I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Dinosaur of the day Thecodontosaurus, a Triassic sauropodomorph discovered in 1830s England.In dinosaur news this week:Best discovery: Ledumahadi2nd best discovery: JinyunpeltaBest listener question: What species of modern bird is the closest living relative of theropods, or more specifically raptors?Most controversial paper: Spinosaurus probably couldn’t swim very wellBest dino food study: Dromeosaurs probably didn’t pack huntBest dinosaur biomechanic study: “Puncture-and-Pull Biomechanics”Best paleopathology study: Diplodocus femur and hip pathologiesBest new tracksite: Goddard Space Flight Center tracksBest extinction paper: How widespread forest fires affected bird evolutionBest baby dinosaur discovery: A nestling-sized skeleton of EdmontosaurusBest Book (fiction): Bolivar (published end of 2017)Best Book (non-fiction): The Rise and Fall of the DinosaursBest board Game: Jurassic Park: Danger2nd best board game: Cluedo: The Stolen Stegosaurus Mystery gameBest Video Game: Jurassic World: EvolutionBest movie

Dinosaur of the day Qantassaurus, a small, quick, bipedal herbivore from Australia.Interview with Dustin Growick, the Senior Creative Consultant at Museum Hack at AMNH. He also hosts Caveat's VERSUS in NYC and the popular YouTube channel The Dinosaur Show. Follow him on Instagram @dinosaurwhispererIn dinosaur news this week:A new titanosaur from Argentina was named BaalsaurusTwo new pterosaurs were found with fossilized feathers—making a shared feathery ancestor between dinosaurs and pterosaurs slightly more likelyA new dinosaur trackway from East Sussex, England preserves at least 7 species among 85 tracksEmbryonic research of birds explains where two missing bones went as dinosaurs evolved into birdsNew details on the first two dinosaur fossils found in OregonBBC explains hw a shepherd in South Africa found a massive dinosaur bonebedCanadian Museum of Nature is preparing a large Triceratops skullA Smithsonian article discusses the complexities of the dinosaur extinctionMike Taylor and Matt Wedel from SV-Pow

Dinosaur of the day Wuerhosaurus, possibly the last ever stegosaur.In dinosaur news this week:Three exceptionally well preserved new sauropodomorphs in Brazil were used to describe the new genus Macrocollum (literally “long neck”)Another new opalized dinosaur fossil was found in Australia, this one was from a jaw and named a new genus—WeewarrasaurusSeven vertebrae from the banks of the Volga river were used to describe the new titanosaur VolgatitanHistology on a fossil from northeastern China appears to show that enantiornithine dinosaurs had medullary boneA bunch of dinosaur footprints have been found in Zhaojue county, Sichuan Province, China, at a copper mineZuul went on display on December 15 at the Royal Ontario Museum; Several events are planned around its unveilingThe new Field Museum Mesozoic murals drew a lot of ire for copying paleoartists’ work without permissionThe Natural History Museum in London and the Smithsonian are working to digitize all the fossils in their collectionsDisney Channel has a

Dinosaur of the day Dracopelta, an ankylosaur with sides covered in overlapping armor.We also interview Riley Black, a science writer who’s written for Smithsonian, National Geographic, Nature, Slate, and Jurassic World, to name a few. She has a blog, Laelaps, on Scientific American, and she’s written numerous books, including My Beloved Brontosaurus, Prehistoric Predators, and Written in Stone.In dinosaur news this week:A new dinosaur, and close relative to Carnotaurus, was named after the supervillain ThanosThe holotype jaw of Megalosaurus from the 1790s was chemically analyzed, they found Lead and Barium indicating two separate repairsA rare opalized dinosaur toe bone of Kakuru kujani from South Australia resurfaced for sale online after five decadesJohnston Park has a new theropod on display, known as the Rosewood Swamp Tramper, along with other dinosaur statues39 juvenile Psittacosaurus went on display in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in ChinaThe Museum of Science of the Chicxulub Crater just opened on Mex

Dinosaur of the day Yangchuanosaurus, an Allosaurus-sized carnivore from the Jurassic of Sichuan, China.In dinosaur news this week:A New Ceratopsid Dinosaur, Crittendenceratops, was discovered in ArizonaA new Chinese titanosauriform, Liaoningotitan, was fortunately named the same as mounts that have already gone on displayAmphicoelias fragillimus was renamed Maraapunisaurus fragillimus after a reanalysis showed it wasn’t nearly as large as previously thoughtA doctor in Texas got to keep his Tarbosaurus skull after a judge found that the US government took too long to file forfeiture paperworkTwo Medicine Dinosaur Center, in Bynum Montana, is building a Amphicoelias (now Maraapunisaurus) measuring 136ft longThe Natural History Museum of LA is getting the traveling exhibition Antarctic Dinosaurs on April 3This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. Get a baby T. rex sculpture or other rewards by joining their Kickst

Dinosaur of the day Beishanlong, the "North Mountains dragon" from Gansu China.Interview with Jessie Atterholt, assistant professor at the Western University of Health Sciences. She's also the lead author of the new paper "The most complete enantiornithine from North America and a phylogenetic analysis of the Avisauridae." You can follow her on Instagram @theladyanatomica or jessieatterholt.comIn dinosaur news this week:The smallest dinosaur footprints ever were discovered found in South KoreaDifferences in Dilong and T. rex braincases show how tyrannosaurs changed as they evolvedThe most complete North American enantiornithine, Mirarce, was foundBrian Engh recreated the new enantiornithine on a UtahceratopsOur holiday gift guideThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursAnd by Safari Ltd. All of their dinosaur toys are highly detai

Dinosaur of the day Crichtonsaurus/Crichtonpelta, a Chinese ankylosaur named after Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton.Interview with Matt Celesky, Research associate at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science where he put together the excellent paleoart exhibit "Picturing the Past." He is also the Senior exhibition designer for the museum resources division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. He can be found on Twitter @clepsydropsIn dinosaur news this week:Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are raising money for a bridge to the Dinosaurs; Donate at spacehive.com/bridges-to-the-crystal-palace-dinosaursThe new sauropod Lavocatisaurus agrioensis was named from 3 individuals found in an unlikely spot in ArgentinaCourt proceedings about the Dueling Dinosaurs gave us more information about the amazing findAn ornithopod bone was found in Oregon, despite it being underwater during the MesozoicA bone first thought to be coprolite turned out to be the first known tooth and vertebra of Parksosaurus

Dinosaur of the day Montanoceratops, a primitive ceratopsian with an unusually deep tail thanks to its vertebral spines.Interview with Ashley & Lee Hall, both from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Ashley is the Adult Programs Coordinator and Lee is a Preparator and Lab Manager. But more importantly, like us, their wedding heavily featured dinosaurs.In dinosaur news this week:T. rex could turn more quickly than similar dinosaursNew histology on the tyrannosaurs Jane & Petey show that Nanotyrannus is probably a juvenile T. rexSimulated jaw mechanics showed the bite force and bone penetration of several tyrannosaursThe juvenile T. rex Found N.E. Montana includes partial hands, feet, vertebrae, ribs, a partial skull, and teethTherizinosaurs have an unusual combination of basal arm musculature and more avian style leg musculatureDinosaurs’ unique single ovary appears to have evolved after Oviraptor but before TroodontidaeWe don't know if large bodied dromaeosaurs (velociraptor and larger) had tail

Dinosaur of the day Zuniceratops, a ceratopsian that was discovered in New Mexico by an 8 year-old.Interview with Jingmai O'Connor, professor at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who recently described the first ever fossilized dinosaur lung remains.In dinosaur news this week:A 130 million year old fossil from Hebei Province in China has been foundThe “Baofenglong fossil” recently went on display at Chongqing Yongchuan Museum Town Hall in China. An 80% complete 49 ft (15 m) long herbivoreResidents near the Tumbler Ridge Museum voted to fund the museum with added attractions and servicesMost sauropod fossils are from adults. Dwarf sauropods have a younger distribution, but still mostly adultsSeveral models of Yi qi extra wrist bone were proposed to find an orientation that may have worked with its patagial membranesFlight evolution can be categorized into 4 evolutionary phases: characters unrelated to flight, exapted traits, direct selection, and

Dinosaur of the day Yamaceratops, a ceratopsian whose frill is heavily pitted, possibly for jaw muscle attachments.Interview with Ali Nabavizadeh, Assistant Professor of anatomy at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. He studies the jaw musculature of herbivorous dinosaurs. Follow him on Twitter @Vert_Anatomist and check out his blog Anatomist's Guide.In dinosaur news this week:A large sauropod from the Late Cretaceous has been found in the Gobi Desert and it’s about 30-40% completeIn Argentina 70 million year old dinosaur eggs were found possibly including embryos, skin, and teethThe “Tufts-Love” T. rex skull at the Burke Museum has found 100% of the skull and jaw bones by bone count including several that are rarely preservedJunchang Lü, one of the most prominent paleontologists in China, recently passed away at the beginning of October at the age of 53Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, the first Jurassic dinosaur found in Chile, is going on exhibit at the Regional Museum of Aysen, in Coyhaique, Chile, next ye

Dinosaur of the day Coelophysis, the state dinosaur of New Mexico which has been found in huge groups.In dinosaur news this week:Dynamoterror dynastes “powerful terror ruler,” was described from the Menefee Formation in NW New MexicoThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Coelophysis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Coelophysis-Episode-204/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dinosaur of the day Cedarosaurus, a Brachiosaurid (high browser) that has been found with over 100 gastroliths.Interview with Philip Millar, the Associate Creative Director at Creature Technology. The people who made the Walking with Dinosaurs Arena Spectacular, Jurassic World: The Exhibition, and many other amazing puppets.In dinosaur news this week:A new mamenchisaurid sauropod, Anhuilong diboensis, was found in China about 200 miles southwest of ShanghaiA juvenile Diplodocus skull was found with a mixture of teeth similar to those in adult Diploducus and Camarasaurus indicating they probably ate more diverse food than the adultsA new early dinosaur/bird named Yangavis confucii, had a toothless beak, and relatively large claws on its wings compared to its closest relativesAn emerging field called bio-inspired robotics aims to mimic nature to make robots, including those that can traverse rough terrainModels of dinosaur movement could help us build better robots and architectureAt least 15 new dinosaur

Dinosaur of the day Hadrosaurus, the first dinosaur skeleton to be mounted.In dinosaur news this week:A new dinosaur, Jinguofortis perplexus, gives a perplexing glimpse into early bird evolutionA new carcharodontosaurid specimen was found North of Lisbon in PortugalThe National Museum in Rio, Brazil may reopen in 3 years if they can secure fundingThe Dinosaur Gallery at the Australian Museum has reopened after adding the T. rex from the show "T. rex Autopsy"The New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation has a campaign to open a permanent exhibit of an animatronic “Bisti Beast”The Royal Tyrrell Museum 3D printed a Daspletosaurus skull for display because the original was too fragile to castThe Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, South Carolina, has a new exhibit, “Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice”Beaumont, Texas will celebrate a Dinosaur Day on October 24th, with activities such as painting papier-mâché dinosaurs.9-year-old Elijah Stevenson won first place in the Kern County Fair in California, for his

Dinosaur of the day Dracorex, The "dragon king of Hogwarts".Interview with Jaye Jurassick, frequent guest on the Jurassic Park Podcast and @jaye_jurassick on Instagram where you can see his dinosaur art.In dinosaur news this week:A new sauropodomorph, Ledumahadi mafube, was the largest dinosaur of its time despite still having a "crouched" postureA ceratopsian at the Smithsonian has been called Triceratops, Diceratops, and NedoceratopsIn Villány, Hungary (a wine region), bone fragments of a small igaunodont have been foundNew fossils have been found in Saskatchewan, Canada this summer, including an Edmontosaurus skull, Triceratops bones, Gorgosaurus teeth, and ankylosaur fossilsIn Eastern Cape, in South Africa, scientists recently found a giant dinosaur bonebed. It’s about 200 million years old, and the animals were buried together by lots of mudGood news for Zuul fans, the ankylosaur goes on display at the Royal Ontario Museum on December 15Researchers are recreating part of the Brazil National Museum’s coll

Dinosaur of the day Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the dinosaurs.Interview with Thomas Carr, Associate Professor of Biology at Carthage College, Director of the Carthage Institute of Paleontology, and Senior Scientific Adviser to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. He can be found on Twitter @TyrannosaurCarrIn dinosaur news this week:A new alvarezsaurid, Qiupanykus zhangi, was found with an oviraptorosaur egg that it may have been eatingA new 23ft sauropodomorph, Yizhousaurus sunae, was found in southern ChinaA lesson plan for teaching paleontology to children from Julián Nájera is published in both English and SpanishA revisit of Andrew Farke's 2013 article on the ethics of digitizing fossilsFossils that were recently returned to China are now on display in Zhengzhou, in Henan ProvinceTwo elephants at the Perth Zoo in Australia went on a tour to meet and greet the animatronic dinosaursThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and ani

Dinosaur of the day Bonitasaura, a small titanosaur that had some features similar to Diplodocus.In dinosaur news this week:A new nodosaurid ankylosaur, Invictarx zephyri, was named based on osteoderms found in New MexicoA review of Ornithischian dinosaurs in the Morrison Formation synonymized a few and split out another named Dryosaurus elderaeVisitors to Crystal Palace Park got to get close to the dinosaurs last weekend for Heritage Open DaysThree of the 30 dinosaur statues in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, were recently damagedChrome used a dinosaur for their 404 error page because dinosaurs didn't have internetOn September 18, Universal Pictures and Facebook launched an AR experience for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to coincide with the DVD releaseThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only co

Dinosaur of the day Alectrosaurus, A medium sized cretaceous tyrannosaur that lived along side Gigantoraptor.In dinosaur news this week:Three juveniles of a new iguanodontian species named Choyrodon barsboldi were found in MongoliaA new Amargasaurus relative named Pilmatueia faundezi was found in ArgentinaA fire destroyed most of the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro taking with it part of the Iritator holotype, Maxakalisaurus, and many other important fossilsThey have requested anyone with photos of the exhibits to send them to thg.museo@gmail.comThe Museum of Prehistory in Brabant, Netherlands, will be presented with a new Diplodocus skeleton on October 10Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio is getting a 55% complete 30 ft long Torvosaurus skeleton in NovemberA T. rex skeleton nicknamed Roosevelt is on display at the Erin Martin Design showroom in Napa County, CAA single industrial park in China is responsible for most of the dinosaur animatronics created in the worldA family in Great Falls, Montana c

Dinosaur of the day Achillobator, a larger dromaeosaur from cretaceous Mongolia.In dinosaur news this week:Two new alverezsauroids were found in China, filling the largest gap in theropod evolutionWalking with Dinosaurs The Arena Spectacular has gone on tour in Europe, with some of the most impressive dinosaur animatronics ever madeExpedition: Dinosaur, will be at Grand Rapids Public Museum starting October 14. There will be life sized animatronic dinosaurs, and visitors will be able to control some of themYale Peabody Museum of Natural History got a $160 million donation from Edward P. Bass, a billionaire and philanthropist who graduated from Yale in 1967Congrats to Drumheller’s World’s Largest Dinosaur Structure which reached two million visitorsIn Sibay, Russia,a welder caught a T. rex on fire at an amusement parkA couple got engaged on the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood after riding it 62 times, breaking the park recordA fiberglass T. rex head is for sale on Okaloosa Island, in FloridaP

Dinosaur of the day Scelidosaurus, the first dinosaur described based on a mostly complete skeleton, and an important ancestor to Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:Over 260 dinosaur tracks (mostly sauropodomorph) were found in southwest China and may show sauropodomorphs swimmingIn Alaska, therizinosaur and hadrosaur tracks were found together for the first timeDinosaur footprints have been found for the first time on the Scottish mainlandA closed mine in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may reopen, risking damage to dinosaur fossilsThe University of Alberta is holding a "Dinosaur Dentistry" event on Saturday, September 22The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is looking for volunteers for their fossil preparation lab, to help clean and prepare Pachyrhinosaurus fossilsNational Fossil day is coming up, October 17 this year here's a list of some of the events scheduled so farScotty the T. rex celebrated her birthday at the Discovery Centre in Easton, Saskatchewan, Canada, with a f

Dinosaur of the day Gryphoceratops, a tiny Canadian cousin of Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:A new article shows that Spinosaurus probably couldn't swim effectively, but was a capable bipedal walker on landVictoria Arbour is the new curator of paleontology at the Royal British Columbia MuseumDickinson Dinosaur Museum has continued excavating a tyrannosaur and hadrosaur in the Judith River Formation in MontanaJuvenile hadrosaurs bones have been found in the Spring Creek bone bed near the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Grande PrairieThe Queensland Museum in Australia is 3D scanning its collection of fossils and will share its research with Australian students and international scientistsDinosaur Hill in Fruita, Colorado has some new signs to teach people about the historical importance of the areaOhio State University’s Orton Hall Museum is getting a Cryolophosaurus cast to display on October 7Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History in Texas has some new fossils, including a full sized cast of a Tr