I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

The sauropodomorph Lufengosaurus appears to have fed its young. Plus two new dinosaurs, a ceratopsian and a titanosaur; Plateosaurus tail injuries; and the connection between the bubonic plague and dinosaurs.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Saichania, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Saichania-Episode-512/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Saichania, an ankylosaur known for its pretty face.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new ceratopsian dinosaur, Sasayamagnomus saegusaiThere’s a new titanosaur sauropod, Qunkasaura pintiquiniestraDamage to a number of tails may mean the sauropodomorph Plateosaurus often had to live with its injuriesLong necked dinosaurs did care! The basal sauropodomorph Lufengosaurus probably took care of and fed its young This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topi

Edward Dolnick joins to discuss how scientists and the general public viewed dinosaurs in the early 1800s. Plus hadrosaurs living in age-separated groups, two new hadrosauroids: Coahuilasaurus from Mexico and Qianjiangsaurus from China, and the latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise will be called Jurassic World Rebirth and come out on July 2, 2025For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Theiophytalia, links from Edward Dolnick, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Theiophytalia-Episode-511/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Theiophytalia, an iguanodontian that was originally thought to be from the Jurassic (due to a Bone Wars shipping mix-up), but actually lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Colorado.Interview with Edward Dolnick, the author of the book, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, which is about how a group of Victorians discovered prehistoric animals and it chan

Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus was just named from Kyrgyzstan, plus a new abelisaurid from France, and a Triassic dinosaur in Brazil. We also discuss if dinosaur mounts are art and a few new dinosaur books.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Confuciusornis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Confuciusornis-Episode-510/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Confuciusornis, a crow-sized dinosaur that is known from potentially over 1,000 specimens.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new allosauroid theropod dinosaur, Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, that was found in KyrgyzstanThere’s a new abelisaurid theropod dinosaur, Caletodraco cottardi, described from Normandy, FranceShould dinosaur skeletal mounts be considered works of art?A couple new dinosaur books This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone int

Susan Butts joins us to explain all the changes and upgrades at the newly renovated Yale Peabody Museum! Plus, new sauropods from Argentina include Campananeyen and a couple of unnamed titanosauriforms. And Australotitan may be a junior synonym.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ruyangosaurus, links from Susan Butts, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ruyangosaurus-Episode-509/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Ruyangosaurus, a very large titanosauriform sauropod from the Early Cretaceous.Interview with Susan Butts, the Director of Collections & Research at the Yale Peabody Museum and her background is as an invertebrate paleontologistIn dinosaur news this week:There’s a new rebbachisaurid, Campananeyen fragilissimusThere are new titanosauriform sauropods in the Portezuelo Formation of PatagoniaAustralotitan (a.k.a.) “Cooper” may be a junior synonym of the sauropod Diamantina

Plus teeth from a new tyrannosauroid in northeastern Thailand, a new study on tyrannosaur bite forces, an estimate for the largest ever T. rex, a new fossil digitizing tool, and our penultimate Di-Know-It-All Challenge.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Kayentavenator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Kayentavenator-Episode-508/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Kayentavenator, an Early Jurassic dinosaur that lived alongside Dilophosaurus, Scutellosaurus, and Megapnosaurus/Coelophysis.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new tyrannosaur, Asiatyrannus xui, with a surprisingly deep skull for a tyrannosaur of its sizeThere’s evidence of a new tyrannosauroid in northeastern ThailandA new study shows how biting stress and strain vary in different sized tyrannosaursDinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus rex, probably got a lot bigger than we’ve seen in the fossil recordA new device makes it e

Harenadraco, the sand dragon; Hypnovenator the sleep hunter; and Urbacodon norelli, Norell's URBA-tooth are all recently named troodontids. Plus some new good kid's books and our sixth Di-Know-It-All Challenge.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tianyuraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tianyuraptor-Episode-507/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Tianyuraptor, a small raptor from China, with unusually short arms.In dinosaur news this week:The "sand dragon" from Mongolia, Harenadraco prima [sic], is the first troodontid from the Baruungoyot FormationThere’s a new troodontid dinosaur, Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum, found in a sleeping position in JapanThere’s a new troodontid species, Urbacodon norelli, known for its large unique teeth This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyo

A Stegosaurus just sold for over $44 million; A brand new burrowing dinosaur was found in a group; And a new iguanodontian which is the most complete dino found in Britain in 100 yearsFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/-Episode-506/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day , a small noasaurid carnivore (related to Masiakasaurus) which was once known as Jubbulpuria.In dinosaur news this week:A Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex just sold at auction for $44.6 million, making it the most valuable dinosaur skeleton ever soldThere’s a new dinosaur, Fona herzogae, that seems to have been buried in a group in its burrowThere’s a new iguanodontian dinosaur, Comptonatus chasei, which is the most complete dinosaur found in Britain in 100 yearsThe Museum of Evolution in Denmark has a new Camarasaurus to add to its collection of dinosaurs from Wyoming This episode

Some headbutting animals suffer brain damage from the shock; Plus Mississippi has a new most complete dinosaur; Histology can help tell a dinosaur fossil from other dinosaurs; and more.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Saurornithoides, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Saurornithoides-Episode-505/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Saurornithoides, a troodontid from Mongolia named in 1924 by Osborn in the same paper as Velociraptor.In dinosaur news this week:Paleontologists reviewed what it means to have a dome-head and to headbutt like a pachycephalosaurid (and other prehistoric animals)Mississippi has a new most complete dinosaur, but the species is still a mysteryHistology can tell us if a fossil belonged to a dinosaur or another type of animals This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge top

Baiyinosaurus was one of the earliest stegosaurs ever found (from the Middle Jurassic); Debate on the evolution of the tyrannosaur Daspletosaurus; Miragaia updates; And our latest Di-Know-It-All Challenge!For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Miragaia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Miragaia-Episode-504/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Miragaia, a stegosaur that may be a synonym of Dacentrurus (which was named first).In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new stegosaur, Baiyinosaurus baojiensisA new study reaffirms that Daspletosaurus species evolved into one another (anagenesis)Elopteryx might be a strange climbing dinosaur with a long tail, and synonymous with Balaur You can win a large Spinosaurus tooth, fossilized leaf, and more by winning our Di-Know-It-All Challenge! Each week from episode 502 to 509 we'll read a puzzle on the show which you can enter to win by answer

Plus an interview with Dr. Bruce Rubidge, expert in the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa, plus what we know about Triceratops from a bonebed, the second puzzle in the DI-KNOW-IT-ALL CHALLENGE, and more.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Minotaurasaurus, links from Bruce Rubidge, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Minotaurasaurus-Episode-503/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Minotaurasaurus, an ankylosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia (Djadochta Formation).Interview with Bruce Rubidge, Professor Emeritus at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and he is an expert on the fossils in the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa.In dinosaur news this week:A Triceratops bonebed tells us more about how Triceratops lived and behavedThere’s a new dinosaur cemetery (bonebed) in Yunnan Province, China You can win a large Spinosaurus tooth, fossilized l

Plus our first ever Di-Know-It-All puzzle, a new approach on the semi-aquatic Spinosaurus model, what whales and dinosaurs have in common, and moreFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Brodavis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Brodavis-Episode-502/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Brodavis, a loon like dinosaur that probably hunted for fish in Cretaceous lakes.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new unenlagiine dromaeosaur, Diuqin lechiguanae, that was bitten hard enough to leave punctures on its upper arm boneScientists studied skull shapes of 99 animals to figure out how much time Spinosaurus spent in the waterThe sauropod at the NHM officially has a new nickname (same as the old nickname)Dinosaur Connection Challenge: Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) You can win a large Spinosaurus tooth, fossilized leaf, and more by winning our Di-Know-It-All Challenge! Each

Plus, more complexities to the dinosaur extinction and a new green Jurassic sauropod fossilFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pampadromaeus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pampadromaeus-Episode-501/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Pampadromaeus, one of the earliest known dinosaurs.In dinosaur news this week:A new ceratopsian, Lokiceratops, had the biggest parietal frill ornamentation of any centrosaurineThe asteroid killed off the non-avian dinosaurs, but volcanic eruptions may have set the stage for their mass extinctionDust from the asteroid impact may have been the biggest factor in the non-avian dinosaurs going extinctStudying fossils can help us understand the deep past and predict our future (and how vulnerable we are to going extinct)The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum is doing a poll to nickname their new green Jurassic sauropod This episode is brough

This history of dromaeosaurs (better known as raptors). Plus an A to Z guide of the most common dinosaur terms and inside jokes from our first 500 episodes.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Deinonychus (revisited), and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Deinonychus (revisited)-Episode-500/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Deinonychus (revisited), a dinosaur famous for its sickle-claws and eating the hadrosaur Tenontosaurus.Some highlights about dromaeosaurs:Dromaeosaurs have many bird like features in their shoulders, wrists, and feathersBoth with modern raptors (birds of prey) and dromaeosaurs the foot is the deadly weaponUtahraptor was discovered around the time the movie Jurassic Park came out, more recently a new huge block of Utahraptors was foundPaleontologist Bob Bakker tells a compelling story of a Utahraptor through her eyes in his novel Raptor RedPaleontologist John Ostro

Over 300 theropod pathologies, a family found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus while hiking, there's a new poo (coprolite) museum, and Marisa Rodriguez joins from Ancient Odysseys to discuss how to get involved with paleontology as a citizen scientistFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anabisetia, links from Marisa Rodriguez, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Anabisetia-Episode-499/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Anabisetia, a small quick ornithopod that is often overlooked because it lived among titanosaurs and some very large predators.Interview with Marisa Rodriguez, a citizen scientist and founder of Ancient Odysseys, a site that helps people find paleontology and archaeology digs around the world.In dinosaur news this week:Three new predatory dinosaurs from South America with pathologies and a review of all the documented theropod injuries and diseasesA family on a hike found a j

A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor, that wasn't named after Game of Thrones; A new sauropodomorph that was named after a houseboat; and an update on Carthage College's paleo programFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Elsornis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Elsornis-Episode-498/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Elsornis, the only enantiornithine found so far that may have been flightless.In dinosaur news this week:A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor normani, was named from bones discovered over 150 years agoThere’s a new sauropodomorph from Zimbabwe, Musankwa sanyatiensis, named after a houseboatThe Carthage Institute of Paleontology will run out of funding for their preparator in August and their field program will go with itDinosaur Connection Challenge: LanguageThis episode is brought to you by Rosetta Stone - The all-in-one language app. With Rosetta Stone, you’ll have e

We explore the differences between the key groups of theropods. Plus an amazing new Psittacosaurus find; The new Allosaurus type specimen is official; And new techniques confirm another predator that lived alongside Spinosaurus.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Cruxicheiros, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Cruxicheiros-Episode-497/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Cruxicheiros, a tetanuran theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic in what is now Warwickshire, England.In dinosaur news this week:A new exceptional Psittacosaurus has both reptile like scaly skin and bird like feather-covered skinAllosaurus has a new type specimen (the Smithsonian’s skeleton)Combining multiple techniques to study isolated teeth, paleontologists found four different types of theropods in the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco, including a rare noasauridListener Question: The major groups of theropods and th

Koleken lived with Carnotaurus, but as far as we know it didn't have horns. Plus a new Masiakasaurus relative Kiyacursor and a new titanosaur named Tiamat which may have had osteoderms.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mahakala, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mahakala-Episode-496/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Mahakala, a small halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia's Gobi Desert.In dinosaur news this week:A new close relative of Carnotaurus, named Koleken, was just describedThere’s a new noasaurid theropod, Kiyacursor longipesThere’s a new titanosaur, Tiamat valdecii This episode is brought to you by Rosetta Stone - The all-in-one language app. With Rosetta Stone, you’ll have everything you need to learn a language and use it in the real world. They offer immersive lessons, writing prompts, and eng

Tony and James join to discuss the status of their dinosaur documentary. Tietasaura was named from the oldest dinosaur fossils collected in South America. A new Archaeopteryx. Plus a breakdown of the major sauropod groups.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Bradycneme, links from Tony and James Pinto, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Bradycneme-Episode-495/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Bradycneme, a probable alvarezsaurid that was first thought to be a huge owl, but is now thought to be a fairly small non-avian theropod.Interview with Tony and James Pinto, Tony and James are the father and son team behind the feature length documentary Why Dinosaurs? Which we have been following for years. Tony is the filmmaker and the director and James recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Integrative Biology & Geology. Follow them on Instagram @WhyDinosaursIn dinosaur

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tarbosaurus, links from Phil Currie, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tarbosaurus-Episode-494/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Tarbosaurus, the Mongolian version of T. rex.Interview with Dr. Phil Currie, the Canadian paleontologist who came up with the theory that carnivorous dinosaurs, like tyrannosaurs, lived in gangs. He is also the professor of the Coursera class, Dino 101, via the University of Alberta.Sponsors:You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: July 6–July 20 and July 22–August 5. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodig

Tyrannosaurus rex and other dinosaur brains didn't fill their whole skull. Plus Kallie Moore joins from the fantastic YouTube channel PBS Eons and shares how the project started and how it's going.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Xiaosaurus, links from Kallie Moore, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Xiaosaurus-Episode-493/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Xiaosaurus, a small forest-dwelling ornithischian from the Jurassic.Interview with Kallie Moore, the Collections Manager/Fossil Librarian at the University of Montana Paleontology Center, co-host of the YouTube channel PBS Eons, and executive producer for the documentary Why Dinosaurs? Follow her on Instagram @fossil_librarianIn dinosaur news this week:T. rex was not nearly as smart as a baboon, according to a new study of dinosaur intelligence based on brain size and neuron counts Sponsors:You can dig up real dinosaur