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Crypt O’ Zoology: Dinosaurs in Africa!

Donald Prothero

FROM THE LOST WORLD to Alley Oop to The Flintstones, the idea of dinosaurs and humans living together has captured the imagination of readers across the globe. But there are some who believe that this idea isn’t fictional. Is there a population of sauropod dinosaurs living in Africa in modern times?

In this episode of MonsterTalk, we interview paleontologist Dr. Donald Prothero at TAM9 about his research into the creature known as Mokele Mbembe! Cryptozoology, paleontology and creationism converge in the jungles of the Congo.

Cryptozoologist literature on Mokele Mbembe

• “Of Beasts and Men” by Carl Hagenbeck
• “A Living Dinosaur?” by Roy Mackal
• “Things and More Things” by Ivan Sanderson

Music

• Music for the intro included traditional African music from Archive.org used through a creative commons license. This was from a collection of Congo music and sounds collected by Thomas Ladonne.
• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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