Episode 451: A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor. A new ankylosaur, a new ornithopod, and Dr. Will Tattersdill joins us to discuss dinosaurs in Victorian-era pop culture

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Dinosaur of the day Ilokelesia, An abelisaurid theropod whose name fittingly means "flesh lizard" or a "flesh eating reptile".

Interview with Will Tattersdill, a Senior Lecturer in Literature and Contemporary Fantasy Cultures at the University of Glasgow. He is an expert in late-Victorian science fiction and explores how the connections between dinosaur science and science fiction.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new ankylosaur from the Isle of Wight, Vectipelta, had armor similar to 1/2 inch thick plywood in its skin and blade-like spikes on its sides
• Scientists named a new ornithopod dinosaur, Calvarius rapidus
• A new dinosaur short, “We Hunt Giants” co-produced by Andreas Feix and Titus Pair

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