New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died - NPR
NPRAugust 28, 2026
Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.
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