Mei long - Episode 222

Mei long - Episode 222

Dinosaur of the day Mei long, the "soundly sleeping dragon" from China.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • A new Iguanodontian, Pareisactus evrostos, was found in Spain with an extra thick shoulder blade
  • A roughly three-year-old early Saurischian, Nhandumirim waldsangae, was found in Brazil and named after its distant cousin: the rhea
  • An Iguanodontian, Sektensaurus sanjuanboscoi, was found on an island in a lake that’s only visible when water levels are low
  • 25% a trackway from Winton, Queensland, Australia have been relocated to protect them from erosion
  • A professional LEGO building company, is working on the “Brickosaur” show for Marwell Zoo in Hampshire, UK
  • Someone managed to flyboard while wearing an inflatable T. rex costume
  • Apex Legends has dinosaur easter eggs in the form of dinosaur toys
  • A “Jurassic Fight Night” with large dinosaur puppets was held in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Ashley Hall started a new Instagram @dresslikeascientist which features lots of dinosaur clothes and accessories

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