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Clearing Oviraptor's name Mar 31, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Nqwebasaurus, an herbivorous coelurosaur from the Early Cretaceous in what is now South Africa.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new oviraptorid embryo shows that Oviraptor was not the "egg thief" it was once thought to be
A second specimen of Diamantinasaurus was described with a previously unknown braincase
More work on a Sphaerotholus buchholtzae find helps to show it is a valid species
Utahraptor State Park is officially approved after the governor signed the bill into law
In Montville, Connecticut, The Dinosaur Place in Nature’s Art Village recently reopened with COVID-19 safety measures
Dinorama: Miniatures Through the Mesozoic is at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History through April 25th
Connecticut's Sky’s the Limit Hiking Challenge includes Dinosaur State Park this year
In Washington state, a woman got stuck on top of a T. rex statue at Granger Dinosaur Park

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A Digging Ankylosaurid Mar 24, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Sinusonasus, the "big toothed wave nose" troodontid from what is now northeast China.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new ankylosaur find from Mongolia includes most of the body and limbs showing evidence of digging ability
A dinosaur toe bone was recently found in South Korea, possibly from Koreaceratops
The Field Museum in Chicago in the U.S. is offering free regular virtual tours of SUE the T. rex for classrooms
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has a new exhibit: Dinosaurs Revealed
The St. Louis Zoo is getting a new exhibit, Emerson Dinoroarus!
THEMUSEUM in Ontario, Canada is reopening with exhibit Dinosaurs: The Age of Big Weird Feathered Things
Destiny 2: Beyond Light is going to release dinosaur themed armor ornaments
Fortnite, Chapter 2 Season 6 hints at dinosaurs coming
So many people are wearing inflatable dinosaur costumes in England that a supermarket has banned them
TikTok has a dinosaur effect (but it doesn't seem to be available in the US)
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 3 will be coming on May 21, 2021 according to its new trailer

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The Lizard of Oz Mar 18, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Ozraptor, a rare Jurassic theropod from Australia.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new troodontid, Tamarro, was described from Spain
A gastrolith may tell the story of a large herbivore migrating about 600 miles
The dig site of Magyarosaurus in Romania was found using a 100+ year old map
In China, paleontologists recently found the world’s smallest stegosaur footprint
Tristan Otto, the T. Rex skeleton, is staying at the Natural History Museum of Copenhagen until the end of 2021
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a Sue meets Bucky exhibit from now until July 25

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A raptor with extra long claws Mar 10, 2021

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lessemsaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lessemsaurus-Episode-328/

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Dinosaur of the day Lessemsaurus, a Triassic sauropod that was large for its time in what is now Argentina.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new raptor, Shri devi, was about the size of a Velociraptor, but had longer claws
Jinyunpelta had a fancy biphasal bite which switched direction mid-chew
The Utahraptor block is about 15% revealed and they are raising money to complete the rest
Dippy the Diplodocus is finishing up its tour before being bronzed and permanently housed in a garden near its original home
RuneScape has three new dinosaur-like bosses to battle
A motivational dinosaur named "cucumber" on social media is reminding people to finish everyday tasks

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T. rex or Microraptor, which would you choose? Mar 03, 2021

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Dinosaur of the day Zigongosaurus, A mamenchisaurid that was about 50 ft (15 m) long, but may be an Omeisaurus, Mamenchisaurus, or even a nomen nudum.

Interview with Rebecca Slater AKA "Jiggy", Art Director and one of original creators of Path of Titans. The dinosaur MMO survival game where all players take on the role of a dinosaur. You can follow their updates or get the game at https://pathoftitans.com/

In dinosaur news this week:

Over 3,500 hours have gone into the massive Utahraptor block to date, uncovering over a dozen individuals so far
A Bohaiornis specimen appears to have gemstones that formed in its abdomen during fossilization
In Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Zoo is getting animatronic dinosaurs
The unreleased Nintendo 64 game Dinosaur Planet is now available on the Internet Archive
After an update to the game No Man’s Sky, several sauropod-like creatures have been hatched

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The "monstrous murderer" tyrannosaur Feb 25, 2021

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Teratophoneus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Teratophoneus-Episode-326/

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Dinosaur of the day Teratophoneus, a Late Cretaceous Tyrannosaurid from what is now Utah.

In dinosaur news this week:

The first rebbachisaurid sauropod was named (Dzharatitanis) from Asia
Sauropodomorphs may have been stuck in southern Gondwana for 15 million years due to a large desert blocking their way
A new paper compares 7 different fossil digitizing techniques including photogrammetry & structured light scanning
Cretaceous dinosaur footprints were found in Portugal that fossilized about 129 million years ago
There are plans to build two museums to house dinosaur fossils in Niger
The Hokkaido Museum in Japan has an exhibit on local dinosaurs through March 14
Denver Museum of Nature & Science recently put a "Tiny" ceratopsian on display that might be a Torosaurus
A pipe burst in the Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois delaying the reopening to at least February 26
A 4-year-old named 71 dinosaurs in under one minute, a new record in the UK World Book of Records

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The "thunder thigh" sauropod Feb 17, 2021

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Brontomerus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Brontomerus-Episode-325/

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Dinosaur of the day Brontomerus, The "thunder thigh" sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Utah.

In dinosaur news this week:

One of the first known sauropod skulls has been renamed from Morosaurus to Smitanosaurus agilis
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a new exhibit called Sue: The T. rex Experience
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is reopening their Prehistoric Forest (animatronic dinosaur) exhibit

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Three new sauropods from around the world Feb 10, 2021

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A mamenchisaurid from China, a small titanosaur from France, and a turiasaur from Madagascar were all recently described.

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Dinosaur of the day Velafrons, a lambeosaurine hadrosaurid from Mexico with a crest similar to Corythosaurus.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new mamenchisaurid species, Omeisaurus puxiani, was described from China with a nearly complete spine
A small titanosaur, Garrigatitan meridionalis, was described from Southern France
A turiasaur, Narindasaurus thevenini, was named from a 100+ year old find in Madagascar
A four year old found a Triassic dinosaur footprint in Wales
Some are criticizing the move to make Suciasaurus rex the official Washington state dinosaur, but not because it's an invalid genus
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has a new exhibit, Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice
You can rent a full size skeletal replica of the Mukawa-ryu dinosaur (Kamuysaurus) in Hokkaido
Massachusetts now has an official state dinosaur, Podokesaurus holyokensis
A new dinosaur park builder Dinosaur Park: Primeval Zoo was released on Android
Someone reimagined the trailer for Jurassic Park, and replaced all the dinosaurs with Pee-wee Herman
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous includes a hint at a new (probably frozen) dinosaur known as "Specimen E750"

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Baby Tyrannosaurs & Wading Spinosaurs Feb 03, 2021

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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mantellisaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mantellisaurus-Episode-323/

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Dinosaur of the day Mantellisaurus, an iguanodontian dinosaur known from a remarkably complete holotype mounted next to Dippy's former home in the Natural History Museum, London.

In dinosaur news this week:

The most likely way Spinosaurus hunted (spoiler alert: it's not swimming like a shark)
A new megalosauroid from the relatively unknown Middle Jurassic Xintiangou formation in China
Three baby tyrannosaur finds fill in gaps about their early lives & nesting habits
Work has started on the Mary Anning statue, the goal is to unveil it on May 21, 2022 (her birthday)
The videogame Stardew Valley features dinosaur eggs that can be discovered and hatched into living dinosaurs
Colin Trevorrow said that there won’t be “people riding dinosaurs with shotguns” in Jurassic World Dominion

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Small Theropod Spectacular Jan 27, 2021

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Four new theropods! A tyrannosauroid, a compsognathid, and two abelisaurids

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Dinosaur of the day Hippodraco, the small "horse dragon" from Early Cretaceous Utah.

In dinosaur news this week:

A new small abelisaurid, Spectrovenator, was found underneath the holotype of the sauropod Tapuiasaurus in Brazil
Another abelisaurid, Niebla, was found in Argentina with more typical theropod jaw than later abelisaurids
A new small tyrannosauroid from China, Jinbeisaurus, supports that the first giant tyrannosaurs were in North America
The new tiny compsognathid, Xunmenglong, makes Compsognathus look like a giant
There’s a push to make the (dubious) dinosaur Suciasaurus rex the official state dinosaur of Washington
Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida has a "Dinosaur Invasion" exhibit from now until April

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