A strong-tailed ornithopod and a strong-armed enantiornithine
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?Fo...
27 Mar 20241h 9min
How Dinosaurs Got So Big
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 ever...
21 Mar 202458min
New Species of Ankylosaur Was Likely Social While Young
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 ...
14 Mar 202453min
A New Spinosaurid and a Spinosaurus Swimming Update
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...
7 Mar 202453min
Hadrosaur holotypes and duck-billed diets
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 th...
28 Feb 202452min
The 200 Year History of Megalosaurus
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,...
21 Feb 202443min
Tiny Theropods in a Tyrannosaur's Tummy
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 herb...
14 Feb 202444min
A New Oviraptorosaur That Lived Alongside T. rex
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 Museu...
8 Feb 202440min
