Cretaceous Quote by Kenneth Lacovara
“If you were back in the Cretaceous Period - the last of the time of the dinosaurs - and you were driving from New York to Philadelphia on the New Jersey Turnpike, you would be driving across water.”
About This Quote
Source Lecture: Paleontology symposium, 2018
Imagining dinosaurs in modern settings highlights the absurdity of temporal displacement.
In simple terms: Dinosaurs on highways are absurd.
Key Takeaway
Consider scale and context.
Themes
science
imagination
history
Mood
playful
thought‑provoking
Type
educational
entertaining
When to use this quote
- education
- public outreach
- creative thinking
Key Concepts
paleontology
geology
temporal perspective
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this comparison teach about scale?
- How can we use imagination responsibly in science?
A Different Perspective
Such analogies can oversimplify scientific facts.
