A new dinosaur found in amber and a tyrannosaur footprint in China
Dinosaur of the day Patagonykus, The "Patagonian claw" alvarezsaur from the Cretaceous.Interview with Annalisa Berta, a paleontologist and professor emerita at San Diego State University. She’s also the co-author, along with Dr. Susan Turner, of the upcoming book Women in Vertebrate Paleontology, which is a history of women bone hunters beginning in the late 1700s.In dinosaur news this week:Elektorornis chenguangi was named based on its fuzzy foot, which was found in amberElektorornis may have used its toe fuzz like birds use their facial bristles todayA team of paleontologists found the first ever Tyrannosauripus footprint in ChinaThe Great Plains Dinosaur Museum is offering a dinosaur dig program for adults and kids in Malta, MontanaLeeds city centre, in the UK, has five animatronic dinosaurs for the next few weeksIn Fortnite Season X, there are weekly missions, including finding dinosaursThe new anime series “Jurassic!” will combine a modern world and prehistoric animalsTo 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 Patagonykus, links from Annalisa Berta, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Patagonykus-Episode-247/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 Aug 201937min
Nigersaurus, the Darth Vader vacuum cleaner of the Cretaceous
Dinosaur of the day Nigersaurus, the Darth Vader vacuum cleaner of the Cretaceous.In dinosaur news this week:A new Psittacosaurus species from Mongolia, amitabha, was described with gastroliths and a great skullA 10 year old boy in Guangdong Province, China stumbled upon a nest of 11 dinosaur eggsA college student In North Dakota found a Triceratops skull while on a paleontology digVisitors to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science can now see volunteers working on preparing a Triceratops on their labA 6.6 ft (2 m) long sauropod femur was found near Cognac, FranceIn New York, on Long Island, two new attractions recently opened up at the WAC Lighting Hall of ScienceTo 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 Nigersaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Nigersaurus-Episode-246/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
14 Aug 201926min
Microraptor ate its food face first & Jurassic Park as a horror film
Dinosaur of the day Vulcanodon, a Jurassic sauropod that lived in an African desert surrounded by volcanoes.Interview with Scott A Bradley, the host of the Hellbent for Horror Podcast, and author of the book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy. He is also a guest blogger on Lit Reactor and contributing writer to magazines like Evilspeak and Medium Chill.In dinosaur news this week:A microraptor was found with a complete lizard in its stomach that it ate face firstA shiny new dinosaur, Hesperornithoides, was found in amber with one especially long fuzzy toeMakoshika State Park in Montana has a new dinosaur/paleontology tourDinosaur Isle Museum, in the UK, has a new juvenile T. rex replica skeletonSymposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy is being held on the Isle of Wight in SeptemberThe Grand Rapids Children’s Museum in Michigan has a new traveling exhibit called Amazing DinosaursChris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Colin Trevorrow, and Blue attended the grand opening of Jurassic World the RideA mobile game called Tap! Dig! My Museum! Is available on Android and iOSTo 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 Vulcanodon, links from Scott A Bradley, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Vulcanodon-Episode-245/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
7 Aug 20191h 2min
Tenontosaurus with a limp, 1,000s of saurpods, and over 70 T. rex
Dinosaur of the day Sinornithosaurus, an early raptor from China that was covered in feathers.In dinosaur news this week:A new census of the Lance & Hell Creek Formations found at least 71 T. rex skulls & skeletonsA database of over 3,000 sauropod specimens from the Morrison Formation has been publishedBroken ribs, toes, and a bone infection were found in an unfortunate TenontosaurusA helitack crew in Colorado picked up “Walter” in two plaster jackets that weighed over 1,000 pounds eachA new dinosaur museum opened up in Wolcott, ColoradoOn September 15, animatronic dinosaurs are going to be at the Bath Racecourse in the UKSprings Preserve in Las Vegas has a new exhibit called Dino MightThe Science Museum of Minnesota recently finished their first Dino FestTwo Chinese paleontologists have made a complete rendering of the bipedal AuroraceratopsFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinornithosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinornithosaurus-Episode-244/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
31 Jul 201931min
A new hadrosaur with an eagle nose and a shovel bill
Dinosaur of the day Tuojiangosaurus, a dinosaur that resembles Stegosaurus with thinner plates.Interview with Jen Bauer, a postdoctoral associate at the Florida Museum of Natural History, with a focus on the myFOSSIL project and the Thompson Institute for Earth Systems. She is also the co-creator, along with Adriane Lam, of Time ScavengersIn dinosaur news this week:Aquilarhinus, the new hadrosaur from Texas with a shovel bill and an eagle noseA large group of opalized dinosaur fossils were found in Lightning Ridge, AustraliaThe lawsuit over the dueling dinosaurs is now at the Montana Supreme CourtFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tuojiangosaurus, links from Jen Bauer, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tuojiangosaurus-Episode-243/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 Jul 201940min
Blue dinosaur feathers and a theropod with a small skull in its stomache
Dinosaur of the day Euoplocephalus, an ankylosaur from Dinosaur Provinical Park in Canada.In dinosaur news this week:Notatesseraeraptor, a well preserved theropod of the Late Triassic was described in SwitzerlandA new study of non-iridescent structural colors in feathers described blue feathers in an extinct birdAn article covered paleontologist Amy Atwater, the woman behind the Instagram account @mary_annings_revengeThe company Handbuilt has created a really cool augmented reality Psittacosaurus exhibitThe Center for Science Teaching & Learning in Rockville Centre, New York has a new dinosaur exhibitA zoo in Pennsylvania has a new dinosaur exhibit, including a 65 ft long Brachiosaurus that they are crowdsourcing a name forSpecial effects artist Tom Devlin opened a “Dinosaur Adventure” attraction in Boulder City, NevadaIn Washington, a group in inflatable T. rex costumes ran around a horse trackThe film Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s New Dinosaur is coming out in 2020To 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 Euoplocephalus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Euoplocephalus-Episode-242/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
17 Jul 201933min
David Evans and the one-toed walker
Dinosaur of the day Tsintaosaurus, a hadrosaur with a distinctive "unicorn-like" head crest.Interview with David Evans, a prolific researcher, associate Professor at the University of Toronto, and curator of dinosaurs at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)In dinosaur news this week:A new dinosaur with one large middle toe and two small slashing claws was discoveredThe Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia has a new Dinosaurs Around the World exhibitIn Edinburgh, Scotland, there are animatronic dinosaurs at West Lothian shopping centerThe Peoria, Illinois Riverfront Museum is getting the AMNH T. rex exhibit in 2021Runescape is getting an update called The Land Out of Time with dinosaursApex Legends 2 is getting “dangerous dinosaurs”Jurassic World Alive has an update, where you can feed and play with your dinosaurs in new “sanctuaries”To 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 Tsintaosaurus, links from David Evans, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tsintaosaurus-Episode-241/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
10 Jul 201957min
Hylaeosaurus - Episode 240
Dinosaur of the day Hylaeosaurus, an ankylosaur that was one of the first three named dinosaurs.In dinosaur news this week:Researchers questioned dinosaur soft tissue discoveries after finding microorganisms living on a Centrosaurus fossilA pair of massive Macroelongatoolithus eggs were described from Southeastern IdahoIn Zimbabwe, a team of researchers found a 97% complete dinosaur skeletonPotential evidence of T. rex living in groups was teased in UtahThe Mukawa dinosaur will be on display at the 2019 Dinosaur ExpoThe new ceratopsian from Colorado has been declared an “adult Triceratops”The Boston Globe made a list of stops in New England where you can see dinosaur tracksDowntown Drumheller, Alberta, Canada has a new dinosaur muralTo 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 Hylaeosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hylaeosaurus-Episode-240/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
3 Jul 201930min
