Two Enormous New Sauropods from Argentina!

Dinosaur of the day Dracorex, The "dragon king of Hogwarts".Interview with Jaye Jurassick, frequent guest on the Jurassic Park Podcast and @jaye_jurassick on Instagram where you can see his dinosaur art.In dinosaur news this week:A new sauropodomorph, Ledumahadi mafube, was the largest dinosaur of its time despite still having a "crouched" postureA ceratopsian at the Smithsonian has been called Triceratops, Diceratops, and NedoceratopsIn Villány, Hungary (a wine region), bone fragments of a small igaunodont have been foundNew fossils have been found in Saskatchewan, Canada this summer, including an Edmontosaurus skull, Triceratops bones, Gorgosaurus teeth, and ankylosaur fossilsIn Eastern Cape, in South Africa, scientists recently found a giant dinosaur bonebed. It’s about 200 million years old, and the animals were buried together by lots of mudGood news for Zuul fans, the ankylosaur goes on display at the Royal Ontario Museum on December 15Researchers are recreating part of the Brazil National Museum’s collection with 3D printersStudents aged 11-15 made a large part of the new Idaho Dinosaur Exhibit at the Idaho Museum of Natural History, as part of the Dino Camps they attended this summerA STEM lab at Schuyler-Colfax Middle School allows the school to have a lesson plan where students dissect dinosaurs in "ZSPACE" virtual realityDinosaur Ecosystems, Hong Kong University’s free online course, is back! It started September 14, and there are new field trips to Canada, Spain, France, and the desert of Xinjiang, ChinaDino 101 also recently got an updateThere’s a new series for CBBC, called Deadly Dinosaurs demonstrating the power of dinosaursMashable published a video of the puppeteers who worked on the dinosaurs in Jurassic World Fallen KingdomSpeculation about Jurassic World 3 includes the idea that there may be dinosaurs in spaceThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content, including an extra long version of our interview with Jaye Jurassick, check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dracorex, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dracorex-Episode-201/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 Okt 20181h 10min

Dinosaur of the day Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the dinosaurs.Interview with Thomas Carr, Associate Professor of Biology at Carthage College, Director of the Carthage Institute of Paleontology, and Senior Scientific Adviser to the Dinosaur Discovery Museum. He can be found on Twitter @TyrannosaurCarrIn dinosaur news this week:A new alvarezsaurid, Qiupanykus zhangi, was found with an oviraptorosaur egg that it may have been eatingA new 23ft sauropodomorph, Yizhousaurus sunae, was found in southern ChinaA lesson plan for teaching paleontology to children from Julián Nájera is published in both English and SpanishA revisit of Andrew Farke's 2013 article on the ethics of digitizing fossilsFossils that were recently returned to China are now on display in Zhengzhou, in Henan ProvinceTwo elephants at the Perth Zoo in Australia went on a tour to meet and greet the animatronic dinosaursThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Tyrannosaurus rex, more links from Thomas Carr, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tyrannosaurus rex-Episode-200/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

26 Sep 20181h 43min

Dinosaur of the day Bonitasaura, a small titanosaur that had some features similar to Diplodocus.In dinosaur news this week:A new nodosaurid ankylosaur, Invictarx zephyri, was named based on osteoderms found in New MexicoA review of Ornithischian dinosaurs in the Morrison Formation synonymized a few and split out another named Dryosaurus elderaeVisitors to Crystal Palace Park got to get close to the dinosaurs last weekend for Heritage Open DaysThree of the 30 dinosaur statues in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, were recently damagedChrome used a dinosaur for their 404 error page because dinosaurs didn't have internetOn September 18, Universal Pictures and Facebook launched an AR experience for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to coincide with the DVD releaseThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Bonitasaura, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Bonitasaura-Episode-199/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

19 Sep 201825min

Dinosaur of the day Alectrosaurus, A medium sized cretaceous tyrannosaur that lived along side Gigantoraptor.In dinosaur news this week:Three juveniles of a new iguanodontian species named Choyrodon barsboldi were found in MongoliaA new Amargasaurus relative named Pilmatueia faundezi was found in ArgentinaA fire destroyed most of the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro taking with it part of the Iritator holotype, Maxakalisaurus, and many other important fossilsThey have requested anyone with photos of the exhibits to send them to thg.museo@gmail.comThe Museum of Prehistory in Brabant, Netherlands, will be presented with a new Diplodocus skeleton on October 10Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio is getting a 55% complete 30 ft long Torvosaurus skeleton in NovemberA T. rex skeleton nicknamed Roosevelt is on display at the Erin Martin Design showroom in Napa County, CAA single industrial park in China is responsible for most of the dinosaur animatronics created in the worldA family in Great Falls, Montana created a mini sauropod sculptureGoogle Chrome created a birthday edition of the running T. rex to celebrate its 10th anniversaryMattel released an interactive robotic velociraptor toy called "Alpha Training Blue"This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Alectrosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Alectrosaurus-Episode-198/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12 Sep 201832min

Dinosaur of the day Achillobator, a larger dromaeosaur from cretaceous Mongolia.In dinosaur news this week:Two new alverezsauroids were found in China, filling the largest gap in theropod evolutionWalking with Dinosaurs The Arena Spectacular has gone on tour in Europe, with some of the most impressive dinosaur animatronics ever madeExpedition: Dinosaur, will be at Grand Rapids Public Museum starting October 14. There will be life sized animatronic dinosaurs, and visitors will be able to control some of themYale Peabody Museum of Natural History got a $160 million donation from Edward P. Bass, a billionaire and philanthropist who graduated from Yale in 1967Congrats to Drumheller’s World’s Largest Dinosaur Structure which reached two million visitorsIn Sibay, Russia,a welder caught a T. rex on fire at an amusement parkA couple got engaged on the Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios Hollywood after riding it 62 times, breaking the park recordA fiberglass T. rex head is for sale on Okaloosa Island, in FloridaParkasaurus, a sim where you can build your own dinosaur park, is opening up early access on Steam September 25This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Achillobator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Achillobator-Episode-197/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

5 Sep 201836min

Dinosaur of the day Scelidosaurus, the first dinosaur described based on a mostly complete skeleton, and an important ancestor to Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:Over 260 dinosaur tracks (mostly sauropodomorph) were found in southwest China and may show sauropodomorphs swimmingIn Alaska, therizinosaur and hadrosaur tracks were found together for the first timeDinosaur footprints have been found for the first time on the Scottish mainlandA closed mine in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may reopen, risking damage to dinosaur fossilsThe University of Alberta is holding a "Dinosaur Dentistry" event on Saturday, September 22The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is looking for volunteers for their fossil preparation lab, to help clean and prepare Pachyrhinosaurus fossilsNational Fossil day is coming up, October 17 this year here's a list of some of the events scheduled so farScotty the T. rex celebrated her birthday at the Discovery Centre in Easton, Saskatchewan, Canada, with a fun mock interviewMary Anning is getting a statue in Lyme Regis, at the request of a 10-year-old girlPaleontologist Xing Lida has a science fiction book out in China, called You Long Ji: Prehistoric IntruderEarth Science in Cinema at the University of Utah, will explore the relationship between storytelling and scientific accuracy in HollywoodJurassic Outpost created a visual guide to the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park(s) and Jurassic World(s)Jurassic Park will be in 500 theaters around the U.S. next month to celebrate its 25th anniversaryThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Scelidosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Scelidosaurus-Episode-196/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29 Aug 201837min

Dinosaur of the day Gryphoceratops, a tiny Canadian cousin of Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:A new article shows that Spinosaurus probably couldn't swim effectively, but was a capable bipedal walker on landVictoria Arbour is the new curator of paleontology at the Royal British Columbia MuseumDickinson Dinosaur Museum has continued excavating a tyrannosaur and hadrosaur in the Judith River Formation in MontanaJuvenile hadrosaurs bones have been found in the Spring Creek bone bed near the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Grande PrairieThe Queensland Museum in Australia is 3D scanning its collection of fossils and will share its research with Australian students and international scientistsDinosaur Hill in Fruita, Colorado has some new signs to teach people about the historical importance of the areaOhio State University’s Orton Hall Museum is getting a Cryolophosaurus cast to display on October 7Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History in Texas has some new fossils, including a full sized cast of a Triceratops skullFrom now until September 9, you can see the “Tyrannosaurus Exhibit: The mystery of evolution” at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum in Naha, JapanThe Bolton Museum in Bolton, UK, recently officially nicknamed their Tuojiangosaurus skeleton "Jango"Smithsonian Mag wrote an elegy for Hatcher the Triceratops which will soon be on display being eaten by a T. rexA list of dinosaur games includes Magic School Bus: Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Island, Jurassic Park: Danger, Dino Frontier, and Ark: Survival Evolved.The new game, Jurassic World VR Expedition is available to play in Dave & BustersAccording to J.A. Bayona, E.T. inspired the really sad Brachiosaurus death scene in Jurassic World Fallen KingdomA group of US military veterans made a Jurassic World fan film called "Jurassic World Exodus"This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Gryphoceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gryphoceratops-Episode-195/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

22 Aug 201835min

Dinosaur of the day Brachylophosaurus, a large hadrosaurid with a paddle-like bony crest on its head.In dinosaur news this week:The largest sauropod foot was found in WyomingAllosaurus may be getting a neotype to replace the incomplete holotypeLiaoning Beipiao Sihetun Ancient Fossils Museum is being built in China where it will open sometime next yearIn Wales, Cardiff’s Bute Park will have an interactive dinosaur experience next weekend, called Jurassic Kingdom: Where Dinosaurs Come to LifeIn Westchester, New York, Lasdon Park has getting a bunch of dinosaurs in their Dinosaur Garden, which is now a permanent exhibitAmerican Ninja Warrior released a video of Grant McCartney being chased through the course by a flock of T. rex and Velociraptor ninjasIron Sky: The Coming Race will feature dinosaurs, reptilians, a moon base, and a hollow earthThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo 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 Brachylophosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Brachylophosaurus-Episode-194/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

15 Aug 201834min