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A new claw-chested alvarezsaurid

Aug 12, 202038 minEp. 298
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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Scolosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Scolosaurus-Episode-298/

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Dinosaur of the day Scolosaurus, an ankylosaurid with a large round club that's on display at the Natural History Museum in London.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • Trierarchuncus prairiensis, a new alvarezsaurid was named for its curved claws
  • A Guinness World Record was awarded to a Japanese fossil for being the world's smallest non-avian dinosaur egg
  • Taiwan National Museum now has AR dinosaur tours.
  • The Field Museum at Chicago in the U.S. has a new lifelike model of Sue the T. rex nicknamed "Fleshy"
  • Brookfield Zoo has an exhibit until November 1st named Dinos Everywhere
  • Someone representing Sue in an inflatable T. rex costume visited penguins at the nearby Shedd Aquarium
  • A letter from Mary Anning sold for over 100,000 pounds
  • Sir Richard Owen's hometown of Lancaster, UK celebrated dinosaur day
  • Iggy the metal dinosaur sculpture is back on display in Maidstone, UK

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