I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

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 baojiensis
• A 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/dinochallenge24

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/IKD

See 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 behaved
• There’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/dinochallenge24

This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/IKD

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 more

For 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 bone
• Scientists studied skull shapes of 99 animals to figure out how much time Spinosaurus spent in the water
• The 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 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/dinochallenge502 and if you're a patron you can answer the patron question at patreon.com/posts/107569799. All the rules for the challenge are at bit.ly/dinochallenge24

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Plus, more complexities to the dinosaur extinction and a new green Jurassic sauropod fossil

For 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 centrosaurine
• The asteroid killed off the non-avian dinosaurs, but volcanic eruptions may have set the stage for their mass extinction
• Dust from the asteroid impact may have been the biggest factor in the non-avian dinosaurs going extinct
• Studying 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 brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions have gotten us to 500 episodes! Help us make our next 500 episodes by joining your fellow Di-Know-It-Alls at Patreon.com/iknowdino. You can save 10% by paying annually

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 feathers
• Both with modern raptors (birds of prey) and dromaeosaurs the foot is the deadly weapon
• Utahraptor was discovered around the time the movie Jurassic Park came out, more recently a new huge block of Utahraptors was found
• Paleontologist Bob Bakker tells a compelling story of a Utahraptor through her eyes in his novel Raptor Red
• Paleontologist John Ostrom named Deinonychus in 1969 (which also has ties to Jurassic Park)
• "The first definitive dromaeosaur with a reasonably complete skeleton ever found in the US" is nicknamed "Julietraptor"

Plus, I Know Dino A to Z (the most common dinosaur terms you should know)

This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions have gotten us to 500 episodes! Help us make our next 500 episodes by joining your fellow Di-Know-It-Alls at Patreon.com/iknowdino. You can save 10% by paying annually

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 scientist

For 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 diseases
• A family on a hike found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus
• There’s a new museum dedicated to fossilized poop (coprolite) in Williams, Arizona
• The fossil cabin (that's made from dinosaur bones) near Como Bluff in Wyoming may be getting moved soon

This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions have gotten us to nearly 500 episodes! Help us make our next 500 episodes by joining your fellow Di-Know-It-Alls at Patreon.com/iknowdino. You can save 10% by paying annually

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 program

For 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 ago
• There’s a new sauropodomorph from Zimbabwe, Musankwa sanyatiensis, named after a houseboat
• The Carthage Institute of Paleontology will run out of funding for their preparator in August and their field program will go with it

Dinosaur Connection Challenge: Language

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 engaging activities to prepare you for real life conversations. You can pick and choose the lessons that work best for you and create a personalized experience that is both fun and engaging. Get ready for life's adventures with over 50% off for I Know Dino listeners at RosettaStone.com/dino

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 skin
• Allosaurus 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 noasaurid

Listener Question: The major groups of theropods and their unique characteristics

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 engaging activities to prepare you for real life conversations. You can pick and choose the lessons that work best for you and create a personalized experience that is both fun and engaging. Get ready for life's adventures with over 50% off for I Know Dino listeners at RosettaStone.com/dino

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 described
• There’s a new noasaurid theropod, Kiyacursor longipes
• There’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 engaging activities to prepare you for real life conversations. You can pick and choose the lessons that work best for you and create a personalized experience that is both fun and engaging. Get ready for life's adventures with over 50% off for I Know Dino listeners at RosettaStone.com/dino

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 @WhyDinosaurs

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new elasmarian ornithopod, Tietasaura derbyiana
• The Field Museum in Chicago has a new to science Archaeopteryx on display
• The National Museum of Brazil got a donation of over 1,100 fossils that were all found in Brazil

Listener feedback:

• An interesting Triassic sauropodomorph named Pampadromaeus
• A breakdown of the major sauropod groups and what makes them unique

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

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 engaging activities to prepare you for real life conversations. You can pick and choose the lessons that work best for you and create a personalized experience that is both fun and engaging. Get ready for life's adventures with over 50% off for I Know Dino listeners at RosettaStone.com/dino

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.