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A Dinosaur that Choked on Rocks Oct 15, 2026

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Plus a hatchling Allosaurus that was partially digested before fossilizing, T. rex tooth marks on Edmontosaurus, reviews of Netflix's The Dinosaurs & The End of Oak Street, and more.

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Dinosaur of the day Stygivenator, a fragmentary tyrannosaur that for many years was known as "the Jordan theropod".

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new enantiornithean bird, Chromeornis funkyi, and it choked to death on rocks
The shape of gastroliths can help us figure out how dinosaurs digested their food
Paleontologists found evidence of a poor hatchling Allosaurus being eaten
Tooth marks on Edmontosaurus bones likely show a T. rex was feeding or scavenging on it
Review of “The King and the Dragon” By S. Hunter Allred
Review of Netflix's "The Dinosaurs" (link in show notes has behind the scenes clips)
Review of "The End of Oak Street" starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor

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A Mega Megaraptora Episode Oct 03, 2026

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Every megaraptoran dinosaur that has been described. Plus some that aren't officially named like the "Lightning Claw" from the opal fields of Australia. And many that have been given other classifications—like a potential giant compsognathid.

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Dinosaur of the day Aniksosaurus and Aoniraptor, two predators on the smaller side for the Cretaceous. Aniksosaurus was probably under 10ft (3m) long and under 100lb (45Kg). Aoniraptor was twice as long and heavier, but it had a lot of air spaces in its bones to make it as light as possible..

Megaraptorids could be closely related to Tyrannosaurs, but they had lighter skeletons and large impressive hand claws.

The Meagaraptorans discussed in this episode:

Megaraptor: The original megaraptorid
"Lightning Claw" from the opal fields in Australia
Fukuiraptor: A slender megaraptorid with flat hand claws
Phuwiangvenator: One of the oldest genera (Early Cretaceous)
Vayuraptor: Another old genus from Thailand
Rapator: Opalized left hand bone found in 1905
Aerosteon: The aptly named "air bone" from Argentina
Australovenator: Also known as "Banjo" the largest predatory dinosaur in Australia
Joaquinraptor: One of the last surviving megaraptorans (Latest Cretaceous)
Maip: Largest known megaraptorid (30ft/9m and under 1.5 tons)
Murusraptor: Proportionally long snout from Argentina
Orkoraptor: The "toothed river thief" with specialized teeth and other features similar to compsognathids despite its large size
Tratayenia: Known from a handful of thin and hollow bones
Possible megaraptorans:
Bahariasaurus
Chilantaisaurus
Datanglong
Deltadromeus
Eotyrannus
Gualicho
Siats
Vectaerovenator
Walgettosuchus

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A Hadrosaur with a Sail Tail like Spinosaurus Sep 18, 2026

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Episode art of Gongshuilong fanwei by Joel Lee joelleeart.com

The new hadrosaur Gongshuilong had an amazing, and tall, tail; A new close relative of Parasaurolophus with a large head crest; And a "hidden hadrosaur" Kryptohadros from Romania; Plus the PBS Eons team join to discuss their new series on the Permian and the Great Dying that started the Mesozoic.

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Dinosaur of the day Shamosaurus, a medium-sized ankylosaur.

Interview with Blake de Pastino, Kallie Moore, and Gabriel-Philip Santos, three of the hosts of the YouTube channel PBS Eons, and their new six-episode series from PBS Digital Studios and Complexly, titled Eons: Life and Death on Pangea, explores the “Great Dying”

In dinosaur news this week:

A new "hidden hadrosaur": Kryptohadros kallaiae
A new saurolophine hadrosaurid, Gongshuilong fanwei, with a sail down its tail (and maybe its back)
A new close relative of Parasaurolophus from Canada named Plesiolophus warnerensis
The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia has announced that it's closing at the end of the month. But a facebook group was created to try and save it.

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The Most New Dinosaurs In A Single Episode Sep 03, 2026

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From tiny Triassic taxa to stupendous "snake-necked" sauropods. We cover eight brand new named dinosaurs—And they are all sauropods (with one sauropodomorph).

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Dinosaur of the day Venenosaurus, a small sauropod whose name means "poison lizard".

In dinosaur news this week:

A new small sauropodomorph from Zimbabwe, Musango matusadonaensis, that weighed as much as two ostriches
A sauropod in India, Ceratocaudia antiqua, was old for a neosauropod (Early/Mid Jurassic) but also old as an individual (with arthritis)
A new small titanosaur from Uruguay, Mesetasaurus protector
A new Moroccan titanosaur, Phosphatotitan khouribgaensis, looked a lot like a miniature Patagotitan
There’s a new Argentinian sauropod, Bicharracosaurus dionidei, the "big animal lizard"
A new "snake necked" mamenchisaur from Thailand was named Uragasaurus kalasinensis
The new sauropod Yantaloong lini has an extra pair of “lock and key” joints between its vertebrae
There’s a new enormous titanosauriform, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, from Thailand with a humerus measuring 1.78m (5ft 10in) tall
The first dinosaur bone found in Antarctica belongs to a titanosaur (although its not complete enough to have a name)

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The Scientific Advisor for Netflix’s The Dinosaurs Aug 21, 2026

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Joschua Knüppe returns to discuss working on dinosaur documentaries, paleoart (from press releases to murals), and many more projects. Plus the new raptor, Kank australis, which may have been an active fisher.

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Dinosaur of the day Oohkotokia, an armored ankylosaur that lived alongside tyrannosaurs like Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus.

Interview with Joschua Knüppe, a paleoartist, and host of Paleostream on Twitch. He was also the scientific advisor for Netflix’s The Dinosaurs, which came out earlier this year—and we talked to him in episode 403, about the graphic novel, Europasaurus: Life on Jurassic Islands

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new unenlagiid dinosaur, Kank australis, that seems to have adaptations for fishing (and fossilized with fish)

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Volcanoes and Extinctions with History Daily Aug 08, 2026

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Lindsay Graham from History Daily explores the human side of two topics we often discuss on the show: extinction and volcanic eruptions.

On June 3, 1844, after becoming collector’s items for being a rare species, the last pair of great auks is killed by fishermen.
On August 26, 1883, a volcano explodes on the island of Krakatoa, sparking one of the deadlest natural disasters in history.

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Dinosaur Growth! Aug 07, 2026

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Tyrannosaurus hatchlings; Tyrannosaurus took 40 years to reach full size; Some dinosaurs grew really fast and some were incredibly slow; Growth affects how much dinosaurs need parental care; A listener question about how sauropod diets changed as they grew; And a whole lot more dinosaur growth research

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Dinosaur of the day Tambatitanis, a titanosauriform from Japan named after the friendship between the two people who found the dinosaur.

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new titanosauriform dinosaur, Dasosaurus tocantinensis
When estimating how dinosaurs grew, some models may be missing important data points
Dinosaurs were likely thicker and heavier than previously estimated
How much did climate affect dinosaur body size evolution? It’s hard to say
Scans of Early Triassic archosauromorph fossils show that this group had a variety of growth strategies from the beginning
How scales grow as dinosaurs grow can give us some information on how they lived
Tyrannosaur hatchlings may have left the nest shortly after hatching to hunt
It took Tyrannosaurus rex 40 years to reach its full size
Ceratosaurus grew more than 9 times faster than some of its fellow ceratosaurs
The basal ornithopod Changchunsaurus was one of the slowest growing dinosaurs (that we know of)
Maiasaura grew in a way that it needed a lot of parental care as a hatchling
The hadrosaur Gryposaurus grew (mostly) isometrically (meaning everything grew at the same rate)
The small iguanodont Dysalotosaurus had some interesting fused bones in its neck
A new, tiny, young sauropodomorph sheds light on how early dinosaurs grew
The titanosaur Neuquensaurus grew quickly, but differently than expected

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Soft Tissues: Patreon Preview Aug 05, 2026

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The Dinosaur with the Widest Wingspan Ever Jul 23, 2026

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Bird expert Daniel Ksepka joins us from the Bruce Museum to discuss some of the most interesting extinct birds, dinosaur brains, and much more. Plus the new sauropodomorph Xiangyunloong with an extra sturdy tail.

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Dinosaur of the day Brasilotitan, a squared jawed titanosaur from (you probably guessed) Brazil.

Interview with Daniel Ksepka, a vertebrate paleontologist who specializes in birds. His main research is on penguins, though he has studied everything from turkeys to albatrosses. He is also a research associate at several museums and curator of science at The Bruce Museum in Connecticut—an art and science museum that has an exciting exhibit coming up about Earth’s mass extinctions.

In dinosaur news this week:

There’s a new sauropodomorph dinosaur, Xiangyunloong fengming that had a sturdy, long tail

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A Spiky Hadrosaur Dinosaur and Paleoartist Tara Tassone Jul 08, 2026

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A new hadrosaur dinosaur mummy includes "cutaneous spikes" that would have given its skin a thorny texture. Plus Tara Tassone joins to discuss making our Dinosaur Rookie Cards and designing our new logo (and I Know Paleo logo).

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Dinosaur of the day Atacamatitan, one of the most complete titanosaurs found in Chile.

Interview with Tara Tassone, a graphic designer and illustrator. She's a graphic designer for the Mariners’ Museum and Park in Virginia. She also designed our new Dinosaur Rookie Cards. Follow her on instagram @t.n.t.design and check out her etsy shop Feather and Fang Studio.

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There’s a new hadrosaur mummy featuring the prickliest skin of any dinosaur found to date—the new species Haolong dongi

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