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A fish-eating raptor Aug 18, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Linhenykus, the only non-avian dinosaur with a single finger.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new unenlagiine raptor, Ypupiara, was found in Brazil with jaws that appear to be specialized for eating fish
Freeway construction in In São Paulo, Brazil uncovered a potential titanosaur claw in a cliff
The India Seashell Museum has a new Dinosaur Museum
Binder Park's children’s zoo in Michigan, got a grant to build a "Zoorassic Park" of dinosaur sculptures
A 13,000 pound concrete minigolf T. rex sculpture was purchased for $11 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
"Brickosaurs" were on display in Croydon, London made from half a million toy bricks
In Turkey a 150,000 balloon sculpture included several dinosaurs and set a Guinness World Record
Looper published a list of bizarre dinosaur movies

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Hadrosaur Hootenanny Aug 12, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Trachodon, Anatosaurus, and many other hadrosaurs which have been lumped and split over the years.

Interview with Albert Prieto-Marquez, a PhD researcher at the Catalan Institute of Paleontology. We're talking to him today because he's one of the world's leading experts on hadrosaurs.

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Which dinosaur would you ride? Aug 05, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Pegomastax, a small bristly heterodontosaurid from the Early Jurassic of South Africa.

In dinosaur news this week:

A redescription of the sauropod Patagosaurus confirmed its position as a non-neosauropod eusauropod
Jurassic Forest in Gibbons, Alberta, Canada has six new dinosaur sculptures
Wally, the fiberglass Stegosaurus in Pittsfield, Massachusetts just returned to the Berkshire Museum after getting restored
The dinosaur footprint found by a 4-year-old in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales is now on display at the National Museum Cardiff
A 10-year-old in South Dakota helped find what may be the most complete known Triceratops specimen
A Gryposaurus ilium was found in Montana as part of a Chapman University and Oklahoma State University dig led by Jack Horner
Screenrant has a list of the confirmed and rumored dinosaurs appearing in Jurassic World: Dominion
Sinavore, a new dinosaur comic, just launched on Kickstarter

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Megaripples from the end-Cretaceous tsunami Jul 28, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Orodromeus, a small fast ornithopod known from a growth series at Egg Mountain.

In dinosaur news this week:

A redescription of Scutellosaurus shows that it was bipedal
Fossilized ripples found 1.5 miles beneath Louisiana were caused by a tsunami after the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs
The Kuji Amber Museum in Japan has a display of recently discovered fossilized teeth from three theropod species
There’s a time-lapse video of all 292 bones of Dippy getting assembled at Norwich Cathedral
Warren Elsmore also in Norwich has a Jurassic Lego exhibition until Aug 30 including 500,000 Lego blocks and elements
Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England has a new Zooasic Park until Sept 5
A "Guide to vaccination for dinosaurs" was posted in Malaysia after someone got there COVID vaccine in an inflatable T. rex costume
Google Chrome's Dinosaur game has been updated to include Olympic events

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A new raptor from Tajikistan Jul 21, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Tanycolagreus, a Late Jurassic theropod which is most likely a basal coelurosaurian.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new Velociraptor-sized Dromaeosaur, Kansaignathus, was found in northern Tajikistan
Ankylosaurs are now known from another province in China, this time Jilin, which is northeast of Liaoning
In Nagasaki, Japan, researchers found a new ornithopod shoulder which may represent a new species
In Sichuan, China, a new type of dinosaur footprint has been named Eubrontes nobitai
In Broome, Western Australia, new sauropod and theropod tracks have been found next to each other
Munchehagen Dinosaur Park in Rehburg-Loccum, Germany, now has two Plateosaurus skeletons from Switzerland on display
The Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, will have a new exhibit, Expedition Dinosaurs, Rise of the Mammals
21 identical T. rex sculptures around Norwich, England have been decorated to celebrate Dippy at Norwich Cathedral
There's a new Marvel hero called Reptil who can turn into any dinosaur that he knows about
John Hutchinson shared tips for early career researchers on PeerJ
The recently released game "Lemme splash: Soar-o-pods" pokes fun at some recent dinosaur claims and is really fun to play

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Heterodontosaurus had a unique breathing style Jul 14, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Abydosaurus, an Early Cretaceous brachiosaurid that is known from multiple complete skulls.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new Heterodontosaurus shows the first full set of gastralia ever found on an Ornithischian
Triassic fossils were found in a new creek bed site in Virginia
A new cretaceous ornithopod vertebra was found in Oregon
Roper Mountain Science Center in South Carolina has an exhibit called Be The Dinosaur this summer
A Triceratops replica is on display at the Waynesboro, Virginia Public Library
"Dinny" the 110 tonne Brontosaurus at the Calgary Zoo is getting repaired
The Science Museum of Minnesota is working on getting Minnesota an official state fossil

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Treason Day Turkey Jul 07, 2021

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Dinosaur 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 jaw
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pennsylvania extended their Dinosaur Armor exhibit until July 31
In Saratoga Springs, New York, Universal Preservation Hall is getting Dinosaurs in Motion from July 25 to Oct 15
The Mall of America has 50 animatronic dinosaurs in its parking lot until July 11
In Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Zoo has an exhibit called Dino Quest, from now until Sept 19
The 9 year old who is fighting cancer and wanted to go to Dinosaur National Monument just finished her 14 day road trip
Bandai Spirits, is making models of dinosaur fossils with a limestone-based plastic which they claim is more sustainable
The woman who owns the Flintstone house settled the lawsuit with Hillsborough, CA to keep her statues & sculptures
Digital exhibits and collections have grown during the pandemic
A new mashup music video includes Walk the Dinosaur and scenes from the TV show Dinosaurs
Ark: Survival Evolved has inflatable T. rex costumes in its summer-themed event until July 14
A new image from Jurassic World: Dominion shows some of the “practical models” used in the film

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Spinosaurus update with Nizar Ibrahim Jul 01, 2021

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Dinosaur 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 Spinosaurus

In dinosaur news this week:

Baby dinosaur teeth from 8 groups were found near the North Pole, showing these groups likely didn't migrate
The Boltysh impactor hit at least half a million years after Chicxulub so it didn't play a role in the mass extinction
New details about the youngest dinosaur footprints found in the UK
Tyrannosaurus: Meet the Family is on exhibit in Richmond at the Science Museum of Virginia
The L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum in Arizona has a near life-sized drawing of Sonorasaurus on its wall
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival is happening online on July 10 and 11
Listener Dino Bo was recently featured for his Protohadros hips which will be revealed on July 31 in Denton, Texas
Cardiff’s Bute Park in the UK will have animatronic dinosaurs from August 21 to September 5
A group of kids started a neighborhood “dino club” in Riverdale, Utah
A psychedelic Another dinosaur music video by TORRES called Hug From a Dinosaur was recently posted on YouTube

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Dinosaur fossils destroyed in WWII Jun 23, 2021

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Dinosaur 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 Mongolia
A new sauropod from Spain might be one of the largest ever from Europe
You can see Pops the ceratopsian being prepared in the fossil lab at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin and 24 other museums and universities in Germany are digitizing their collections
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology published (another) moratorium recommendation for Burmese amber research
Italy’s customs authorities shared a video of finding a smuggled fossilized sauropod egg
The Southeast Library in Washington, D.C. is hosting a dinosaur-roaring contest
Lanarkshire, Scotland has a scavenger hunt of 20 prehistoric animals from June 25 until August 29
on June 25, Herb the Triceratops will be unveiled at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Field Station in Malta, MT
A dinosaur-filled Van Halen dinosaur video was discovered from near Milan, Italy
IMAX showings of F9 have a five minute extended preview of Jurassic World: Dominion
Jurassic World Evolution 2 has been announced, a sequel to the popular park builder from 2018

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The largest dinosaur ever found in Australia Jun 16, 2021

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Dinosaur 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 Australia
Paleontologists in Yunnan Province, China, found a 70% complete skeleton, probably Lufengosaurus
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA has a animatronic dinosaur exhibit
Mayborn Museum in Waco, Texas has a temporary exhibit: “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs" Created by AMNH

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