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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Haestasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Haestasaurus-Episode-231/Dinosaur of the day Haestasaurus, a sauropod whose arm was originally thought to be from a carnivorous marine reptile.Interview with Steve Brusatte, Paleontologist at The University of Edinburgh. Before moving to the UK he spent several years at the American Museum of Natural History. He is also the "resident paleontologist" for BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs and author of the book The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs.In dinosaur news this week:A new hadrosauroid, Gobihadros, was described from a complete skeleton and skullA juvenile T. rex is for sale on eBay, stirring up quite a bit of controversyA new ankylosaur has been announced in Hillsboro, TexasA hadrosauroid from Hokkaido is going on display in the National Museum of Nature and Science in TokyoIn Japan, an 18-year-old high school student found a 90 million year old tyrannosaur toothA new presentation details the tracks from the St. George Utah dinosaur track siteThe Montana bill making fossils part of a property’s surface rights was signed by governor Steve BullockTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Maj 201954min

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Jeholosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Jeholosaurus-Episode-230/Dinosaur of the day Jeholosaurus, a cute little ornithopod from northeastern China.In dinosaur news this week:Amazing skin detail was preserved in one inch long theropod tracks in South KoreaA new study shows that Dinosaurs didn't evolve thick eggs until the Middle or Late JurassicA new paper declares that Bienosaurus is a nomen dubiumThe Field Museum in Chicago recreated the night sky of the Cretaceous period to accompany SueThe University of Michigan Museum of Natural History is a new museum that has a Majungasaurus on displayIn Texas, there’s a traveling museum that has gone to thousands of schools, called Dinosaur GeorgeRobert Young, a 9-year-old created a website Dinology, dedicated to dinosaursThe Jurassic Park trilogy is now on Netflix, in the UK and Ireland, but not the USTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Apr 201930min

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Rhoetosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Rhoetosaurus-Episode-229/Dinosaur of the day Rhoetosaurus, a sauropod from Queensland, Australia that has been pieced together over 50+ years.Interview with Darrin Pagnac, associate professor of geology and geological engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and the author of a recent paper called Dinosaurs: A Catalyst for Critical ThoughtIn dinosaur news this week:A new giant titanosaur, Kaijutitan maui, found with a partial skullThe first lambeosaurine (head-crested) hadrosaur bone from AlaskaThe Triceratops named Headless Henry at the Missouri Institute of Natural Science recently got a headIn Calgary, Canada, a clean up company called Just Junk found thousands of fossils when helping a family moveYou can see a “Skinny” the sauropod at Heathrow Airport in London until June 3, when it will be removed for auctionJurassic World Live Tour announced U.S. tour dates starting in Columbus, Ohio this SeptemberTo get access to lots of patron only content including an unabridged interview with Darrin Pagnac go to https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

17 Apr 201946min

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gigantspinosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gigantspinosaurus-Episode-228/Dinosaur of the day Gigantspinosaurus, a stegosaur (not a spinosaurid) with large shoulder spines.In dinosaur news this week:The day that wiped out the dinosaurs was captured in a 1.3m layer of flood water, fossilized fish, and raining tektitesAccording to the New Yorker, we can expect to see many dinosaur fossils that were killed by the asteroid in future articlesSeveral museums are working together to excavate near the Jurassic Mile in WyomingA man found a Spinosaurus tooth while running erands in JapanThe Discovery Center of Idaho in Boise is installing Tinker, a juvenile T. rex castThe Antarctic Dinosaurs exhibit is now at LA’s Natural History Museum with Cryolophosaurus and GlacialisaurusA Jurassic Park fan created a 6 minute stop motion short called Indomation featuring an Indoraptor toy and wooden artist manikinsTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10 Apr 201944min

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Incisivosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Incisivosaurus-Episode-227/Dinosaur of the day Incisivosaurus, a small dinosaur with rodent-like front teeth.Interview with Alida Bailleul, who recently described a dinosaur fossil with an unlaid egg clearly in its abdomen. Her research focuses on microscopic structure of dinosaur bone and tissue. She has also studied modern alligators and birds to learn about dinosaur tissue and biomechanics.In dinosaur news this week:A new small therizinosaur, Lingyuanosaurus sihedangensis, was discovered with smaller more curved claws than its relative Therizinosaurus“Scotty” the T. rex is now officially the largest Tyrannosaur—and possibly land predator—ever discoveredAn amazing find of a dinosaur, Avimaia schweitzerae, that died with an unlaid egg inside it was found in Northwest ChinaWashington State is working on getting an official state dinosaur: Suciasaurus rexThe Montana state senate passed the bill 50-0 that says fossils are a property’s surface rights, not mineral rightsColorado Northwestern Community College has a new dinosaur, Walter, the hadrosaurTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 Apr 201950min

Dinosaur of the day Kaatedocus , the smaller cousin of Diplodocus and Barosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:A new basal ornithopod with skinny arms, Mahuidacursor lipanglef, was described in ArgentinaA hadrosaur was found in Montana with marks showing it was probably chewed on by a juvenile T. rexTracks from the Middle Jurassic of China appear to be the first evidence of quadrupedal theropod walkingSeveral institutions in New Mexico are working together this spring to photograph, scan, map, and model the Clayton Lake Dinosaur TracksiteDinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita, Colorado, has a new 6ft 4in Apatosaurus femur on displayThe Natural History Museum at Tring in the UK has a new, free exhibition, that shows off the dinosaurs of the British IslesThe U.S. Postal Service is coming out with new T. rex stamps this yearThe Canadian Mint has a new, limited edition glow in the dark dinosaur coin of a hatching HypacrosaurusTo 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 Kaatedocus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Kaatedocus-Episode-226/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Mars 201937min

Dinosaur of the day Atlascopcosaurus, an Early Cretaceous iguanodont from southern Australia.We also interviewed Michael D'Emic, Assistant Professor of Biology at Adelphi University. He has studied dinosaur body size evolution, bone tissues, and teeth. We discuss the crazy number of teeth that Majungasaurus grew, Allosaurus growth variation, why some Titanosaurs had osteoderms, and a lot more. Follow him on Twitter @astrophocaudiaIn dinosaur news this week:A new ornithopod, Galleonosaurus dorisae, was found in Southern Victoria, AustraliaA group of 29 young ornithopods were named Convolosaurus marri in TexasJurassic National Monument in Utah was confirmed as part of a new public lands billIndia is planning on building their own version of the Smithsonian Museum, called the Indian Museum of EarthCalgary Zoo in Canada is giving its Dinny the Dinosaur statue a $200,000 makeoverAn animatronic dinosaur ride is coming to the Bronx Zoo in AprilIn Berkeley New Jersey, there will soon be a new dinosaur outside Sand Castle Diner, to keep Bud the Bayville dinosaur companyPublication Studio Games created a fun text based, choose your own adventure game, called A Dinosaur Named David Swims in a Japanese poolYou can now buy a toy model version of the Google Chrome T. rexTo 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 Atlascopcosaurus, more links from Michael D'Emic, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Atlascopcosaurus-Episode-225/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20 Mars 201959min

Dinosaur of the day Dromaeosaurus, the bigger badder cousin of velociraptor with a bite about three times as strong.In dinosaur news this week:A new baby oviraptorid, Gobiraptor minutus, from Cretaceous Mongolia that may have eaten bivalvesThe first stegosaur named in Mongolia, Mongolostegus exspectabilis, may be the most recent stegosaur found to dateA new article in Nature shows that two-thirds of 3D scan data is not shared online, largely so authors can exclusively use it for future workThe Montana House of Representatives passed the bill that says fossils are part of a property’s surface estate, not the mineral estateThe National Showcaves Centre for Wales sold a 15ft tall 30 ft long Allosaurus sculpture to make space for new sculpturesTo 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 Dromaeosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dromaeosaurus-Episode-224/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

13 Mars 201924min