S12DB17 Why Palaeontologists Hate 'Biggest Dinosaur' Headlines

S12DB17 Why Palaeontologists Hate 'Biggest Dinosaur' Headlines

In this bite from an old live stream, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone discuss why claims of the "largest dinosaur ever" are much harder to prove than the headlines suggest. They explore how palaeontologists estimate the size of enormous titanosaurs, why complete skeletons are so rare, and why finding an even bigger individual is always a possibility.

Along the way they also discuss whether dinosaurs ever stopped growing, why weight matters more than length when comparing giant animals, and why every new "biggest dinosaur" announcement should be treated with a healthy dose of scientific scepticism.

Link to the article in Live Science https://www.livescience.com/largest-dinosaur-discovered-in-argentina.html

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TLS12E09 Dinosaur Tracks and photogrammetry

TLS12E09 Dinosaur Tracks and photogrammetry

What can dinosaur footprints tell us that bones can't? n this episode of Terrible Lizards, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone talk to palaeontologist Brent Breithaupt about the science of trace fossils: t...

23 Sep 58min

S12DB19 Where Did Pterosaurs Lay Their Eggs?

S12DB19 Where Did Pterosaurs Lay Their Eggs?

How did pterosaurs actually nest? Did they build colonies like seabirds, bury their soft-shelled eggs like crocodiles and turtles, or something stranger?  In this archive extract, Iszi Lawrence and Dr...

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S12DB18 How Did Dinosaur Heads Attach?

S12DB18 How Did Dinosaur Heads Attach?

Link to youtube video: https://youtu.be/VVFicHNMxys What happens when a palaeontologist goes back to his office and comes home with five boxes of dinosaur casts and fossils?  In this archive extract f...

2 Sep 10min

S12E08 Live At Dinocon 2026

S12E08 Live At Dinocon 2026

Recorded live at DinoCon 2026, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone answer audience questions covering everything from Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus to fossil auctions, pterosaur wings and the strangest din...

26 Aug 53min

TLS12E07 The Business of Dinosaurs:

TLS12E07 The Business of Dinosaurs:

Should dinosaur fossils belong in museums—or can they be bought and sold like works of art? When the spectacular Tyrannosaurus rex known as "Gus" was preparing to go under the hammer (and has since so...

29 Juli 52min

S12DB16 T. rex bite marks, the new Spinosaurus model & the next dinosaur superstar?

S12DB16 T. rex bite marks, the new Spinosaurus model & the next dinosaur superstar?

In this archive discussion, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone answer listener questions about museum exhibits, dinosaur reconstructions, Spinosaurus, and which prehistoric animal could become the next gl...

22 Juli 10min

S12DB15 T. rex under the hammer

S12DB15 T. rex under the hammer

With another Tyrannosaurus rex making headlines at auction, we're revisiting this discussion from 2020, recorded just after the famous sale of Stan. Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone explore why the sale...

15 Juli 14min

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