Mussaurus - Episode 220

Dinosaur of the day Mussaurus, the "mouse lizard" sauropodomorph from Argentina.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new Amargasaurus relative, Bajadasaurus, was described with some amazing neck spines
• A dinosaur foot including feathers and scutes was found preserved in amber
• The original feather that defined Archaeopteryx may not belong to Archaeopteryx as it's now defined
• A new dinosaur fossil went on display in Japan and may be the county's oldest dinosaur fossil
• An event called Teach Rex in Liverpool in the UK
• The new owner of a Flintstones theme park in Arizona plans to partially repurpose it for birding
• A new website is digitizing bird skeletons, so far mostly from New Zealand
• Both Dippy the Diplodocus and Trix the T. rex will soon be on display together in Glasgow, Scotland
• There’s a new play in the UK about Gideon Mantell, called Dinomania

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