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Dinosaurs in the Brazilian Outback May 25, 2022

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Dinosaur of the day Stegoceratops, a Jurassic Park hybrid of Triceratops, Stegosaurus, a beetle, a snake, and a cuttlefish.

Interview with Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi. Tito is a paleontologist, geologist, science communicator, and researcher at the University of Campinas and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Aline is a scientist, science communicator, and professor of paleontology also at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

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How dinosaurs evolved flight May 18, 2022

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Dinosaur of the day Pyroraptor, a raptor that was smaller than Velociraptor that we expect to see in Jurassic World: Dominion.

We explore the radical transformation that dinosaurs went through to become birds.

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Your Questions Answered May 12, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Proa, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Proa-Episode-389/

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Dinosaur of the day Proa, a basal iguanodont that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Teruel Province, Spain.

We answer the following questions:

What “Dino of the day” most surprised you / most interested you in researching it for an episode?
What famous dino field expedition would you liked to have been part of?
Who of the early paleontologists do you wish you could have interviewed?
If you had to take a side in the Bone Wars, would it be Marsh or Cope?
Will there ever be a chance that your favorite groups of dinosaurs (sauropods and ankylosaurs) could change?
What are your favorite non-saurian extinct animals?
Do you have ancient plant or fungal life you find interesting?
Did you have a favorite dinosaur toy growing up?
How long would a human survive in the early-Triassic, mid-Jurassic, or end-Cretaceous?
What is the Coolest fossil you have found or seen?
What makes Velociraptor (and other feathered dinosaurs) dinosaurs and not birds?
Which fossil most seems to be missing from the record, but you hope or expect to be found? Maybe a feathered T. rex?
What is—and isn’t—known about dinosaur skin? How is it known, soft tissue preservation?
Do you have a routine for how you do the research for each episode?
Is there a specific specimen you want to visit and see someday?
Have any dinosaur fossils been found in the in Antarctica? Is their any chance any skin, bone etc could be locked in the permafrost?

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The largest megaraptorid ever? May 05, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anchiornis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Anchiornis-Episode-388/

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Dinosaur of the day Anchiornis, The first dinosaur to be reconstructed with realistic colors from preserved feathers on most of its body.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new massive megaraptorid, Maip macrothorax, was described from Patagonia
A new ornithomimosaur (not yet named) has been found in the Erlian Formation of Nei Mongol, north China
The University of Colorado Boulder is returning their Triceratops skull to the Smithsonian Institution
The game Parkasaurus is now available on Nintendo Switch
Colin Trevorrow shared a map of Jurassic World: Dominion that showed where the dinosaurs have ended up around the U.S.
Jurassic World: Dominion dropped a second trailer
Tom Holtz shared a flowchart to help determine if you've found a coprolite, regurgitalite, or other dinosaur meal

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The day that dinosaurs went extinct Apr 28, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Macrogryphosaurus, links from Riley Black, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Macrogryphosaurus-Episode-387/

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Dinosaur of the day Macrogryphosaurus, the largest known elasmarian.

Interview with Riley Black, a science writer and communicator, whose work has appeared in Smithsonian, National Geographic, and Scientific American. She has written a number of books, including "The Last Days of Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World", which came out this week.

In dinosaur news this week:

There was a new response to the paper estimating there were probably billions of T. rex
In Missouri, the House recently voted to update the name of their state dinosaur from Hypsibema to Parrosaurus
A group of Toronto Raptors fans dressed up in inflatable dinosaur costumes to celebrate the team making the playoffs
The Smithsonian is making exclusive products with Jurassic World: Dominion
Past Eons Productions is recreating the BBC Walking With Dinosaurs documentary using Jurassic World Evolution 2 mods

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Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus infighting Apr 21, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Euskelosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Euskelosaurus-Episode-386/

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Dinosaur of the day Euskelosaurus, a large (for its time) plateosaurid sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic/Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa and Lesotho.

In dinosaur news this week:

Researchers found that Big John, the Triceratops horridus, was injured by another ceratopsian
A new T. rex specimen was described and is going on display at the Auckland Museum in New Zealand
Amargasaurus may have had more of a sail on its neck instead of tall spines
Scientists studied a sauropodomorph from the beginning of the Late Triassic and found it was already relatively large
Scientists analyzed and redescribed Patagosaurus fariasi
Researchers found an air sac system in an adult saltasaurid titanosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Brazil
The W.T. Bland Public Library in Mount Dora, Florida has a Nothronychus on display
The SODO district of Seattle, Washington now has Dinos Alive Exhibition: An Immersive Experience
David Attenborough’s Dinosaurs: The Final Day, is airing in the U.S. on May 11
The casts of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World reflected on Jurassic Park and how Dominion ties in into the franchise
A new image shows Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) with a baby Nasutoceratops
In Jurassic World: Dominion Giganotosaurus is meant to feel like the Joker from the Dark Knight

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Sauropods with goosebumps Apr 14, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dystrophaeus, links from Jason Schein and Jason Poole, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dystrophaeus-Episode-385/

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Dinosaur of the day Dystrophaeus, a Sauropod from the Morrison Formation that was described by Cope in 1877.

Interview with Jason Schein and Jason Poole, Jason Schein is the author and Jason Poole is the illustrator of Dinosaurs Behaving Badly, a coloring book that is also full of the latest information about dinosaur behavior. Jason Schein is also the founder of the nonprofit Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute and Jason Poole is a paleoartist whose work has been featured in National Geographic, scientific publications, and museums.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new Early Jurassic thyreophoran, Yuxisaurus, looks like ankylosaurs from the Cretaceous
Scientists rediscovered an ankylosaur skull and fossils that had been found in Queensland, Australia
Researchers identified a new type of hadrosaur scale from skin impressions
Scientists re-examined Haestasaurus skin and found scales and structures that looked somewhat like goosebumps
A team of researchers found a Gryposaurus bonebed in the Oldman Formation in Alberta, Canada
Sir David Attenborough’s latest documentary series, Prehistoric Planet, debuts on Apple Plus on May 23
David Attenborough also has a BBC documentary, Dinosaurs: The Final Day, airing April 15
BBC has another documentary, called Fanastic Beasts: A Natural History, that’s out now

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Sauropods didn't walk like elephants Apr 07, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Adeopapposaurus, links from Thomas Halliday, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Adeopapposaurus-Episode-384/

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Dinosaur of the day Adeopapposaurus, a sauropodomorph that lived in the Early Jurassic in what is now San Juan, Argentina.

Interview with Thomas Halliday, paleobiologist who specializes in mammal evolution and phylogenetics. His research also includes renaissance paleontology, faunal networks, and decolonizing paleontology. And he is the author of the book, “Otherlands: A World in the Making”

In dinosaur news this week:

New Early Cretaceous tracks from Spain show theropods running nearly 30 miles per hour
A new study found that sauropods walked in a diagonal couplet pattern
A model of Thecodontosaurus helps to show how sauropods shifted from bipedal to quadrupedal
Hundreds of dinosaur fossils and footprints have been found in a clay mine in Mazovia, Poland
The Bureau of Land Management released a report on the damaged dinosaur tracks from Mill Canyon, Utah
The Natural History Museum in London is looking for a partner to display Dippy
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Dinosphere show
The Dinosaur Place at Nature’s Art Village in Oakdale, Connecticut opened for the season
Dinosaur Kingdom park is now planned to open in Monroe, New Jersey
A shopping center in Livingston Scotland has multiple dinosaurs made of about half a million LEGO bricks
Nicolas Cage hasn’t been refunded for the Tarbosaurus skull he bought at auction that was repatriated to Mongolia

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The mysterious extinction of a dinosaur Apr 01, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Raphus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Raphus-Episode-383/

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Dinosaur of the day Raphus, a secondarily flightless dinosaur which is often thought of as clumsy, but was actually swift-footed.

In dinosaur news this week:

An analysis of dinosaur bone density showed that Spinosaurus & Baryonyx likely hunted underwater
Researchers have found Borogovia is a valid taxon and supported it being classified as a troodontid
A new enantiornithine, Musivavis amabilis, was described from Liaoning, China
Brevirostruavis macrohyoidus was described with a "hyper-elongated tongue" possibly used like a hummingbird or woodpecker
Another bird like dinosaur, Kaririavis mater, was found in Brazil with feathers preserved on its foot
A review of over 100 specimens resulted in two new dinosaurs being named Meemannavis & Brevidentavis
Stan the T. rex was tracked down to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Stan will be a part of the upcoming Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi which is scheduled to open at the end of 2025
In Beijing, there’s a Birds and Dinosaurs exhibit at the Geological Museum of China

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New stegosaurs, alvarezsaurids, and dinosaur injuries Mar 24, 2022

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Avaceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Avaceratops-Episode-382/

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Dinosaur of the day Avaceratops, a small ceratopsian that may have lived alongside Zuul and Dromaeosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new very early stegosaur, Bashanosaurus primitivus, was named from Chongqing, China
A new alvarezsaurid from Uzbekistan, Dzharaonyx eski, was described including its fascinating small hands
An Amurosaurus appears to have broken its wrist after falling, but it survived for at least a few months
Using a new type of CT scan, researchers found the T. rex nicknamed Tristan Otto probably had an infection in its jaw
Researchers found four pathologies in sauropod ribs found in Chongqing, China
An analysis of B-rex identified some conditions that helped to preserve soft tissue in its bones
A photographer took some fun photos of squirrels "playing" with dinosaur toys
Capcom has a new game about fighting dinosaurs, called Exoprimal
Skyhook Games has a Dino Safari DLC for mowing the lawn in Dino Safari park

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