I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Juvenile Daspletosaurus skull bones; Modern birds have high Encephalization Quotients from their non-avian dinosaur ancestors; Dinosaur size estimate problems; Plus new non-fiction dinosaur books

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Dinosaur of the day Suzhousaurus, a large therizinosaur theropod that had one of the longest upper arm bones of any theropod.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Three immature Daspletosaurus skull bones help show how the dinosaur changed (and didn’t change) as it grew up
• Modern birds have high EQs which they evolved from non-avian dinosaurs
• Scientists caution on how to estimate sizes and body shapes of extinct animals (be careful what animals you compare it to)

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The sauropodomorph Lufengosaurus appears to have fed its young. Plus two new dinosaurs, a ceratopsian and a titanosaur; Plateosaurus tail injuries; and the connection between the bubonic plague and dinosaurs.

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Dinosaur of the day Saichania, an ankylosaur known for its pretty face.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new ceratopsian dinosaur, Sasayamagnomus saegusai
• There’s a new titanosaur sauropod, Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra
• Damage to a number of tails may mean the sauropodomorph Plateosaurus often had to live with its injuries
• Long necked dinosaurs did care! The basal sauropodomorph Lufengosaurus probably took care of and fed its young

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Edward Dolnick joins to discuss how scientists and the general public viewed dinosaurs in the early 1800s. Plus hadrosaurs living in age-separated groups, two new hadrosauroids: Coahuilasaurus from Mexico and Qianjiangsaurus from China, and the latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise will be called Jurassic World Rebirth and come out on July 2, 2025

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Dinosaur of the day Theiophytalia, an iguanodontian that was originally thought to be from the Jurassic (due to a Bone Wars shipping mix-up), but actually lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Colorado.

Interview with Edward Dolnick, the author of the book, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, which is about how a group of Victorians discovered prehistoric animals and it changed our understanding of the world

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new kritosaurin hadrosaur dinosaur, Coahuilasaurus lipani
• There’s a new hadrosauroid ornithopod dinosaur, Qianjiangsaurus changshengi
• The hadrosaur Hypacrosaurus lived in groups separated by age (juveniles lived separately from adults)
• The new Jurassic World film, coming out next July 2, has a title: Jurassic World Rebirth

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Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus was just named from Kyrgyzstan, plus a new abelisaurid from France, and a Triassic dinosaur in Brazil. We also discuss if dinosaur mounts are art and a few new dinosaur books.

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Dinosaur of the day Confuciusornis, a crow-sized dinosaur that is known from potentially over 1,000 specimens.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new allosauroid theropod dinosaur, Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, that was found in Kyrgyzstan
• There’s a new abelisaurid theropod dinosaur, Caletodraco cottardi, described from Normandy, France
• Should dinosaur skeletal mounts be considered works of art?
• A couple new dinosaur books

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Susan Butts joins us to explain all the changes and upgrades at the newly renovated Yale Peabody Museum! Plus, new sauropods from Argentina include Campananeyen and a couple of unnamed titanosauriforms. And Australotitan may be a junior synonym.

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Dinosaur of the day Ruyangosaurus, a very large titanosauriform sauropod from the Early Cretaceous.

Interview with Susan Butts, the Director of Collections & Research at the Yale Peabody Museum and her background is as an invertebrate paleontologist

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new rebbachisaurid, Campananeyen fragilissimus
• There are new titanosauriform sauropods in the Portezuelo Formation of Patagonia
• Australotitan (a.k.a.) “Cooper” may be a junior synonym of the sauropod Diamantinasaurus

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Plus teeth from a new tyrannosauroid in northeastern Thailand, a new study on tyrannosaur bite forces, an estimate for the largest ever T. rex, a new fossil digitizing tool, and our penultimate Di-Know-It-All Challenge.

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Dinosaur of the day Kayentavenator, an Early Jurassic dinosaur that lived alongside Dilophosaurus, Scutellosaurus, and Megapnosaurus/Coelophysis.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new tyrannosaur, Asiatyrannus xui, with a surprisingly deep skull for a tyrannosaur of its size
• There’s evidence of a new tyrannosauroid in northeastern Thailand
• A new study shows how biting stress and strain vary in different sized tyrannosaurs
• Dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus rex, probably got a lot bigger than we’ve seen in the fossil record
• A new device makes it easier for museums to digitize their fossils and share with people around the world

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Harenadraco, the sand dragon; Hypnovenator the sleep hunter; and Urbacodon norelli, Norell's URBA-tooth are all recently named troodontids. Plus some new good kid's books and our sixth Di-Know-It-All Challenge.

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Dinosaur of the day Tianyuraptor, a small raptor from China, with unusually short arms.

In dinosaur news this week:

• The "sand dragon" from Mongolia, Harenadraco prima [sic], is the first troodontid from the Baruungoyot Formation
• There’s a new troodontid dinosaur, Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum, found in a sleeping position in Japan
• There’s a new troodontid species, Urbacodon norelli, known for its large unique teeth

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A Stegosaurus just sold for over $44 million; A brand new burrowing dinosaur was found in a group; And a new iguanodontian which is the most complete dino found in Britain in 100 years

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Dinosaur of the day , a small noasaurid carnivore (related to Masiakasaurus) which was once known as Jubbulpuria.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex just sold at auction for $44.6 million, making it the most valuable dinosaur skeleton ever sold
• There’s a new dinosaur, Fona herzogae, that seems to have been buried in a group in its burrow
• There’s a new iguanodontian dinosaur, Comptonatus chasei, which is the most complete dinosaur found in Britain in 100 years
• The Museum of Evolution in Denmark has a new Camarasaurus to add to its collection of dinosaurs from Wyoming

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Some headbutting animals suffer brain damage from the shock; Plus Mississippi has a new most complete dinosaur; Histology can help tell a dinosaur fossil from other dinosaurs; and more.

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Dinosaur of the day Saurornithoides, a troodontid from Mongolia named in 1924 by Osborn in the same paper as Velociraptor.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Paleontologists reviewed what it means to have a dome-head and to headbutt like a pachycephalosaurid (and other prehistoric animals)
• Mississippi has a new most complete dinosaur, but the species is still a mystery
• Histology can tell us if a fossil belonged to a dinosaur or another type of animals

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Baiyinosaurus was one of the earliest stegosaurs ever found (from the Middle Jurassic); Debate on the evolution of the tyrannosaur Daspletosaurus; Miragaia updates; And our latest Di-Know-It-All Challenge!

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Dinosaur of the day Miragaia, a stegosaur that may be a synonym of Dacentrurus (which was named first).

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new stegosaur, Baiyinosaurus baojiensis
• A new study reaffirms that Daspletosaurus species evolved into one another (anagenesis)
• Elopteryx might be a strange climbing dinosaur with a long tail, and synonymous with Balaur

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Plus an interview with Dr. Bruce Rubidge, expert in the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa, plus what we know about Triceratops from a bonebed, the second puzzle in the DI-KNOW-IT-ALL CHALLENGE, and more.

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Dinosaur of the day Minotaurasaurus, an ankylosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia (Djadochta Formation).

Interview with Bruce Rubidge, Professor Emeritus at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and he is an expert on the fossils in the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A Triceratops bonebed tells us more about how Triceratops lived and behaved
• There’s a new dinosaur cemetery (bonebed) in Yunnan Province, China

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Plus our first ever Di-Know-It-All puzzle, a new approach on the semi-aquatic Spinosaurus model, what whales and dinosaurs have in common, and more

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Dinosaur of the day Brodavis, a loon like dinosaur that probably hunted for fish in Cretaceous lakes.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new unenlagiine dromaeosaur, Diuqin lechiguanae, that was bitten hard enough to leave punctures on its upper arm bone
• Scientists studied skull shapes of 99 animals to figure out how much time Spinosaurus spent in the water
• The sauropod at the NHM officially has a new nickname (same as the old nickname)
• Dinosaur Connection Challenge: Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises)

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Plus, more complexities to the dinosaur extinction and a new green Jurassic sauropod fossil

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Dinosaur of the day Pampadromaeus, one of the earliest known dinosaurs.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new ceratopsian, Lokiceratops, had the biggest parietal frill ornamentation of any centrosaurine
• The asteroid killed off the non-avian dinosaurs, but volcanic eruptions may have set the stage for their mass extinction
• Dust from the asteroid impact may have been the biggest factor in the non-avian dinosaurs going extinct
• Studying fossils can help us understand the deep past and predict our future (and how vulnerable we are to going extinct)
• The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is doing a poll to nickname their new green Jurassic sauropod

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This history of dromaeosaurs (better known as raptors). Plus an A to Z guide of the most common dinosaur terms and inside jokes from our first 500 episodes.

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Dinosaur of the day Deinonychus (revisited), a dinosaur famous for its sickle-claws and eating the hadrosaur Tenontosaurus.

Some highlights about dromaeosaurs:

• Dromaeosaurs have many bird like features in their shoulders, wrists, and feathers
• Both with modern raptors (birds of prey) and dromaeosaurs the foot is the deadly weapon
• Utahraptor was discovered around the time the movie Jurassic Park came out, more recently a new huge block of Utahraptors was found
• Paleontologist Bob Bakker tells a compelling story of a Utahraptor through her eyes in his novel Raptor Red
• Paleontologist John Ostrom named Deinonychus in 1969 (which also has ties to Jurassic Park)
• "The first definitive dromaeosaur with a reasonably complete skeleton ever found in the US" is nicknamed "Julietraptor"

Plus, I Know Dino A to Z (the most common dinosaur terms you should know)

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Over 300 theropod pathologies, a family found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus while hiking, there's a new poo (coprolite) museum, and Marisa Rodriguez joins from Ancient Odysseys to discuss how to get involved with paleontology as a citizen scientist

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Dinosaur of the day Anabisetia, a small quick ornithopod that is often overlooked because it lived among titanosaurs and some very large predators.

Interview with Marisa Rodriguez, a citizen scientist and founder of Ancient Odysseys, a site that helps people find paleontology and archaeology digs around the world.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Three new predatory dinosaurs from South America with pathologies and a review of all the documented theropod injuries and diseases
• A family on a hike found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus
• There’s a new museum dedicated to fossilized poop (coprolite) in Williams, Arizona
• The fossil cabin (that's made from dinosaur bones) near Como Bluff in Wyoming may be getting moved soon

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A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor, that wasn't named after Game of Thrones; A new sauropodomorph that was named after a houseboat; and an update on Carthage College's paleo program

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Dinosaur of the day Elsornis, the only enantiornithine found so far that may have been flightless.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor normani, was named from bones discovered over 150 years ago
• There’s a new sauropodomorph from Zimbabwe, Musankwa sanyatiensis, named after a houseboat
• The Carthage Institute of Paleontology will run out of funding for their preparator in August and their field program will go with it

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We explore the differences between the key groups of theropods. Plus an amazing new Psittacosaurus find; The new Allosaurus type specimen is official; And new techniques confirm another predator that lived alongside Spinosaurus.

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Dinosaur of the day Cruxicheiros, a tetanuran theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic in what is now Warwickshire, England.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new exceptional Psittacosaurus has both reptile like scaly skin and bird like feather-covered skin
• Allosaurus has a new type specimen (the Smithsonian’s skeleton)
• Combining multiple techniques to study isolated teeth, paleontologists found four different types of theropods in the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco, including a rare noasaurid

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Koleken lived with Carnotaurus, but as far as we know it didn't have horns. Plus a new Masiakasaurus relative Kiyacursor and a new titanosaur named Tiamat which may have had osteoderms.

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Dinosaur of the day Mahakala, a small halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new close relative of Carnotaurus, named Koleken, was just described
• There’s a new noasaurid theropod, Kiyacursor longipes
• There’s a new titanosaur, Tiamat valdecii

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Tony and James join to discuss the status of their dinosaur documentary. Tietasaura was named from the oldest dinosaur fossils collected in South America. A new Archaeopteryx. Plus a breakdown of the major sauropod groups.

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Dinosaur of the day Bradycneme, a probable alvarezsaurid that was first thought to be a huge owl, but is now thought to be a fairly small non-avian theropod.

Interview with Tony and James Pinto, Tony and James are the father and son team behind the feature length documentary Why Dinosaurs? Which we have been following for years. Tony is the filmmaker and the director and James recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Integrative Biology & Geology. Follow them on Instagram @WhyDinosaurs

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new elasmarian ornithopod, Tietasaura derbyiana
• The Field Museum in Chicago has a new to science Archaeopteryx on display
• The National Museum of Brazil got a donation of over 1,100 fossils that were all found in Brazil

Listener feedback:

• An interesting Triassic sauropodomorph named Pampadromaeus
• A breakdown of the major sauropod groups and what makes them unique

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Dinosaur of the day Tarbosaurus, the Mongolian version of T. rex.

Interview with Dr. Phil Currie, the Canadian paleontologist who came up with the theory that carnivorous dinosaurs, like tyrannosaurs, lived in gangs. He is also the professor of the Coursera class, Dino 101, via the University of Alberta.

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Tyrannosaurus rex and other dinosaur brains didn't fill their whole skull. Plus Kallie Moore joins from the fantastic YouTube channel PBS Eons and shares how the project started and how it's going.

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Dinosaur of the day Xiaosaurus, a small forest-dwelling ornithischian from the Jurassic.

Interview with Kallie Moore, the Collections Manager/Fossil Librarian at the University of Montana Paleontology Center, co-host of the YouTube channel PBS Eons, and executive producer for the documentary Why Dinosaurs? Follow her on Instagram @fossil_librarian

In dinosaur news this week:

• T. rex was not nearly as smart as a baboon, according to a new study of dinosaur intelligence based on brain size and neuron counts

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How we can tell dinosaur brain size and shape from their skulls; Evidence from the brain of Thescelosaurus shows it may have burrowed; Plus an update on Ornithoscelida

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Dinosaur of the day Dracovenator, a close relative of Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic of South Africa.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Brain size varied in dinosaurs
• Turns out, the dinosaur Thescelosaurus had a powerful sense of smell, a sensitive vestibular system, but terrible hearing—all which may mean it was a burrower
• A new hiking trail with 134 sauropod dinosaur footprints is now open to the public in Colorado, according to The Denver Gazette
• The Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park is opening in June in New Jersey

Listener Questions:

• What would a real "modern tyrannosaur" look like?
• Update on the Ornithoscelida debate (where theropods and ornithischians are grouped together). We also explain Saurischia (sauropods + theropods) and Phytodinosauria/Ornithischiformes (sauropods + ornithischians).

Fun Fact: According to the Dinosaur Heresies, pterosaurs are dinosaurs.

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a new titanosaur from central Patagonia that lived alongside Carnotaurus; "Jingia" is now Jingiella; Two new studies help show why dinosaurs took over the Jurassic world

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Dinosaur of the day Limusaurus, a fascinating dinosaur that started out with over 40 teeth, but had their teeth completely replaced by a beak by the time they turned one.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new Patagonian titanosaur, Titanomachya gimenezi, was named after an epic battle of the Greek gods
• The mamenchisaurid sauropod “Jingia” dongxingensis has been renamed to Jingiella dongxingensis
• Having a wide variety of limb proportions and gaits helped dinosaurs become a success
• Early dinosaurs grew fast, and that was a good thing for them, but they weren't the only ones to grow quickly

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Thyreosaurus was a stegosaur, but wore its armor like an ankylosaur; A new iguanodontian, Hesperonyx, was named from Portugal; and dinosaur of the day Eotyrannus, a large early tyrannosauroid

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Dinosaur of the day Eotyrannus, a tyrannosauroid from the Early Cretaceous which was surprisingly large for its time—aptly named the "dawn tyrant".

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new stegosaur, Thyreosaurus atlasicus, had large oval plates different than any other stegosaur
• A new iguanodontian, Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum, was found in Portugal
• Dinosaurs and concrete have a lot in common

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A new titanosaur from Uruguay is the most complete ever found in the country; Northern Alaska had even more dinosaur diversity than we thought; A site in Brazil shows dinosaur enthusiasts have been there for 1,000s of years

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Dinosaur of the day Orkoraptor, a 20ft long megaraptorid from Argentina with specialized teeth for hunting.

Interview with Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi, two amazing paleontologists from Brazil. Tito is a paleontologist, geologist, science communicator, and a postdoc at URCA university in Northeast Brazil. line Ghilardi, a scientist, science communicator, and professor of paleontology at UFRN.

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• A new titanosaur from Uruguay, Udelartitan celeste, is the most complete ever found in the country
• Alaska had a vibrant dinosaur community in the Cretaceous
• Paleontology and archaeology come together at a site in Brazil with petroglyphs and dinosaur footprints

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We have so many Microraptor specimens we know the color of their feathers, how they molted, what they ate, and much more. Plus a new hypothesis for why the first wings may have evolved. On a lighter note we cover some famous pop-culture dinosaurs: Rodan, Godzillasaurus, Ultimasaurus, and Toronto's Raptor mascot.

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Dinosaur of the day Microraptor, a small 4 or 5 winged dinosaur that we first knew from just a tail, but now we even know what it ate.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Dinosaur feathers were a lot more like bird feathers than we thought
• Scientists have a new framework for figuring out if a dinosaur could fly
• A robotic Caudipteryx demonstrated how dinosaurs could have used their “half” wings to startle insects (and eat them)

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Also, a nearly complete titanosaur was recently found! How long did it take for fossils in Australia to turn into opal? And how much do really exceptional fossil sites skew paleontological research?

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Dinosaur of the day Zanclodon, An archosauriform originally named "Smilodon" because of its dagger-like teeth (but that name was already taken by the saber-toothed cat).

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new ornithopod, Chakisaurus nekul, which was much smaller than the titanosaurs that surrounded it in what is now Argentina
• A new dinosaur, Imparavis attenboroughi, is a rare toothless enantiornithine that also likely had very powerful wings
• A man out walking his dog found a nearly complete 70-million-year-old titanosaur
• Fossils at Lightning Ridge, Australia took their sweet time to opalize
• Really exceptional fossil sites (lagerstätten) are important, but they can influence our understanding of biodiversity and development on a global scale

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Sauropods were the longest, tallest, and heaviest animals to ever walk the Earth. What adaptations did they have to get so large? And which dinosaurs were the largest in other groups?

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Dinosaur of the day Uberabatitan, A giant titanosaur that may have had the largest teeth of any known sauropod.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Sauropods grew to be the largest land animals of all time with many special adaptations that helped them reach "super giant" sizes
• Bruhathkayosaurus may have been the heaviest land animal of all time with weight estimates from 80–190 tonnes
• Sauroposeidon may be the tallest sauropod (and land animal) of all time—with Giraffatitan proportions bringing it to about 17m (56ft) tall
• Sauropod babies were already built to grow large
• It's not just sauropods that had special adaptations to grow so large—Theropods had them too
• Early sauropod ancestors evolved very rapid growth before they evolved gigantic sizes
• A new study found 36 unique times that sauropods evolved gigantism
• A hadrosaur long thought to be an island dwarf turned out to just be young and was still growing

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New ankylosaur Datai yingliangis is already a contender for best ankylosaur of 2024; What's up with how ankylosaurs ate their food? Also, connection challenge with orthodontic braces; And a deep dive into a new animal found to have osteoderms.

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Dinosaur of the day Avisaurus, The "bird lizard" which is one of the largest enantiornithines found to date.

In dinosaur news this week:

• New ankylosaur, Datai yingliangis, was described with a pair of horns at the back of its jaw
• Ankylosaurs were megaherbivores that evolved skulls and jaws to eat different foods from other herbivores

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The latest spinosaurid, Riojavenatrix lacustris, was named from Spain; An update on the swimming Spinosaurus debate; And a new mamenchisaurid was named "Jingia", but a moth has that name so it will be renamed soon.

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Dinosaur of the day Walgettosuchus, an opalized tail vertebra that was found in Australia in 1905.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new mamenchisaurid sauropod, "Jingia" dongxingensis, but it will be renamed soon
• A new spinosaurid was named from Spain, Riojavenatrix lacustris, the "La Rioja huntress from the lake"
• A new paper adds to the debate on how spinosaurs hunted and if/how they swam

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A new small African hadrosaur, Minqaria, was named; Mantellisaurus was redescribed and found to be a valid genus; Maiasaura had a high metabolism; and much more

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Dinosaur of the day Titanoceratops, a large ceratopsid which, despite the name, is probably smaller than Triceratops.

In dinosaur news this week:

• New lambeosaurine dinosaur from Morocco, Minqaria bata
• A new description of Mantellisaurus (including a complete 3D scan of the 80% complete holotype) confirms that it is a unique genus
• Maiasaura was an active hadrosaur that grew quickly and used lots of energy
• Hadrosaurs were so successful because they were good at chewing
• Update on Hypsibema/Parrosaurus missouriensis

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Megalosaurus, the first ever named dinosaur, was named 200 years (and one day) ago! There have been over 50 species of Megalosaurus named, but now there is just one left.

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Dinosaur of the day Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur ever named and the first dinosaur fossil ever scientifically described.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Dinosaurs can be ambassadors for humanity as shown by a new play called "The Colour of Dinosaurs"

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A new juvenile Gorgosaurus was found with oviraptorosaur legs preserved as gut contents; A brand new Stegosaur was named; Evidence of Albertosaurus cannibalism; And some troodontids may have been herbivores

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Dinosaur of the day Urbacodon, one of the few troodontids without serrated teeth.

In dinosaur news this week:

• New stegosaur Yanbeilong ultimus
• A new juvenile Gorgosaurus with gut contents! Preserves the best set of Citipes legs found to date
• Albertosaurus may have been a cannibal
• Troodontids may have been more herbivorous than we thought

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Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell”, was described from the Hell Creek; The large carnivore Acrocanthosaurus roamed all over what’s now the U.S.; and an update on the Yale Peabody Museum's renovations

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Dinosaur of the day Chaoyangsaurus, a small ceratopsian whose whole body was only about the size of a single Triceratops horn.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new oviraptorosaur, Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell.” is a close relative to Anzu the "chicken from Hell"
• Acrocanthosaurus has definitively been found in Maryland, U.S. (Arundel Formation)
• The Yale Peabody Museum is reopening this spring

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“One of the largest sauropods ever recorded” and a contender for the largest rebbachisaurid were both found in Argentina. Plus a new titanosaur from China. And Cary Woodruff joins to discuss his recent finds and plans for a new permanent dinosaur exhibit in Miami, Florida

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Dinosaur of the day Hungarosaurus, .

Interview with Cary Woodruff. Cary is the Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami, Florida. Follow him on twitter @DoubleBeam and check out his papers on Research Gate.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new rebbachisaurid sauropod, Sidersaura marae, had star shaped bones in its tail and lived alongside Argentinosaurus
• A new titanosaur named Gandititan cavocaudatus was found with a skull and 6 articulated neck vertebrae
• A new enormous titanosaur, Bustingorrytitan shiva, is estimated to have weighed over 70 tons

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Lots of tyrannosaur news: Nanotyrannus debate continues (was it its own dinosaur or was it actually T. rex?), plus a new debate about the evolution of another ferocious tyrannosaur, Daspletosaurus. And a fun fact about a baby T. rex you've probably never heard of.

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Dinosaur of the day Bistahieversor, a large, powerful, tyrannosaur that lived almost 10 million years before T. rex in what is now New Mexico.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new paper considers Nanotyrannus to be a valid genus (separate from Tyrannosaurus)
• Daspletosaurus may not have evolved via anagenesis
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Allosaurus with skin impressions, belly ribs, and evidence of injuries
• Trinity the T. rex will be on display at the Aathal Dinosaur Museum in Zurich, Switzerland for most of 2024
• The Royal Mint has three new dinosaur coins

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T. mcraeensis was similar in size with T. rex but with some notable differences. James Fodor joins us from The Science of Everything Podcast to discuss dinosaurs in popular culture and many fun dinosaur related thought experiments.

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Interview with James Fodor, from The Science of Everything Podcast where he discusses a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new species of Tyrannosaurus, T. mcraeensis, was described based on an impressive jaw and other bones found in New Mexico
• Nick Longrich's blog post on Tyrannosaurs mcraeensis explains some background on the new species

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Every stage in a dinosaur's life left behind trace fossils: claw marks from a parent excavating a burrow, eggshells left by hatchlings, fossilized digested food, battle scars, and ultimately, tooth marks left by predators or scavengers.

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Dinosaur of the day Bihariosaurus, a small iguanodontian that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Romania.

Some of the ichnology topics we cover this week:

• Dinosaur bones with punctures, grooves, and scrapes help to identify their predators (or scavengers)
• Eggs show evidence of communal nesting and the mother's body temperature
• A filled-in burrow preserved the dinosaur that was sleeping inside
• Fossilized regurgitate, gut contents, and feces all tell us about what dinosaurs ate

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Dinosaur of the day Talenkauen, a small iguanodontian with slender arms.

For millennia, trace fossils have captivated the human imagination. Australian Aboriginal mythology includes dinosaur tracks. Leonardo da Vinci made major contributions to early ichnology. Today we still find new trace fossils hiding in plain sight.

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Dinosaur of the day Elopteryx, a bird like troodontid from what is now Romania (Hateg island) whose name means "marsh wing".

Our top 23 segments of 2023 (with a bonus):

• Best hadrosauroid: Gonkoken
• Cutest new dinosaur: Minimocursor
• Best sauropod tail: Ruixinia
• Best sauropod neck: Inawentu
• Most forgotten dinosaur: Oblitosaurus
• Most forgotten sauropod: Igai
• Best new ankylosaur: Patagopelta
• Biggest impact from a small fragment: Amanasaurus
• Best new ceratopsid: Furcatoceratops
• Best new ornithomimosaur: Tyrannomimus
• Best basal sauropodomorph: Qianlong
• Best alvarezsaurid: Jaculinykus
• Garret's most popular dinosaur connection: Titanic
• Sabrina's most popular dinosaur connection: Alexander the Great
• Most shared interview: John Holmes on Tolkien's presentation On Dragons
• Most impressive (and controversial) fossil: Repenomamus interlocked with Psittacosaurus
• Best paleopathology: Nodules in an ankylosaur nasal passage
• Paleopathology runner up: Ornithomimosaur with blunt force trauma to its foot
• Paleopathology runner up: T. rex biting through Triceratops frill
• Best ankylosaur paper: Zuul fighting each other
• Dinosaur egg hiding in plain sight: Agate in London
• Biggest disappointment: Therizinosaur claws
• Best mohawk study: Amargasaurus neck spines
• Biggest change to a popular dinosaur: Utahraptor's age

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Episode 473: Dinosaurs on Trial. Is T. rex overrated? Is Stegosaurus guilty of killing Thag? Did Parasaurolophus disturb the peace? Is Utahraptor too big for a raptor? We put these dinosaurs on trial to determine their fates. Plus answers to many other questions.

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Dinosaur of the day Caenagnathasia, an oviraptorosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan.

This week we're trying out a new segment where we put the most popular dinosaurs on trail. We're also answering questions submitted by listeners.

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Dinosaur of the day Oryctodromeus, the first dinosaur ever discovered in a burrow.

Interview with Dr. Anthony J. Martin, author of Dinosaurs Without Bones, which details the day to day lives of dinosaurs by studying ichnology (the study of traces such as footprints or burrows rather than fossilized bones).

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Dinosaur of the day Tawa, a Late Triassic carnivorous dinosaur with an upper jaw like Herrerasaurus and a snout like Coelophysis.

In dinosaur news this week:

• The mammoth cheese we discussed in episode 469 was eaten and kept at the White House
• Dr. Martin Lockley passed away at the end of November
• There’s a new titanosaur that looks a lot like its rebbachisaurid sauropod relatives: Inawentu oslatus
• There’s a new ceratopsian dinosaur, Gremlin slobodorum
• New ornithopod dinosaur, Ampelognathus coheni
• There are two new small pachycephalosaurines: Sphaerotholus triregnum and Sphaerotholus lyonsi
• Scientists described two new (fragmentary, but also most complete) caenagnathid dinosaurs that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern North America
• Carthage Paleontology Institute, led by paleontologist and professor Thomas Carr, is at risk of shutting down

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Episode 470: Life on Our Planet review and a new sleeping alvarezsaurid. We discuss all the VFX dinosaurs from Netflix’s Life on Our Planet. Plus a remarkably complete new chest-clawed alvarezsaurid that fossilized while curled up sleeping

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Dinosaur of the day Turanoceratops, a small ceratopsian that lived in what is now Uzbekistan and looked a lot like Zuniceratops from New Mexico.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new alvarezsaurid, Jaculinykus, which is named after a "javelin snake" dragon from Greek mythology
• A review of Netflix's Life on Our Planet, how they made the show, which scientific details they got right, and our favorite dinosaur reconstructions

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Episode 469: A mammoth episode. Mammoths are elephantids that ranged from some of the largest mammals ever to walk the Earth to about the size of a pig

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The history of how mammals went from the size of a badger in the Cretaceous to the largest living land animals in the Pleistocene

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Episode 468: What to feed a dinosaur. Ali Nabavizadeh, expert in dinosaur feeding biology, joins us to discuss which modern foods different dinosaurs could eat. Plus a new Triceratops frill that was chewed on by a T. rex

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Dinosaur of the day Liaoceratops, a tiny ceratopsian that weighed less than 5 pounds.

Interview with Ali Nabavizadeh, a paleontologist, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, and author of the recently published book An Illustrated Guide to Dinosaur Feeding Biology

In dinosaur news this week:

• An undergraduate student found one of the largest theropod fossils in the eastern U.S.
• There’s a potential new certificate of paleontology for undergrads at Utah State University
• New evidence of Tyrannosaurus biting Triceratops right on the frill
• Hadrosaurs may have had muscles for chewing (not just biting and swallowing things whole)
• Words matter, and scientific names can have an impact on how something is perceived
• Researchers analyzed paleontology documentaries
• Why Dinosaurs? documentary had its Hollywood premiere

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Episode 467: Early Dinosaur Entrepreneurs and Triceratops Horn Lengths. Mary Anning, Franz Nopcsa, and Roy Chapman Andrews were some of the first dinosaur entrepreneurs. Plus large dinosaur eyes, small microfossils, dinosaur poaching, and new Triceratops horn length estimates.

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Dinosaur of the day Euhelopus, the first ever dinosaur named from China, a sauropod with a skull like Camarasaurus and some other similarities to Mamenchisaurus.

Plus, dinosaur connection challenge: entrepreneurs and dinosaurs (brought to you by Podia)

In dinosaur news this week:

• Paleontologists discussed the state of Dinosauria
• Dinosaur eye size can help scientists figure out how well an animal could see
• Microfossils are important and are now getting studied more
• The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology participates in discussions and issues that affect vertebrate paleontology and the public
• Four people were arrested for allegedly stealing and selling $1 million worth of dinosaur bones
• Fossils found on federal lands are important to the science of paleontology

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Episode 466: Dinosaur movies: classics, consulting, and a new premiere. Steve Brusatte presented on consulting for Jurassic World: Dominion, Film critic and historian Charles Solomon talked about influential dinosaur animations, Why Dinosaurs? is premiering this weekend, plus news from SVP 2023

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Dinosaur of the day Camposaurus, not to be confused with the ornithopod Camptosaurus. Camposaurus was a small coelophysid dinosaur that lived in the Late Triassic in what is now Arizona.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Steve Brusatte shared his experience being the paleontology consultant for Jurassic World: Dominion
• Internationally respected critic and historian of animation Charles Solomon talked about animation and paleontology in film including "From the Big Bang to Tuesday Morning"
• A panel of scientists discussed colonialism in vertebrae paleontology
• The characteristic dinosaur death pose is only regularly seen in non-avian theropods
• A new Triceratops specimen seems to have "rhizoetching" trace fossils from plant roots and/or fungus
• A femur from an apatosaurine (possibly Apatosaurus) seems to have a new pathology called osteochondritis dissecans
• Why Dinosaurs? is premiering in Hollywood

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Episode 465: Sauropodfest! 6 embryos and 3 adults from a new sauropodomorph; a new titanosauriform; and why sauropod necks are so much longer than giraffes.

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Dinosaur of the day Paludititan, a small titanosaur that lived on the Late Cretaceous Hateg island in what is now Romania.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new sauropod species, Qianlong shouhu, was found with three adults and five clutches of eggs—including six embryos
• There’s a new titanosauriform, Garumbatitan morellensis
• A "coliseum" of over 1700 dinosaur tracks show a wide diversity of dinosaurs in Late Cretaceous Alaska
• Dinosaur eggshells found in North-eastern Russia provide clues as to how polar dinosaurs lived and reproduced
• The Royal Tyrrell Museum now has the most complete Triceratops skull from Canada on display
• Chomper, a juvenile T. rex, is expected to sell for $20 million

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Episode 464: Dinosaur teeth! Tyrannosaur teeth in Yellowstone, spinosaur teeth in Early Cretaceous England, and more. Plus Brian Engh joins to discuss his documentary series on the Morrison Formation.

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Dinosaur of the day Eoabelisaurus, an Early Jurassic relative of Abelisaurus known from a nearly complete skeleton and was ahead of its time with strange short arms.

Interview with Brian Engh, a paleoartist and creator of the documentary series Jurassic Reimagined. You can find his work at dontmesswithdinosaurs.com on YouTube @DinosaursReanimated on Patreon at HistorianHimself and on twitter and Instagram @BrianEngh_Art

In dinosaur news this week:

• The first tyrannosaur tooth ever described from Yellowstone National Park
• Machine learning based on Maniraptoran teeth determined they were around about 30 million years earlier than previously thought
• A tooth shows there were more spinosaurs in the Early Cretaceous in what’s now England
• There was a diverse theropod community living in what’s now southern Chile up until the K-Pg extinction event

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Episode 463: Raptors and Alexander the Great. A new large raptor, Utahraptor is much older than we thought, multiple connections between Alexander the Great and dinosaurs, a new titanosaurian sauropod, and more

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Dinosaur of the day Peloroplites, an ankylosaur, named after the Greek hoplite soldiers known for locking their shields together during battle..

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new titanosaur sauropod, Jiangxititan ganzhouensis, with some of the strangest vertebrae of any sauropod
• A new large dromaeosaurid from Northeast China which may have rivaled Achillobator in size
• Utahraptor is 10 million years older than previously thought
• Researchers are seeking to get the holotype of the spinosaurid Irritator returned to Brazil
• Barry the Camptosaurus is going to auction in October
• The Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs are now available as 3D models

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Episode 462: Designing a Paleozoo with Charles Nye. Plus a new hypsilophodontid from Dinosaur Isle, a new silesaur from Brazil, and how Charles Knight made realistic paleoart that is still influential over a century after it was drawn

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Dinosaur of the day Gideonmantellia, With over 100 bones from a single individual it's the most complete ornithopod and one of the most complete dinosaurs found in Spain.

Interview with Charles Nye, a paleoartist, grad student at Oregon State University, and project lead for The Artemis Paleozoo, an art book depicting the care and preservation of life that time forgot. Follow him @thepaintpaddock and the Paleozoo @ProjectPaleozoo on Instagram and twitter.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new tiny relative of Hypsilophodon, Vectidromeus, from Dinosaur Isle
• New silesaurs found that add to the debate about where the group stands

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Episode 461: Four new theropods including abelisaurids and a deinocheirid! A pair of abelisaurids from the latest Cretaceous of Morocco, a new deinocheirid from Early Cretaceous Japan, and a long-legged possibly flightless bird from Jurassic of China

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Dinosaur of the day Aletopelta, an ankylosaur with a pair of spikes sticking straight up from its shoulders that was found in San Diego County, California.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new Early Cretaceous deinocheirid from Japan, Tyrannomimus fukuiensis, helps fill in the very early evolution of dinosaurs that eventually led to Deinocheirus
• Paleontologists found two new abelisaurids in Morocco—helping to fill in details of the mostly unknown latest Cretaceous of Africa
• There’s a new early bird-like dinosaur (an anchiornithid avialan) with "bizarre" long legs

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Episode 460: Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals? New research into early dinosaur social skills suggest they were (at least at one point in history). Plus: The first good evidence of sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs; and Maz Maddox joins to discuss her RELIC series, about humans who can shape shift into dinosaurs.

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Dinosaur of the day Wannanosaurus, a pachycephalosaur that is smaller than Micropachycephalosaurus, although the holotype may be a juvenile.

Interview with Maz Maddox, a fellow dinosaur enthusiast and author of the RELIC series, about humans who can shape shift into dinosaurs.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Dinosaurs learned an advanced social skill called visual perspective taking at least 60 million years before mammals
• Another group of researchers found sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs, but this time they used more than just size or ornamentation.

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Episode 459: Beyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips. New evidence of lips on T. rex, sauropod air sacs, blood vessels in Edmontosaurus, and more dinosaur soft tissues.

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Dinosaur of the day Titanosaurus, a dubious titanosaurian sauropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Air sacs were invading sauropod bones in multiple ways in the Triassic—earlier than previously thought
• A new method to determine if scars on bones are from tendon attachments or air sac contact
• Ossified tendons aren't all completely ossified, some of them still have soft tissue in them
• Soft tissue plays a very important role in how animals breathe, smell, regulate their body temperature, communicate, and more

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Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus

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Dinosaur of the day Caudipteryx, A peacock sized oviraptorosaur known for its tail fan of feathers and flightless-bird-like body.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new recreation of the color on Wulong's impressive feathers
• Beetles found in amber munching on cretaceous dinosaur feathers
• 2004 paper about the first ever parasitic louse found in the fossil record (which was eating dinosaur feathers)
• Most (maybe all) modern birds molt at least once a year, but Mesozoic dinosaurs may have molted less frequently

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Episode 457: Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues. Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record.

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Dinosaur of the day Chilesaurus, A Late Jurassic dinosaur whose origin is a mystery because it has a combination of features from theropods, ornithischians, and sauropodomorphs.

Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record.

A couple recent papers describe how and where soft tissue preserves:

• Researchers found the most common chemical mechanisms for soft tissue preservation
• Minerals in the Burgess Shale contributed to some of the best soft tissue preservation found anywhere in the world

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Episode 456: The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur. Tharosaurus, a dicraeosaurid like Amargasaurus, is the oldest diplodocoid ever found; The new titanosaur, Igai, was described from Egypt; and we explore how cabinets of curiosity were the original natural history museums

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Dinosaur of the day Megapnosaurus, a close relative of Coelophysis that was called Syntarsus until beetle scientists renamed it "big dead lizard" after noticing the name Syntarsus was already used for a beetle.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new titanosaur, Igai semkhu
• There’s a new dicraeosaurid sauropod, Tharosaurus indicus
• The Ubirajara fossil was officially returned to Brazil in June
• Gavin Leng, a fossil hunter known for discoveries such as Eotyrannus, recently passed away
• If you’re in London, check out the Brick Dinos exhibit at the Horniman Museum & Gardens

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Episode 455: The Fastest Dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs: A new iguanodontian Oblitosaurus, the largest known ornithopod from the Late Jurassic in all of Europe; and Furcatoceratops, a close relative of Nasutoceratops.

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Dinosaur of the day Sinornithomimus, an ornithomimosaur that may have been one of the fastest dinosaurs in all of the Mesozoic.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new iguanodontian dinosaur, Oblitosaurus, whose name means "obsolete" or "forgotten" lizard; But its an important find
• There’s a new ceratopsid, Furcatoceratops elucidans, a close relative of Nasutoceratops that was already 10ft long at only 2 to 3 years old

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Episode 454: Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson — remastered. We went back and remastered our first ever episode of I Know Dino so that the interview is a lot easier to hear and understand.

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Dinosaur of the day Tyrannosaurus

Interview with Pete Larson, paleontologist and president of the Black Hills Institute in South Dakota. He led the excavation of the T. rex named Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex found at the time. Pete is a T. rex expert, and one of the main people in the documentary Dinosaur 13.

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Episode 453: Who destroyed the Central Park Dinosaurs? Boss Tweed has long been blamed for vandalizing New York City’s version of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, but it turns out someone else was to blame.

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Dinosaur of the day Anchiceratops, a small to medium sized Triceratops relative that may have weighed less than a rhino.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new neornithischian dinosaur, Minimocursor

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Episode 452: Two new duckbills and a cabin made out of real dinosaur bones. Plus there’s a new megaraptorid coming soon and we answer a question about the status of Torosaurus vs Triceratops

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Dinosaur of the day Diamantinasaurus, a titanosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Australia.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new hadrosauroid, Gonkoken nanoi, is the first duck-billed dinosaur from the subantarctic region
• Paleontologists named a new ornithopod, Iani smithi
• There’s a new “Freddy Krueger of dinosaurs”
• Patron question: The status of some reported juvenile Torosaurus finds

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Episode 451: A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor. A new ankylosaur, a new ornithopod, and Dr. Will Tattersdill joins us to discuss dinosaurs in Victorian-era pop culture

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Dinosaur of the day Ilokelesia, An abelisaurid theropod whose name fittingly means "flesh lizard" or a "flesh eating reptile".

Interview with Will Tattersdill, a Senior Lecturer in Literature and Contemporary Fantasy Cultures at the University of Glasgow. He is an expert in late-Victorian science fiction and explores how the connections between dinosaur science and science fiction.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new ankylosaur from the Isle of Wight, Vectipelta, had armor similar to 1/2 inch thick plywood in its skin and blade-like spikes on its sides
• Scientists named a new ornithopod dinosaur, Calvarius rapidus
• A new dinosaur short, “We Hunt Giants” co-produced by Andreas Feix and Titus Pair

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Episode 450: Triceratops Celebration. The most famous ceratopsian of all time! It may have had horns reaching 5ft (1.5m) long when they had their keratin coverings.

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Dinosaur of the day Triceratops, the most famous ceratopsian of all time! It may have had horns reaching 5ft (1.5m) long when they had their keratin coverings.

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Episode 449: How to survive a dinosaur encounter. Steve Brusatte joins to discuss a new book with tips on how to survive in the Mesozoic. We also share two new dinosaurs, a spinosaurid from Spain and a peculiar theropod from China

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Dinosaur of the day Claosaurus, Hadrosauroid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Kansas, USA.

Interview with Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist, paleontology advisor for Jurassic World, and author of a number of paleontology books. He’s also the expert reviewer for a new National Geographic Kids book by Stephanie Warren Drimmer, called “How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs”

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new spinosaurid dinosaur, Protathlitis cinctorrensis, that is estimated to be 10–11m (33–36ft) long
• A new small theropod was named Migmanychion laiyang for its peculiar hand claws

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Episode 448: The Dinosauroid (the human-troodontid hybrid). Troodon was a brooder, a neuroscientist’s take on if dinosaurs could become as smart as humans, and dinosaur extinction arguments

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Dinosaur of the day Stenonychosaurus, a troodontid that was proposed to be so advanced that it would have evolved into a human like creature if it wasn’t for the Chicxulub impact that made the non-avian dinosaurs go extinct.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A neuroscientist's take on whether dinosaurs could evolve to be as intelligent as humans
• The debate on what made the dinosaurs go extinct continues, with more arguments in favor of the Chicxulub impact
• Troodon could change its body temperature and likely brooded its eggs in nests shared with other females of the same species

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Episode 447: Dinosaurs in North America: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. 80 ton Alamosaurus, Tyrannosaurus losing to Quetzalcoatlus, and sauropods being killed by lightning (but not for the reason you think)

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80 ton Alamosaurus, Tyrannosaurus losing to Quetzalcoatlus, and sauropods being killed by lightning (but not for the reason you think).

Dinosaur of the day Pectinodon, a Troodontid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Wyoming and is featured eating flies and a duck-like dinosaur in Prehistoric Planet 2.

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Episode 446: Dinosaur-era Oceans and Darren Naish from Prehistoric Planet 2. Darren answers our biggest questions like why Dreadnoughtus had inflatable sacs on its neck (but not Alamosaurus) and why Masiakasaurus didn’t have teeth pointed out of its mouth.

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Dinosaur of the day Baptornis, a Hesperornis relative that lived in the Late Cretaceous in the Western Interior Seaway of North America and the Turgai Strait of what is now Sweden.

Interview with Darren Naish, a paleontologist, author, science communicator, and founder of Tetrapod Zoology. He's also the scientific consultant and advisor for Prehistoric Planet and Prehistoric Planet 2.

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Episode 445: Dinosaurs in Swamps: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. Pachycephalosaurus head-butting, Austroraptor fishing, T. rex stalking prey at night, and more dinosaur action in the Cretaceous swamps

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Dinosaur of the day Falcatakely, an enantiornithean bird from Madagascar that looked like a small toucan with teeth.

Pachycephalosaurus head-butting, Austroraptor fishing, T. rex stalking prey at night, and more dinosaur action in the Cretaceous swamps.

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Episode 444: Dinosaurs in the Badlands: Featuring 2 Producers from Prehistoric Planet 2. Volcanoes, deserts, and other inhospitable places that dinosaurs lived.

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Dinosaur of the day Isisaurus, a pretty stout titanosaur that was featured in Prehistoric Planet 2 laying eggs near an active volcano.

Interview with Mike Gunton and Tim Walker, Mike Gunton is the Executive Producer and Director of the BBC’s Natural History Unit and Tim Walker is the showrunner and producer of Prehistoric Planet & Prehistoric Planet 2

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Episode 443: Dinosaurs on Islands. Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. What caused sea level to rise in the Cretaceous and turned Europe into a series of islands? Would Hatzegopteryx be a threat to humans? Which islands did the Prehistoric Planet crew film on? We’ll answer all those questions and more!

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Dinosaur of the day Morrosaurus, Ornithopod iguanodont that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Antarctica. And was recently featured in Prehistoric Planet 2.

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Episode 442: Dinosaur instruments in Prehistoric Planet. Anže Rozman and Kara Talve, join from Bleeding Fingers Music. They along with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer created the soundscape for Prehistoric Planet.

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Dinosaur of the day Zalmoxes, a small (sometimes considered dwarf) ornithopod that lived on Hateg Island in what is now Romania.

Interview with Anže Rozman and Kara Talve, two of the composers from the collective at Bleeding Fingers Music. They along with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer recently created the soundscape for Apple TV+ and BBC’s Prehistoric Planet. They won their category in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and were nominated for other awards as well.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new pachycephalosaur dinosaur, Platytholus clemensi
• A new silesaur shows that they weren't smaller than other dinosauromorphs

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Episode 441: Ankylosaurs in Antarctica and sauropods in Australia. Plus Brian Curtice joins us to talk about his work on sauropods and other dinosaurs from all over the world.

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Dinosaur of the day Priconodon, An Early Cretaceous North American nodosaurid with large teeth—which is why its name means "saw coned tooth".

Interview with Brian Curtice, a paleontologist who has studied dinosaurs on 6 continents and lectured all over the world. He’s a sauropod specialist and the founder of Fossil Crates, PaleoPortals, and Express Exhibits.

In dinosaur news this week:

• New Antarctic osteoderms helps show how nodosaurids survived in such a hostile environment.
• A Diamantinasaurus skull helps show the connection between titanosaurs on multiple continents

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Episode 440: Fossilized ankylosaur larynx, sinus infections, and facial bite marks. Plus Trinity the T. rex was auctioned, a brief history of dinosaur jewelry, and dinosaur of the day Saurolophus

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Dinosaur of the day Saurolophus, a hadrosaurid that is similar to Parasaurolophus, but with a much smaller crest that curved upwards at the back.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A fossilized larynx of an ankylosaur, Pinacosaurus, shows that they didn't use their larynx to vocalize
• Researchers found a surprising massive bony growth near the trachea of a Tarchia that was likely caused by an infection
• Trinity the T. rex was auctioned for $6.1 million (USD)
• Fukui Prefectural University in Japan will be offering dinosaur studies
• There’s a family friendly dinosaur movie, The Adventures of Jurassic Pet 2: The Lost Secret

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Episode 439: A new huge titanosaur, Amargasaurus sails, and Hans Sues. A new giant colossosaurian titanosaur, Chucarosaurus, was described from Late Cretaceous Patagonia. Plus Hans Sues joins to discuss his huge list of accomplishments and recent work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Dinosaur of the day Tazoudasaurus, a relatively small sauropod known from a bonebed with over 600 bones, representing at least 10 individuals.

Interview with Hans Sues, the Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He has named many dinosaurs, including Saurornitholestes, Zephyrosaurus, and Daemonosaurus and collected fossils in the U.S., Canada, China, Germany, and Morocco. He has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific articles. Plus he has a dinosaur named after him: the pachycephalosaur Hanssuesia.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new giant colossosaurian titanosaur Chucarosaurus diripienda
• A new paper looks at whether Amargasaurus had spines, sails, or a giant hump on its neck

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Episode 438: What Triassic dinosaurs ate. Plus a new Torosaurus specimen, a new spinosaurid find that includes arms, and we connect dinosaurs to Emmy Noether

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Dinosaur of the day Mymoorapelta, The smallest known four-legged dinosaur from the Morrison Formation and one of the smallest ankylosaurs.

In dinosaur news this week:

• The earliest dinosaurs had surprising diets
• Ornithischians evolved to eat plants in many different ways
• A new Torosaurus specimen has been found
• Scientists have discovered a new spinosaurid
• The Natural History Museum in London recently discovered an agate crystal in its collections is a titanosaur egg
• Crystal Palace Dinosaurs recently got more funding
• Filmmaker Danny Donahue made a short sci-fi film called Hell Creek

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Episode 437: The first long-necked dinosaur. Even before Macrocollum and Plateosaurus there was another sauropodomorph that already had a long neck; Plus titanosaurs with injured tails; And David & Will join to discuss when dinosaurs evolved hollow bones

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Dinosaur of the day Sinotyrannus, an early tyrannosauroid that was large, had big hands, and was likely covered in feathers.

Interview with David Moscato and Will Harris, paleontologists, science communicators, and the podcasters behind Common Descent, which is all about the fascinating diversity of life, past and present. They also have a patreon at patreon.com/commondescentpodcast

In dinosaur news this week:

• The oldest “long-necked” dinosaur was identified from new material in Southern Brazil
• Two titanosaurs in Gondwana had injuries in their tails
• Different dinosaur groups may have independently evolved pneumaticity (hollow bones)

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Episode 436: How dinosaurs became birds update. Plus dinosaurs of the day Ornithomimus

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Dinosaur of the day Ornithomimus, the "bird mimic" dinosaur which is the namesake for all the ostrich-like ornithomimids.

In dinosaur news this week:

• An update on how dinosaurs became birds, by looking for the evolution of the front of their wing
• Sauropod expert Michael Taylor et. al have an excellent paper about the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal, Utah
• Mattel is relaunching Barney as an animated series in 2024
• The Chickenosaurus project—creating a non-avian-looking dinosaur from chicken embryos—is stuck at growing a tail

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Episode 435: Spinosaur brains, Tyrannosaurus species update, and paleo advancements. Gregory S. Paul joins us to discuss his work including the recent controversial Tyrannosaurus rex, regina, and imperator paper. Plus a review of the history of dinosaur paleontology and what advancements are coming for CT scanners

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Dinosaur of the day Tianyulong, a heterodontosaurid ornithischian that lived in the Late Jurassic in what is now Western Liaoning Province, China.

Interview with Gregory S. Paul, researcher, author, and illustrator. He’s known for his research on theropods, writing the books Predatory Dinosaur of the World and The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, consulting with Jurassic Park and When Dinosaurs Roamed America, and creating many illustrations. He was part of the Dinosaur Renaissance and his work helped show dinosaurs as more active and bird-like.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Phil Currie wrote an amazing review article about the history of paleontology, what we now know about dinosaurs compared to when humans first discovered dinosaurs, and where the field of paleontology is headed
• A new study of spinosaur brains and skulls helps show how they adapted to eat fish
• Trinity the Tyrannosaurus will be auctioned off in Switzerland next month

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Episode 434: Therizinosaurus had weak claws. Did Therizinosaurus have claws that were too large to be useful? Did Alvarezsaurus have claws that were too small? How dinosaurs played, how raptors used their claws, and dinosaurs in space.

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Dinosaur of the day Struthiosaurus, a small nodosaurid from Europe (not to be confused with the ornithomimid Struthiomimus)..

In dinosaur news this week:

• Alvarezsaurs and therizinosaurs were weird, and the giant claws of Therizinosaurus were surprisingly weak
• Scientists studied birds to figure out how dinosaurs may have played
• Raptors probably used their “killing claws” to pin their prey, rather than slash at prey.

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Episode 433: Tolkien’s interest in dinosaurs and how it shaped his writing. Professor John Holmes—who recently re-enacted Tolkien’s 1938 dinosaur presentation in full—joins us to share how Tolkien used his knowledge of dinosaurs while writing The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit.

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Dinosaur of the day Atlasaurus, a close relative of Brachiosaurus from Morocco that lived 15 million years earlier than Brachiosaurus.

Interview with John Holmes, Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture at the University of Birmingham. He is an expert on the Gothic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He recently recreated Tolkien's 1938 Christmas lecture ‘On Dragons’ which featured several dinosaurs from Oxfordshire.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new study shows that dinosaurs weren't declining before the asteroid impact, but a shift in which herbivores were most important in their ecosystems may have made dinosaurs more vulnerable to extinction
• Scientists found that climate may have affected the early evolution of dinosaurs including how and where they lived

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Episode 432: Microraptor’s hawk feet and Allosaurus scavenging. Some dinosaurs had spikes on the bottom of their feet, while others had extra strong toes, the details tell us about how they lived and hunted. Plus an update on the Allosaurus scavenger hypothesis.

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Dinosaur of the day Duriavenator, a medium-sized predator that has historically been lumped in with Megalosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A critique of the controversial Allosaurus as a scavenger paper
• Response by the original authors on why they still think Allosaurus is a scavenger
• Microraptor had feet like a modern hawk (and what bird feet can tell us about dinosaur behavior)
• There’s a cool trailer for Talon, about a Dakotaraptor with magical powers

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Episode 431: Was T. rex as smart as a baboon? Plus Evan Johnson-Ransom and Julius Csotonyi join us to discuss their new massive book titled Dinosaur World: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric Era

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Dinosaur of the day Lurdusaurus, a large iguandont that despite being 6.5 ft tall, only held its belly about 2 ft off the ground..

Interview with Julius and Evan. Evan Johnson-Ransom is a PhD student at the University of Chicago a studying the functional morphology and feeding behavior of dinosaurs. Julius Csotonyi is a talented paleoartist who has created life-sized dinosaur murals for many museums and also illustrated the new book Dinosaur World which Evan wrote.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new study claims that theropods were as intelligent as primates (but not everyone agrees)
• A single Allosaurus had 10 pathologies
• An ornithomimosaur was injured via blunt force trauma to its foot

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Episode 430: Whiskers or eyelashes on dinosaurs? Plus a dinosaur connection challenge with Pokemon

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Dinosaur of the day Lophostropheus, a coelophysoid theropod that lived between the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic in what is now Normandy, France.

In dinosaur news this week:

• 256 new titanosaur eggs were discovered in India
• A new type of egg in Japan probably came from a small troodontid theropod

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Episode 429: A mini ankylosaur and a giant hadrosaur. Plus Lindsey Kinsella joins to discuss his new book “The Lazarus Taxa” which includes scientists traveling to the Cretaceous and encountering many interesting dinosaurs.

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Dinosaur of the day Magnapaulia, a truly gigantic hadrosaur.

Interview with Lindsey Kinsella, a paleontology enthusiast, and writer & author of the sci-fi novel “The Lazarus Taxa" which includes scientists time traveling to the Late Cretaceous. Connect with him on at facebook.com/LindseyKinsellaAuthor/

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new tiny ankylosaur from Patagonia, Patagopelta
• Baby tyrannosaurs may have been walking friends

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Episode 428: Could sauropods have farmed? Plus three new dinosaurs: A sauropod and theropod from Pakistan and a basal iguanodontian from Southern China.

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Dinosaur of the day Camarillasaurus, a spinosaurid that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Teruel Province, Spain.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Two new dinosaurs, the sauropod Khanazeem and the theropod Shansaraiki, were recently (mostly) described from Pakistan
• The first basal Iguanodontian from Southern China, Napaisaurus, was recently described
• A hiker found sauropod bones in the Royal Gorge Region of Colorado
• “Big John” the Triceratops is going to the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa, Florida

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Episode 427: The first dinosaur respiratory infection with Cary Woodruff. We discuss Dolly, the sauropod with the first probable respiratory infection in a dinosaur; Also, a new tyrannosauroid, a new titanosauriform, and the dinosaur with the longest neck.

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Dinosaur of the day Xinjiangtitan, the dinosaur with the longest known neck.

Interview with Cary Woodruff, a sauropod specialist and curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. He recently described Dolly, the first non-avian dinosaur found to have a respiratory infection. Follow him on twitter @DoubleBeam

In dinosaur news this week:

• Paleontologist Jorge Calvo passed away on January 10 of this year
• A new tyrannosauroid from Northeast China is the first predatory dinosaur found in the area
• A new titanosauriform, Ruixinia zhangi, had an unusual tail

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Episode 426: The Best Dinosaur Museums in the World. The best places to see dinosaurs in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia

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Dinosaur of the day Haya, a Mongolian ornithischian that was found with gastroliths for grinding up food.

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Episode 425: Microraptor ate mammals. Plus a new titanosaur, a new Dryptosaurus find, Sabrina connects dinosaurs to princess seams, and much more

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Dinosaur of the day Isanosaurus, a small to medium sized sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic or Late Jurassic in what is now Thailand.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new titanosaur: Caieira allocaudata
• A new Dryptosaurus find may include medullary bone—showing another possibly female tyrannosauroid
• A mammal's foot was found inside a Microraptor's ribcage showing that the mammal was eaten by the dinosaur
• Dippy has a three-year residency at Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
• A new dinosaur film, 65, comes out in March

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Episode 424: What the Titanic has to do with dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs, a sauropod and a hadrosaur that both show unexpected diversity in their locales; Ornithopods had bigger brains than we thought; and more

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Dinosaur of the day Silesaurus, a dinosauromorph (or dinosaur depending on who you ask) from the Triassic with herbivorous and quadrupedal traits.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new macronarian sauropod, Yuzhoulong, that shows more diversity in Sichuan, China than previously thought
• A new basal hadrosaurid, Malefica, named "witch" or "sorceress" was found in Big Bend National Park
• Ornithopods, and especially hadrosaurs, had bigger brains than we thought
• Washington state is still working on getting a state dinosaur
• South Australian Museum in Adelaide, Australia, has a new exhibit, Six Extinctions

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Episode 423: Ankylosaur and sauropod tail weapons plus a paleo controversy. Maximum speed of sauropod tails, ankylosaurs clubbing each other, a paper on the Tanis site may include fake data, a new ornithopod, and how AI is being used in paleontology

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Dinosaur of the day Abrosaurus, a sauropod from China whose species name was originally "giant nose."

In dinosaur news this week:

• One of the papers about the Tanis site has been accused of having fake data
• There’s a new dwarf rhabdodontid dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus
• Ankylosaurs probably evolved their tails for fighting each other, not for defending against predators
• Diplodocid tails could not break the speed of sound, according to a new model
• Artificial Intelligence helped solve the mystery of dinosaur tracks in Queensland, Australia

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Dinosaur of the day Hanssuesia, a pachycephalosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta that was once considered a troodontid.

Our top stories of 2022:

• Best soft tissue: Dakota the Edmontosaurus mummy
• Best soft tissue honorable mention #1: Dinosaur intestines
• Best soft tissue honorable mention #2: Sauropod skin (goosebumps)
• Best paleopathology study: Dolly the sauropod respiratory infection
• Earliest sauropod of the year: Mbiresaurus
• Largest megaraptorid of the year: Maip
• Keeping the debate going: Torosaurus considered valid
• Biggest movies/shows of the year: Jurassic World: Dominion and Prehistoric Planet
• Most misunderstood dinosaur: Dodo
• Our favorite new segment: The Dinosaur Connection Challenge: Connecting dinosaurs to sandwiches
• Best news for Ubirajara fans in Brazil: Ubirajara returning to Brazil
• Best dinosaur embryo: Baby Yingliang
• Best early thyreophoran: Jakapil
• Best stegosaur: New stegosaur Bashanosaurus
• Furthest reaching dinosaur story: glass beads on the moon from craters that hit earth
• Best T. rex study(s): Presentations at SVP that Tyrannosaurs had tiny arms before they had huge heads
• Smallest sauropod of the year: Ibirania
• Best new herbivore: Stegouros
• Best new herbivore honorable mention: Ankylosaur: Yuxisaurus
• Best new carnivore: New carcharodontosaurid Meraxes
• BONUS: Stromer's Riddle but with mosasaurs

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Dinosaur of the day Ostafrikasaurus, a large theropod named from a tooth that looks like a cross between a spinosaurid and ceratosaurid.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Paleontologists discovered new dromaeosaur, Daurlong wangi, complete with part of the intestines!
• A new non-avian dinosaur, Natovenator, with a streamlined body for swimming and hunting fish
• The Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand has two T. rex on display, and one of them may have been pregnant
• Maximus, the T. rex skull, sold for a lot less than expected
• Gary the Edmontosaurus was airlifted from Red Deer River valley in Alberta, Canada this summer
• You can get an AR model of Scotty the T. rex via the Royal Saskatchewan Museum
• The Hongkong Post is issuing six dinosaur stamps

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Dinosaur of the day Eucamerotus, the "well-chambered" sauropod from the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Isle of Wight, England.

Interview with Brigid and Mike, Brigid Christison has a Master's in Biology and is the founder and manager of PalaeoPoems. Mike Thompson is working on a PhD in Paleontology & Sedimentology at the University of Manitoba and writes the science behind the PalaeoPoems. Check them out at www.palaeopoems.com

In dinosaur news this week:

• “Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur” according to a new analysis of its buoyancy and body shape
• A T. rex skeleton, nicknamed Shen, was supposed to go on sale but instead will be on display at a museum (for now)
• The Natural History Museum in London is getting a Patagotitan
• Our last coverage of SVP 2022 including pachycephalosaurs, Big Al pathologies, bird hearts, and more

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Dinosaur of the day Panphagia, an early sauropodomorph that might show the start of the shift from carnivory to herbivory.

In dinosaur news this week:

• The Colbert Prize posters from SVP 2022: Tyrannosaur tooth wear, a new ornithopod, a new alvarezsaurid, and more
• More talks from SVP 2022: Polar dinosaur tracks, a potential new tyrannosaur, more Shri fossils, turtles with theropods, and more
• Also, the 9 ton Utahraptor block might have another raptor species in it, fossilized dinosaur skin chemistry, and more from SVP

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Dinosaur of the day Poekilopleuron, one of the first described theropods—from 1836 in France.

Interview with Elías and Denver. Elías Warshaw is a research associate at Badlands Dinosaur Museum & a student at Montana State University. Denver Fowler is the curator at the Badlands Dinosaur Museum.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Presentations from the Theropods session of SVP 2022
• A new Daspletosaurus species, wilsoni, was named which appears to be an evolutionary link between two previously known species

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Dinosaur of the day Caenagnathus, A large oviraptorosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Presentations from the Dinosaur Macroevolution/Macroecology session of SVP 2022
• The Soft Tissues and Taphonomy talks from SVP 2022

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Dinosaur of the day Bruhathkayosaurus, a titanosaur sauropod that lived in Late Cretaceous in what is now India (in the Kallamedu Formation).

Interview with Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist, paleontology advisor for Jurassic World, and author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, and more recently The Rise and Reign of the Mammals

In dinosaur news this week:

• The Dinosaur Technical Session from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2022 annual meeting

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Dinosaur of the day Udanoceratops, Largest known leptoceratopsid found to date.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new very large ornithomimosaur was discovered in Mississippi
• Ornithoscelida is dead, but the dinosaur family tree might be getting another update
• Scientists found that the early dinosaur Coelophysis had a lot of variation in how they grew
• The pachycephalosaurid Stegoceras may have head-butted
• There's a new predictive modelling framework to estimate dinosaur bite force
• Scientists reconstructed an Amargasaurus head
• Phys.org featured Doug Boyer, founder of MorphoSource, a digital repository of museum specimen 3D scans

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Dinosaur of the day Zanabazar, the largest known Asian troodontid.

In dinosaur news this week:

• New "giant theropod material" may be a third carcharodontosaurid in Cretaceous Morocco or more support for the dinosaur Sauroniops
• There’s a new titanosaur, Ibirania, which looked like other sauropods although smaller—despite not being on an island
• A new massopodan sauropodomorph Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum has been named from Germany
• A new juvenile T. rex was recently fund and is on display in Colorado
• A new study shows that many dinosaurs were endothermic ("warm blooded"), while others were ectothermic ("cold blooded")
• Shortly before hatching, a bird's pelvis looks the same as a dinosaur’s pelvis
• Not all dinosaurs that lived on islands may have been small
• Scientists identified the first record of dinosaur tracks in what is now Palestine and published a nice set of criteria for identifying tracks
• There’s at least 38 trackways and more than 350 dinosaur footprints at the TY tracksite in southern Africa

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Dinosaur of the day Amphicoelias, a diplodocid that was widely reported to be the largest dinosaur of all time, but is now considered much smaller.

In dinosaur news this week:

• An Edmontosaurus from the Hell Creek formation nicknamed Dakota likely desiccated for weeks before being buried and fossilizing
• The new dinosaur Mbiresaurus helps show that the earliest dinosaurs lived in the far south of Pangaea in temperate climates
• New dinosaur Nevadadromeus schmitti has officially been published
• Having narrower eye sockets may have helped tyrannosaurs and other large theropods to have a more powerful bite
• How SUE the T. rex got holes in its jaws remains a mystery
• In Australia, Muttaburrasaurus is officially Queensland’s State Fossil

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Dinosaur of the day Brachytrachelopan, a dicraeosaurid sauropod from the Late Jurassic that had an extremely short neck (for a sauropod).

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new abelisaurid from Patagonia, Elemgasem, was small but named after a mighty Tehuelche god
• Scientists suggested volcanic eruptions could be the main reason for mass extinctions
• Scientists suggested dinosaurs were on the decline before they went extinct
• The moon includes evidence of asteroid impacts on Earth
• There is a second underwater crater that is from around the same time as Chicxulub
• A new model shows the tsunami after the Chicxulub impact
• The Chicxulub impact may have triggered an earthquake that lasted weeks to months
• Precipitation played a role in the abundance and success of hadrosaurs and ceratopsians in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alaska
• Dinosaurs may have been successful and diverse because of the differences in their diets
• 80 million year old dinosaur eggs were recently found in Jiangxi Province, China
• In Skåne, Sweden, large carnivorous dinosaurs from the Late Triassic were recently found
• Reykjavík might be getting a Triceratops skeleton to display
• To celebrate National Fossil Day, Mississippi State University’s Dunn-Seiler Museum had a competition to name their Triceratops
• A man in New Zealand used VR to sculpt and then 3D print a life-sized model of a Tyrannosaurus

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Dinosaur of the day Oxalaia, a spinosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil which was almost as large as Spinosaurus (if it wasn't Spinosaurus itself).

In dinosaur news this week:

• At least 27 iguanodontians from the new genus, Iyuku, were discovered in a South African bonebed
• New chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur Bisticeratops froeseorum was discovered.
• Scientists named a new type of dinosaur egg (which was found full of crystals).
• Scientists found a pathology in a titanosaur egg that could tell us more about dinosaur reproductive behavior.
• A bunch of dinosaur tracks and trackways were found in Alberta, Canada, that may show dinosaurs being sociable.
• Another Tyrannosaurus rex is going on auction.
• Scientists found new dinosaur tracks in Alaska thanks to an earthquake.
• The Badlands Dinosaur Museum found baby dinosaurs this summer.

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Dinosaur of the day Patagosaurus, a Eusauropod that lived in the Early–Middle Jurassic in what is now Patagonia, Argentina.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new unnamed tyrannosauroid was discovered in Idaho which was smaller than Moros, but bigger than Suskityrannus
• There’s a new therizinosaur named Paralitherizinosaurus that was found in Hokkaido, Japan
• A new specimen of Yulong mini was found, which helps show how the dinosaur grew as it aged
• Sauropods may have developed soft tissue pads on their feet by the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic, and this may have been a key adaptation for them to evolve into giants
• The Peabody Museum of Natural History may have fossils of a new tyrannosaur species from the east coast of the U.S.
• The Philip J. Currie Museum took visitors on a rafting tour to look for fossils this summer
• We also put together a list of 9 places to go dig for fossils

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Dinosaur of the day Microvenator, an oviraptorosaur that originally had the much more impressive name "Megadontosaurus".

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new thyreophoran that looks like a miniature, armored, Carnotaurus was found in Argentina
• A new, very large spinosaur was discovered on the Isle of Wight in England
• Spinosaurids replaced teeth very quickly, which is probably why we’ve found so many
• Oxford University Museum of Natural History is re-running a lecture J.R.R. Tolkien gave in 1938 about dragonlore and dinosaurs
• The Field Museum in Chicago recently got a new hadrosaur dinosaur fossil
• Another dinosaur, Zephyr, is going to auction next month
• A student at Southern Methodist University in Texas makes dinosaur origami
• There’s a new trailer for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

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Dinosaur of the day Zapalasaurus, a basal diplodocoid sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Neuquén Province, Argentina.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new carcharodontosaurid with tiny arms, Meraxes gigas, helps show that all large-headed carnivores had relatively small arms
• Gastroliths and Deinonychus teeth have been found associated with April the Tenontosaurus
• Scientists looked at the growth of the smallest (but not yet named) ornithopod that lived in what is now Spain
• An opalized fossil may be a new dinosaur species
• The Australian Opal Centre hosts an annual dinosaur fossil dig
• Ubirajara is being returned to Brazil
• Podokesaurus holyokensis became the official state dinosaur of Massachusetts
• Delaware has a state dinosaur, Dryptosaurus
• There are seven missing sculptures from Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
• Lottie, the Triceratops statue from Louisville, Kentucky got a makeover
• NBC is making a new natural history series show called Surviving Earth
• Stephen Fry is hosting Dinosaur — with Stephen Fry, a four part series about dinosaurs in the Jurassic and Cretaceous
• You can play Dinosaur Fossil Hunter on Steam
• Games Radar published a list of the 10 best dinosaur games

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Dinosaur of the day Magnosaurus, A relatively small megalosauroid theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic in what is now England.

In dinosaur news this week:

• New sauropod Perijasaurus lapaz was discovered in Colombia
• A new abelisaurid from the Bahariya Oasis adds yet another carnivorous group to the formation
• A sauropod was found in a backyard in Portugal
• Thomas Carr and a team found fossils of T. rex, Triceratops, and Edmontosaurus on a 4-week expedition in the Badlands of Montana
• A nearly complete juvenile hadrosaur with skin impressions was found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Canada
• The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences excavated three dinosaurs in Wyoming's Morrison Formation
• 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints were found in a restaurant in Sichuan province, China
• 113 million year old dinosaur tracks were seen in Texas due to a severe drought
• In May, Hector the Deinonychus was auctioned off for $12.4 million
• In July, a Gorgosaurus skeleton was auctioned off for about $6 million
• The University of New Mexico opened a Natural History Science Center
• Portland, Oregon had a cartoon dinosaur art exhibit this summer
• Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal in Denkendorf, Germany had Little Al on display
• The Royal Tyrrell Museum launched the exhibit “Perspectives on the Art of Glen McIntosh”
• Hong Kong Science Museum opened “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Big Eight — Dinosaur Revelation” exhibit
• New public science project Cretaceous Creatures lets 8th graders do real science with real fossils

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Dinosaur of the day Foraminacephale, a pachycephalosaurid that only weighed about as much as a small dog.

Interview with Skye Walker, a paleontologist, fossil preparator collections assistant at Auburn University Museum of Natural History, and science communicator. Follow her on Instagram, twitter, & tiktok @thedinomancer.

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Dinosaur of the day Unescoceratops, a ceratopsian named after the UNESCO World Heritage Site it was found in (Dinosaur Provincial Park).

Interview with Evan Johnson-Ransom, a PhD student at the Ross Lab and Sereno Lab at the University of Chicago, studying neck kinematics and feeding behavior of spinosaurids, T. rex, and other theropods. Follow him on twitter @EJR_Paleo_MSc

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We correct a lot of the common dinosaurs mistakes in movies, TV shows, toys, games, and art.

Dinosaur of the day Chirostenotes, a toothless oviraptorosaur that was originally known from only its hands.

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Dinosaur of the day Spinops, a ceratopsian whose name means "spine face".

Interview with Oliver Wings and Joschua Knüppe. Joschua is a paleoartist, and host of Paleostream on Twitch. Oliver is the curator of the Geosciences Collections & the Geiseltal Collection at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. The two of them created the graphic novel “Europasaurus: Life on Jurassic Islands”

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Roy Chapman Andrews fought through the Gobi Desert to make some miraculous dinosaur discoveries including Velociraptor, Oviraptor, and some amazing dinosaur nests.

Dinosaur of the day Gravitholus, an ~10ft long pachycephalosaurid that could be the same animal as Stegoceras.

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Dinosaur of the day Mercuriceratops, The oldest known chasmosaurine from Canada found at the time.

Interview with Susannah Maidment, principal researcher and curator of the archosaurs at the Natural History Museum in London. She has published more than 50 scientific papers and is an expert on stegosaurs. Her research includes systematics, anatomy, and taxonomy of ornithischians, geological context of dinosaur evolution, and dinosaur biodiversity.

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Dinosaur of the day Hateg Island, a Late Cretaceous island that included some tiny dinosaurs and at least one enormous pterosaur.

Interview with Michael Benton, paleontologist and professor of vertebrate paleontology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written over 400 scientific papers and more than 50 books, about a wide range of topics, including animals in the Triassic, extinction events, and the Hateg Basin. His most recent books are “The Dinosaurs Rediscovered" and "Dinosaurs, New visions of a lost world"

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Dinosaur of the day Dyoplosaurus, an ankylosaurid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada (in the Dinosaur Park Formation).

Interview with Maria McNamara, a paleobiologist and professor of paleontology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. Follow her on twitter @MariaMcN_palaeo

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Dinosaur of the day Itemirus, A dromaeosaurid described from a fragment of the back of the skull.

Interview with Cameron Muskelly, an avocational paleontologist/geologist and paleontology educator based in Georgia. He’s a researcher, lecturer, and fossil collector, and an expert in Appalachian geology. Follow him on twitter @PaleoCameron

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Dinosaur of the day Saurornitholestes, A dromaeosaurid that looked similar to Velociraptor with teeth that may have been used to preen its feathers..

Some resources to help you find fossils:

• FOSSILS: A Guide to Prehistoric Life, a book with many helpful photos and descriptions, plus links to more resources.
• myFOSSIL, a website that's "building a community of amateur and professional paleontologists."
• The Fossil Forum can help you ID fossils.
• A PBS webpage listing where you can find fossils in each US state.
• Fossil Explorer, an app that covers fossil localities in England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Dinosaur of the day Draconyx, a relatively small relative of Iguanodon.

Interview with David Randall, a senior reporter at Reuters and the author of several books, including “The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. rex and How It Shook Our World"

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Dinosaur of the day Aegyptosaurus, a sauropod from Egypt which like Spinosaurus was mostly lost to science in Munich during WWII.

Ankylosaurus is the longest, heaviest, and widest ankylosaur. But those aren't the only details that make Ankylosaurus such a special dinosaur.

Some of the papers we cover that we didn't discuss back in Episode 5:

• Original paper describing Ankylosaurus & Ankylosauridae by Barnum Brown from 1908
• How ankylosaurid tails evolved by Arbour & Currie
• Ankylosaurid tail posture, club sizes, and uses by Coombs (including the shin bashing & head butting hypotheses)
• Redescription of Ankylosaurus by Arbour & Mallon with its overall tank-like proportions

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We explore how well the dinosaurs in both Jurassic World Dominion and Prehistoric Planet match our current scientific understanding.

Dinosaur of the day Moros, a small tyrannosauroid from Utah which was briefly featured in Jurassic World: Dominion.

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Dinosaur of the day Scorpios rex, a fictional hybrid dinosaur first introduced in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.

Interview with Glen McIntosh, an artist an animator who has worked on Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World: Battle at Big Rock and the prelude to Jurassic World: Dominion. He’s also lectured on dinosaur movement and locomotion at many conferences, schools, and museums. Find his work on artofglenmcintosh.com

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How we differentiate dinosaurs from their closest relatives like pterosaurs, crocodilians, and dinosauromorphs.

Dinosaur of the day Erlikosaurus, The first therizinosaur found with a complete skull—described as "remarkably uncrushed".

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Dinosaur of the day Stegoceratops, a Jurassic Park hybrid of Triceratops, Stegosaurus, a beetle, a snake, and a cuttlefish.

Interview with Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi. Tito is a paleontologist, geologist, science communicator, and researcher at the University of Campinas and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Aline is a scientist, science communicator, and professor of paleontology also at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

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Dinosaur of the day Pyroraptor, a raptor that was smaller than Velociraptor that we expect to see in Jurassic World: Dominion.

We explore the radical transformation that dinosaurs went through to become birds.

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Dinosaur of the day Proa, a basal iguanodont that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Teruel Province, Spain.

We answer the following questions:

• What “Dino of the day” most surprised you / most interested you in researching it for an episode?
• What famous dino field expedition would you liked to have been part of?
• Who of the early paleontologists do you wish you could have interviewed?
• If you had to take a side in the Bone Wars, would it be Marsh or Cope?
• Will there ever be a chance that your favorite groups of dinosaurs (sauropods and ankylosaurs) could change?
• What are your favorite non-saurian extinct animals?
• Do you have ancient plant or fungal life you find interesting?
• Did you have a favorite dinosaur toy growing up?
• How long would a human survive in the early-Triassic, mid-Jurassic, or end-Cretaceous?
• What is the Coolest fossil you have found or seen?
• What makes Velociraptor (and other feathered dinosaurs) dinosaurs and not birds?
• Which fossil most seems to be missing from the record, but you hope or expect to be found? Maybe a feathered T. rex?
• What is—and isn’t—known about dinosaur skin? How is it known, soft tissue preservation?
• Do you have a routine for how you do the research for each episode?
• Is there a specific specimen you want to visit and see someday?
• Have any dinosaur fossils been found in the in Antarctica? Is their any chance any skin, bone etc could be locked in the permafrost?

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Dinosaur of the day Anchiornis, The first dinosaur to be reconstructed with realistic colors from preserved feathers on most of its body.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new massive megaraptorid, Maip macrothorax, was described from Patagonia
• A new ornithomimosaur (not yet named) has been found in the Erlian Formation of Nei Mongol, north China
• The University of Colorado Boulder is returning their Triceratops skull to the Smithsonian Institution
• The game Parkasaurus is now available on Nintendo Switch
• Colin Trevorrow shared a map of Jurassic World: Dominion that showed where the dinosaurs have ended up around the U.S.
• Jurassic World: Dominion dropped a second trailer
• Tom Holtz shared a flowchart to help determine if you've found a coprolite, regurgitalite, or other dinosaur meal

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Dinosaur of the day Macrogryphosaurus, the largest known elasmarian.

Interview with Riley Black, a science writer and communicator, whose work has appeared in Smithsonian, National Geographic, and Scientific American. She has written a number of books, including "The Last Days of Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World", which came out this week.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There was a new response to the paper estimating there were probably billions of T. rex
• In Missouri, the House recently voted to update the name of their state dinosaur from Hypsibema to Parrosaurus
• A group of Toronto Raptors fans dressed up in inflatable dinosaur costumes to celebrate the team making the playoffs
• The Smithsonian is making exclusive products with Jurassic World: Dominion
• Past Eons Productions is recreating the BBC Walking With Dinosaurs documentary using Jurassic World Evolution 2 mods

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Dinosaur of the day Euskelosaurus, a large (for its time) plateosaurid sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic/Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa and Lesotho.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Researchers found that Big John, the Triceratops horridus, was injured by another ceratopsian
• A new T. rex specimen was described and is going on display at the Auckland Museum in New Zealand
• Amargasaurus may have had more of a sail on its neck instead of tall spines
• Scientists studied a sauropodomorph from the beginning of the Late Triassic and found it was already relatively large
• Scientists analyzed and redescribed Patagosaurus fariasi
• Researchers found an air sac system in an adult saltasaurid titanosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Brazil
• The W.T. Bland Public Library in Mount Dora, Florida has a Nothronychus on display
• The SODO district of Seattle, Washington now has Dinos Alive Exhibition: An Immersive Experience
• David Attenborough’s Dinosaurs: The Final Day, is airing in the U.S. on May 11
• The casts of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World reflected on Jurassic Park and how Dominion ties in into the franchise
• A new image shows Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) with a baby Nasutoceratops
• In Jurassic World: Dominion Giganotosaurus is meant to feel like the Joker from the Dark Knight

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Dinosaur of the day Dystrophaeus, a Sauropod from the Morrison Formation that was described by Cope in 1877.

Interview with Jason Schein and Jason Poole, Jason Schein is the author and Jason Poole is the illustrator of Dinosaurs Behaving Badly, a coloring book that is also full of the latest information about dinosaur behavior. Jason Schein is also the founder of the nonprofit Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute and Jason Poole is a paleoartist whose work has been featured in National Geographic, scientific publications, and museums.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new Early Jurassic thyreophoran, Yuxisaurus, looks like ankylosaurs from the Cretaceous
• Scientists rediscovered an ankylosaur skull and fossils that had been found in Queensland, Australia
• Researchers identified a new type of hadrosaur scale from skin impressions
• Scientists re-examined Haestasaurus skin and found scales and structures that looked somewhat like goosebumps
• A team of researchers found a Gryposaurus bonebed in the Oldman Formation in Alberta, Canada
• Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary series, Prehistoric Planet, debuts on Apple Plus on May 23
• David Attenborough also has a BBC documentary, Dinosaurs: The Final Day, airing April 15
• BBC has another documentary, called Fanastic Beasts: A Natural History, that’s out now

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Dinosaur of the day Adeopapposaurus, a sauropodomorph that lived in the Early Jurassic in what is now San Juan, Argentina.

Interview with Thomas Halliday, paleobiologist who specializes in mammal evolution and phylogenetics. His research also includes renaissance paleontology, faunal networks, and decolonizing paleontology. And he is the author of the book, “Otherlands: A World in the Making”

In dinosaur news this week:

• New Early Cretaceous tracks from Spain show theropods running nearly 30 miles per hour
• A new study found that sauropods walked in a diagonal couplet pattern
• A model of Thecodontosaurus helps to show how sauropods shifted from bipedal to quadrupedal
• Hundreds of dinosaur fossils and footprints have been found in a clay mine in Mazovia, Poland
• The Bureau of Land Management released a report on the damaged dinosaur tracks from Mill Canyon, Utah
• The Natural History Museum in London is looking for a partner to display Dippy
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Dinosphere show
• The Dinosaur Place at Nature’s Art Village in Oakdale, Connecticut opened for the season
• Dinosaur Kingdom park is now planned to open in Monroe, New Jersey
• A shopping center in Livingston Scotland has multiple dinosaurs made of about half a million LEGO bricks
• Nicolas Cage hasn’t been refunded for the Tarbosaurus skull he bought at auction that was repatriated to Mongolia

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Dinosaur of the day Raphus, a secondarily flightless dinosaur which is often thought of as clumsy, but was actually swift-footed.

In dinosaur news this week:

• An analysis of dinosaur bone density showed that Spinosaurus & Baryonyx likely hunted underwater
• Researchers have found Borogovia is a valid taxon and supported it being classified as a troodontid
• A new enantiornithine, Musivavis amabilis, was described from Liaoning, China
• Brevirostruavis macrohyoidus was described with a "hyper-elongated tongue" possibly used like a hummingbird or woodpecker
• Another bird like dinosaur, Kaririavis mater, was found in Brazil with feathers preserved on its foot
• A review of over 100 specimens resulted in two new dinosaurs being named Meemannavis & Brevidentavis
• Stan the T. rex was tracked down to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Stan will be a part of the upcoming Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi which is scheduled to open at the end of 2025
• In Beijing, there’s a Birds and Dinosaurs exhibit at the Geological Museum of China

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Dinosaur of the day Avaceratops, a small ceratopsian that may have lived alongside Zuul and Dromaeosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new very early stegosaur, Bashanosaurus primitivus, was named from Chongqing, China
• A new alvarezsaurid from Uzbekistan, Dzharaonyx eski, was described including its fascinating small hands
• An Amurosaurus appears to have broken its wrist after falling, but it survived for at least a few months
• Using a new type of CT scan, researchers found the T. rex nicknamed Tristan Otto probably had an infection in its jaw
• Researchers found four pathologies in sauropod ribs found in Chongqing, China
• An analysis of B-rex identified some conditions that helped to preserve soft tissue in its bones
• A photographer took some fun photos of squirrels "playing" with dinosaur toys
• Capcom has a new game about fighting dinosaurs, called Exoprimal
• Skyhook Games has a Dino Safari DLC for mowing the lawn in Dino Safari park

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Dinosaur of the day Efraasia, a Late Triassic sauropodomorph that was originally thought to be carnivorous.

Interview with Filippo Bertozzo, a postdoc researcher at the Museum of Natural History in Brussels (RBINS). He studies some of our favorite topics including: paleopathologies, air sacs, and dinosaur behavior

In dinosaur news this week:

• The latest paper on Torosaurus considers it to be a valid taxon
• Researchers have made new recommendations to address decolonizing paleontology
• AI will likely soon help analyze CT scans and make paleontological research more efficient
• The game Jurassic World Evolution 2 has a new set of dinosaurs from Camp Cretaceous
• An international group of volunteers are rushing to archive Ukrainian museum collections and other content at SUCHO.org

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Dinosaur of the day Anodontosaurus, An ankylosaurid known for its broad pointy tail club.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Two new species of Tyrannosaurus have been proposed, Tyrannosaurus imperator and Tyrannosaurus regina
• A new alvarezsaurid, Ondogurvel alifanovi, was described from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia
• A new hadrosaurid, Kelumapusaura machi, was named from Patagonia and Huallasaurus australis was split from Kritosaurus
• "Rexor" the T. rex is on display in Manhattan as part of the Art in the Parks open air gallery

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Dinosaur of the day Guaibasaurus, a Late Triassic basal sauropodomorph or theropod from what is now Brazil.

Interview with ReBecca Hunt-Foster, the Monument Paleontologist and Museum Curator at Dinosaur National Monument. She does research on the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, the later Cretaceous Mesa Verde Group, and early-mid Cretaceous North American ornithomimids. Follow her on twitter @paleochick

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new abelisaurid, Guemesia, was found in Northwestern Argentina
• The first evidence of a respiratory infection is in a dinosaur was found in the sauropod Dolly
• The Museum of the Rockies in Montana is hosting Dinosaurs and MOR
• The Milwaukee Public Museum is hosting the temporary exhibit Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family
• The trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse Madness shows Doctor Strange battling with Marvel dinosaurs

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Dinosaur of the day Pinacosaurus, One of the best known ankylosaurs with dozens of known specimens including juveniles.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new spinosaurid, Iberospinus, was described after a new excavation uncovered additional fossils
• A large group of Tethyshadros dinosaurs were found in Italy
• The Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite in Utah was badly damaged recently
• A man allegedly stole a $25,000 dinosaur claw from the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
• The Long Island Children’s Museum in New York has a new exhibit called "The Age of Dinosaurs"
• Antarctic Dinosaurs: The Exhibition has moved to the Buffalo Museum of Science in New York
• We got more details about the characters of Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
• A new miniseries called Jurassic League, will feature Justice League characters as anthropomorphic dinosaurs
• The official Jurassic World Dominion trailer was released including some feathered dinosaurs

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Dinosaur of the day Kazaklambia, A lambeosaurine from the Late Cretaceous and the most complete hadrosaur found in Kazakhstan.

Interview with Roy Plotnick, professor emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also a fellow of the Geological Society of America and the Paleontological Society, and author of the book Explorers of Deep Time: Paleontologists and the History of Life.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new titanosaur from Spain, Abditosaurus kuehnei, is the largest titanosaur found from the Ibero-Armorican island
• A recent study found that the Chicxulub asteroid hit earth during the late spring (in the northern hemisphere)
• House of Representatives of Washington state are considering a bill to make Suciasaurus rex the official state dinosaur
• A new Jurassic World fan film named Devil in the Desert was recently released

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Dinosaur of the day Tenontosaurus, the ornithopod which is mostly known for being eaten by Deinonychus.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new raptor, Kuru kulla, was found in Mongolia with small hornlets above its eyes
• Less than ten complete, articulated, sauropod necks have been described
• The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is getting its own Dippy the Diplodocus
• A tracksite on a sheer cliff was recreated in VR so visitors can see it
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed he's a fan of Stan the T. rex, but bought a replica skull and not the original skeleton

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Dinosaur of the day Volkheimeria, a medium to small Early Jurassic sauropod that lived in what is now Patagonia.

Interview with Joshua Mathews and Anne Weerda. Joshua is a PhD candidate at Northern Illinois University, Director of Paleontology, and Vice President of Research & Operations at the Burpee Museum. Anne is the Executive Director at the Burpee Museum.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A revision of Parvicursor shows that two other alvarezsaurids, Ceratonykus & Linhenykus, may be synonyms
• A new alvarezsaurid, Khulsanurus magnificus, was described from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia
• According to a new study, dinosaurs probably had some color on their faces
• The World's most complete Triceratops is going on display at the Melbourne Museum
• Cathedral City, California is getting 11 life-sized dinosaur sculptures along highway 111
• Jurassic World: Dominion is doing crossovers with the Winter Olympics

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Dinosaur of the day Spinophorosaurus, a sauropod from the Middle Jurassic of Niger that was originally thought to have a Stegosaurus-like spiky tail.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Stegouros, the ankylosaur we said had an "axe-like tail", is better described as a macuahuitl tail
• A new sauropodomorph, Issi saaneq, was found in what is now Greenland
• A new study showed the ankylosaur Struthiosaurus had a poor sense of hearing and probably moved slowly
• The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History in Charleston, South Carolina is offering a new paleontology scholarship
• Frisco, Texas is building a new library, and it will include a life-sized model of a T. rex skeleton
• Sir David Attenborough has a new documentary coming out later this year, called “Dinosaurs: The Final Day”

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Dinosaur of the day Beipiaosaurus, A feathered therizinosauroid form the Early Cretaceous of what is now China.

Interview with Sibusiso Biyela, a science writer and communicator, and an advocate for decolonizing science. He recently started working on a project to bring scientific terminology to six African languages including a great article about Ledumahadi in Zulu. Follow him on twitter @AstroSibs

In dinosaur news this week:

• One of the most complete dinosaurs ever found was discovered in a fossilized unhatched egg in Ganzhou, China
• A new Tarchia species, Tarchia tumanovae, was described with a nearly 6ft long tail club
• The Mary Anning statue in Black Ven may be unveiled by her 223rd birthday
• The Royal Australian Mint has released an Australovenator coin

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Dinosaur of the day Chindesaurus, Basal saurischian that lived in the Late Triassic in what is now Arizona.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new ankylosaur, Stegouros elengassen, was described with amazing spikey tail weaponry from Magallanes, Chile source
• The new sauropod, Rhomaleopakhus turpanensis, was named from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China source
• Chief Shikellamy Elementary School in Sunbury, Pennsylvania have a new 6 ft Diplodocus femur on display source

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Dinosaur of the day Probactrosaurus, a hadrosauroid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Inner Mongolia, China.

Interview with David Levering, Camps Director at the Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History and creator of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History Online. Check out our video of the virtual museum at https://youtu.be/MCbdT3xOIBM

In dinosaur news this week:

• The first toothless ceratosaur from South America, Berthasaura leopoldinae, was found in Brazil source
• A new Deinonychus-sized raptor, Vectiraptor greeni, was found on the Isle of Wight source
• Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated series has a new trailer source
• A new photo from Jurassic World: Dominion shows Owen Grady taming a Parasaurolophus in the snow source

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Dinosaur of the day Asylosaurus, a Late Triassic sauropodomorph that lived in what is now Clifton, Bristol, England.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Evidence of cannibalism in tyrannosaurids (333) source
• Hadrosaur lumps and splits (350) source
• Baby dinosaurs living at the poles (344) source
• Best nickname: “Beautiful Nightmare” (363) source
• World’s largest Triceratops: Big John (362) source
• Youngest footprint finder: Lily (349) source
• Chrome Dinosaur game with an Olympic twist (video) source
• India’s youngest paleontologist: Aswatha Biju (360) source
• Best Spinosaurids: Ceratosuchops and Riparovenator (358) source
• Longest time coming: Kholumolumo (320) source
• Honorable Mention — Longest time coming: Riabininohadros (321) source
• Best abelisaurid: Spectrovenator (322) source
• Best dromaeosaurid: Shri devi (328) source
• Honorable Mention — Best dromaeosaurid: Kansaignathus (347) source
• Best ceratopsian: Menefeeceratops (338) source
• Best hadrosaur: Tlatolophus (340) source
• Best sauropod: Australotitan (342) source
• Oldest titanosaur: Ninjatitan (335) source
• Best ankylosaur: Spicomellus (357) source
• Honorable Mention — Best ankylosaur: "resting posture" ankylosaur (330) source
• Best allosauroid: Ulughbegsaurus (355) source
• Jurassic World: Dominion news (323, 324, 341, 343, 345, 349, 354, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 366, 367) source
• Massachusetts state dinosaur (320, 324, 326, 356, 361) source
• Status of Ubirajara (356, 358, 365) source
• Total number of T. rex individuals that lived (335) source

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Dinosaur of the day Saturnalia, a small Late Triassic sauropodomorph that may have hunted small prey.

Interview with Richard Fallon, a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow at the University of Birmingham, who studies the interactions and overlaps between literature and science. He’s also the author of the book, “Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature” Follow him on Twitter @dr_r_fallon

In dinosaur news this week:

• A T. rex skeleton which was recently mounted in Upper Bavaria, Germany will be returning to the US
• London’s Natural History Museum dressed up their animatronic T. rex in a "Jurassic jumper"
• Jurassic World: The Exhibition is going to Denver, Colorado on March 4, 2022

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Dinosaur of the day Hypselospinus, a relative of Iguanodon which has also gone by the names Darwinsaurus and Wadhurstia.

In dinosaur news this week:

• We discuss the Non-Avian Theropod Systematics and the Paleopathology & Paleohistology sessions from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting
• A company is planning to sell NFTs with the goal of buying a T. rex fossil
• Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France has illuminated dinosaurs on display

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Dinosaur of the day Anchisaurus, a sauropodomorph whose bones were first thought to be human remains when they were found in 1818.

In dinosaur news this week:

• We discuss the Dinosaur Systematics & Colbert Prize sessions from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting
• A new hadrosauriform, Brighstoneus, has been described from the Isle of Wight, UK
• The Mary Anning Rocks campaign has submitted a planning application for a statue of Mary Anning and her dog
• The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, TX has a reconstructed Alamosaurus
• The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada has a new gallery of Earth history including dinosaurs

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Dinosaur of the day Saltopus, a Triassic dinosauriform from Scotland which was originally thought to be a theropod.

In dinosaur news this week:

• We discuss the Biomechanics, Taphonomy, & Quantitative Methods sessions from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting
• A new juvenile hadrosauroid, Parrosaurus/Hypsibema missouriensis, was found in Missouri
• A puzzle of 4 Stegosaurus pictures was misprinted so there was no difference to find between the pictures

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Dinosaur of the day Demandasaurus, A European sauropod that was a close relative of Nigersaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

• We discuss the Non-Avian Theropod, Dinosaur Systematics, Permo-Triassic Ecosystems, & Preparators sessions from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting
• Sauropods extremely rapid tooth replacement rates may have given them an advantage to eating certain plants
• In Huesca, Spain, 30 titanosaur eggs have been found in a two-ton rock
• In Davinópolis, Brazil, paleontologists have found a “dinosaur cemetery”
• In Colorado, US, flooding earlier this year on the Comanche National Grassland covered dinosaur tracks in six inches of mud
• A recent letter written by four scientists suggests that returning Ubirajara is a "moral and legal imperative"
• When the Yale Peabody Museum reopens in early 2024, it will be free forever to visitors
• The streaming service Peacock is making a documentary on the rise and fall of Barney the dinosaur
• Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season 4 comes out Dec 3, and there’s a new trailer out

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Dinosaur of the day Palaeoscincus, the "ancient skink" that was named after a single tooth, but is now considered dubious.

Interview with Sterling Nesbitt, an associate professor at Virginia Tech in the Department of Geosciences, a research associate/affiliate of a number of museums, who has over 100 publications focusing on the origin of dinosaurs and their early evolution.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Hadrosaur beaks, Hesperornis, & Ichthyornis talks from the Avialan Evolution & Biology session at SVP 2021
• A recent paper has tips on staying safe while conducting field work
• A new list of resources has recommendations for LGBTQA+ paleontologists and students
• Another list of resources has recommendations for taking care of your mental health
• Dippy is headed back to the Natural History Museum in London from Summer 2022 through December 2022
• The American Heritage Center in Wyoming has a digital replica of the Triceratops from the original King Kong movie
• The Buffalo Museum of Science in New York will have the traveling exhibit Antarctic Dinosaurs starting in February
• Flint Hills Discovery Center in Kansas has the exhibit Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas until January 2nd
• The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, just received five Guinness World Records for their fossil collections (mostly dinosaurs)

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Dinosaur of the day Streptospondylus, one of the first dinosaurs discovered, but it wasn't known to be a dinosaur until about 100 years after it was collected.

In dinosaur news this week:

• We discuss the Macroecology & Macroevolution and Education & Outreach sessions from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting
• A 160 million year old dinosaur fossil was found on a construction site in Longchang city, Sichuan, China
• A partial tyrannosaur skull nicknamed “Beautiful Nightmare” was found in North Dakota

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Dinosaur of the day Amurosaurus, a lambeosaurine hadrosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Russia.

In dinosaur news this week:

• The new ceratopsian, Sierraceratops turneri, was named from New Mexico (after previously being called Torosaurus)
• Over 100 eggs and 80 skeletons of Mussaurus show that they may have lived in age segregated groups
• A new dinosaur was found in Inner Mongolia
• "Big John" the Triceratops was auctioned for $7.74 million, about five times the estimated value.
• A newly restored Plateosaurus is on display at the Natural History Museum in Vienna
• The Moab Museum in Utah has a new Apatosaurus femur on display
• The Science Museum of Minnesota has a new exhibit, Ultimate Dinosaurs
• The Journey Museum and Learning Center in South Dakota has a new replica of Tinker the T. rex on display
• Three dinosaur statues were stolen from Dinosaur Park and found damaged at a frat party at the University of Texas Austin
• Jack Horner and paleoartist Fabio Pastori are selling a set of 100 NFTs to raise money for paleontological research

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Dinosaur of the day Fabrosaurus, a very early ornithischian dinosaur that lived in what is now Lesotho.

Interview with Edward Guimont, an assistant professor of world history at Bristol Community College who has studied how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are connected through myths, legends, colonialism, and cryptozoology. Follow his work on twitter @edward_guimont

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new site in Patagonia, Argentina includes the brand new sauropod Menucocelsior
• Pops the ceratopsian in Weld County, Colorado might not be a Triceratops after all
• Dickinson Museum Center’s Badlands Dinosaur Museum in North Dakota is getting a tyrannosaur skeleton
• The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum has updated its juvenile mummified Edmontosaurus specimen
• Podokesaurus is one step closer to becoming the state dinosaur of Massachusetts

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Dinosaur of the day Naashoibitosaurus, a New Mexican relative of Edmontosaurus from the Late Cretaceous.

In dinosaur news this week:

• The new dinosaur that resembles a miniature Coelophysis, Pendraig, was found in Wales
• The President of the USA restored environmental protections at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah
• In New Jersey, Rowan University broke ground on the dinosaur fossil park museum at the Marl Quarry
• The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences has a T. rex exhibit featuring a 3D cast replica of Trix
• A 14 year-old girl in India, is India’s youngest paleontologist having collected 136 fossils in 4 years
• One of the most searched for terms for costumes is "dinosaur"

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Dinosaur of the day Colepiocephale, the "knucklehead" pachycephalosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Canada.

Interview with Dave and Iszi, join us from the Terrible Lizards podcast. We chat about the origin of their show and all their other projects. We were also a guest on their podcast last week at terriblelizards.co.uk

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new "short-snouted" troodontid, Papiliovenator, was named from Inner Mongolia
• The Fernbank Museum has the Antarctic Dinosaurs traveling exhibit until January 2
• Sabrina reviews the new Flintstones spinoff named Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs

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Dinosaur of the day Sarahsaurus, a ground sloth like sauropodomorph from the Early Jurassic.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Two new spinosaurids, Riparovenator & Ceratosuchops, were found on the Isle of Wight in the UK
• The new chasmosaurine ceratopsian, Sierraceratops, was found in New Mexico
• Another new dinosaur, Nevadadromeus, was a bipedal herbivore from Nevada, but hasn't been officially published yet
• The Shandong Museum announced that they're going to have a Cretaceous dinosaur exhibition by the end of the year
• The Ubirajara paper has been officially withdrawn by the publisher citing "concerns regarding permissions for specimen export"