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Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals? Sep 21, 2023

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Episode 460: Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals? New research into early dinosaur social skills suggest they were (at least at one point in history). Plus: The first good evidence of sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs; and Maz Maddox joins to discuss her RELIC series, about humans who can shape shift into dinosaurs.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Wannanosaurus, links from Maz Maddox, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Wannanosaurus-Episode-460/

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Dinosaur of the day Wannanosaurus, a pachycephalosaur that is smaller than Micropachycephalosaurus, although the holotype may be a juvenile.

Interview with Maz Maddox, a fellow dinosaur enthusiast and author of the RELIC series, about humans who can shape shift into dinosaurs.

In dinosaur news this week:

Dinosaurs learned an advanced social skill called visual perspective taking at least 60 million years before mammals
Another group of researchers found sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs, but this time they used more than just size or ornamentation.

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Beyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips Sep 13, 2023

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Episode 459: Beyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips. New evidence of lips on T. rex, sauropod air sacs, blood vessels in Edmontosaurus, and more dinosaur soft tissues.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Titanosaurus-Episode-459/

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Dinosaur of the day Titanosaurus, a dubious titanosaurian sauropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous.

In dinosaur news this week:

Air sacs were invading sauropod bones in multiple ways in the Triassic—earlier than previously thought
A new method to determine if scars on bones are from tendon attachments or air sac contact
Ossified tendons aren't all completely ossified, some of them still have soft tissue in them
Soft tissue plays a very important role in how animals breathe, smell, regulate their body temperature, communicate, and more

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Beyond Bones: Feathers Sep 07, 2023

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Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caudipteryx, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caudipteryx-Episode-458/

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Dinosaur of the day Caudipteryx, A peacock sized oviraptorosaur known for its tail fan of feathers and flightless-bird-like body.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new recreation of the color on Wulong's impressive feathers
Beetles found in amber munching on cretaceous dinosaur feathers
2004 paper about the first ever parasitic louse found in the fossil record (which was eating dinosaur feathers)
Most (maybe all) modern birds molt at least once a year, but Mesozoic dinosaurs may have molted less frequently

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Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues Sep 01, 2023

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Episode 457: Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues. Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chilesaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chilesaurus-Episode-457/

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Dinosaur of the day Chilesaurus, A Late Jurassic dinosaur whose origin is a mystery because it has a combination of features from theropods, ornithischians, and sauropodomorphs.

Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record.

A couple recent papers describe how and where soft tissue preserves:

Researchers found the most common chemical mechanisms for soft tissue preservation
Minerals in the Burgess Shale contributed to some of the best soft tissue preservation found anywhere in the world

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The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur Aug 23, 2023

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Episode 456: The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur. Tharosaurus, a dicraeosaurid like Amargasaurus, is the oldest diplodocoid ever found; The new titanosaur, Igai, was described from Egypt; and we explore how cabinets of curiosity were the original natural history museums

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Dinosaur of the day Megapnosaurus, a close relative of Coelophysis that was called Syntarsus until beetle scientists renamed it "big dead lizard" after noticing the name Syntarsus was already used for a beetle.

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new titanosaur, Igai semkhu
There’s a new dicraeosaurid sauropod, Tharosaurus indicus
The Ubirajara fossil was officially returned to Brazil in June
Gavin Leng, a fossil hunter known for discoveries such as Eotyrannus, recently passed away
If you’re in London, check out the Brick Dinos exhibit at the Horniman Museum & Gardens

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The Fastest Dinosaurs Aug 17, 2023

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Episode 455: The Fastest Dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs: A new iguanodontian Oblitosaurus, the largest known ornithopod from the Late Jurassic in all of Europe; and Furcatoceratops, a close relative of Nasutoceratops.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinornithomimus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinornithomimus-Episode-455/

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Dinosaur of the day Sinornithomimus, an ornithomimosaur that may have been one of the fastest dinosaurs in all of the Mesozoic.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new iguanodontian dinosaur, Oblitosaurus, whose name means "obsolete" or "forgotten" lizard; But its an important find
There’s a new ceratopsid, Furcatoceratops elucidans, a close relative of Nasutoceratops that was already 10ft long at only 2 to 3 years old

Listener Question: What was the fastest dinosaur?

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Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson - remastered Aug 11, 2023

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Episode 454: Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson — remastered. We went back and remastered our first ever episode of I Know Dino so that the interview is a lot easier to hear and understand.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tyrannosaurus, links from Pete Larson, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tyrannosaurus-remastered-Episode-454/

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Dinosaur of the day Tyrannosaurus

Interview with Pete Larson, paleontologist and president of the Black Hills Institute in South Dakota. He led the excavation of the T. rex named Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex found at the time. Pete is a T. rex expert, and one of the main people in the documentary Dinosaur 13.

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Who destroyed the Central Park Dinosaurs? Aug 03, 2023

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Episode 453: Who destroyed the Central Park Dinosaurs? Boss Tweed has long been blamed for vandalizing New York City’s version of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, but it turns out someone else was to blame.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anchiceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Anchiceratops-Episode-453/

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Dinosaur of the day Anchiceratops, a small to medium sized Triceratops relative that may have weighed less than a rhino.

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new neornithischian dinosaur, Minimocursor

Our favorite (mostly free) resources for learning more about dinosaurs:

If you want to learn more about dinosaurs you can take virtual tours of museums, take free online courses, or get other free virtual resources here
Check out the Paleobiology Database, our favorite dinosaur books, and our favorite dinosaur websites
If you teach elementary, middle, or high school students we have free dinosaur lesson plans for you

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Bonus: When It Rained for 2 Million Years on Earth Jul 29, 2023

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We have a special bonus episode from Well…That’s Interesting. Jill discusses the Carnian Pluvial Event that helped get dinosaurs on top of the food chain. And for our turtle fans, there’s a segment about a giant turtle that lived in the Mesozoic.

Check out this weekly comedy sciencey show and hear even more bizarre and interesting facts (like, can hair grow between your teeth? And could we ever lose our Moon?) at https://kite.link/WTI

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A new dinosaur that links the past and future and a new relict dinosaur Jul 27, 2023

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Episode 452: Two new duckbills and a cabin made out of real dinosaur bones. Plus there’s a new megaraptorid coming soon and we answer a question about the status of Torosaurus vs Triceratops

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Diamantinasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Diamantinasaurus-Episode-452/

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Dinosaur of the day Diamantinasaurus, a titanosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Australia.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new hadrosauroid, Gonkoken nanoi, is the first duck-billed dinosaur from the subantarctic region
Paleontologists named a new ornithopod, Iani smithi
There’s a new “Freddy Krueger of dinosaurs”
Patron question: The status of some reported juvenile Torosaurus finds

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