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A New Oviraptorosaur That Lived Alongside T. rex Feb 08, 2024

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Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell”, was described from the Hell Creek; The large carnivore Acrocanthosaurus roamed all over what’s now the U.S.; and an update on the Yale Peabody Museum's renovations

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Dinosaur of the day Chaoyangsaurus, a small ceratopsian whose whole body was only about the size of a single Triceratops horn.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new oviraptorosaur, Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell.” is a close relative to Anzu the "chicken from Hell"
Acrocanthosaurus has definitively been found in Maryland, U.S. (Arundel Formation)
The Yale Peabody Museum is reopening this spring

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Two Enormous New Sauropods from Argentina! Jan 31, 2024

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“One of the largest sauropods ever recorded” and a contender for the largest rebbachisaurid were both found in Argentina. Plus a new titanosaur from China. And Cary Woodruff joins to discuss his recent finds and plans for a new permanent dinosaur exhibit in Miami, Florida

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Dinosaur of the day Hungarosaurus, .

Interview with Cary Woodruff. Cary is the Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami, Florida. Follow him on twitter @DoubleBeam and check out his papers on Research Gate.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new rebbachisaurid sauropod, Sidersaura marae, had star shaped bones in its tail and lived alongside Argentinosaurus
A new titanosaur named Gandititan cavocaudatus was found with a skull and 6 articulated neck vertebrae
A new enormous titanosaur, Bustingorrytitan shiva, is estimated to have weighed over 70 tons

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Is Nanotyrannus back? Jan 25, 2024

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Lots of tyrannosaur news: Nanotyrannus debate continues (was it its own dinosaur or was it actually T. rex?), plus a new debate about the evolution of another ferocious tyrannosaur, Daspletosaurus. And a fun fact about a baby T. rex you've probably never heard of.

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Dinosaur of the day Bistahieversor, a large, powerful, tyrannosaur that lived almost 10 million years before T. rex in what is now New Mexico.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new paper considers Nanotyrannus to be a valid genus (separate from Tyrannosaurus)
Daspletosaurus may not have evolved via anagenesis
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Allosaurus with skin impressions, belly ribs, and evidence of injuries
Trinity the T. rex will be on display at the Aathal Dinosaur Museum in Zurich, Switzerland for most of 2024
The Royal Mint has three new dinosaur coins

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A new Tyrannosaurus species and The Science of Everything Jan 18, 2024

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T. mcraeensis was similar in size with T. rex but with some notable differences. James Fodor joins us from The Science of Everything Podcast to discuss dinosaurs in popular culture and many fun dinosaur related thought experiments.

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Interview with James Fodor, from The Science of Everything Podcast where he discusses a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new species of Tyrannosaurus, T. mcraeensis, was described based on an impressive jaw and other bones found in New Mexico
Nick Longrich's blog post on Tyrannosaurs mcraeensis explains some background on the new species

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Dino Trace Fossils Part 2: Bite Marks, burrows, scars, and more Jan 10, 2024

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Every stage in a dinosaur's life left behind trace fossils: claw marks from a parent excavating a burrow, eggshells left by hatchlings, fossilized digested food, battle scars, and ultimately, tooth marks left by predators or scavengers.

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Dinosaur of the day Bihariosaurus, a small iguanodontian that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Romania.

Some of the ichnology topics we cover this week:

Dinosaur bones with punctures, grooves, and scrapes help to identify their predators (or scavengers)
Eggs show evidence of communal nesting and the mother's body temperature
A filled-in burrow preserved the dinosaur that was sleeping inside
Fossilized regurgitate, gut contents, and feces all tell us about what dinosaurs ate

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Dino Trace Fossils Part 1: Exploring Paleo-Footprints Jan 03, 2024

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Dinosaur of the day Talenkauen, a small iguanodontian with slender arms.

For millennia, trace fossils have captivated the human imagination. Australian Aboriginal mythology includes dinosaur tracks. Leonardo da Vinci made major contributions to early ichnology. Today we still find new trace fossils hiding in plain sight.

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Top 23 Dinosaur Discoveries of 2023 Dec 27, 2023

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Dinosaur of the day Elopteryx, a bird like troodontid from what is now Romania (Hateg island) whose name means "marsh wing".

Our top 23 segments of 2023 (with a bonus):

Best hadrosauroid: Gonkoken
Cutest new dinosaur: Minimocursor
Best sauropod tail: Ruixinia
Best sauropod neck: Inawentu
Most forgotten dinosaur: Oblitosaurus
Most forgotten sauropod: Igai
Best new ankylosaur: Patagopelta
Biggest impact from a small fragment: Amanasaurus
Best new ceratopsid: Furcatoceratops
Best new ornithomimosaur: Tyrannomimus
Best basal sauropodomorph: Qianlong
Best alvarezsaurid: Jaculinykus
Garret's most popular dinosaur connection: Titanic
Sabrina's most popular dinosaur connection: Alexander the Great
Most shared interview: John Holmes on Tolkien's presentation On Dragons
Most impressive (and controversial) fossil: Repenomamus interlocked with Psittacosaurus
Best paleopathology: Nodules in an ankylosaur nasal passage
Paleopathology runner up: Ornithomimosaur with blunt force trauma to its foot
Paleopathology runner up: T. rex biting through Triceratops frill
Best ankylosaur paper: Zuul fighting each other
Dinosaur egg hiding in plain sight: Agate in London
Biggest disappointment: Therizinosaur claws
Best mohawk study: Amargasaurus neck spines
Biggest change to a popular dinosaur: Utahraptor's age

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Dinosaurs on Trial Dec 20, 2023

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Episode 473: Dinosaurs on Trial. Is T. rex overrated? Is Stegosaurus guilty of killing Thag? Did Parasaurolophus disturb the peace? Is Utahraptor too big for a raptor? We put these dinosaurs on trial to determine their fates. Plus answers to many other questions.

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Dinosaur of the day Caenagnathasia, an oviraptorosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Uzbekistan.

This week we're trying out a new segment where we put the most popular dinosaurs on trail. We're also answering questions submitted by listeners.

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Oryctodromeus with Anthony Martin - remastered Dec 13, 2023

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For all of the details we shared about Oryctodromeus, the transcript of our interview with Dr. Anthony J. Martin, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Oryctodromeus-Episode-472/

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Dinosaur of the day Oryctodromeus, the first dinosaur ever discovered in a burrow.

Interview with Dr. Anthony J. Martin, author of Dinosaurs Without Bones, which details the day to day lives of dinosaurs by studying ichnology (the study of traces such as footprints or burrows rather than fossilized bones).

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Seven New Dinosaurs! Dec 06, 2023

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Dinosaur of the day Tawa, a Late Triassic carnivorous dinosaur with an upper jaw like Herrerasaurus and a snout like Coelophysis.

In dinosaur news this week:

The mammoth cheese we discussed in episode 469 was eaten and kept at the White House
Dr. Martin Lockley passed away at the end of November
There’s a new titanosaur that looks a lot like its rebbachisaurid sauropod relatives: Inawentu oslatus
There’s a new ceratopsian dinosaur, Gremlin slobodorum
New ornithopod dinosaur, Ampelognathus coheni
There are two new small pachycephalosaurines: Sphaerotholus triregnum and Sphaerotholus lyonsi
Scientists described two new (fragmentary, but also most complete) caenagnathid dinosaurs that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now southern North America
Carthage Paleontology Institute, led by paleontologist and professor Thomas Carr, is at risk of shutting down

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