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The first ever African hadrosaurid Nov 19, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Sonorasaurus, a Late Cretaceous brachiosaurid and the state dinosaur of Arizona.

In dinosaur news this week:

The first ever hadrosaurid material was found from Africa
A Buriolestes braincase shows that early sauropodomorphs had better vision but worse smell than later sauropods
A new early Psittacosaurus-like dinosaur named Beg tse was found in Mongolia
The South Dakota School of Mines is repairing a T. rex jawbone that was found about 40 years ago
The Cabazon dinosaurs in southern California got a Christmas makeover
Avatar: The Last Airbender's intro was re-made with all the benders replaced with dinosaurs
A couple posed for their engagement photos in dinosaur costumes, specifically T. rex and Triceratops costumes

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T. rex walking speed and bite force Nov 12, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Rapetosaurus, a titanosaur from Madagascar that is known from both juvenile and adult specimens.

In dinosaur news this week:

SVP included talks on T. rex bite force, Archaeopteryx molting, the many types of dinosaur claws, and much more
The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is celebrating Dinovember with a number of virtual events this month
The Australian Age of Dinosaurs has 13 life-sized bronze dinosaurs
Victoria, the young adult T. rex, will be staying at the Arizona Science Center until January 3
Robin Ruggiero has been working in the New Jersey woods since 2019 making dinosaurs from downed trees and other objects

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Mussaurus crawled as a baby Nov 05, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Hypselosaurus, a sauropod found in the 1800s that was originally thought to be an aquatic crocodile.

In dinosaur news this week:

The Romer Prize session of SVP featured nodosaurids, massive crocodile muscles, and the use of gastroliths
The Taphonomy & Stratigraphy session of SVP featured 3,000+ Edmontosaurus bones, sauropod tracks, & regurgitalites
The Education & Outreach session of SVP featured interactive dinosaur lessons, field work, and lots of Augmented Reality (AR)
The first complete Triceratops skull found in Colorado is now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Natural History Museum of Utah now has the Antarctic Dinosaurs exhibit

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Were Triceratops horns weapons or ornaments? Oct 29, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Pararhabdodon, a hadrosaurid from Spain that's a close relative of Tsintaosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

The Dinosaur Systematics Diversity & Ecology session of SVP covered a new African titanosaur, paleopathologies, skin impressions, and much more
A 12-year-old in the Badlands of Alberta, Canada, found a humerus from a juvenile hadrosaur while hiking
An article describes a method that could keep Stan the T. rex available to the public
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is working on renovations to redesign the area around Dinosphere
Near Golden, Colorado, artist Pat Madison created a family of colorful Triaceratops sculptures
The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History in Charleston, SC has new Triceratops and T. rex skull casts
The Glasgow dinosaur in Virginia is getting renovated
The grandson of the artist who created Sinclair’s Dinoland has proposed a restoration of one of the sculptures
A dinosaur park may open in Wallkill, New York

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Turtles are the real murderers Oct 22, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Tarascosaurus, a French abelisaurid named after a lion-headed, turtle-shelled, six-footed, dragon myth.

In dinosaur news this week:

The Evolution and Biology of Non-Avian Theropods session of SVP explored Tyrannosaurus growth, Allosaurus teeth, new finds from all over the world, and much more
A 5-year-old in China found five 130 million year old theropod dinosaur footprints on a family trip to Chaoyang in Sichuan, China
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a collection of dinosaur fossils including the Nation’s T. rex
Kronosaurus Korner, a museum in Queensland, Australia recently launched an app so people can visit virtually
In Singapore, there’s a new permanent outdoor animatronic dinosaur display called Jurassic Mile
In Malaga, Spain, a Jurassic Park style theme park will be opening next year
Some intrigue around whether Disney plans to reimagine the dinosaurs in the Disney Animal Kingdom ride, Dinosaur
Jurassic World: Dominion released some more photos including a baby Lystrosaurus, which is not a dinosaur, wearing a mask

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Stan the T. rex sold for $31.8 million Oct 14, 2020

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinocalliopteryx, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinocalliopteryx-Episode-307/

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Dinosaur of the day Sinocalliopteryx, a dinosaur that may have specialized at hunting birds.

In dinosaur news this week:

New oviraptorosaur from Mongolia named Oksoko only had two fingers on each hand
The first ever ankylosaur, Scelidosaurus, finally got a complete description over 150 years after it was excavated
A Centrosaurus has the "first confirmed case of malignant bone cancer in a dinosaur”
Stan the T. rex went to auction and sold for $31.8 million to an anonymous bidder
Dinosaur eggshells from 68 million years ago were recently found in Huesca Province, Spain
The Phil Currie Dinosaur Museum has a free virtual speaker series every other Saturday about dinosaurs and paleontology
In Australia, Tasmania Zoo has recently reopened and has a new T. rex model
The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp made a new commemorative medal of Koreanosaurus
If you need a Halloween costume, here are 15 DIY dinosaur costume ideas
Universal Orlando is updating their "Jurassic Coaster" to "VelociCoaster" by adding many dinosaur eggs and Velociraptor
The Jurassic World: Dominion release date has been delayed for a year to June 10, 2022

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Burrowing dinosaur spectacular Oct 08, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Zephyrosaurus, a small, potentially burrowing, dinosaur from what is now Montana.

In dinosaur news this week:

Two exceptionally well preserved dinosaurs were found fossilized in what was likely their own burrow
A new marine dig site was found full of Spinosaurus teeth adding support for Spinosaurus as an aquatic hunter
Paleontologist Jingmai O’Connor will become the associate curator of fossil reptiles at the Field Museum in Chicago
There are a couple of campaigns to raise money for Mary Anning’s statue in Lyme Regis
In Thailand, one restaurant is filling up empty seats with dinosaurs to encourage social distancing
A new sci-fi satire comic will feature a fossil fuel company going back in time to prevent dinosaurs from going extinct
"Dinosaur Hunters" is a new 2 hour mashup of action movies and dinosaur movies which presumably features hunting dinosaurs
Frank Marshall, producer of Jurassic World: Dominion, said that Dominion will not be the end of the Jurassic Park franchise

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The first Ecuadorian dinosaur Oct 01, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Dubreuillosaurus, a megalosaurid theropod from France that is known from a juvenile holotype.

Interview with Alex & Katie Hastings, Alex is the Fitzpatrick Chair of Paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Katie is a husbandry manager who has worked with many animals including modern raptors. They recently started the podcast Squabbling Squibs where they've been discussing Jurassic Park (the book). We were also recently on an episode of their podcast.

In dinosaur news this week:

Yamanasaurus is the first dinosaur ever named from Ecuador
A new museum, Western Australia Museum Boola Bardip will be opening in November
Stan the T. Rex is on display at Rockefeller Center until October 21st when it will be auctioned off
A new VR game, Jurassic World: Aftermath, is coming to Oculus Quest in December

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Mammals eating Mamenchisaurids Sep 24, 2020

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Dinosaur of the day Ichthyovenator, the aptly named spinosaurid "fish hunter" from Laos.

In dinosaur news this week:

The mamenchisaurid Analong was split from Chuanjiesaurus
A new fossil shows a mouse-sized mammal chewing on a massive sauropod neck
New ankylosaur remains were described from BC, Canada
The University of Zurich’s Zoological and Paleontological Museum has reopened
Mary Ann Mantell, Dr. Gideon Mantell’s wife, may have found the first Iguanodon bones
National Geographic released their Reimagining Dinosaurs issue
September is Velociraptor Awareness Month
Screenrant has a couple (highly speculative) ideas of how Jurassic World: Dominion could end

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A documentary about dinosaur enthusiasts Sep 17, 2020

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Austroraptor, links from Tony and James Pinto, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Austroraptor-Episode-303/

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Dinosaur of the day Austroraptor, a Utahraptor-sized South American raptor with shorter arms and non-serrated teeth.

Interview with Tony and James Pinto, the father and son team currently creating the feature length documentary, Why Dinosaurs? which explores why people like us spend so much time on dinosaurs. Watch the extended video version of the interview at https://youtu.be/La7zO4mcbNY

In dinosaur news this week:

A new theropod from the UK was found with unusually hollow vertebrae
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is hosting a free online lecture on Thursday, September 17 about their recent updates
Researchers at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum are revisiting old dig sites that Charles M. Sternberg went to find more Triceratops
A large outdoor animatronic exhibit is coming to McKinney, Texas
A man bought his wife a 12ft Tyrannosaurus rex statue when she asked him to spruce up their garden
Speculation about Jurassic World Dominion includes BioSyn returning to compete with InGen

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