Paleontologist Answers Fossil Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we extract dinosaur DNA from fossils? How is crude oil made from fossils? Where are the most common places to find fossils worldwide? How can you give yourself the best chance to become a fossil after you die? Did we ever find the crater from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Fossil Support. Watch Ken's previous Tech Support:    • Paleontologist Answers Extinction Question...   0:00 Fossil Support 0:18 T-Rex Big Head Solidarity 1:10 DNA from mosquitos like in Jurassic Park? 1:33 How do hollow bones fossilize? 2:01 Fossil juice 2:31 What dinosaurs really looked like 4:16 ELI5 How exactly is crude oil created from fossils? 5:11 The oldest fossils 6:13 How do museums make the display models for their fossils? 8:37 Convergent evolution 9:29 Draco Rex Hogwartsia, okay 10:04 Fossilize yourself 11:19 Estimating Dino Size 12:34 Dino diets 14:23 Ken’s favorite dinosaur 16:09 Global hotspots for fossils 17:10 The best preserved dinosaur fossil 18:12 How long are we talking here 18:36 ♫Fossil Rain…Fossil Rain♫ 19:38 How ancient species really lived and behaved 20:31 The Dino fossil to Dragon myth pipeline 21:37 Mosasaur teeth 22:09 Dinosaurs became birds, but not the flying ones 23:26 Dino DNA? 24:03 Asking for my friend Fred Flintstone 25:01 Tortoises, gators, and crocs 25:39 Adult or juvenile fossil? 26:31 The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Chris Eustache Editor: Richard Trammell; Alex Mechanik Expert: Ken Lacovara Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Lauren Pruitt Sound Mixer: Brett Van Deusen Production Assistant: Quinton Johnson Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Assistant Editor: Billy Ward Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe... Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►  / wired   Twitter ►►  / wired   Facebook ►►  / wired   Tik Tok ►►  / wired   Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.