I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

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

How we can tell dinosaur brain size and shape from their skulls; Evidence from the brain of Thescelosaurus shows it may have burrowed; Plus an update on OrnithoscelidaFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dracovenator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dracovenator-Episode-492/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Dracovenator, a close relative of Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic of South Africa.In dinosaur news this week:Brain size varied in dinosaursTurns out, the dinosaur Thescelosaurus had a powerful sense of smell, a sensitive vestibular system, but terrible hearing—all which may mean it was a burrowerA new hiking trail with 134 sauropod dinosaur footprints is now open to the public in Colorado, according to The Denver GazetteThe Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park is opening in June in New JerseyListener Questions:What would a real "modern tyrannosaur" look like?Update on the Orni

a new titanosaur from central Patagonia that lived alongside Carnotaurus; "Jingia" is now Jingiella; Two new studies help show why dinosaurs took over the Jurassic worldFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Limusaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Limusaurus-Episode-491/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Limusaurus, a fascinating dinosaur that started out with over 40 teeth, but had their teeth completely replaced by a beak by the time they turned one.In dinosaur news this week:A new Patagonian titanosaur, Titanomachya gimenezi, was named after an epic battle of the Greek godsThe mamenchisaurid sauropod “Jingia” dongxingensis has been renamed to Jingiella dongxingensisHaving a wide variety of limb proportions and gaits helped dinosaurs become a successEarly dinosaurs grew fast, and that was a good thing for them, but they weren't the only ones to grow quickly This episode

Thyreosaurus was a stegosaur, but wore its armor like an ankylosaur; A new iguanodontian, Hesperonyx, was named from Portugal; and dinosaur of the day Eotyrannus, a large early tyrannosauroidFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Eotyrannus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Eotyrannus-Episode-490/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Eotyrannus, a tyrannosauroid from the Early Cretaceous which was surprisingly large for its time—aptly named the "dawn tyrant".In dinosaur news this week:A new stegosaur, Thyreosaurus atlasicus, had large oval plates different than any other stegosaurA new iguanodontian, Hesperonyx martinhotomasorum, was found in PortugalDinosaurs and concrete have a lot in common 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 off

A new titanosaur from Uruguay is the most complete ever found in the country; Northern Alaska had even more dinosaur diversity than we thought; A site in Brazil shows dinosaur enthusiasts have been there for 1,000s of yearsFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Orkoraptor, links from Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Orkoraptor-Episode-489/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Orkoraptor, a 20ft long megaraptorid from Argentina with specialized teeth for hunting.Interview with Tito Aureliano and Aline Ghilardi, two amazing paleontologists from Brazil. Tito is a paleontologist, geologist, science communicator, and a postdoc at URCA university in Northeast Brazil. line Ghilardi, a scientist, science communicator, and professor of paleontology at UFRN.In dinosaur news this week:A new titanosaur from Uruguay, Udelartitan celeste, is the most complete ever

We have so many Microraptor specimens we know the color of their feathers, how they molted, what they ate, and much more. Plus a new hypothesis for why the first wings may have evolved. On a lighter note we cover some famous pop-culture dinosaurs: Rodan, Godzillasaurus, Ultimasaurus, and Toronto's Raptor mascot.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Microraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Microraptor revisited-Episode-488/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Microraptor, a small 4 or 5 winged dinosaur that we first knew from just a tail, but now we even know what it ate.In dinosaur news this week:Dinosaur feathers were a lot more like bird feathers than we thoughtScientists have a new framework for figuring out if a dinosaur could flyA robotic Caudipteryx demonstrated how dinosaurs could have used their “half” wings to startle insects (and eat them) This episode is brought

Also, a nearly complete titanosaur was recently found! How long did it take for fossils in Australia to turn into opal? And how much do really exceptional fossil sites skew paleontological research?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zanclodon, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zanclodon-Episode-487/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Zanclodon, An archosauriform originally named "Smilodon" because of its dagger-like teeth (but that name was already taken by the saber-toothed cat).In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new ornithopod, Chakisaurus nekul, which was much smaller than the titanosaurs that surrounded it in what is now ArgentinaA new dinosaur, Imparavis attenboroughi, is a rare toothless enantiornithine that also likely had very powerful wingsA man out walking his dog found a nearly complete 70-million-year-old titanosaurFossils at Lightning Ridge, Australia took their sw

Sauropods were the longest, tallest, and heaviest animals to ever walk the Earth. What adaptations did they have to get so large? And which dinosaurs were the largest in other groups?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Uberabatitan, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Uberabatitan-Episode-486/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Uberabatitan, A giant titanosaur that may have had the largest teeth of any known sauropod.In dinosaur news this week:Sauropods grew to be the largest land animals of all time with many special adaptations that helped them reach "super giant" sizesBruhathkayosaurus may have been the heaviest land animal of all time with weight estimates from 80–190 tonnesSauroposeidon may be the tallest sauropod (and land animal) of all time—with Giraffatitan proportions bringing it to about 17m (56ft) tallSauropod babies were already built to grow largeIt's not just sauropod