A rare fossil sheds light on dinosaur sounds, plus dinosaur bite marks on the face

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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