I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Futalognkosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Futalognkosaurus-Episode-266/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Futalognkosaurus, one of the most complete titanosaurs ever found.In dinosaur news this week:Best New Site (228): Tanis SiteBest New Tyrannosaur (233): SuskityrannusGnarliest Pathologies (244): TenontosaurusBest New Sauropod (220): BajadasaurusBest Early Dinosaur Discovery (261): GnathovoraxHonorable Mention - Best Early Dinosaur (242): NotatesseraeraptorBest Gut Contents (245): MicroraptorBest Amber Find (247): ElektornisBest Biomechanics Study: (251) How Raptors Used Their ClawsBest Hadrosaur (252): KamuysaurusBest Paleoart: (252) Brian Engh's Dinosaur Thermoregulation in Infra-RedBest Video Short (219): Sharp TeethBest Video (221): My Pet Dinosaur on BBCHonorable Mention - Best Video (253): Jurassic World: Battle at Big RockBest Dinosaur Tho

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Altirhinus, links from Mel Murray, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Altirhinus-Episode-265/To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoDinosaur of the day Altirhinus, an Iguanodontian with both a beak and teeth for chewing.Interview with Mel Murray, Science Communicator and Digital Content Producer at the Australian Museum in Sydney. She made the corresponding app for the Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family exhibition. And she's working to digitize fossils for public use. Follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, and check out the video of our visit.In dinosaur news this week:A new Middle Jurassic ornithischian, Sanxiasaurus, was found near the Three Gorges Dam in ChinaTwo new pieces of 100 million-year-old amber were found with lice feeding on dinosaur feathersYale Peabody Museum of Natural History’s Great Hall will be closing on Dec 31 for its renovationsMary Anning may finally get her stat

Dinosaur of the day Unenlagia, the Deinonychus-sized raptor from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.Interview with Jenni Brammall, special projects coordinator at the Australian Opal Centre in Lightning Ridge, NSW. She manages the opalized fossil collections at AOC and is helping to organize construction of the massive new Australian Opal Centre building. Check out our video of the AOC or checkout their Facebook page.Our book 50 Dinosaur Tales is now available as an Audibook! It has all 50 of our dinosaur short stories from discoveries in the last 5 years. It also includes 100+ Other dinosaur discoveries in fact sheets. Get a copy or add it to your wishlist by going to bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesIn dinosaur news this week:The new theropod, Lajasvenator, was tiny for a carcharodontosauridHannah the ceratopsian is a Sytracosaurus albertensisDinosaur footprints have been found in the former Qing Dynasty imperial summer resortThe Jurassic World YouTube Channel has a new motion comic seriesTo get access to lots of patro

Dinosaur of the day Neovenator, an apex predator from the UK with a sensitive face.Interview with Jo Pegler and Corey Richards, laboratory coordinator and operations & marketing coordinator at the Eromanga Natural History Museum in southwest Queensland Australia. If you can't visit them in person, you can see there work at enhm.com.au or on twitter @EromangaNHMIn dinosaur news this week:A new Miragaia specimen solidifies the genus, but eliminates AlcovasaurusA rare three-dimensionally preserved dinosaur/bird, Fukuipteryx, was described from JapanThe Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History just assessed their iconic mural “The Age of Reptiles”The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade had a T. rex float named RexyThe American Museum of Natural History decorated a tree with more than 800 origami dinosaursThis episode is brought to you in part by Why Dinosaurs? The feature length documentary celebrating dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by father and son team Tony and James Pinto, support them and get p

Dinosaur of the day Magyarosaurus, an armored dwarf sauropod from a Cretaceous European island.Interview with Philip Mannion, Steve Poropat, and Adele Pentland. Paleontologists at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum in Winton, Queensland. We discussed the new sauropods literally coming up out of the ground in the Outback as well as a brand new pterosaur, Ferrodraco.Here is the video of our visit to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum.In dinosaur news this week:A new small ceratopsian was named Ferrisaurus from northern British Columbia, CanadaA new study shows just how fast dinosaurs could replace their teethThe Cleveland Museum of Natural History has a new exhibit called Ultimate DinosaursThe Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is having an Antarctic Dinosaurs Family DayThis episode is brought to you in part by Why Dinosaurs? The feature length documentary celebrating dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by father and son team Tony and James Pinto, support them and get perks on Indiegogo

Dinosaur of the day Pelecanimimus, the "pelican mimic" with over 200 teeth.Interview with Stuart Sumida, biology professor at California State University, San Bernardino, and an anatomical consultant to special effect artists and animators. He’s worked on over 50 films with many studios (Disney, Pixar, ILM, many more) as well as with games (Blizzard), written books, published numerous scientific articles, and led digs around the world.In dinosaur news this week:A new remarkable early herrerasaurid, Gnathovorax cabreirai, was found in BrazilA new set of Oryctodromeus fossils were found in Idaho including at least one new burrowCrystal Palace dinosaur park in the UK may be getting a new, permanent bridge so visitors can get closer to the dinosaursAvengers #26 will show the "first superhero" in the Marvel Universe, a T. rexThis episode is brought to you in part by Why Dinosaurs? The feature length documentary celebrating dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by father and son team Tony and James Pinto,

Dinosaur of the day Leptoceratops, A small late cretaceous ceratopsian that may have switched between a two and four-legged stance.Interview with Matthew Mossbrucker, the director and chief curator at the Morrison Natural History Museum in Colorado where he studies the type section of the Morrison Formation. He's also on the board of the Paleon Museum where he leads digs with the public. Check out his work at the Morrison's Facebook page.Get our new book 50 Dinosaur Tales at: bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesIn dinosaur news this week:A new Megarptorid was found in Australia, it looks a lot like Australovenator, but it might be too oldAnother Alaskan tracksite, the Chignik Formation, recovers a huge number of hadrosaurids at the beachA new study looked at Tristan the T.rex’s tooth replacement and found an alternating replacement patternThree baby Protoceratops at Southern Illinois Laboratory have been given new nicknamesTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor lin

Dinosaur of the day Chingkankousaurus, a possible tyrannosauroid from eastern China known only from a shoulder blade.Interview with Phoebe Wood, a primary student from Adelaide, South Australia. She won several awards for her Anchiornis huxleyi model. Including Young Scientist of the Year 2019 and the Oliphant Trophy—a first for a primary school student.Get our new book 50 Dinosaur Tales at: bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesIn dinosaur news this week:News from the final day of talks and posters at the 2019 meeting of the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyA large varied selection of dinosaur microfossils from the Alaskan Kakanaut Formation show that dinosaurs lived in the arctic year-roundAfter more restoration work, an alternative Allosaurus holotype is ready to be namedSiats and Moros finds show that Allosauroids and Tyrannosauroids coexisted in the cretaceousWe now have an excellent growth series of over 20 Sinornithomimus individuals from ChinaA coprolite “nugget” shows excellent preservation of at least two fea

Dinosaur of the day Anserimimus, The "goose mimic" from the Gobi Desert.Interview with Karen Chin, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder and Curator of Paleontology at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, and she's an expert in coprolites. Check out a video of her work here if you want to see more.Get our new book 50 Dinosaur Tales at: bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesIn dinosaur news this week:News from the 3rd day of talks at the 2019 meeting of the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyDinosaurs had many different skull, jaw muscle, and brain sizes, but we can only easily study the small group that survived the mass extinctionBy using evo-devo we can now see how exactly bird skulls form around their brainsNon-avian Dinosaurs quickly evolved many different skulls and jaws, but they don’t always reflect their feeding strategiesWe don’t see evidence of dinosaurs before the Carnian Pluvial Event, but fossil localities are limitedA new statistical approach may m

Dinosaur of the day Kritosaurus, a hadrosaur that was found over 100 years ago in New Mexico.Interview with Scott Hartman, a paleo artist and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison for the Department of Integrative Biology. He’s done hundreds of skeletal drawings and his work has been featured in books, museums, and academic publications. Follow him on facebook or twitter @skeletaldrawing or skeletaldrawing.comIn dinosaur news this week:News from poster sessions and 2nd day of talks at the 2019 meeting of the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyEarly Mesozoic herbivores filled in ecological niches that were left because of extinctionsRegurgitalites (fossilized vomit) are out there, and they can give just as much information as coprolites (fossilized poop)Chemical testing of bones is looking to be a promising method of finding lost fossil localitiesScott Hocknull described three successful case studies of getting the public involved with dinosaur discoveries during construction projects and mining oper

Dinosaur of the day Coloradisaurus, a Triassic sauropodomorph known from a nearly complete skull that was found in Argentina.Interview with Taissa Rodrigues, from the Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo in Brazil. She presented a poster at SVP about teaching evolution using paleoart. She also led a session on women in paleontology and had a student present a poster on a pterosaur. Follow her on twitter @paleotaissaPresentations from the first day of SVP:New dating shows Lythronax argestes is older than previously thought, no longer coinciding with a global sea-level dropThere are tons of new sauropod fossil fields in southwest Queensland, Australia, near EromangaProbable ornithopod, ceratopsid, deinonychosaur, and tyrannosaur tracks were found on a 200ft cliff in AlaskaIn Alberta, Tyrants Aisle has over 120 tracks likely belonging to Edmontosaurus, a troodontid, Tyrannosaurus, and another theropodCT scans of track slabs shows how dinosaur feet moved through soft sedimentsLaser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF)

Dinosaur of the day Nyasasaurus, a 240 million year old dinosauriform that may be the earliest known dinosaur.Interview with Christopher DiPiazza, a science teacher, paleo artist, and creator of the popular site, Prehistoric Beast of the Week. He covers a different prehistoric animal (nearly) every week, with an original painting he creates, a photograph of the fossil, and whenever possible, input from a paleontologist who worked on that animal. Follow him on twitter or @ChrisDPiazza or Instagram.In dinosaur news this week:A new early cretaceous carcharodontosaurian, Siamraptor, was discovered in ThailandRebecca Jensen shared her database and map of Dinosaur National Monument with usIn St. George, Utah, carnivorous dinosaur footprints have been found from roughly 200 million years agoThe Las Vegas Natural History Museum announced their paleontology team found 240 million year old vertebrate tracksThe Dickinson’s Badlands Dinosaur Museum has a new find, a 77 million year old tyrannosaurNew fossils on display,

Dinosaur of the day Alioramus, a tyrannosaurid from Asia with nearly 80 teeth and 8 small horns on its snout.In dinosaur news this week:New alvarezsauroid, Shishugounykus inexpectus, was described from ChinaNew Saurornitholestes specimens expand what we know about the genus and synonymizeSaturnalia skull and jaw bones were CT scanned and help show why its skull was smallDarwin and Dinosaurs exhibition opened in Idaho FallsA giant chicken skeleton was installed at the Denver Central LibraryGet our brand new book! At http://bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Alioramus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Alioramus-Episode-254/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dinosaur of the day Skorpiovenator, a slightly smaller hornless relative of Carnotaurus. It's one of the most complete abelisaurids found to date.Interview with Dave Hone, lecturer in Zoology at Queen Mary University of London. He is an expert in both dinosaurs and pterosaurs. He wrote the Tyrannosaur Chronicles and just described the pterosaur Cryodrakon. Find him online @Dave_Hone, on facebook, or on his blog Archosaur Musings.In dinosaur news this week:A new study shows the first day of the Cenozoic had huge Sulphur emissions and widespread firesThe second most complete T. rex, Victoria, is going on a world tour for the next five yearsThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Jurassic Paleo Prep LabNew children’s show called Super Dinosaur will be on Amazon on Oct 6The game Jurassic World Evolution has a new herbivore dinosaur packThe new short Jurassic World Battle at Big Rock was released on YouTubeTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to

Dinosaur of the day Dacentrurus, A wide-hipped stegosaur from the Jurassic in England.In dinosaur news this week:The Japanese “Mukawa dinosaur” now has an official name, Kamuysaurus japonicusA new study shows how T. rex warmed up using a specialized area on top of its headBrian Engh used this research to create an amazing thermal-image illustrationA marine turtle that got trampled by a sauropod in what is now SwitzerlandFor those keeping tabs, the Dinosaurs of Utah PDF has been updated to include more species of dinosaurs (now >115)Here’s The Travel’s list of 10 dinosaur places to visitJurassic Park and Jurassic World memorabilia will be auctioned off in LondonCrystal Palace dinosaurs had an open day on September 15Magic Leap recently launched a Dinosaur Kit, which lets you assemble dinosaur skeletons from scattered bones—if you have the $2,000+ headsetA maid of honor wore an inflatable T. rex costume to her sister’s weddingTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/ikno

Dinosaur of the day Huayangosaurus, a smaller Chinese relative of Stegosaurus.Interview with Ari Rudenko, the founder and artistic director of Prehistoric Body Theater, a performance company that uses dance to teach about paleontology and evolution. His show, Ghosts of Hell Creek, is currently fundraising to go on tour.In dinosaur news this week:A new study finds that raptors likely used their claws for grasping or restraining preyA new fully rooted Triceratops tooth is on display at Casper college in WyomingThe Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands 3D printed some missing bones of their new TriceratopsTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Huayangosaurus, links from Ari Rudenko, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Huayangosaurus-Episode-251/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sabrina explains the Bone Wars in incredible depth. The Bone Wars refers to the period between the 1870s and 1890s, where two paleontologists, Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, had a rivalry that eventually ruined them but also made dinosaurs mainstream.Some of the dinosaurs they named were Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, Camptosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Coelophysis, Diplodocus, Dryosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and our dinosaur of the day Hesperornis.Hesperornis is a penguin-like dinosaur with teeth and strange lobed feet.Some of the resources we used include:The Bonehunter’s Revenge by David Rains WallaceThe Dinosaur Hunters by Deborah CadburyThe Gilded Dinosaur by Mark JaffeThe Life of a Fossil Hunter by Charles SternbergThe Bone Hunters by Url LanhamBone Sharps, Cowboys & Thunder Lizards by Jim OttavianiFor links to more resources, all of the details we shared about Hesperornis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hesperornis-Episode-250/To get a

Dinosaur of the day Charonosaurus, a Chinese Parasaurolophus relative named after the ferryman from the river Styx.Interview with Peter May, founder and Owner of Research Casting International. They mounted Sue, Stan, & the Nation's T. rex. As well as Zuul, Patagotitan, and countless other amazing dinosaurs around the world.In dinosaur news this week:The new dinosaur Adratiklit boulahfa is the oldest known stegosaur and the first from Northern AfricaTwo new stegosaur specimens were fround in Montana from the Morrison FormationResearchers at the Museum für Naturkunde modeled their Giraffatitan and found new potential uses for sauropod tailsIn Tibet, Xing Lida and a research team started a two-week expedition to study some recently found dinosaur footprintsA team of researchers in Utah are excavating seven Diplodocus vertebrae, destined for the new LANHM welcome centerJurassic Outpost posted about updates coming to the Jurassic World Live showThe Disney Channel is getting the animated series Moon Girl and D

Dinosaur of the day Polacanthus, an ankylosaur that was described in the 1800s, but no one is sure who named it.In dinosaur news this week:After decades of being classified as Massospondylus, “grey skull” has a new name, Ngwevu intlokoMission Jurassic in North Wyoming could hold over 100 dinosaurs in one square mileA group of juvenile hadrosaurs was found at Pipestone Creek, near the Philip J. Currie MuseumThe Scottish government is working on better protecting the fossils on the Isle of Skye in ScotlandIn India, a group of scientists are pushing for a bill that will designate and safeguard fossil sitesIn Romania, new dinosaur nests have been found, most likely from a hadrosaur like TelmatosaurusThe Natural History Museum in London has digitized their holotype of MantellisaurusThe Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs recently opened a new exhibition hall, themed Paleozoic EraDinosaur Park in Laurel, Maryland has an open house this summer, on September 7Trix the T.rex is back in Leiden, at the updated Natural

Dinosaur of the day Patagonykus, The "Patagonian claw" alvarezsaur from the Cretaceous.Interview with Annalisa Berta, a paleontologist and professor emerita at San Diego State University. She’s also the co-author, along with Dr. Susan Turner, of the upcoming book Women in Vertebrate Paleontology, which is a history of women bone hunters beginning in the late 1700s.In dinosaur news this week:Elektorornis chenguangi was named based on its fuzzy foot, which was found in amberElektorornis may have used its toe fuzz like birds use their facial bristles todayA team of paleontologists found the first ever Tyrannosauripus footprint in ChinaThe Great Plains Dinosaur Museum is offering a dinosaur dig program for adults and kids in Malta, MontanaLeeds city centre, in the UK, has five animatronic dinosaurs for the next few weeksIn Fortnite Season X, there are weekly missions, including finding dinosaursThe new anime series “Jurassic!” will combine a modern world and prehistoric animalsTo get access to lots of patron only