Two new feathered dinosaurs

Dinosaur of the day Anserimimus, The "goose mimic" from the Gobi Desert.Interview with Karen Chin, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder and Curator of Paleontology at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, and she's an expert in coprolites. Check out a video of her work here if you want to see more.Get our new book 50 Dinosaur Tales at: bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesIn dinosaur news this week:News from the 3rd day of talks at the 2019 meeting of the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyDinosaurs had many different skull, jaw muscle, and brain sizes, but we can only easily study the small group that survived the mass extinctionBy using evo-devo we can now see how exactly bird skulls form around their brainsNon-avian Dinosaurs quickly evolved many different skulls and jaws, but they don’t always reflect their feeding strategiesWe don’t see evidence of dinosaurs before the Carnian Pluvial Event, but fossil localities are limitedA new statistical approach may make it easier to separate male and female dinosaur fossilsSome quadrupedal dinosaurs had much larger hindfeet than front-feet, but the reason is still unclearMassospondylus had very flexible growth rates, possibly indicating it was a “recovery taxa” taking advantage of the end Triassic extinctionNew Triceratops excavations found rare remains beyond just the skull, allowing us to measure how they changed as they grewLate cretaceous ceratopsian brains changed shape to allow for the massive neck muscles they needed to hold up their headAustralia has the best ankylosaurs from Gondwana including the new “Julia Creek” specimenA new, larger, Liaoningosaurus fossil was found by a farmer in ChinaMicrostructure of pachycephalosaur domes may show that they did but headsIn Casper, Wyoming, the Tate Geological Museum now has Nicole the Torosaurus on displayThe Natural History Museum in London is taking student applications to study ceratopsian phylogenyAustria is releasing a set of 12 glow in the dark 3-euro dinosaur coinsMattel Films is partnering with Daniel Kaluuya’s production company to make a live action Barney the dinosaur movieJurassic World 3 will star DeWanda Wise and Mamoudou Athie, and will bring back characters Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler, and Alan Grant will be in the filmTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anserimimus, links from Karen Chin, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Anserimimus-Episode-258/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Marras 20191h 5min

Dinosaur of the day Kritosaurus, a hadrosaur that was found over 100 years ago in New Mexico.Interview with Scott Hartman, a paleo artist and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison for the Department of Integrative Biology. He’s done hundreds of skeletal drawings and his work has been featured in books, museums, and academic publications. Follow him on facebook or twitter @skeletaldrawing or skeletaldrawing.comIn dinosaur news this week:News from poster sessions and 2nd day of talks at the 2019 meeting of the Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyEarly Mesozoic herbivores filled in ecological niches that were left because of extinctionsRegurgitalites (fossilized vomit) are out there, and they can give just as much information as coprolites (fossilized poop)Chemical testing of bones is looking to be a promising method of finding lost fossil localitiesScott Hocknull described three successful case studies of getting the public involved with dinosaur discoveries during construction projects and mining operationsStuart Sumida showed an animation of evolution, using a Dimetrodon and other relativesAriel Marcy has a new collaborative game about the scientific method, similar to the game PandemicTaissa Rodrigues taught high schoolers in Brazil about evolution through paleo artEmanuel Tschopp found that sauropods from the Morrison Formation did not overlap as much as previously thoughtKayleigh Wiersma showed that some sauropods may have had beaks in addition to their teethLes Hearn and Amanda Williams published a paper about pain in dinosaurs, and found a lot of dinosaurs survived injuries that would have hurt their mobility and ability to hunt or run away from predatorsThe Field Museum in Chicago has new sensory stations, including one where you can smell Sue the T. rex’s breathThere’s a grassroots effort in Westchester New York to protect land with dinosaur tracks and fossilsAustin, Texas, as a weird neon green dinosaur, known as Mangiasaurus rexSpecial Spaces Cleveland and the Jurassic World Live tour worked together to design a dinosaur bedroom for Ezra Boggs, a 6-year-old with cancerLego has a new 910 piece Dinosaur Fossils setGet our merchandise, on sale for Halloween at bit.ly/iknowdinostoreTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Kritosaurus, links from Scott Hartman, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Kritosaurus-Episode-257/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

31 Loka 20191h 4min

Dinosaur of the day Coloradisaurus, a Triassic sauropodomorph known from a nearly complete skull that was found in Argentina.Interview with Taissa Rodrigues, from the Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo in Brazil. She presented a poster at SVP about teaching evolution using paleoart. She also led a session on women in paleontology and had a student present a poster on a pterosaur. Follow her on twitter @paleotaissaPresentations from the first day of SVP:New dating shows Lythronax argestes is older than previously thought, no longer coinciding with a global sea-level dropThere are tons of new sauropod fossil fields in southwest Queensland, Australia, near EromangaProbable ornithopod, ceratopsid, deinonychosaur, and tyrannosaur tracks were found on a 200ft cliff in AlaskaIn Alberta, Tyrants Aisle has over 120 tracks likely belonging to Edmontosaurus, a troodontid, Tyrannosaurus, and another theropodCT scans of track slabs shows how dinosaur feet moved through soft sedimentsLaser-stimulated fluorescence (LSF) is being used to gather evidence of the first aerodynamically significant wingsA new track site shows a couple sauropods walking together when a larger sauropod skids to avoid squashing a smaller individual.New sauropod finds in Hateg island Transylvania, Romania may be a fourth genus, but isn’t complete enough to get a new nameDinosaurs and crocodiles have hard eggshells that evolved independentlyA new titanosaur was found in NW KenyaLow melanosome (color pigment producer) diversity may be linked to low metabolismCompacted coarse cancellous bone (CCCB) that is common in burrowing animals was found in the hind limbs of a new Oryctodromeus relativeExceptional fossils don’t necessarily translate to good cellular and molecular preservationNew opalized femur fragments from an ornithopod in lightening ridge show that young were born in the areaMelanosomes are not enough to determine color. Structure, chemistry, and diet also have a big impactCalcium isotopes from Morocco and Niger support Spinosaurus as a fish-eaterMore neornithischian finds from south of Melbourne may end with one or two synonymized taxa in the near futureNew research shows ovarian follicles in an enantiornithineA sauropod footprint was found in a new sauropod bone, adding to the idea of trampling sauropodsA dinosaur stampede like trackway was found near Quilpie, QLD, AustraliaCoprolites can preserve some soft tissue features and other information about temperatures and habitatsThe name Kamuysaurus is meant to mean that it is the god of Japanese dinosaurs based on its incredibly complete skeletonDeep learning can process CT scans and save time on analyzing imagesEquisetum, or horse tails, were probably the most nutritious food for young and adult sauropodsBirds use their necks in a variety of ways, but they tend to have a lot of traits in commonThis episode is brought to you in part by Columbia University Press. Get 30% off The Story of Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them by Donald Prothero by using promo code DINO30 at cup.columbia.eduTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Coloradisaurus, links from Taissa Rodrigues, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Coloradisaurus-Episode-256/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

23 Loka 20191h 15min

Dinosaur of the day Nyasasaurus, a 240 million year old dinosauriform that may be the earliest known dinosaur.Interview with Christopher DiPiazza, a science teacher, paleo artist, and creator of the popular site, Prehistoric Beast of the Week. He covers a different prehistoric animal (nearly) every week, with an original painting he creates, a photograph of the fossil, and whenever possible, input from a paleontologist who worked on that animal. Follow him on twitter or @ChrisDPiazza or Instagram.In dinosaur news this week:A new early cretaceous carcharodontosaurian, Siamraptor, was discovered in ThailandRebecca Jensen shared her database and map of Dinosaur National Monument with usIn St. George, Utah, carnivorous dinosaur footprints have been found from roughly 200 million years agoThe Las Vegas Natural History Museum announced their paleontology team found 240 million year old vertebrate tracksThe Dickinson’s Badlands Dinosaur Museum has a new find, a 77 million year old tyrannosaurNew fossils on display, including a juvenile Triceratops, adult Triceratops, and a hadrosaurMaximus, a 70 million year old 3m long dinosaur recently sold for for about $227,000Smithsonian Mag published a list of spots to dig for dinosaur bonesIn Sacramento, California, a man in a Allosaurus costume stopped by a Sacramento City HallSupergirl star, Melissa Benoit, shared a photo of herself riding a dinosaur and hugging a T. rexTo get our postcard from SVP, sign up on our Patreon by October 22, 2019 https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Nyasasaurus, links from Christopher DiPiazza, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Nyasasaurus-Episode-255/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

16 Loka 201950min

Dinosaur of the day Alioramus, a tyrannosaurid from Asia with nearly 80 teeth and 8 small horns on its snout.In dinosaur news this week:New alvarezsauroid, Shishugounykus inexpectus, was described from ChinaNew Saurornitholestes specimens expand what we know about the genus and synonymizeSaturnalia skull and jaw bones were CT scanned and help show why its skull was smallDarwin and Dinosaurs exhibition opened in Idaho FallsA giant chicken skeleton was installed at the Denver Central LibraryGet our brand new book! At http://bit.ly/50dinosaurtalesTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Alioramus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Alioramus-Episode-254/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Loka 201926min

Dinosaur of the day Skorpiovenator, a slightly smaller hornless relative of Carnotaurus. It's one of the most complete abelisaurids found to date.Interview with Dave Hone, lecturer in Zoology at Queen Mary University of London. He is an expert in both dinosaurs and pterosaurs. He wrote the Tyrannosaur Chronicles and just described the pterosaur Cryodrakon. Find him online @Dave_Hone, on facebook, or on his blog Archosaur Musings.In dinosaur news this week:A new study shows the first day of the Cenozoic had huge Sulphur emissions and widespread firesThe second most complete T. rex, Victoria, is going on a world tour for the next five yearsThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Jurassic Paleo Prep LabNew children’s show called Super Dinosaur will be on Amazon on Oct 6The game Jurassic World Evolution has a new herbivore dinosaur packThe new short Jurassic World Battle at Big Rock was released on YouTubeTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Skorpiovenator, links from Dave Hone, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Skorpiovenator-Episode-253/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 Loka 20191h 1min

Dinosaur of the day Dacentrurus, A wide-hipped stegosaur from the Jurassic in England.In dinosaur news this week:The Japanese “Mukawa dinosaur” now has an official name, Kamuysaurus japonicusA new study shows how T. rex warmed up using a specialized area on top of its headBrian Engh used this research to create an amazing thermal-image illustrationA marine turtle that got trampled by a sauropod in what is now SwitzerlandFor those keeping tabs, the Dinosaurs of Utah PDF has been updated to include more species of dinosaurs (now >115)Here’s The Travel’s list of 10 dinosaur places to visitJurassic Park and Jurassic World memorabilia will be auctioned off in LondonCrystal Palace dinosaurs had an open day on September 15Magic Leap recently launched a Dinosaur Kit, which lets you assemble dinosaur skeletons from scattered bones—if you have the $2,000+ headsetA maid of honor wore an inflatable T. rex costume to her sister’s weddingTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dacentrurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dacentrurus-Episode-252/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Syys 201934min

Dinosaur of the day Huayangosaurus, a smaller Chinese relative of Stegosaurus.Interview with Ari Rudenko, the founder and artistic director of Prehistoric Body Theater, a performance company that uses dance to teach about paleontology and evolution. His show, Ghosts of Hell Creek, is currently fundraising to go on tour.In dinosaur news this week:A new study finds that raptors likely used their claws for grasping or restraining preyA new fully rooted Triceratops tooth is on display at Casper college in WyomingThe Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands 3D printed some missing bones of their new TriceratopsTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Huayangosaurus, links from Ari Rudenko, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Huayangosaurus-Episode-251/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Syys 201951min