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Ankylosaurs in Antarctica and sauropods in Australia May 10, 2023

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Episode 441: Ankylosaurs in Antarctica and sauropods in Australia. Plus Brian Curtice joins us to talk about his work on sauropods and other dinosaurs from all over the world.

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Dinosaur of the day Priconodon, An Early Cretaceous North American nodosaurid with large teeth—which is why its name means "saw coned tooth".

Interview with Brian Curtice, a paleontologist who has studied dinosaurs on 6 continents and lectured all over the world. He’s a sauropod specialist and the founder of Fossil Crates, PaleoPortals, and Express Exhibits.

In dinosaur news this week:

New Antarctic osteoderms helps show how nodosaurids survived in such a hostile environment.
A Diamantinasaurus skull helps show the connection between titanosaurs on multiple continents

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A rare fossil sheds light on dinosaur sounds, plus dinosaur bite marks on the face May 04, 2023

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Episode 440: Fossilized ankylosaur larynx, sinus infections, and facial bite marks. Plus Trinity the T. rex was auctioned, a brief history of dinosaur jewelry, and dinosaur of the day Saurolophus

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Dinosaur of the day Saurolophus, a hadrosaurid that is similar to Parasaurolophus, but with a much smaller crest that curved upwards at the back.

In dinosaur news this week:

A fossilized larynx of an ankylosaur, Pinacosaurus, shows that they didn't use their larynx to vocalize
Researchers found a surprising massive bony growth near the trachea of a Tarchia that was likely caused by an infection
Trinity the T. rex was auctioned for $6.1 million (USD)
Fukui Prefectural University in Japan will be offering dinosaur studies
There’s a family friendly dinosaur movie, The Adventures of Jurassic Pet 2: The Lost Secret

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A new huge titanosaur, Amargasaurus sails, and Hans Sues Apr 26, 2023

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Episode 439: A new huge titanosaur, Amargasaurus sails, and Hans Sues. A new giant colossosaurian titanosaur, Chucarosaurus, was described from Late Cretaceous Patagonia. Plus Hans Sues joins to discuss his huge list of accomplishments and recent work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Dinosaur of the day Tazoudasaurus, a relatively small sauropod known from a bonebed with over 600 bones, representing at least 10 individuals.

Interview with Hans Sues, the Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He has named many dinosaurs, including Saurornitholestes, Zephyrosaurus, and Daemonosaurus and collected fossils in the U.S., Canada, China, Germany, and Morocco. He has authored or co-authored more than 150 scientific articles. Plus he has a dinosaur named after him: the pachycephalosaur Hanssuesia.

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new giant colossosaurian titanosaur Chucarosaurus diripienda
A new paper looks at whether Amargasaurus had spines, sails, or a giant hump on its neck

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What Triassic dinosaurs ate Apr 20, 2023

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Episode 438: What Triassic dinosaurs ate. Plus a new Torosaurus specimen, a new spinosaurid find that includes arms, and we connect dinosaurs to Emmy Noether

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Dinosaur of the day Mymoorapelta, The smallest known four-legged dinosaur from the Morrison Formation and one of the smallest ankylosaurs.

In dinosaur news this week:

The earliest dinosaurs had surprising diets
Ornithischians evolved to eat plants in many different ways
A new Torosaurus specimen has been found
Scientists have discovered a new spinosaurid
The Natural History Museum in London recently discovered an agate crystal in its collections is a titanosaur egg
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs recently got more funding
Filmmaker Danny Donahue made a short sci-fi film called Hell Creek

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The first long-necked dinosaur Apr 12, 2023

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Episode 437: The first long-necked dinosaur. Even before Macrocollum and Plateosaurus there was another sauropodomorph that already had a long neck; Plus titanosaurs with injured tails; And David & Will join to discuss when dinosaurs evolved hollow bones

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinotyrannus, links from David and Will, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinotyrannus-Episode-437/

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Dinosaur of the day Sinotyrannus, an early tyrannosauroid that was large, had big hands, and was likely covered in feathers.

Interview with David Moscato and Will Harris, paleontologists, science communicators, and the podcasters behind Common Descent, which is all about the fascinating diversity of life, past and present. They also have a patreon at patreon.com/commondescentpodcast

In dinosaur news this week:

The oldest “long-necked” dinosaur was identified from new material in Southern Brazil
Two titanosaurs in Gondwana had injuries in their tails
Different dinosaur groups may have independently evolved pneumaticity (hollow bones)

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How dinosaurs became birds update Apr 05, 2023

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Episode 436: How dinosaurs became birds update. Plus dinosaurs of the day Ornithomimus

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Dinosaur of the day Ornithomimus, the "bird mimic" dinosaur which is the namesake for all the ostrich-like ornithomimids.

In dinosaur news this week:

An update on how dinosaurs became birds, by looking for the evolution of the front of their wing
Sauropod expert Michael Taylor et. al have an excellent paper about the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal, Utah
Mattel is relaunching Barney as an animated series in 2024
The Chickenosaurus project—creating a non-avian-looking dinosaur from chicken embryos—is stuck at growing a tail

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Spinosaur brains, Tyrannosaurus species update, and paleo advancements Mar 30, 2023

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Episode 435: Spinosaur brains, Tyrannosaurus species update, and paleo advancements. Gregory S. Paul joins us to discuss his work including the recent controversial Tyrannosaurus rex, regina, and imperator paper. Plus a review of the history of dinosaur paleontology and what advancements are coming for CT scanners

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Dinosaur of the day Tianyulong, a heterodontosaurid ornithischian that lived in the Late Jurassic in what is now Western Liaoning Province, China.

Interview with Gregory S. Paul, researcher, author, and illustrator. He’s known for his research on theropods, writing the books Predatory Dinosaur of the World and The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, consulting with Jurassic Park and When Dinosaurs Roamed America, and creating many illustrations. He was part of the Dinosaur Renaissance and his work helped show dinosaurs as more active and bird-like.

In dinosaur news this week:

Phil Currie wrote an amazing review article about the history of paleontology, what we now know about dinosaurs compared to when humans first discovered dinosaurs, and where the field of paleontology is headed
A new study of spinosaur brains and skulls helps show how they adapted to eat fish
Trinity the Tyrannosaurus will be auctioned off in Switzerland next month

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Therizinosaurus had weak claws Mar 23, 2023

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Episode 434: Therizinosaurus had weak claws. Did Therizinosaurus have claws that were too large to be useful? Did Alvarezsaurus have claws that were too small? How dinosaurs played, how raptors used their claws, and dinosaurs in space.

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Dinosaur of the day Struthiosaurus, a small nodosaurid from Europe (not to be confused with the ornithomimid Struthiomimus)..

In dinosaur news this week:

Alvarezsaurs and therizinosaurs were weird, and the giant claws of Therizinosaurus were surprisingly weak
Scientists studied birds to figure out how dinosaurs may have played
Raptors probably used their “killing claws” to pin their prey, rather than slash at prey.

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Tolkien's interest in dinosaurs and how it shaped his writing Mar 15, 2023

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Episode 433: Tolkien’s interest in dinosaurs and how it shaped his writing. Professor John Holmes—who recently re-enacted Tolkien’s 1938 dinosaur presentation in full—joins us to share how Tolkien used his knowledge of dinosaurs while writing The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit.

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Dinosaur of the day Atlasaurus, a close relative of Brachiosaurus from Morocco that lived 15 million years earlier than Brachiosaurus.

Interview with John Holmes, Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture at the University of Birmingham. He is an expert on the Gothic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He recently recreated Tolkien's 1938 Christmas lecture ‘On Dragons’ which featured several dinosaurs from Oxfordshire.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new study shows that dinosaurs weren't declining before the asteroid impact, but a shift in which herbivores were most important in their ecosystems may have made dinosaurs more vulnerable to extinction
Scientists found that climate may have affected the early evolution of dinosaurs including how and where they lived

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Microraptor's hawk feet and Allosaurus scavenging Mar 08, 2023

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Episode 432: Microraptor’s hawk feet and Allosaurus scavenging. Some dinosaurs had spikes on the bottom of their feet, while others had extra strong toes, the details tell us about how they lived and hunted. Plus an update on the Allosaurus scavenger hypothesis.

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Dinosaur of the day Duriavenator, a medium-sized predator that has historically been lumped in with Megalosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

A critique of the controversial Allosaurus as a scavenger paper
Response by the original authors on why they still think Allosaurus is a scavenger
Microraptor had feet like a modern hawk (and what bird feet can tell us about dinosaur behavior)
There’s a cool trailer for Talon, about a Dakotaraptor with magical powers

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