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The “Summer of Dinosaurs” is almost here!
June 4, 2025 Leave a Comment
Dinosaurs may be long extinct, but our fascination with them is alive and thriving! As we eagerly await the arrival of the new six-part series Walking with Dinosaurs on June 16, we invite you to dig into these fascinating facts and series to celebrate the “Summer of Dinosaurs” with us!
Explore the digital series Eons
Join hosts Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Kallie Moore and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth, from the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era – the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” – right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.
And, get a special behind-the-scenes look at Moore’s work as a science communicator for the series (and her work as collections manager for the University of Montana Paleontology Center) with the PBS Wisconsin-exclusive University Place episode, “Can You Dig It? Paleontology and Eons.”
Celebrate Wisconsin’s role in dino discovery
An artist’s rendering of the Ahvaytum bahndooiveche by Gabriel Ugueto. Courtesy of UW-Madison.
If you haven’t heard, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and paleontologists kicked off 2025 in a big way – by publishing their findings on a new dinosaur species in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society that challenge long-held beliefs about where dinosaurs originated.
Paleontologist David Lovelace, a scientist at the UW Geology Museum, led research on the study and discovery of the oldest dinosaur in the northern hemisphere: Ahvaytum bahndooiveche.
In 2017, Lovelace shared some of those findings in the University Place lecture “Shaking the Dinosaur Family Tree.”
Help preschoolers hop on the Dinosaur Train
Embrace and celebrate the fascination that many preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains with Dinosaur Train!
Learn about natural science, natural history and paleontology with half-hour episodes that follow Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family traveling on a special train to meet all kinds of dinosaurs and explore the world inhabited by these amazing creatures. Also included are live-action segments hosted by paleontologist Scott Samps. Download the free PBS KIDS Video App to watch anytime!
Enjoy these clips from your favorite PBS programs
David Attenborough Befriends a Dinosaur | Nature
Sir David Attenborough befriends a lifelike diplodocus as its towering skeleton replica comes to life. During this encounter, surprising truths are revealed about this extinct dinosaur.
