Episode 436: How dinosaurs became birds update. Plus dinosaurs of the day Ornithomimus

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Dinosaur of the day Ornithomimus, the "bird mimic" dinosaur which is the namesake for all the ostrich-like ornithomimids.

In dinosaur news this week:

• An update on how dinosaurs became birds, by looking for the evolution of the front of their wing
• Sauropod expert Michael Taylor et. al have an excellent paper about the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal, Utah
• Mattel is relaunching Barney as an animated series in 2024
• The Chickenosaurus project—creating a non-avian-looking dinosaur from chicken embryos—is stuck at growing a tail

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