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b'(repeat) Dinosaurs are once again stomping and snorting their way across the screen of your local movie theater.\\xa0But these beefy beasts stole the show long before CGI brought them back in the\\xa0Jurassic Park\\xa0blockbusters.\\xa0Dinosaurs had global dominance for the better part of 165 million years. Compare that with a measly 56 million years of primate activity. We bow to our evolutionary overlords in this episode.\\xa0\\nOur conversation about these thunderous lizards roams freely as we talk with the paleontologist who discovered\\xa0Dreadnoughtus\\xa0\\u2013 the largest land lizard unearthed to date.\\xa0\\xa0Kenneth Lacovara asks that we please stop using the term \\u201cdinosaur\\u201d to refer to something outmoded, when in fact the dinos were among the most well-adapted, long-lived creatures ever.\\nPlus, intriguing dino facts: if you like eating chicken, you like eating dinosaurs, and how T-Rex\\u2019s puny arms helped him survive.\\xa0\\nAlso, with dozens of new species unearthed every year \\u2013 nearly one a week \\u2013 why we\\u2019ve entered the golden age of dinosaur discovery.\\nGuest:\\n\\nKenneth Lacovara\\u2013\\xa0Paleontologist who unearthed the largest land dinosaur known:\\xa0Dreadnoughtus.\\xa0He is also founding dean of the School of Earth and Environment at Rowan University, director of the Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park, and author of \\u201cWhy Dinosaurs Matter.\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'