I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Dinosaur of the day Zuniceratops, a ceratopsian that was discovered in New Mexico by an 8 year-old.Interview with Jingmai O'Connor, professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who recently described the first ever fossilized dinosaur lung remains.In dinosaur news this week:A 130 million year old fossil from Hebei Province in China has been foundThe “Baofenglong fossil” recently went on display at Chongqing Yongchuan Museum Town Hall in China. An 80% complete 49 ft (15 m) long herbivoreResidents near the Tumbler Ridge Museum voted to fund the museum with added attractions and servicesMost sauropod fossils are from adults. Dwarf sauropods have a younger distribution, but still mostly adultsSeveral models of Yi qi extra wrist bone were proposed to find an orientation that may have worked with its patagial membranesFlight evolution can be categorized into 4 evolutionary phases: characters unrelated to flight, exapted traits, direct selection, and

Dinosaur of the day Yamaceratops, a ceratopsian whose frill is heavily pitted, possibly for jaw muscle attachments.Interview with Ali Nabavizadeh, Assistant Professor of anatomy at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He studies the jaw musculature of herbivorous dinosaurs. Follow him on Twitter @Vert_Anatomist and check out his blog Anatomist's Guide.In dinosaur news this week:A large sauropod from the Late Cretaceous has been found in the Gobi Desert and it’s about 30-40% completeIn Argentina 70 million year old dinosaur eggs were found possibly including embryos, skin, and teethThe “Tufts-Love” T. rex skull at the Burke Museum has found 100% of the skull and jaw bones by bone count including several that are rarely preservedJunchang Lü, one of the most prominent paleontologists in China, recently passed away at the beginning of October at the age of 53Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, the first Jurassic dinosaur found in Chile, is going on exhibit at the Regional Museum of Aysen, in Coyhaique, Chile, next ye

Dinosaur of the day Coelophysis, the state dinosaur of New Mexico which has been found in huge groups.In dinosaur news this week:Dynamoterror dynastes “powerful terror ruler,” was described from the Menefee Formation in NW New MexicoThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Coelophysis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Coelophysis-Episode-204/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 Cedarosaurus, a Brachiosaurid (high browser) that has been found with over 100 gastroliths.Interview with Philip Millar, the Associate Creative Director at Creature Technology. The people who made the Walking with Dinosaurs Arena Spectacular, Jurassic World: The Exhibition, and many other amazing puppets.In dinosaur news this week:A new mamenchisaurid sauropod, Anhuilong diboensis, was found in China about 200 miles southwest of ShanghaiA juvenile Diplodocus skull was found with a mixture of teeth similar to those in adult Diploducus and Camarasaurus indicating they probably ate more diverse food than the adultsA new early dinosaur/bird named Yangavis confucii, had a toothless beak, and relatively large claws on its wings compared to its closest relativesAn emerging field called bio-inspired robotics aims to mimic nature to make robots, including those that can traverse rough terrainModels of dinosaur movement could help us build better robots and architectureAt least 15 new dinosaur

Dinosaur of the day Hadrosaurus, the first dinosaur skeleton to be mounted.In dinosaur news this week:A new dinosaur, Jinguofortis perplexus, gives a perplexing glimpse into early bird evolutionA new carcharodontosaurid specimen was found North of Lisbon in PortugalThe National Museum in Rio, Brazil may reopen in 3 years if they can secure fundingThe Dinosaur Gallery at the Australian Museum has reopened after adding the T. rex from the show "T. rex Autopsy"The New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation has a campaign to open a permanent exhibit of an animatronic “Bisti Beast”The Royal Tyrrell Museum 3D printed a Daspletosaurus skull for display because the original was too fragile to castThe Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, South Carolina, has a new exhibit, “Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice”Beaumont, Texas will celebrate a Dinosaur Day on October 24th, with activities such as painting papier-mâché dinosaurs.9-year-old Elijah Stevenson won first place in the Kern County Fair in California, for his

Dinosaur of the day Dracorex, The "dragon king of Hogwarts".Interview with Jaye Jurassick, frequent guest on the Jurassic Park Podcast and @jaye_jurassick on Instagram where you can see his dinosaur art.In dinosaur news this week:A new sauropodomorph, Ledumahadi mafube, was the largest dinosaur of its time despite still having a "crouched" postureA ceratopsian at the Smithsonian has been called Triceratops, Diceratops, and NedoceratopsIn Villány, Hungary (a wine region), bone fragments of a small igaunodont have been foundNew fossils have been found in Saskatchewan, Canada this summer, including an Edmontosaurus skull, Triceratops bones, Gorgosaurus teeth, and ankylosaur fossilsIn Eastern Cape, in South Africa, scientists recently found a giant dinosaur bonebed. It’s about 200 million years old, and the animals were buried together by lots of mudGood news for Zuul fans, the ankylosaur goes on display at the Royal Ontario Museum on December 15Researchers are recreating part of the Brazil National Museum’s coll

Dinosaur of the day Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the dinosaurs.Interview with Thomas Carr, Associate Professor of Biology at Carthage College, Director of the Carthage Institute of Paleontology, and Senior Scientific Adviser to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. He can be found on Twitter @TyrannosaurCarrIn dinosaur news this week:A new alvarezsaurid, Qiupanykus zhangi, was found with an oviraptorosaur egg that it may have been eatingA new 23ft sauropodomorph, Yizhousaurus sunae, was found in southern ChinaA lesson plan for teaching paleontology to children from Julián Nájera is published in both English and SpanishA revisit of Andrew Farke's 2013 article on the ethics of digitizing fossilsFossils that were recently returned to China are now on display in Zhengzhou, in Henan ProvinceTwo elephants at the Perth Zoo in Australia went on a tour to meet and greet the animatronic dinosaursThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and ani

Dinosaur of the day Bonitasaura, a small titanosaur that had some features similar to Diplodocus.In dinosaur news this week:A new nodosaurid ankylosaur, Invictarx zephyri, was named based on osteoderms found in New MexicoA review of Ornithischian dinosaurs in the Morrison Formation synonymized a few and split out another named Dryosaurus elderaeVisitors to Crystal Palace Park got to get close to the dinosaurs last weekend for Heritage Open DaysThree of the 30 dinosaur statues in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, were recently damagedChrome used a dinosaur for their 404 error page because dinosaurs didn't have internetOn September 18, Universal Pictures and Facebook launched an AR experience for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to coincide with the DVD releaseThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only co

Dinosaur of the day Alectrosaurus, A medium sized cretaceous tyrannosaur that lived along side Gigantoraptor.In dinosaur news this week:Three juveniles of a new iguanodontian species named Choyrodon barsboldi were found in MongoliaA new Amargasaurus relative named Pilmatueia faundezi was found in ArgentinaA fire destroyed most of the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro taking with it part of the Iritator holotype, Maxakalisaurus, and many other important fossilsThey have requested anyone with photos of the exhibits to send them to thg.museo@gmail.comThe Museum of Prehistory in Brabant, Netherlands, will be presented with a new Diplodocus skeleton on October 10Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio is getting a 55% complete 30 ft long Torvosaurus skeleton in NovemberA T. rex skeleton nicknamed Roosevelt is on display at the Erin Martin Design showroom in Napa County, CAA single industrial park in China is responsible for most of the dinosaur animatronics created in the worldA family in Great Falls, Montana c

Dinosaur of the day Achillobator, a larger dromaeosaur from cretaceous Mongolia.In dinosaur news this week:Two new alverezsauroids were found in China, filling the largest gap in theropod evolutionWalking with Dinosaurs The Arena Spectacular has gone on tour in Europe, with some of the most impressive dinosaur animatronics ever madeExpedition: Dinosaur, will be at Grand Rapids Public Museum starting October 14. There will be life sized animatronic dinosaurs, and visitors will be able to control some of themYale Peabody Museum of Natural History got a $160 million donation from Edward P. Bass, a billionaire and philanthropist who graduated from Yale in 1967Congrats to Drumheller’s World’s Largest Dinosaur Structure which reached two million visitorsIn Sibay, Russia,a welder caught a T. rex on fire at an amusement parkA couple got engaged on the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood after riding it 62 times, breaking the park recordA fiberglass T. rex head is for sale on Okaloosa Island, in FloridaP

Dinosaur of the day Scelidosaurus, the first dinosaur described based on a mostly complete skeleton, and an important ancestor to Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:Over 260 dinosaur tracks (mostly sauropodomorph) were found in southwest China and may show sauropodomorphs swimmingIn Alaska, therizinosaur and hadrosaur tracks were found together for the first timeDinosaur footprints have been found for the first time on the Scottish mainlandA closed mine in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may reopen, risking damage to dinosaur fossilsThe University of Alberta is holding a "Dinosaur Dentistry" event on Saturday, September 22The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is looking for volunteers for their fossil preparation lab, to help clean and prepare Pachyrhinosaurus fossilsNational Fossil day is coming up, October 17 this year here's a list of some of the events scheduled so farScotty the T. rex celebrated her birthday at the Discovery Centre in Easton, Saskatchewan, Canada, with a f

Dinosaur of the day Gryphoceratops, a tiny Canadian cousin of Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:A new article shows that Spinosaurus probably couldn't swim effectively, but was a capable bipedal walker on landVictoria Arbour is the new curator of paleontology at the Royal British Columbia MuseumDickinson Dinosaur Museum has continued excavating a tyrannosaur and hadrosaur in the Judith River Formation in MontanaJuvenile hadrosaurs bones have been found in the Spring Creek bone bed near the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Grande PrairieThe Queensland Museum in Australia is 3D scanning its collection of fossils and will share its research with Australian students and international scientistsDinosaur Hill in Fruita, Colorado has some new signs to teach people about the historical importance of the areaOhio State University’s Orton Hall Museum is getting a Cryolophosaurus cast to display on October 7Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History in Texas has some new fossils, including a full sized cast of a Tr

Dinosaur of the day Brachylophosaurus, a large hadrosaurid with a paddle-like bony crest on its head.In dinosaur news this week:The largest sauropod foot was found in WyomingAllosaurus may be getting a neotype to replace the incomplete holotypeLiaoning Beipiao Sihetun Ancient Fossils Museum is being built in China where it will open sometime next yearIn Wales, Cardiff’s Bute Park will have an interactive dinosaur experience next weekend, called Jurassic Kingdom: Where Dinosaurs Come to LifeIn Westchester, New York, Lasdon Park has getting a bunch of dinosaurs in their Dinosaur Garden, which is now a permanent exhibitAmerican Ninja Warrior released a video of Grant McCartney being chased through the course by a flock of T. rex and Velociraptor ninjasIron Sky: The Coming Race will feature dinosaurs, reptilians, a moon base, and a hollow earthThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing exampl

Dinosaur of the day Fruitadens, the smallest known ornithischian at under 2 pounds and 3 feet in length.Interview with Sean Rubin, the author & illustrator of Bolivar. The graphic novel where Bolivar the T. rex roams New York City and nobody notices because they are all so busy. Sean is also the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of MNY Group. He can be found on Instagram and twitter @SeanCRubin & online at seanrubin.comIn dinosaur news this week:A new experiment of Jurassic plant growth and sauropod digestion shows that the ecosystem could hold more dinosaurs than previously thought.A new study on fossilized melanosomes calls into question previous studies on dinosaur coloration.A team from the University of Kansas is working on excavating a juvenile T. rex in the Hell Creek Formation.Late Jurassic footprints are being investigated in paving stones near hotsprings in China.Sauropod footprints from the early Cretaceous have been documented with photogrammetry in the UK.A father and son team opened

Dinosaur of the day Ampelosaurus, a "dwarf" sauropod that was only 52ft long and weighed 8 tons.In dinosaur news this week:The first ever diplodcoid from East Asia was discovered, Lingwulong shenqi, and it's also incredibly old for an advanced sauropodThe new Deep Time exhibit coming to the Smithsonian in 2019 will feature a T. rex biting the frill of a TriceratopsDickinson Dinosaur Museum in North Dakota has a new claws exhibit to show the correlation between dinosaurs and modern birdsThe Dinosaur Room in Rio’s National Museum recently reopened after a renovationIn the month of August, if you donate to certain Goodwills, you can get free kids tickets to Dinosaur WorldA 16-year-old in the UK built a replica Allosaurus from scrap metalIn Las Vegas a man setup projectors outside his daughter's window to simulate dinosaurs looking at herA real estate agent made a listing go viral using an inflatable T. rex costumeThere’s a Stegosaurus that holds nachos (the nachosaurus)Robert Kirkman, who created the comic The W

In the news: The ankylosaur Akainacephalus johnsoni was found in Utah with a gryposaur, a turtle, and a crocodile; Dinosaur National Monument has a new paleontologist; A geology instructor donated a large collection of fossils and specimens to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut; A 30 foot inflatable dinosaur named Dino-Mite was briefly stolen from a fireworks store; The Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, Virginia is having a two-day Dino Festival; York Maze in the UK has opened a 15 acre maze of a T. rex and Triceratops to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park; BBC4 aired the three part series titled Jurassic Coast Revealed; and a 1/2 oz pure silver colored Canadian dinosaur coin featuring Edmontonia was releasedDinosaur of the day Koreaceratops the first ceratopsian found in KoreaThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress

In the news: A team of researchers think titanosaurs made their eggs extra thick to protect them from acidic hotsprings; A review of dinosaur egg research, including how to tell body temperature from the isotopes in the shell; A nine-year-old kid, found an Iguanodon vertebra on the Isle of Wight, UK while playing on the beach; new dinosaur exhibits; Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom pop-up cards and temporary restaurant in Tokyo; and moreDinosaur of the day Nomingia an oviraptorid with a bird-like pygostyle which may have held up a fan of feathersThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Nomingia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Nomingia-Episode-190/See Privacy Policy

This week, we interview with Glen McIntosh an animation supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic who worked on Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World, and Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. Among other things, we discus all the dinosaur puppets in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and how they made it onto the screen.In the news: A new Triassic sauropod from Argentina, Ingentia, shows very early gigantism and incredibly fast growth rates; hundreds of new dinosaur fossils from Mongolia; New dinosaur exhibits; guesses about Jurassic World 3; Our review of Jurassic World: Evolution; and moreDinosaur of the day Lamaceratops a small—possibly dubious—ceratopsian from MongoliaThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the

In the news: Researchers looked at dinosaur hyoid bones to guess what their tongues may have been like; When The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History dinosaur hall reopens it will allow visitors to virtually feed an Edmontosaurus; In Ulan Bator, Mongolia, a man was recently arrested for hiding a Protoceratops fossil and planning to sell it; A hadrosaur thighbone from 70 million years ago was found in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, on Kamikoshikijima island; A new theropod footprint was found in northern Germany; An interactive map shows what Earth looked like at various periods in time, including at your address; A new Jurassic World Alexa skill; dinosaur exhibits; and moreDinosaur of the day Lophorhothon the "crested nose" hadrosauroid from Alabama, USAThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of pa

Our review of Jurassic World Fallen KingdomIn the news: Two new Ankylosaurs—Acantholipan gonzalezi in Mexico and Jindi Jialong in China; Dinosaur footprints found in Shandong Province, China; Smithsonian listed five ways real science would have made Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom better; And tons of new museum exhibitsDinosaur of the day Indoraptor the new hybrid dinosaur in Jurassic World Fallen KingdomThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Indoraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Indoraptor-Episode-187/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.