Episode 487: A strong-tailed ornithopod and a strong-armed enantiornithine
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by Garret
10h ago
Episode 487: A strong-tailed ornithopod and a strong-armed enantiornithine. 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? News: There’s a new ornithopod, Chakisaurus nekul, which was much smaller than the titanosaurs that surrounded it in what is now Argentina source A new dinosaur, Imparavis attenboroughi, is a rare toothless enantiornithine that also likely had very powerful wings source A man out walking his dog found a nearly complete 70 ..read more
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Episode 485: New Species of Ankylosaur Was Likely Social While Young
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by Garret
2w ago
Episode 485: New Species of Ankylosaur Was Likely Social While Young. 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. News: New ankylosaur, Datai yingliangis, was described with a pair of horns at the back of its jaw source Ankylosaurs were megaherbivores that evolved skulls and jaws to eat different foods from other herbivores source Sponsors: You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with C ..read more
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Episode 484: A New Spinosaurid and a Spinosaurus Swimming Update
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by Garret
3w ago
Episode 484: A New Spinosaurid and a Spinosaurus Swimming Update. 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. News: There’s a new mamenchisaurid sauropod, “Jingia” dongxingensis, but it will be renamed soon source A new spinosaurid was named from Spain, Riojavenatrix lacustris, the “La Rioja huntress from the lake” source A new paper adds to the debate on how spinosaurs hunted and if/how they swam source Sponsors: You can ..read more
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Breaking Down Beyond Bones: Soft Tissues in Dinosaurs
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by Sabrina
3w ago
A lot, if not most, of what we know about dinosaurs is based on their bones. For most of paleontology, scientists didn’t think it was possible for anything but the bones to fossilize. But in recent years, paleontologists have been finding new ways to study old bones, and have found that in some cases (and more often than we think) soft tissues have been preserved. It’s a big deal, and can tell us a lot more about these animals. Soft tissues are so cool, we created a whole mini series around it, called “Beyond Bones.” What are soft tissues? Soft tissues are in most parts of the body, and they ..read more
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Episode 483: Hadrosaur holotypes and duck-billed diets
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by Garret
1M ago
Episode 483: Hadrosaur holotypes and duck-billed diets. 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 News: New lambeosaurine dinosaur from Morocco, Minqaria bata source A new description of Mantellisaurus (including a complete 3D scan of the 80% complete holotype) confirms that it is a unique genus source Maiasaura was an active hadrosaur that grew quickly and used lots of energy source Hadrosaurs were so successful because they were good at chewing source Update on Hypsibema/Pa ..read more
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Episode 482: The 200 Year History of Megalosaurus
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by Garret
1M ago
Episode 482: The 200 Year History of Megalosaurus. 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. News: Dinosaurs can be ambassadors for humanity as shown by a new play called “The Colour of Dinosaurs” source Sponsors: Tell us what you think about our show in our 2024 Annual Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey24 to help shape the future of I Know Dino! The dinosaur of the day:&n ..read more
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Episode 481: Tiny Theropods in a Tyrannosaur’s Tummy
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by Garret
1M ago
Episode 481: Tiny Theropods in a Tyrannosaur’s Tummy. 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 News: New stegosaur Yanbeilong ultimus source A new juvenile Gorgosaurus preserved the best set of Citipes legs found to date as gut contents source Albertosaurus may have been a cannibal source Troodontids may have been more herbivorous than we thought source Sponsors: Tell us what you think about our show in our 2024 Annual Survey ..read more
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Episode 480: A New Oviraptorosaur That Lived Alongside T. rex
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by Garret
1M ago
Episode 480: A new oviraptorosaur, Eoneophron, that lived alongside T. rex., 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 News: A new oviraptorosaur, Eoneophron, the “Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell.” is a close relative to Anzu the “chicken from Hell” source Acrocanthosaurus has definitively been found in Maryland, U.S. (Arundel Formation) source The Yale Peabody Museum is reopening this spring source Sponsors: Tell us what you thi ..read more
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Episode 479: Two Enormous New Sauropods from Argentina!
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by Garret
2M ago
Episode 479: Two Enormous New Sauropods from Argentina! “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 News: A new rebbachisaurid sauropod, Sidersaura marae, had star shaped bones in its tail and lived alongside Argentinosaurus source A new titanosaur named Gandititan cavocaudatus was found with a skull and 6 articulated neck vertebrae source A new enormous titanosaur, B ..read more
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Episode 476: Dino Trace Fossils Part 2: Bite Marks, burrows, scars, and more
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by Garret
2M ago
Episode 476: Dino Trace Fossils Part 2: Bite Marks, burrows, scars, and more. 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. 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 i ..read more
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