I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ornithomimus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ornithomimus-Episode-436/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 wingSauropod expert Michael Taylor et. al have an excellent paper about the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal, UtahMattel is relaunching Barney as an animated series in 2024The Chickenosaurus project—creating a non-avian-looking dinosaur from chicken embryos—is stuck at growing a tail You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tianyulong, links from Gregory Paul, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tianyulong-Episode-435/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Struthiosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Struthiosaurus-Episode-434/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 weakScientists studied birds to figure out how dinosaurs may have playedRaptors probably used their “killing claws” to pin their prey, rather than slash at prey. We just released our first I Know Paleo episode to every patron at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon and you'll get the first episode (which is all about terror birds) right now and a new episode of I Know Paleo every month! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdino

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Atlasaurus, links from John Holmes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Atlasaurus-Episode-433/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 extinctionScientists found that climate may have affected the early evolution of dinosaurs includ

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Duriavenator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Duriavenator-Episode-432/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 paperResponse by the original authors on why they still think Allosaurus is a scavengerMicroraptor 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 We're about to release our first I Know Paleo episode to every patron at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon and you'll get the first episode (which is all about terror birds) as soon as it comes out! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.co

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lurdusaurus, links from Julius and Evan, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lurdusaurus-Episode-431/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 pathologiesAn ornithomimosaur was injured via blunt force trauma to its foot We're about to release our first I Know Paleo e

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lophostropheus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lophostropheus-Episode-430/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 IndiaA new type of egg in Japan probably came from a small troodontid theropod We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoTell us what you think about our show in our 2023 Year End Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will hel

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Magnapaulia, links from Lindsey Kinsella, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Magnapaulia-Episode-429/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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, PatagopeltaBaby tyrannosaurs may have been walking friends We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patr

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Camarillasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Camarillasaurus-Episode-428/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 PakistanThe first basal Iguanodontian from Southern China, Napaisaurus, was recently describedA 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 We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Xinjiangtitan, links from Cary Woodruff, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Xinjiangtitan-Episode-427/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 @DoubleBeamIn dinosaur news this week:Paleontologist Jorge Calvo passed away on January 10 of this yearA new tyrannosauroid from Northeast China is the first predatory dinosaur found in the areaA new titanosauriform, Ruixinia zhangi, had an unusual tail We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Haya, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Haya-Episode-426/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Haya, a Mongolian ornithischian that was found with gastroliths for grinding up food.Find the dinosaur museum closest to you or any of the museums we mentioned at iknowdino.com/dinosaur-museums/ Join our patreon at the Triceratops tier or above by the end of January 2023 to get an exclusive Styracosaurus patch. If you're already a patron at the Triceratops level or above make sure to update your address so we can send it to you! patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Isanosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Isanosaurus-Episode-425/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 allocaudataA new Dryptosaurus find may include medullary bone—showing another possibly female tyrannosauroidA mammal's foot was found inside a Microraptor's ribcage showing that the mammal was eaten by the dinosaurDippy has a three-year residency at Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery and MuseumA new dinosaur film, 65, comes out in March Join our patreon at the Triceratops tier or above by the end of January 2023 to get an exclusive Styracosaurus patch. If you're already a patron at the Triceratops level or above make sure to update your address so we can se

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Silesaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Silesaurus-Episode-424/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 thoughtA new basal hadrosaurid, Malefica, named "witch" or "sorceress" was found in Big Bend National ParkOrnithopods, and especially hadrosaurs, had bigger brains than we thoughtWashington state is still working on getting a state dinosaurSouth Australian Museum in Adelaide, Australia, has a new exhibit, Six Extinctions Join our patreon at the Triceratops tier or above by the end of January 2023 to get an exclusive Styracosaurus patch. If you're already a patron at the Triceratops

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Abrosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Abrosaurus-Episode-423/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 dataThere’s a new dwarf rhabdodontid dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalusAnkylosaurs probably evolved their tails for fighting each other, not for defending against predatorsDiplodocid tails could not break the speed of sound, according to a new modelArtificial Intelligence helped solve the mystery of dinosaur tracks in Queensland, Australia This episode is brought to you by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. They have amazing summer camps every year including field paleontology, paleoart, and virtual options. Find out more and sign up at https://bit.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hanssuesia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hanssuesia-Episode-422/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 mummyBest soft tissue honorable mention #1: Dinosaur intestinesBest soft tissue honorable mention #2: Sauropod skin (goosebumps)Best paleopathology study: Dolly the sauropod respiratory infectionEarliest sauropod of the year: MbiresaurusLargest megaraptorid of the year: MaipKeeping the debate going: Torosaurus considered validBiggest movies/shows of the year: Jurassic World: Dominion and Prehistoric PlanetMost misunderstood dinosaur: DodoOur favorite new segment: The Dinosaur Connection Challenge: Connecting dinosaurs to sandwichesBest news for Ubirajara fans in Brazil: U

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ostafrikasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ostafrikasaurus-Episode-421/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 fishThe Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand has two T. rex on display, and one of them may have been pregnantMaximus, the T. rex skull, sold for a lot less than expectedGary the Edmontosaurus was airlifted from Red Deer River valley in Alberta, Canada this summerYou can get an AR model of Scotty the T. rex via the Royal Saskatchewan MuseumThe Hongkong Post is issuing six dinosaur stamps This episod

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Eucamerotus, links from Brigid and Mike, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Eucamerotus-Episode-420/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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.comIn dinosaur news this week:“Spinosaurus is not an aquatic dinosaur” according to a new analysis of its buoyancy and body shapeA 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 PatagotitanOur

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Panphagia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Panphagia-Episode-419/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 moreMore talks from SVP 2022: Polar dinosaur tracks, a potential new tyrannosaur, more Shri fossils, turtles with theropods, and moreAlso, the 9 ton Utahraptor block might have another raptor species in it, fossilized dinosaur skin chemistry, and more from SVP This episode is brought to you by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. They have amazing summer camps every year including field paleontology, paleoart, and virtual options. Find out more and sign up at https://bit.ly/camps23See Privacy Policy at

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Poekilopleuron, links from Elias and Denver, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Poekilopleuron-Episode-418/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 2022A new Daspletosaurus species, wilsoni, was named which appears to be an evolutionary link between two previously known species This episode is brought to you by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. They have amazing summer camps every year including field paleontology, paleoart, and virtual options. Find out more and sign up at https://bit.ly/camp

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caenagnathus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caenagnathus-Episode-417/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.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 2022The Soft Tissues and Taphonomy talks from SVP 2022 For 75 years The Folio Society has been turning books into works of art. They currently have special editions of Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and most recently The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs includes 32 pages of fossil photos, an 8-page full-colour gatefold illustration, and a large two-sided fold-out colour map. Get the perfect gift for the Dino-lover in your life at foliosociety.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a