Raptors and Alexander the Great

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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