Module 4, 4F, Exercise 5, page 50.0:00
Hello and welcome to Talk Time on Radio 5.0:07
Joining us today is paleontologist Jeff Evans.0:11
So you found a new species of dinosaur?0:17
That's very exciting news.0:20
We've nicknamed it the Sprinter.0:23
It's a very small dinosaur, only about 2 meters long, weighing around 6 kilograms maximum.0:26
It's a two-legged dinosaur with a long neck, sharp clawed hands, and curved teeth.0:34
The ideal predator that kills and eats other animals.0:41
Where did you make this discovery?0:46
In the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Argentina.0:48
The site of the discovery is known as the Valley of the Moon.0:52
It's a gold mine for paleontologists.0:56
Literally a graveyard of the earliest dinosaurs on Earth.0:59
However, you can't just scrape the soil and find a dinosaur, no.1:04
They're buried more than 700 meters underground.1:08
Sounds like a lot of work.1:12
It really is hard work.1:14
We've been doing research in the valley for decades.1:17
We don't just look for dinosaurs.1:20
We look at the surroundings, study every inch of the valley, collect every animal species we encounter.1:22
And what have you learned from this new species?1:29
Well, the Sprinter is one of the earliest dinosaurs we've ever found.1:32
Our research shows that in the beginning, dinosaurs were not the strongest or fastest of all the animals.1:37
Instead, it took about 30 million years for dinosaurs to evolve.1:45
So that's really the story that has emerged from our work.1:49
There's still a lot to be discovered and many years of work ahead, but it's the challenge that makes it all worthwhile.1:54
Well, good luck to your team in the future, and thank you for talking to us today, Jeff.2:02
It's been a pleasure.2:07
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