The State of Headbutting Science

Also, a nearly complete titanosaur was recently found! How long did it take for fossils in Australia to turn into opal? And how much do really exceptional fossil sites skew paleontological research?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zanclodon, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zanclodon-Episode-487/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Zanclodon, An archosauriform originally named "Smilodon" because of its dagger-like teeth (but that name was already taken by the saber-toothed cat).In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new ornithopod, Chakisaurus nekul, which was much smaller than the titanosaurs that surrounded it in what is now ArgentinaA new dinosaur, Imparavis attenboroughi, is a rare toothless enantiornithine that also likely had very powerful wingsA man out walking his dog found a nearly complete 70-million-year-old titanosaurFossils at Lightning Ridge, Australia took their sweet time to opalizeReally exceptional fossil sites (lagerstätten) are important, but they can influence our understanding of biodiversity and development on a global scale 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/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Maalis 20241h 9min

Sauropods were the longest, tallest, and heaviest animals to ever walk the Earth. What adaptations did they have to get so large? And which dinosaurs were the largest in other groups?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Uberabatitan, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Uberabatitan-Episode-486/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Uberabatitan, A giant titanosaur that may have had the largest teeth of any known sauropod.In dinosaur news this week:Sauropods grew to be the largest land animals of all time with many special adaptations that helped them reach "super giant" sizesBruhathkayosaurus may have been the heaviest land animal of all time with weight estimates from 80–190 tonnesSauroposeidon may be the tallest sauropod (and land animal) of all time—with Giraffatitan proportions bringing it to about 17m (56ft) tallSauropod babies were already built to grow largeIt's not just sauropods that had special adaptations to grow so large—Theropods had them tooEarly sauropod ancestors evolved very rapid growth before they evolved gigantic sizesA new study found 36 unique times that sauropods evolved gigantismA hadrosaur long thought to be an island dwarf turned out to just be young and was still growingYou 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/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Maalis 202458min

New ankylosaur Datai yingliangis is already a contender for best ankylosaur of 2024; What's up with how ankylosaurs ate their food? Also, connection challenge with orthodontic braces; And a deep dive into a new animal found to have osteoderms.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Avisaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Avisaurus-Episode-485/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Avisaurus, The "bird lizard" which is one of the largest enantiornithines found to date.In dinosaur news this week:New ankylosaur, Datai yingliangis, was described with a pair of horns at the back of its jawAnkylosaurs were megaherbivores that evolved skulls and jaws to eat different foods from other herbivoresYou 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/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Maalis 202453min

The latest spinosaurid, Riojavenatrix lacustris, was named from Spain; An update on the swimming Spinosaurus debate; And a new mamenchisaurid was named "Jingia", but a moth has that name so it will be renamed soon.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Walgettosuchus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Walgettosuchus-Episode-484/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Walgettosuchus, an opalized tail vertebra that was found in Australia in 1905.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new mamenchisaurid sauropod, "Jingia" dongxingensis, but it will be renamed soonA new spinosaurid was named from Spain, Riojavenatrix lacustris, the "La Rioja huntress from the lake"A new paper adds to the debate on how spinosaurs hunted and if/how they swam 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/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

7 Maalis 202453min

A new small African hadrosaur, Minqaria, was named; Mantellisaurus was redescribed and found to be a valid genus; Maiasaura had a high metabolism; and much moreFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanoceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Titanoceratops-Episode-483/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Titanoceratops, a large ceratopsid which, despite the name, is probably smaller than Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:New lambeosaurine dinosaur from Morocco, Minqaria bataA new description of Mantellisaurus (including a complete 3D scan of the 80% complete holotype) confirms that it is a unique genusMaiasaura was an active hadrosaur that grew quickly and used lots of energyHadrosaurs were so successful because they were good at chewingUpdate on Hypsibema/Parrosaurus missouriensis 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/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Helmi 202452min

Megalosaurus, the first ever named dinosaur, was named 200 years (and one day) ago! There have been over 50 species of Megalosaurus named, but now there is just one left.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Megalosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Megalosaurus_revisited-Episode-482/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur ever named and the first dinosaur fossil ever scientifically described.In dinosaur news this week:Dinosaurs can be ambassadors for humanity as shown by a new play called "The Colour of Dinosaurs"Tell us what you think about our show in our 2024 Annual Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey24 to help shape the future of I Know Dino!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Helmi 202443min

A new juvenile Gorgosaurus was found with oviraptorosaur legs preserved as gut contents; A brand new Stegosaur was named; Evidence of Albertosaurus cannibalism; And some troodontids may have been herbivoresFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Urbacodon, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Urbacodon-Episode-481/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Urbacodon, one of the few troodontids without serrated teeth.In dinosaur news this week:New stegosaur Yanbeilong ultimusA new juvenile Gorgosaurus with gut contents! Preserves the best set of Citipes legs found to dateAlbertosaurus may have been a cannibalTroodontids may have been more herbivorous than we thought Tell us what you think about our show in our 2024 Annual Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey24 to help shape the future of I Know Dino!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Helmi 202444min

Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell”, was described from the Hell Creek; The large carnivore Acrocanthosaurus roamed all over what’s now the U.S.; and an update on the Yale Peabody Museum's renovationsFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chaoyangsaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chaoyangsaurus-Episode-480/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Chaoyangsaurus, a small ceratopsian whose whole body was only about the size of a single Triceratops horn.In dinosaur news this week:A new oviraptorosaur, Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell.” is a close relative to Anzu the "chicken from Hell"Acrocanthosaurus has definitively been found in Maryland, U.S. (Arundel Formation)The Yale Peabody Museum is reopening this spring Tell us what you think about our show in our 2024 Annual Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey24 to help shape the future of I Know Dino!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Helmi 202440min