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A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor Jul 20, 2023

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Episode 451: A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor. A new ankylosaur, a new ornithopod, and Dr. Will Tattersdill joins us to discuss dinosaurs in Victorian-era pop culture

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Dinosaur of the day Ilokelesia, An abelisaurid theropod whose name fittingly means "flesh lizard" or a "flesh eating reptile".

Interview with Will Tattersdill, a Senior Lecturer in Literature and Contemporary Fantasy Cultures at the University of Glasgow. He is an expert in late-Victorian science fiction and explores how the connections between dinosaur science and science fiction.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new ankylosaur from the Isle of Wight, Vectipelta, had armor similar to 1/2 inch thick plywood in its skin and blade-like spikes on its sides
Scientists named a new ornithopod dinosaur, Calvarius rapidus
A new dinosaur short, “We Hunt Giants” co-produced by Andreas Feix and Titus Pair

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Triceratops Celebration Jul 12, 2023

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Episode 450: Triceratops Celebration. The most famous ceratopsian of all time! It may have had horns reaching 5ft (1.5m) long when they had their keratin coverings.

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Dinosaur of the day Triceratops, the most famous ceratopsian of all time! It may have had horns reaching 5ft (1.5m) long when they had their keratin coverings.

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How to survive the Mesozoic Jul 06, 2023

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Episode 449: How to survive a dinosaur encounter. Steve Brusatte joins to discuss a new book with tips on how to survive in the Mesozoic. We also share two new dinosaurs, a spinosaurid from Spain and a peculiar theropod from China

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Dinosaur of the day Claosaurus, Hadrosauroid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Kansas, USA.

Interview with Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist, paleontology advisor for Jurassic World, and author of a number of paleontology books. He’s also the expert reviewer for a new National Geographic Kids book by Stephanie Warren Drimmer, called “How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs”

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new spinosaurid dinosaur, Protathlitis cinctorrensis, that is estimated to be 10–11m (33–36ft) long
A new small theropod was named Migmanychion laiyang for its peculiar hand claws

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The Dinosauroid (the human-troodontid hybrid) Jun 28, 2023

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Episode 448: The Dinosauroid (the human-troodontid hybrid). Troodon was a brooder, a neuroscientist’s take on if dinosaurs could become as smart as humans, and dinosaur extinction arguments

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Dinosaur of the day Stenonychosaurus, a troodontid that was proposed to be so advanced that it would have evolved into a human like creature if it wasn’t for the Chicxulub impact that made the non-avian dinosaurs go extinct.

In dinosaur news this week:

A neuroscientist's take on whether dinosaurs could evolve to be as intelligent as humans
The debate on what made the dinosaurs go extinct continues, with more arguments in favor of the Chicxulub impact
Troodon could change its body temperature and likely brooded its eggs in nests shared with other females of the same species

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Dinosaurs in North America: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2 Jun 22, 2023

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Episode 447: Dinosaurs in North America: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. 80 ton Alamosaurus, Tyrannosaurus losing to Quetzalcoatlus, and sauropods being killed by lightning (but not for the reason you think)

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80 ton Alamosaurus, Tyrannosaurus losing to Quetzalcoatlus, and sauropods being killed by lightning (but not for the reason you think).

Dinosaur of the day Pectinodon, a Troodontid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Wyoming and is featured eating flies and a duck-like dinosaur in Prehistoric Planet 2.

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Dinosaur-era Oceans and Darren Naish from Prehistoric Planet 2 Jun 14, 2023

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Episode 446: Dinosaur-era Oceans and Darren Naish from Prehistoric Planet 2. Darren answers our biggest questions like why Dreadnoughtus had inflatable sacs on its neck (but not Alamosaurus) and why Masiakasaurus didn’t have teeth pointed out of its mouth.

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Dinosaur of the day Baptornis, a Hesperornis relative that lived in the Late Cretaceous in the Western Interior Seaway of North America and the Turgai Strait of what is now Sweden.

Interview with Darren Naish, a paleontologist, author, science communicator, and founder of Tetrapod Zoology. He's also the scientific consultant and advisor for Prehistoric Planet and Prehistoric Planet 2.

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Dinosaurs in Swamps: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2 Jun 08, 2023

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Episode 445: Dinosaurs in Swamps: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. Pachycephalosaurus head-butting, Austroraptor fishing, T. rex stalking prey at night, and more dinosaur action in the Cretaceous swamps

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Dinosaur of the day Falcatakely, an enantiornithean bird from Madagascar that looked like a small toucan with teeth.

Pachycephalosaurus head-butting, Austroraptor fishing, T. rex stalking prey at night, and more dinosaur action in the Cretaceous swamps.

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Dinosaurs in the Badlands: Featuring 2 Producers from Prehistoric Planet 2 Jun 01, 2023

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Episode 444: Dinosaurs in the Badlands: Featuring 2 Producers from Prehistoric Planet 2. Volcanoes, deserts, and other inhospitable places that dinosaurs lived.

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Dinosaur of the day Isisaurus, a pretty stout titanosaur that was featured in Prehistoric Planet 2 laying eggs near an active volcano.

Interview with Mike Gunton and Tim Walker, Mike Gunton is the Executive Producer and Director of the BBC’s Natural History Unit and Tim Walker is the showrunner and producer of Prehistoric Planet & Prehistoric Planet 2

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Dinosaurs on Islands: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2 May 25, 2023

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Episode 443: Dinosaurs on Islands. Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. What caused sea level to rise in the Cretaceous and turned Europe into a series of islands? Would Hatzegopteryx be a threat to humans? Which islands did the Prehistoric Planet crew film on? We’ll answer all those questions and more!

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Dinosaur of the day Morrosaurus, Ornithopod iguanodont that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Antarctica. And was recently featured in Prehistoric Planet 2.

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The Sounds of the Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Planet May 18, 2023

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Episode 442: Dinosaur instruments in Prehistoric Planet. Anže Rozman and Kara Talve, join from Bleeding Fingers Music. They along with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer created the soundscape for Prehistoric Planet.

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Dinosaur of the day Zalmoxes, a small (sometimes considered dwarf) ornithopod that lived on Hateg Island in what is now Romania.

Interview with Anže Rozman and Kara Talve, two of the composers from the collective at Bleeding Fingers Music. They along with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer recently created the soundscape for Apple TV+ and BBC’s Prehistoric Planet. They won their category in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and were nominated for other awards as well.

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new pachycephalosaur dinosaur, Platytholus clemensi
A new silesaur shows that they weren't smaller than other dinosauromorphs

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