I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mercuriceratops, links from Susannah Maidment, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mercuriceratops-Episode-401/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Mercuriceratops, The oldest known chasmosaurine from Canada found at the time.Interview with Susannah Maidment, principal researcher and curator of the archosaurs at the Natural History Museum in London. She has published more than 50 scientific papers and is an expert on stegosaurs. Her research includes systematics, anatomy, and taxonomy of ornithischians, geological context of dinosaur evolution, and dinosaur biodiversity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hateg Island, links from Michael Benton, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hateg Island-Episode-400/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Hateg Island, a Late Cretaceous island that included some tiny dinosaurs and at least one enormous pterosaur.Interview with Michael Benton, paleontologist and professor of vertebrate paleontology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written over 400 scientific papers and more than 50 books, about a wide range of topics, including animals in the Triassic, extinction events, and the Hateg Basin. His most recent books are “The Dinosaurs Rediscovered" and "Dinosaurs, New visions of a lost world"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dyoplosaurus, links from Maria McNamara, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dyoplosaurus-Episode-399/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Dyoplosaurus, an ankylosaurid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada (in the Dinosaur Park Formation).Interview with Maria McNamara, a paleobiologist and professor of paleontology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. Follow her on twitter @MariaMcN_palaeoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Itemirus, links from Cameron Muskelly, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Itemirus-Episode-398/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Itemirus, A dromaeosaurid described from a fragment of the back of the skull.Interview with Cameron Muskelly, an avocational paleontologist/geologist and paleontology educator based in Georgia. He’s a researcher, lecturer, and fossil collector, and an expert in Appalachian geology. Follow him on twitter @PaleoCameronSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Saurornitholestes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Saurornitholestes-Episode-397/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Saurornitholestes, A dromaeosaurid that looked similar to Velociraptor with teeth that may have been used to preen its feathers..Some resources to help you find fossils:FOSSILS: A Guide to Prehistoric Life, a book with many helpful photos and descriptions, plus links to more resources.myFOSSIL, a website that's "building a community of amateur and professional paleontologists."The Fossil Forum can help you ID fossils.A PBS webpage listing where you can find fossils in each US state.Fossil Explorer, an app that covers fossil localities in England, Scotland, and Wales. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Draconyx, links from David Randall, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Draconyx-Episode-396/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Draconyx, a relatively small relative of Iguanodon.Interview with David Randall, a senior reporter at Reuters and the author of several books, including “The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. rex and How It Shook Our World"This episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers one-week-long, small group camps on fun, educational topics. Kids get all the benefits of summer camp from the convenience of home. Go to varsitytutors.com and use promo code IKNOWDINO at checkout to save $50 on any summer camp.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Aegyptosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Aegyptosaurus-Episode-395/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Aegyptosaurus, a sauropod from Egypt which like Spinosaurus was mostly lost to science in Munich during WWII.Ankylosaurus is the longest, heaviest, and widest ankylosaur. But those aren't the only details that make Ankylosaurus such a special dinosaur.Some of the papers we cover that we didn't discuss back in Episode 5:Original paper describing Ankylosaurus & Ankylosauridae by Barnum Brown from 1908How ankylosaurid tails evolved by Arbour & CurrieAnkylosaurid tail posture, club sizes, and uses by Coombs (including the shin bashing & head butting hypotheses)Redescription of Ankylosaurus by Arbour & Mallon with its overall tank-like proportionsThis episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Moros, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Moros-Episode-394/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.We explore how well the dinosaurs in both Jurassic World Dominion and Prehistoric Planet match our current scientific understanding.Dinosaur of the day Moros, a small tyrannosauroid from Utah which was briefly featured in Jurassic World: Dominion.This episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers one-week-long, small group camps on fun, educational topics. Kids get all the benefits of summer camp from the convenience of home. Go to varsitytutors.com and use promo code IKNOWDINO at checkout to save $50 on any summer camp.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Scorpios rex, links from Glen McIntosh, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Scorpios rex-Episode-393/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Scorpios rex, a fictional hybrid dinosaur first introduced in Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.Interview with Glen McIntosh, an artist an animator who has worked on Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World: Battle at Big Rock and the prelude to Jurassic World: Dominion. He’s also lectured on dinosaur movement and locomotion at many conferences, schools, and museums. Find his work on artofglenmcintosh.comThis episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers one-week-long, small group camps on fun, educational topics. Kids get all the benefits of summer camp from the convenience of home. Go to varsitytutors.com and use promo code IKNOWDINO at checkout

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Erlikosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Erlikosaurus-Episode-392/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.How we differentiate dinosaurs from their closest relatives like pterosaurs, crocodilians, and dinosauromorphs.Dinosaur of the day Erlikosaurus, The first therizinosaur found with a complete skull—described as "remarkably uncrushed".This episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers one-week-long, small group camps on fun, educational topics. Kids get all the benefits of summer camp from the convenience of home. Go to varsitytutors.com and use promo code IKNOWDINO at checkout to save $50 on any summer camp.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Stegoceratops, links from Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Stegoceratops-Episode-391/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Stegoceratops, a Jurassic Park hybrid of Triceratops, Stegosaurus, a beetle, a snake, and a cuttlefish.Interview with Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi. Tito is a paleontologist, geologist, science communicator, and researcher at the University of Campinas and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Aline is a scientist, science communicator, and professor of paleontology also at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions make our podcast possible! You can join our community, help us keep the show going, and get the show ad-free for $9/month with an annual subscription. Go to Patreon.com/iknowdino to sign u

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pyroraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pyroraptor-Episode-390/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Pyroraptor, a raptor that was smaller than Velociraptor that we expect to see in Jurassic World: Dominion.We explore the radical transformation that dinosaurs went through to become birds.This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions make our podcast possible! You can join our community, help us keep the show going, and get the show ad-free for $9/month with an annual subscription. Go to Patreon.com/iknowdino to sign up.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Proa, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Proa-Episode-389/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Proa, a basal iguanodont that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Teruel Province, Spain.We answer the following questions:What “Dino of the day” most surprised you / most interested you in researching it for an episode?What famous dino field expedition would you liked to have been part of?Who of the early paleontologists do you wish you could have interviewed?If you had to take a side in the Bone Wars, would it be Marsh or Cope?Will there ever be a chance that your favorite groups of dinosaurs (sauropods and ankylosaurs) could change?What are your favorite non-saurian extinct animals?Do you have ancient plant or fungal life you find interesting?Did you have a favorite dinosaur toy growing up?How long would a human survive in the early-Triassic,

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anchiornis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Anchiornis-Episode-388/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Anchiornis, The first dinosaur to be reconstructed with realistic colors from preserved feathers on most of its body.In dinosaur news this week:A new massive megaraptorid, Maip macrothorax, was described from PatagoniaA new ornithomimosaur (not yet named) has been found in the Erlian Formation of Nei Mongol, north ChinaThe University of Colorado Boulder is returning their Triceratops skull to the Smithsonian InstitutionThe game Parkasaurus is now available on Nintendo SwitchColin Trevorrow shared a map of Jurassic World: Dominion that showed where the dinosaurs have ended up around the U.S.Jurassic World: Dominion dropped a second trailerTom Holtz shared a flowchart to help determine if you've found a coprolite, regurgitalite, or other dinosa

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Macrogryphosaurus, links from Riley Black, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Macrogryphosaurus-Episode-387/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Macrogryphosaurus, the largest known elasmarian.Interview with Riley Black, a science writer and communicator, whose work has appeared in Smithsonian, National Geographic, and Scientific American. She has written a number of books, including "The Last Days of Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World", which came out this week.In dinosaur news this week:There was a new response to the paper estimating there were probably billions of T. rexIn Missouri, the House recently voted to update the name of their state dinosaur from Hypsibema to ParrosaurusA group of Toronto Raptors fans dressed up in inflatable dinosaur costumes to celebrate the team making the playoffsThe Smithsonian is m

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Euskelosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Euskelosaurus-Episode-386/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Euskelosaurus, a large (for its time) plateosaurid sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic/Early Jurassic in what is now South Africa and Lesotho.In dinosaur news this week:Researchers found that Big John, the Triceratops horridus, was injured by another ceratopsianA new T. rex specimen was described and is going on display at the Auckland Museum in New ZealandAmargasaurus may have had more of a sail on its neck instead of tall spinesScientists studied a sauropodomorph from the beginning of the Late Triassic and found it was already relatively largeScientists analyzed and redescribed Patagosaurus fariasiResearchers found an air sac system in an adult saltasaurid titanosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now BrazilTh

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dystrophaeus, links from Jason Schein and Jason Poole, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dystrophaeus-Episode-385/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Dystrophaeus, a Sauropod from the Morrison Formation that was described by Cope in 1877.Interview with Jason Schein and Jason Poole, Jason Schein is the author and Jason Poole is the illustrator of Dinosaurs Behaving Badly, a coloring book that is also full of the latest information about dinosaur behavior. Jason Schein is also the founder of the nonprofit Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute and Jason Poole is a paleoartist whose work has been featured in National Geographic, scientific publications, and museums.In dinosaur news this week:A new Early Jurassic thyreophoran, Yuxisaurus, looks like ankylosaurs from the CretaceousScientists rediscovered an ankylosaur skull and fossils that had been

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Adeopapposaurus, links from Thomas Halliday, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Adeopapposaurus-Episode-384/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Adeopapposaurus, a sauropodomorph that lived in the Early Jurassic in what is now San Juan, Argentina.Interview with Thomas Halliday, paleobiologist who specializes in mammal evolution and phylogenetics. His research also includes renaissance paleontology, faunal networks, and decolonizing paleontology. And he is the author of the book, “Otherlands: A World in the Making”In dinosaur news this week:New Early Cretaceous tracks from Spain show theropods running nearly 30 miles per hourA new study found that sauropods walked in a diagonal couplet patternA model of Thecodontosaurus helps to show how sauropods shifted from bipedal to quadrupedalHundreds of dinosaur fossils and footprints have been found in a cl

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Raphus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Raphus-Episode-383/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Raphus, a secondarily flightless dinosaur which is often thought of as clumsy, but was actually swift-footed.In dinosaur news this week:An analysis of dinosaur bone density showed that Spinosaurus & Baryonyx likely hunted underwaterResearchers have found Borogovia is a valid taxon and supported it being classified as a troodontidA new enantiornithine, Musivavis amabilis, was described from Liaoning, ChinaBrevirostruavis macrohyoidus was described with a "hyper-elongated tongue" possibly used like a hummingbird or woodpeckerAnother bird like dinosaur, Kaririavis mater, was found in Brazil with feathers preserved on its footA review of over 100 specimens resulted in two new dinosaurs being named Meemannavis & BrevidentavisStan the T. rex was tr

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Avaceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Avaceratops-Episode-382/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Avaceratops, a small ceratopsian that may have lived alongside Zuul and Dromaeosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:A new very early stegosaur, Bashanosaurus primitivus, was named from Chongqing, ChinaA new alvarezsaurid from Uzbekistan, Dzharaonyx eski, was described including its fascinating small handsAn Amurosaurus appears to have broken its wrist after falling, but it survived for at least a few monthsUsing a new type of CT scan, researchers found the T. rex nicknamed Tristan Otto probably had an infection in its jawResearchers found four pathologies in sauropod ribs found in Chongqing, ChinaAn analysis of B-rex identified some conditions that helped to preserve soft tissue in its bonesA photographer took some fun photos of squirrels "pla