I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

This episode is all about answering listener questions! Ranges from did non-avian dinosaurs live past the K-Pg in what's now New Zealand? Also how to survive the Mesozoic, would you go to a real life Jurassic Park, what dinosaurs would win "best in show", plus two dinosaur books that are great references.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Albertadromeus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Albertadromeus-Episode-517/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Albertadromeus, a thescelosaurid that was the smallest known herbivorous dinosaur in its ecosystem.Our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide is available now! Find the perfect gift for the dinosaur enthusiast in your life (or yourself). This year's guide features real dinosaur teeth, a color your own dinosaur postcard book, dinosaur collectibles, toys, and more! Head to iknowdino.com/the-ultimate-dinosaur-holiday-gift-guide/ to see the full list of gift ideas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The stegosaur Angustungui has claws similar to Scelidosaurus despite being over 30 million years more recent. Plus a few new non-fiction dinosaur books that we've been reading lately.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Thescelosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Thescelosaurus-Episode-516/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Thescelosaurus, a "godlike" burrowing dinosaur.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new stegosaur, Angustungui qiketaiensis Our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide is available now! Find the perfect gift for the dinosaur enthusiast in your life (or yourself). This year's guide features real dinosaur teeth, a color your own dinosaur postcard book, dinosaur collectibles, toys, and more! Head to iknowdino.com/the-ultimate-dinosaur-holiday-gift-guide/ to see the full list of gift ideas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The new silesaur Gondwanax was named from Southern Brazil and may show a transition between silesaurs and neornithischians; The new tyrannosaurid Labocania aguillonae helps solidify Labocania as a true tyrannosaurid; Plus a new huge Pachyrhinosaurus skull and a new Mesozoic swimming bird.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Kwanasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Kwanasaurus-Episode-515/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Kwanasaurus, a silesaur known for its teeth and jaws that seem like they were evolved for eating plants.In dinosaur news this week:A new, giant, Pachyrhinosaurus (ceratopsian) skull nicknamed “Big Sam” was found in Northern Alberta, CanadaThere’s a new silesaur, Gondwanax paraisensis, from Southern BrazilThere’s a new tyrannosaurid species, Labocania aguillonae, from Northern MexicoThere’s a new euornithean bird, Shuilingornis angelai, is one of the earliest known birds with semi-aquatic features Our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide is available now! Find the perfect gift for the dinosaur enthusiast in your life (or yourself). This year's guide features real dinosaur teeth, a color your own dinosaur postcard book, dinosaur collectibles, toys, and more! Head to iknowdino.com/the-ultimate-dinosaur-holiday-gift-guide/ to see the full list of gift ideas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spinosaurids had powerful enough jaws and teeth to go after large prey, just not sharp enough to take out bites. Plus, more on the aquatic spinosaurs debate, and more spinosaur updates.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tachiraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tachiraptor-Episode-514/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Tachiraptor, a small carnivorous theropod that was found in the mountains of Venezuela.In dinosaur news this week:Spinosaurids had the skull and teeth to go after large preyInstead of crocodile mimics, maybe spinosaurs should be considered phytosaur mimicsSpinosaurus had at least one other spinosaurine living along side it in the Kem Kem beds in MoroccoA tooth in Thailand that was long thought to be from an ichthyosaur was actually from a spinosaur See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Juvenile Daspletosaurus skull bones; Modern birds have high Encephalization Quotients from their non-avian dinosaur ancestors; Dinosaur size estimate problems; Plus new non-fiction dinosaur booksFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Suzhousaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Suzhousaurus-Episode-513/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Suzhousaurus, a large therizinosaur theropod that had one of the longest upper arm bones of any theropod.In dinosaur news this week:Three immature Daspletosaurus skull bones help show how the dinosaur changed (and didn’t change) as it grew upModern birds have high EQs which they evolved from non-avian dinosaursScientists caution on how to estimate sizes and body shapes of extinct animals (be careful what animals you compare it to) This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 changed our understanding of the worldIn dinosaur news this week:There’s a new kritosaurin hadrosaur dinosaur, Coahuilasaurus lipaniThere’s a new hadrosauroid ornithopod dinosaur, Qianjiangsaurus changshengiThe hadrosaur Hypacrosaurus lived in groups separated by age (juveniles lived separately from adults)The new Jurassic World film, coming out next July 2, has a title: Jurassic World Rebirth This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/IKDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Diamantinasaurus This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.You can win a large Spinosaurus tooth, fossilized leaf, and more by winning our Di-Know-It-All Challenge! This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge508 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/110493197. Get your answers in by 8/31/2024 at 11:59pm PDT! All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 easier for museums to digitize their fossils and share with people around the world This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.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 answering questions. This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge508 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/110493197. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.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 answering questions. This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge507 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/110070921. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.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 answering questions. This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge506 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/109303607. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/IKDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.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 answering questions. This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge505 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/108019451. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 answering questions. This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge504 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/107966271. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/IKDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 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 answering questions. This week you can enter at bit.ly/dinochallenge503 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/107569164. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/IKDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.