

Topics covered

• fossils
• geology
• paleontology
• dinosaurs
• education

Keywords

• fossils
• formation
• oldest fossil
• biggest fossil
• geology
• dinosaurs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Vermont

Places: South Burlington Public Library, Vermont

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