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The origins of dinosaur cryptozoology Oct 28, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Fabrosaurus, a very early ornithischian dinosaur that lived in what is now Lesotho.

Interview with Edward Guimont, an assistant professor of world history at Bristol Community College who has studied how dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are connected through myths, legends, colonialism, and cryptozoology. Follow his work on twitter @edward_guimont

In dinosaur news this week:

A new site in Patagonia, Argentina includes the brand new sauropod Menucocelsior
Pops the ceratopsian in Weld County, Colorado might not be a Triceratops after all
Dickinson Museum Center’s Badlands Dinosaur Museum in North Dakota is getting a tyrannosaur skeleton
The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum has updated its juvenile mummified Edmontosaurus specimen
Podokesaurus is one step closer to becoming the state dinosaur of Massachusetts

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The Welsh "chief dragon" Oct 21, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Naashoibitosaurus, a New Mexican relative of Edmontosaurus from the Late Cretaceous.

In dinosaur news this week:

The new dinosaur that resembles a miniature Coelophysis, Pendraig, was found in Wales
The President of the USA restored environmental protections at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments in Utah
In New Jersey, Rowan University broke ground on the dinosaur fossil park museum at the Marl Quarry
The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences has a T. rex exhibit featuring a 3D cast replica of Trix
A 14 year-old girl in India, is India’s youngest paleontologist having collected 136 fossils in 4 years
One of the most searched for terms for costumes is "dinosaur"

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The "butterfly hunter" troodontid Oct 14, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Colepiocephale, the "knucklehead" pachycephalosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Canada.

Interview with Dave and Iszi, join us from the Terrible Lizards podcast. We chat about the origin of their show and all their other projects. We were also a guest on their podcast last week at terriblelizards.co.uk

In dinosaur news this week:

A new "short-snouted" troodontid, Papiliovenator, was named from Inner Mongolia
The Fernbank Museum has the Antarctic Dinosaurs traveling exhibit until January 2
Sabrina reviews the new Flintstones spinoff named Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs

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Two new spinosaurids from Europe Oct 07, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Sarahsaurus, a ground sloth like sauropodomorph from the Early Jurassic.

In dinosaur news this week:

Two new spinosaurids, Riparovenator & Ceratosuchops, were found on the Isle of Wight in the UK
The new chasmosaurine ceratopsian, Sierraceratops, was found in New Mexico
Another new dinosaur, Nevadadromeus, was a bipedal herbivore from Nevada, but hasn't been officially published yet
The Shandong Museum announced that they're going to have a Cretaceous dinosaur exhibition by the end of the year
The Ubirajara paper has been officially withdrawn by the publisher citing "concerns regarding permissions for specimen export"

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Sauropod carrion and a new ankylosaur Sep 30, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Denversaurus, a nodosaurid ankylosaur found with over one hundred osteoderms.

Interview with Cameron Pahl, software developer, Research Associate, and Lecturer with Portland State University and Oregon Health & Safety University. He authored the controversial Allosaurus as a scavenger paper, which is really more about how sauropod carrion affected the ecosystem.

In dinosaur news this week:

Titanosaur osteoderms might have been useful for defense after all, at least while they were young
A new ankylosaur, Spicomellus, was named from a spikey osteoderm fused directly to a rib—a first for any animal
Four dinosaurs were excavated in Montana including what could be Anzu, Triceratops, a theropod, and a hadrosaur
Dinosauria Museum Prague in the Czech Republic is opening October 4
Morrison’s Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado has a new mural of three dinosaurs
In Missouri, St. Louis Science Center has a new traveling exhibit, called Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family
Mary Anning’s statue in Dorset will be unveiled on May 21 next year

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Gastonia, a social ankylosaur? Sep 23, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Gastonia, an ankylosaur found fossilized in groups, possibly indicating that ankylosaurs weren't as solitary as previously thought..

In dinosaur news this week:

A tyrannosauroid and a hadrosaur were found from the Late Cretaceous in what is now New Jersey
Remains from ankylosaurs, titanosaurs, abelisauroids, and peirosaurids were found in Santa Cruz, Argentina
A large ceratopsian skull was excavated from near the Redwillow River in Northern Alberta, Canada
The natural history museum in Karlsruhe, Germany is planning to keep Ubirajara—and not return it to Brazil
Massachusetts is one step closer to getting an official state dinosaur after the bill passed its first committee

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A new apex predator from Uzbekistan Sep 16, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Arrhinoceratops, a ceratopsian which looks a lot like a miniature Torosaurus (or Triceratops).

In dinosaur news this week:

A new abelisaurid, Kurupi itaata, was named from Brazil—the first theropod named from Sao Paulo state
An allosauroid from Uzbekistan, Ulughbegsaurus, was the apex predator over dromaeosaurids and the tyrannosaur Timurlengia
Three types of dinosaur footprints were recently found in the Thar desert of Rajasthan, India
Dinny the dinosaur, the Brontosaurus statue at the Calgary Zoo, has been restored
Two men in Massachusetts were arrested after being caught allegedly trying to steal dinosaur footprints
Another fun list of dinosaur sites includes a sculpture garden in San Diego, CA
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is coming back as an animated series on Disney in February 2022

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Spinosaurus and Allosaurus debates continue Sep 09, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Pisanosaurus, a small Triassic herbivore that is either an ornithischian or a non-dinosaur dinosauromorph.

In dinosaur news this week:

A great twitter thread by Brian Engh continues the discussion about how likely Allosaurus was to be a scavenger
The Spinosaurus swimming debate continues with a new paper about its possible aquatic adaptations
isotopes from titanosaur eggshells help show their nesting behaviors
The world’s largest known Triceratops skeleton, “Big John” is going up for auction in France in October
The Pacifico Yokohama convention center in Japan has a dinosaur display Called DinoScience: The Dinosaurs of Laramidia
Whirinaki Whare Taonga in New Zealand has the exhibit Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival
A Flintstones spinoff featuring Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm called Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs is coming to HBO Max on September 30
Colin Trevorrow says that Jurassic World: Dominion will explore the question, “If dinosaurs lived amongst us, would you be safe?"
The new game Jurassic World Evolution 2 will be released on November 9

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Scavenging Allosaurus & Carnotaurus Skin Sep 01, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Alwalkeria, a small, basal saurischian, from the Late Triassic of what is now India.

In dinosaur news this week:

T. rex had complex nerves in its jaw which may have given it a sensitive bite
A new analysis of Carnotaurus skin found details of both "feature scales" and "basement scales" around its body
A new paper describes Allosaurus as an "Apex Scavenger" rather than a predator
A Triceratops prorsus horn was recently donated to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, Canada
The Atlantic City Convention Center in New Jersey will have a "Dino Stroll" featuring animatronic dinosaurs
Phil Tippett is selling a segment of his 1984 short film Dinosaur! as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)
There’s going to be a VR Jurassic Snap game, assuming the kickstarter goes well

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Dinosaur Brains Aug 25, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Aerosteon, a Late Cretaceous megaraptoran named for its pneumatic bones.

In dinosaur news this week:

Two Daspletosaurus braincases have many differences, possibly indicating a new species
Two new sauropods, Hamititan & Silutitan, were named among pterosaur fossils in China
A key difference in brain shapes may explain why birds survived the K-Pg boundary, but non-avian dinosaurs went extinct
Students from the University of Alberta are looking for someone with a boat to help with excavating a hadrosaur
If you live in Victoria, Australia, you can vote for a state fossil emblem
Tokyo Dome in Japan has a Dinosaur Exhibition until September 5th

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