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The big dinosaur podcast. News, interviews, and discussions about dinosaurs. Are you a dinosaur enthusiast? Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino.
Episodes
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Treason Day Turkey
07/07/2021 Duration: 52minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hypacrosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hypacrosaurus-Episode-345/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Hypacrosaurus, a crested hadrosaurid known from several nests, including embryos.In dinosaur news this week:A new hadrosauroid from Spain, Magnamanus, was discovered with a unique hole in its jawThe Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pennsylvania extended their Dinosaur Armor exhibit until July 31In Saratoga Springs, New York, Universal Preservation Hall is getting Dinosaurs in Motion from July 25 to Oct 15The Mall of America has 50 animatronic dinosaurs in its parking lot until July 11In Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Zoo has an exhibit called Dino Quest, from now until Sept 19The 9 year old who is fighting cancer and wanted to go to Dinosaur National Monument just finished her 14 day road tripBandai Spirits, is making models of dinosaur fossil
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Spinosaurus update with Nizar Ibrahim
01/07/2021 Duration: 01h25minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Iguanacolossus, links from Nizar Ibrahim, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Iguanacolossus-Episode-344/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Iguanacolossus, The "mighty iguana colossus" which probably wasn't any bigger than Iguanodon.Interview with Nizar Ibrahim, a paleontologist, anatomist, Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Detroit Mercy, National Geographic explorer, and well known for his work on SpinosaurusIn dinosaur news this week:Baby dinosaur teeth from 8 groups were found near the North Pole, showing these groups likely didn't migrateThe Boltysh impactor hit at least half a million years after Chicxulub so it didn't play a role in the mass extinctionNew details about the youngest dinosaur footprints found in the UKTyrannosaurus: Meet the Family is on exhibit in Richmond at the Science M
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Dinosaur fossils destroyed in WWII
23/06/2021 Duration: 54minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zhuchengtyrannus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zhuchengtyrannus-Episode-343/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Zhuchengtyrannus, a tyrannosaurid that was between Tarbosaurus bataar and Tyrannosaurus rex in size.In dinosaur news this week:3 New Talarurus skulls were described from MongoliaA new sauropod from Spain might be one of the largest ever from EuropeYou can see Pops the ceratopsian being prepared in the fossil lab at the Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceMuseum für Naturkunde, Berlin and 24 other museums and universities in Germany are digitizing their collectionsThe Society of Vertebrate Paleontology published (another) moratorium recommendation for Burmese amber researchItaly’s customs authorities shared a video of finding a smuggled fossilized sauropod eggThe Southeast Library in Washington, D.C. is hosting a dinosaur-roaring contestLanarkshi
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The largest dinosaur ever found in Australia
16/06/2021 Duration: 01h15minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sauroniops, links from Dean Lomax, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sauroniops-Episode-342/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Sauroniops, a large carcharodontosaurid with a dome on its head.Interview with Dean Lomax, an award winning paleontologist and currently Visiting Scientist at The University of Manchester, UK. He is also a scientific consultant for many shows and author of the new book, Locked In Time, which looks at animal behavior through 50 extraordinary fossils. Follow him on twitter or Instagram @Dean_R_Lomax.In dinosaur news this week:"Cooper" is now officially Australotitan cooperensis and is the largest dinosaur ever described from AustraliaPaleontologists in Yunnan Province, China, found a 70% complete skeleton, probably LufengosaurusWoodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA has a animatronic dinosaur exhibitMayborn Museum in Waco, Texas has a tempor
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The "keeper of the gates of hell” hadrosauroid
09/06/2021 Duration: 49minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Vagaceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Vagaceratops-Episode-341/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Vagaceratops, a chasmosaurine ceratopsian with a frill that was wider than it was long.In dinosaur news this week:Fylax thyrakolasus is officially the last known non-hadrosaurid hadrosauroidMassospondylus had a plastic growth pattern that varied in rate from year to yearThe National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, OH, is having a free event on June 12 called Operation: DinosaurDinosaur World opened in Cumberland County, North CarolinaDickinson’s Dinosaur Museum has re-opened in Dickinson, North DakotaThe new Mayer Museum at Angelo State University in Texas has dinosaur replicas throughout the buildingSt. Paul, Minnesota's Children’s Museum has the exhibition Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice until Sept 6A T. rex is now on display next to
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A new Parasaurolophus-like crested dinosaur
02/06/2021 Duration: 01h16minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Amygdalodon, links from Nussaïbah & Emma, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Amygdalodon-Episode-340/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Amygdalodon, the first sauropod ever described in Argentina.Interview with Nussaïbah Raja-Schoob and Emma Dunne, Together Emma (@emmadnn) and Nussaïbah (@mauritiantales) found a disconnect in where fossils were discovered and where the researchers were from. They were recently interviewed by the New York Times about decolonizing paleontology. Follow their work at paleoscientometrics.github.io/In dinosaur news this week:A new hadrosaur, Tlatolophus galorum, has a Parasaurolophus-like crestA man in Spain passed away after getting stuck in a Stegosaurus statueThe company Blue Origin recently sent some dinosaur fossils into spaceEromanga Natural History Museum in Queensland, Australia just opened their new reception and coffe
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A gigantic theropod that lived longer than Sue the T. rex
26/05/2021 Duration: 46minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Kryptops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Kryptops-Episode-339/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Kryptops, an abelisaurid which may have had a keratin covering on its snout that could be useful for scavenging.In dinosaur news this week:A basal hadrosaurid, Yamatosaurus izanagii, was named from Awaji island in JapanDippy is going to Norwich Cathedral from July 13 to Oct 30 and is free to seeYou can visit over 1,300 dinosaur tracks in southeast Colorado if you're up for a difficult 11 mile hikeA new Dinosaur theme park may be coming to Upstate New YorkMay 18 was (an) International Dinosaur Day with several museums holding special eventsJurassic World: Camp Cretaceous was released, we'll be watching it for our next few watch partiesThis episode is brought to you in part by BetterHelp which offers professional counseling done securely online. You can get 10%
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Yale Peabody Museum expansion and a new ceratopsian
19/05/2021 Duration: 01h22minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Cetiosaurus, links from Mariana Di Giacomo, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Cetiosaurus-Episode-338/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Cetiosaurus, the first sauropod to be described, although it was originally thought to be a whale or large crocodile.Interview with Mariana Di Giacomo, paleontologist and Natural History Conservator at the Yale Peabody Museum where she is overseeing the massive expansion of the museum. You can follow here work on Instagram @marudigi, twitter @marianadgiacomo, or on marianadigiacomo.comIn dinosaur news this week:The oldest centrosaurine ceratopsian, Menefeeceratops, was described from northwestern New MexicoIn Lufeng, Yunnan Province in China, researchers recently found the skeleton of a three year old sauropodomorph dinosaurHeadless Henry the Triceratops is being 3D printed for a display planned for June at the Missouri Ins
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T. rex walking speed
12/05/2021 Duration: 55minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Eotriceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Eotriceratops-Episode-337/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Eotriceratops, a large three-horned dinosaur that evolved roughly one million years before Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:T. rex probably walked about as fast as humans25 new fossils of possible titanosaurs were found in northeast IndiaThere is a fundraiser to help a 9 year old with cancer take a trip to Dinosaur National MonumentThe Mace Brown Museum of Natural History in South Carolina has a new dinosaur tracks exhibitThe unveiling of a new Allosaurus skeleton at the Zhengjia Museum of Natural Science was accompanied by a "dinosaur eating event"A new game titled Second Extinction has humans trying to reclaim Earth after mutated dinosaurs take overA Resident Evil Village mod has made Barney the Dinosaur an enemyThis episode is brought to you
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The most complete sauropod from Chile
05/05/2021 Duration: 01h22minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chialingosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chialingosaurus-Episode-336/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Chialingosaurus, a potentially dubious small stegosaur with long front legs.Interview with Scott Johnston, a preparator & technician soon to be at Harvard. You can check out his work and science communication on Instagram & TikTok @mrdrprofjohnston and on twitter @MrDrProfJohnstnIn dinosaur news this week:A new record for the most complete sauropod west of the Andes was set by the new Chilean titanosaur ArackarIn Redcliff, Alberta, Canada, a 7-year-old, found a nodosaur tooth while hikingThe Las Vegas Natural History Museum has a new life sized Dilophosaurus exhibit, created by paleoartist Brian EnghWollaton Hall Natural History Museum in Nottingham, UK will have a new T. rex on display beginning July 4thPanhandle Plains Historical Museum
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Titanosaurs and Diplodocids Living Together
28/04/2021 Duration: 01h01minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Leinkupal, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Leinkupal-Episode-335/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Leinkupal, the last known and possibly smallest diplodocid.In dinosaur news this week:The oldest known titanosaur, Ninjatitan, was described from PatagoniaMore details of the upcoming Utahraptor State Park have been announcedAbout 4,000 tons of the Jurassic Coast in the UK collapsedThe Megalosaurus "Meg" at Crystal Palace Park has a new 3D printed jaw and teethThe new headquarters for Great Minds got a full scale Stan the T. rex replicaThere is a new traveling exhibit in Japan which compares Pokémon to the fossils that inspired themDino Parc in Romania has a new sculpture, an 11 m tall DiplodocusEnglish Oak Park in Doraville, Georgia, has a new T. rex statueErie Dinosaur Park in Kansas has its final three dinosaur sculpturesIn May, Artisan Forge Studios will
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A new abelisaurid that "causes fear"
21/04/2021 Duration: 50minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Erketu, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Erketu-Episode-334/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Erketu, a titanosaur with some seriously long neck vertebrae.In dinosaur news this week:A new abelisaurid named Llukalkan was found in Patagonia including a nearly complete skullAnalysis of the cretaceous rock in Mongolia shows a climate similar to Southern CaliforniaIn Fujian Province, China, scientists have found a “dinosaur dance floor” with over 600 tracks uncovered so farA large theropod track was found on the Yorkshire coast of EnglandThe T. rex Trix was scanned, 3D printed at full scale, and assembled for a new dinosaur museum in Nagasaki, JapanThe Missouri Institute of Natural Science in Springfield is having a raptor runDinosaur National Monument is reopening the Quarry Exhibit Hall on May 1McAllen, Texas has a Dinos and Dragons Adventure Park from now un
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Cannibalistic Tyrannosaurids
14/04/2021 Duration: 01h08minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Turiasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Turiasaurus-Episode-333/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Turiasaurus, a sauropod from Spain which is probably the largest known dinosaur from Europe.In dinosaur news this week:A new massive neck of a titanosaur found in Argentina rivals the largest dinosaurs ever foundThree bones from NW New Mexico show evidence of tyrannosaurid cannibalismIn Colorado, an 8th grader found a T. Rex tooth while hiking in Boulder CountyThe titanosaur known as the “dinosaur of Mato Grosso" was recovered from the ruins of the National Museum of BrazilThe Tiny Titans dinosaur exhibit is at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (and online)Two Medicine Dinosaur Center is now The Montana Dinosaur Center and they are planning their digs for this summerBrookfield Zoo in Illinois has its animatronic “Dinosaurs Everywhere”
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The dinosaur with the longest name
07/04/2021 Duration: 54minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Micropachycephalosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Micropachycephalosaurus-Episode-332/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Micropachycephalosaurus, a small ceratopsian that was originally thought to be a relative of the dome-headed Pachycephalosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:A new saurolophine hadrosaur named Ornatops was described from New MexicoPhys.org shared some tips on how to hunt for fossils responsiblyThe Virginia Museum of Natural History and the University of Lynchburg are planning a dinosaur dig with (paying) volunteersThe Museum of Earth in Ithaca, New York has a new exhibit, Daring to Dig: Women in American PaleontologyA new short film called Sea Dragon chronicles Mary Anning's first ichthyosaur discoveryStone Zoo in Massachusetts has an animatronic dinosaur exhibit until September 2021A recycled metal dinosaur named T-Bone is on displa
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Clearing Oviraptor's name
31/03/2021 Duration: 01h04minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Nqwebasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Nqwebasaurus-Episode-331/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Nqwebasaurus, an herbivorous coelurosaur from the Early Cretaceous in what is now South Africa.In dinosaur news this week:A new oviraptorid embryo shows that Oviraptor was not the "egg thief" it was once thought to beA second specimen of Diamantinasaurus was described with a previously unknown braincaseMore work on a Sphaerotholus buchholtzae find helps to show it is a valid speciesUtahraptor State Park is officially approved after the governor signed the bill into lawIn Montville, Connecticut, The Dinosaur Place in Nature’s Art Village recently reopened with COVID-19 safety measuresDinorama: Miniatures Through the Mesozoic is at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History through April 25thConnecticut's Sky’s the Limit Hiking Challenge includes Dinosa
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A Digging Ankylosaurid
24/03/2021 Duration: 01h05minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinusonasus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinusonasus-Episode-330/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Sinusonasus, the "big toothed wave nose" troodontid from what is now northeast China.In dinosaur news this week:A new ankylosaur find from Mongolia includes most of the body and limbs showing evidence of digging abilityA dinosaur toe bone was recently found in South Korea, possibly from KoreaceratopsThe Field Museum in Chicago in the U.S. is offering free regular virtual tours of SUE the T. rex for classroomsThe Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has a new exhibit: Dinosaurs RevealedThe St. Louis Zoo is getting a new exhibit, Emerson Dinoroarus!THEMUSEUM in Ontario, Canada is reopening with exhibit Dinosaurs: The Age of Big Weird Feathered ThingsDestiny 2: Beyond Light is going to release dinosaur themed armor ornamentsFortnite, Chapter 2 Season 6 hin
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The Lizard of Oz
18/03/2021 Duration: 01h10sFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ozraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ozraptor-Episode-329/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Ozraptor, a rare Jurassic theropod from Australia.In dinosaur news this week:A new troodontid, Tamarro, was described from SpainA gastrolith may tell the story of a large herbivore migrating about 600 milesThe dig site of Magyarosaurus in Romania was found using a 100+ year old mapIn China, paleontologists recently found the world’s smallest stegosaur footprintTristan Otto, the T. Rex skeleton, is staying at the Natural History Museum of Copenhagen until the end of 2021The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a Sue meets Bucky exhibit from now until July 25This episode is brought to you by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code ikd199This episode is brought t
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A raptor with extra long claws
10/03/2021 Duration: 01h08sFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lessemsaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lessemsaurus-Episode-328/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Lessemsaurus, a Triassic sauropod that was large for its time in what is now Argentina.In dinosaur news this week:A new raptor, Shri devi, was about the size of a Velociraptor, but had longer clawsJinyunpelta had a fancy biphasal bite which switched direction mid-chewThe Utahraptor block is about 15% revealed and they are raising money to complete the restDippy the Diplodocus is finishing up its tour before being bronzed and permanently housed in a garden near its original homeRuneScape has three new dinosaur-like bosses to battleA motivational dinosaur named "cucumber" on social media is reminding people to finish everyday tasksThis episode is brought to you by EveryPlate. Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes
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T. rex or Microraptor, which would you choose?
03/03/2021 Duration: 01h11minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zigongosaurus, links from Rebecca Slater, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zigongosaurus-Episode-327/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Zigongosaurus, A mamenchisaurid that was about 50 ft (15 m) long, but may be an Omeisaurus, Mamenchisaurus, or even a nomen nudum.Interview with Rebecca Slater AKA "Jiggy", Art Director and one of original creators of Path of Titans. The dinosaur MMO survival game where all players take on the role of a dinosaur. You can follow their updates or get the game at https://pathoftitans.com/In dinosaur news this week:Over 3,500 hours have gone into the massive Utahraptor block to date, uncovering over a dozen individuals so farA Bohaiornis specimen appears to have gemstones that formed in its abdomen during fossilizationIn Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Zoo is getting animatronic dinosaursThe unreleased Nintendo 64 game Dinosaur
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The "monstrous murderer" tyrannosaur
25/02/2021 Duration: 01h05minFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Teratophoneus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Teratophoneus-Episode-326/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Teratophoneus, a Late Cretaceous Tyrannosaurid from what is now Utah.In dinosaur news this week:The first rebbachisaurid sauropod was named (Dzharatitanis) from AsiaSauropodomorphs may have been stuck in southern Gondwana for 15 million years due to a large desert blocking their wayA new paper compares 7 different fossil digitizing techniques including photogrammetry & structured light scanningCretaceous dinosaur footprints were found in Portugal that fossilized about 129 million years agoThere are plans to build two museums to house dinosaur fossils in NigerThe Hokkaido Museum in Japan has an exhibit on local dinosaurs through March 14Denver Museum of Nature & Science recently put a "Tiny" ceratopsian on display that might be a TorosaurusA p