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A huge find from Africa and a dinosaur egg full of crystals Oct 12, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Oxalaia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Oxalaia-Episode-411/

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Dinosaur of the day Oxalaia, a spinosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil which was almost as large as Spinosaurus (if it wasn't Spinosaurus itself).

In dinosaur news this week:

At least 27 iguanodontians from the new genus, Iyuku, were discovered in a South African bonebed
New chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur Bisticeratops froeseorum was discovered.
Scientists named a new type of dinosaur egg (which was found full of crystals).
Scientists found a pathology in a titanosaur egg that could tell us more about dinosaur reproductive behavior.
A bunch of dinosaur tracks and trackways were found in Alberta, Canada, that may show dinosaurs being sociable.
Another Tyrannosaurus rex is going on auction.
Scientists found new dinosaur tracks in Alaska thanks to an earthquake.
The Badlands Dinosaur Museum found baby dinosaurs this summer.

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A new tyrannosauroid from Idaho Oct 05, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Patagosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Patagosaurus-Episode-410/

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Dinosaur of the day Patagosaurus, a Eusauropod that lived in the Early–Middle Jurassic in what is now Patagonia, Argentina.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new unnamed tyrannosauroid was discovered in Idaho which was smaller than Moros, but bigger than Suskityrannus
There’s a new therizinosaur named Paralitherizinosaurus that was found in Hokkaido, Japan
A new specimen of Yulong mini was found, which helps show how the dinosaur grew as it aged
Sauropods may have developed soft tissue pads on their feet by the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic, and this may have been a key adaptation for them to evolve into giants
The Peabody Museum of Natural History may have fossils of a new tyrannosaur species from the east coast of the U.S.
The Philip J. Currie Museum took visitors on a rafting tour to look for fossils this summer
We also put together a list of 9 places to go dig for fossils

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A huge new spinosaur and a tiny thyreophoran Sep 29, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Microvenator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Microvenator-Episode-409/

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Dinosaur of the day Microvenator, an oviraptorosaur that originally had the much more impressive name "Megadontosaurus".

In dinosaur news this week:

A new thyreophoran that looks like a miniature, armored, Carnotaurus was found in Argentina
A new, very large spinosaur was discovered on the Isle of Wight in England
Spinosaurids replaced teeth very quickly, which is probably why we’ve found so many
Oxford University Museum of Natural History is re-running a lecture J.R.R. Tolkien gave in 1938 about dragonlore and dinosaurs
The Field Museum in Chicago recently got a new hadrosaur dinosaur fossil
Another dinosaur, Zephyr, is going to auction next month
A student at Southern Methodist University in Texas makes dinosaur origami
There’s a new trailer for Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

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A new tiny-armed, gigantic, megapredator Sep 22, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zapalasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zapalasaurus-Episode-408/

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Dinosaur of the day Zapalasaurus, a basal diplodocoid sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Neuquén Province, Argentina.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new carcharodontosaurid with tiny arms, Meraxes gigas, helps show that all large-headed carnivores had relatively small arms
Gastroliths and Deinonychus teeth have been found associated with April the Tenontosaurus
Scientists looked at the growth of the smallest (but not yet named) ornithopod that lived in what is now Spain
An opalized fossil may be a new dinosaur species
The Australian Opal Centre hosts an annual dinosaur fossil dig
Ubirajara is being returned to Brazil
Podokesaurus holyokensis became the official state dinosaur of Massachusetts
Delaware has a state dinosaur, Dryptosaurus
There are seven missing sculptures from Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
Lottie, the Triceratops statue from Louisville, Kentucky got a makeover
NBC is making a new natural history series show called Surviving Earth
Stephen Fry is hosting Dinosaur — with Stephen Fry, a four part series about dinosaurs in the Jurassic and Cretaceous
You can play Dinosaur Fossil Hunter on Steam
Games Radar published a list of the 10 best dinosaur games

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Another carnivore for Stromer's Riddle Sep 14, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Magnosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Magnosaurus-Episode-407/

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Dinosaur of the day Magnosaurus, A relatively small megalosauroid theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic in what is now England.

In dinosaur news this week:

New sauropod Perijasaurus lapaz was discovered in Colombia
A new abelisaurid from the Bahariya Oasis adds yet another carnivorous group to the formation
A sauropod was found in a backyard in Portugal
Thomas Carr and a team found fossils of T. rex, Triceratops, and Edmontosaurus on a 4-week expedition in the Badlands of Montana
A nearly complete juvenile hadrosaur with skin impressions was found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Canada
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences excavated three dinosaurs in Wyoming's Morrison Formation
100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints were found in a restaurant in Sichuan province, China
113 million year old dinosaur tracks were seen in Texas due to a severe drought
In May, Hector the Deinonychus was auctioned off for $12.4 million
In July, a Gorgosaurus skeleton was auctioned off for about $6 million
The University of New Mexico opened a Natural History Science Center
Portland, Oregon had a cartoon dinosaur art exhibit this summer
Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal in Denkendorf, Germany had Little Al on display
The Royal Tyrrell Museum launched the exhibit “Perspectives on the Art of Glen McIntosh”
Hong Kong Science Museum opened “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: The Big Eight — Dinosaur Revelation” exhibit
New public science project Cretaceous Creatures lets 8th graders do real science with real fossils

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Dinosaurs in Alabama with Skye Walker Sep 08, 2022

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For all of the details we shared about Foraminacephale, links from Skye Walker, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Foraminacephale-Episode-406/

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Dinosaur of the day Foraminacephale, a pachycephalosaurid that only weighed about as much as a small dog.

Interview with Skye Walker, a paleontologist, fossil preparator collections assistant at Auburn University Museum of Natural History, and science communicator. Follow her on Instagram, twitter, & tiktok @thedinomancer.

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Theropods biting with Evan Johnson-Ransom Sep 01, 2022

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For all the details we shared about Unescoceratops, links from Evan Johnson-Ransom, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Unescoceratops-Episode-405/

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Dinosaur of the day Unescoceratops, a ceratopsian named after the UNESCO World Heritage Site it was found in (Dinosaur Provincial Park).

Interview with Evan Johnson-Ransom, a PhD student at the Ross Lab and Sereno Lab at the University of Chicago, studying neck kinematics and feeding behavior of spinosaurids, T. rex, and other theropods. Follow him on twitter @EJR_Paleo_MSc

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Common Dinosaur Misconceptions Aug 25, 2022

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For links about dinosaur misconceptions in the media, all of the details we shared about Chirostenotes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chirostenotes-Episode-404/

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We correct a lot of the common dinosaurs mistakes in movies, TV shows, toys, games, and art.

Dinosaur of the day Chirostenotes, a toothless oviraptorosaur that was originally known from only its hands.

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A scientifically accurate graphic novel featuring Europasaurus Aug 17, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Spinops, links from Oliver and Joschua, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Spinops-Episode-403/

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Dinosaur of the day Spinops, a ceratopsian whose name means "spine face".

Interview with Oliver Wings and Joschua Knüppe. Joschua is a paleoartist, and host of Paleostream on Twitch. Oliver is the curator of the Geosciences Collections & the Geiseltal Collection at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. The two of them created the graphic novel “Europasaurus: Life on Jurassic Islands”

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The amazing paleontologist who inspired Indiana Jones Aug 10, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gravitholus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gravitholus-Episode-402/

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Roy Chapman Andrews fought through the Gobi Desert to make some miraculous dinosaur discoveries including Velociraptor, Oviraptor, and some amazing dinosaur nests.

Dinosaur of the day Gravitholus, an ~10ft long pachycephalosaurid that could be the same animal as Stegoceras.

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