About this episode

The episode explores how perceptions of dinosaur appearance have evolved, highlighting their colorful and feathered characteristics.

Over the past few decades, our ideas about what dinosaurs looked like have changed. Dinos were once thought of as scaly creatures, closely related to reptiles. Now, they are thought to have come in a beautiful array of colours, some with flashy feathers. The Science+Nature team, along with expert guests, unpack this mystery as we ask: what did dinosaurs look like? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Fun Kids

Topics covered

• dinosaurs
• paleontology
• coloration
• feathers
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Science+Nature

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