We saw Jurassic World Rebirth on opening day, but haven't discussed it with each other yet. We share all our favorite moments, dinosaurs, and theories about the movie.

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In this episode, we break down the horror-infused tone of Jurassic World: Rebirth, from malfunctioning park systems to scary Mosasaurus sequences. We explore standout scenes like Bronto Billy’s first appearance in NYC, the Quetzalcoatlus and Spinosaurus teaming up with the Mosasaur. We give our thoughts on the all new cast including Scarlett Johansson (Zora Bennett), Mahershala Ali (Duncan Kincaid), Jonathan Bailey (Dr. Henry Loomis), and other minor characters.

We also dive into updated animal portrayals—like the adorable backpack-sized Aquilops named Dolores, the eerie hybrid Mutadon, and the menacing Distortus rex—along with practical effects and callbacks to earlier films. Finally, we debate what worked, what didn’t, favorite dinos, and lingering questions about the sequel’s direction.

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New species, old species, size, behavior, and everything we else we know about Allosaurus!

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Dinosaur of the day Allosaurus, the quintessential (Late) Jurassic theropod.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Free dinosaur event with the Colorado Northwestern Community College Paleo Crew on June 28

Some of the topics from our Allosaurus discussion:

• There are multiple species, including A. fragilis and A. jimmadseni
• Debate over the species A. europaeus
• Whether A. europaeus could be A. fragilis
• There's also a new species (and no more Saurophaganax): A. anax
• Plus, we get into its Bone Wars history, the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, other former species, its hunting and scavenging habits, all the pathologies, what its habitat was like, future research, and more

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Dr. Michael O'Sullivan joins to discuss his part in bringing dinosaurs to Dungeons & Dragons (and Pathfinder). We also cover the latest and greatest AI methods used in paleontology. Plus two new "compsognathid-like" dinosaurs and an ankylosaur for our dinosaur of the day.

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Dinosaur of the day Panoplosaurus, an ankylosaur with nasal passages that resemble a French horn.

Interview with Michael O’Sullivan, an Irish based paleontologist and writer and researcher for Palaeogames, which specializes in introducing realistic dinosaurs and other extinct animals into Tabletop Role-Playing Games.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There are two new compsognathid-like dinosaurs: Sinosauropteryx lingyuanensis and Huadanosaurus sinensis
• Patron spotlight: Toon Rex shared their short story "A Meal Fit For a King"

Fun Fact: AI is helping us identify dinosaur bones and might soon help to reconstruct whole animals from just a few bones. If you have access to 3D digitized dinosaur bones and you're willing to share them, email JP at [email protected] 

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Uriash kadici and Petrustitan hungaricus lived on Hateg island and would have had to deal with the murder giraffe—Hatzegopteryx. Plus the "titan of salt" Chadititan. We also celebrate world metrology day with some dinosaur size comparisons.

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Dinosaur of the day Eodromaeus, the aptly named "dawn runner".

In dinosaur news this week:

• There are two new titanosaur dinosaurs from Hateg Island: Uriash kadici (the largest known from the island) and Petrustitan hungaricus (formerly lumped with Magyarosaurus)
• There’s another new titanosaur dinosaur, Chadititan calvoi, from Patagonia that was very small for a titanosaur

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We have loved Franco's art longer than we knew the term "paleoart". He joins to explain his process of illustrating for books–including ours. Plus a new sauropodomorph with a big head named Lishulong wangi.

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Dinosaur of the day Chilantaisaurus, an very large theropod with impressive claws.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new sauropodomorph dinosaur, Lishulong wangi, and it had a large skull

Over two decades, Franco has illustrated more than 50 books on dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals for major publishers worldwide. His piece “T. rex couple vs. Dakotaraptor pack” won the 2016 John J. Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize. He compares the scene to lions defending a kill from hyenas, highlighting the possible social dynamics between top predators and opportunistic rivals. Check out his illustrations and the text of the interview here: iknowdino.com/franco-tempesta-on-bringing-dinosaurs-to-life-through-art/

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We bring back our fan-favorite segment: Dinosaurs on Trial! Patrons submitted dinosaur “crimes,” and we argue the cases like whether or not compsognathids are misidentified juvenile theropods. Plus a new ornithomimid from Uzbekistan named Dzharacursor.

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Dinosaur of the day Nurosaurus, an informally named sauropod with a stress fracture in its toe.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new ornithomimid dinosaur, Dzharacursor bissektensis, that may contain medullary bone

For our Dinosaurs on Trial segment, patrons submitted dinosaur “crimes,” and we argue the cases:

• Did Ankylosaurus cruelly attack a mother T. rex in Walking With Dinosaurs?
• Are compsognathids just mislabeled juvenile theropods?
• Did T. rex throw the fight against Spinosaurus in Jurassic Park 3?
• Did T. rex really hunt with F-14s?
• Was Oviraptor a misunderstood parent or an egg thief?

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Interview with Tone Blakesley, who recently described 131 dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. The tracks include those made by Megalosaurus and Cetiosaurus (or close relatives) and Tone made an accompanying documentary for the paper.

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Dinosaur of the day Ornithodesmus, a dinosaur that was first thought to be a bird based on its hip bones (sacrum) and later considered to be a pterosaur.

Interview with Tone Blakesley, a Master's graduate University of Edinburgh and lead author of a new paper about 131 dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye in Scotland

In dinosaur news this week:

• Tone Blakesley's new paper describing a Middle Jurassic lagoon preserved in modern day Scotland
• The documentary of the tracks that Tone made to accompany the paper

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Yuanmouraptor wasn't a raptor or a megaraptorid, but it did have two foot long jaws full of sharp, serrated, teeth. Plus a "noble" tyrannosauroid, Kileskus, that had a long crest down its head and lived about 100 million years before T. rex.

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Dinosaur of the day Kileskus, one of the oldest known tyrannosauroids. It lived in the Middle Jurassic of what is now Siberia.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new carnivorous metriacanthosaurid dinosaur, Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis

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Duonychus tsogtbaatari was found in what is now Mongolia with strong evidence that it only had two fingers on each hand. Plus the Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer, Walking with Dinosaurs is coming back, and more.

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Dinosaur of the day Sinovenator, a common troodontid, one of which was found curled up in a sleeping posture similar to Mei long.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new therizinosaur with just two large claws per hand, Duonychus tsogtbaatari
• There’s a trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth
• BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs revival is coming out later this year
• There’s a new dinosaur horror comedy, called The Invisible Raptor
• Petition to save "Tyra" the "world's largest dinosaur" in Drumheller
• Petition to make T. rex the U.S. national fossil

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Tameryraptor markgrafi is a significant dinosaur that was named by an even more significant paleontologist. But only photos and a braincase of it remain.

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Dinosaur of the day Dakotadon, an ornithopod that was originally pronounced the "first species from the United States that can be clearly referred to the European genus Iguanodon".

In dinosaur news this week:

• The newly named Tameryraptor is such a significant find that it could be considered the original Carcharodontosaurus

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