This week we speak with John Hutchinson, a professor of evolutionary biomechanics at The Royal Veterinary College . He is leading the Dawn Dinos project, he worked on T. rex Autopsy, and he can be found on Twitter @JohnRHutchinson In the news: Dinosaurs may have originally evolved beaks so that they could develop faster—and spend less time vulnerable in eggs; The global destruction of forests may have been a major factor in (most) dinosaurs going extinct; At the Field Museum in Chicago, Maximo w...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 185
In the news: The newly discovered Bagualosaurus may help to fill in missing information about early sauropod evolution; A Spinosaurus toe bone shows some evidence of aquatic behavior from a young age; New dinosaur tracks in Lake Powell, Utah; The mobile game Jurassic World Alive was released; Newsweek created a special edition for the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park; New dinosaur exhibits, shirts, videos, and more Dinosaur of the day Segisaurus A small Jurassic theropod which was so small that...
Jun 06, 2018•36 min•Ep. 184
This week we interview Elizabeth Rega, professor of Anatomy and associate vice provost for academic development and academic affairs at Western University of Health Sciences. She's also a consultant for the animation and gaming industries, and has worked on projects including Disney's Dinosaur. In the news: Researchers put Nile crocodiles into an MRI to test how archosaurs see and hear; A Diplodocus hip was found with "signs of possibly being purulent" (puss-filled); Jack Horner is developing 3D...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 183
In the news: Researchers find that large dinosaurs didn't sit directly on their eggs, allowing contact incubation without crushing their babies; An excellent new specimen the important early sauropodomorph Buriolestes was discovered; Hundreds of cretaceous tracks in Coahuila, Mexico were modeled using photogrammetry; The theropod skeleton going up for auction in Paris may also come with naming rights; Lots of new dinosaur exhibits; Charles Dickens was a science enthusiast; The Jurassic Park ride...
May 23, 2018•41 min•Ep. 182
In our 181st episode, we got to chat with Ansley about her great dinosaur sculptures. You can see her work on her Instagram accounts ArtbyAnz and mcdansley or on Facebook at ArtbyAnz In the news: a new spinosaur bone from Brazil shows evidence of aquatic behavior earlier than previously known, The skull of Ichthyornis was recreated from 3-D scans of several skulls from the 1870s, Colin Trevorrow says there won't be any hybrid dinosaurs in Jurassic World 3 and that it will be a "science thriller ...
May 16, 2018•49 min•Ep. 181
In the news: An amazingly well preserved Iguanodon relative named Bayannurosaurus perfectus was discovered in China; Two new ankylosaurs named; Over 300 new dinosaur tracks found in China; Theropods ate using a "puncture and pull" method; new Jurassic World puppet details; new exhibits, movies, and more Dinosaur of the day Nipponosaurus a hadrosaur found on the island North of Hokkaido—then owned by Japan, but now by Russia—it can be seen in the Holoscape interface in the Innovation Center in Ju...
May 09, 2018•49 min•Ep. 180
In our 179th episode, we got to chat with Tony Campagna about his amazing dinosaur toy collection. He's @thedinogeek on Instagram. And creator of the Facebook group Plastic Paleontology which will soon also be a book. In the news: A tyrannosaur was found in western North America with bite marks that may indicate cannibalism; A new small dinosaur/bird from Northeastern China; Details on the 10,000 dinosaur tracks at Cal Orcko in Bolivia; A map with every dinosaur discovery location in the UK; A m...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 179
In the news: A Juvenile diplodocoid femur exposed in the rock-wall at Dinosaur National Monument appears to have bite marks; Calcium isotopes in dinosaur teeth appear to show that spinosaurs ate more fish than their contemporary theropods; A new unnamed dinosaur has been reported from a recent excavation in Cerra Guido, Chile; dinosaurs being sold; dinosaur costumes; new Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom trailers; and more Dinosaur of the day Sinoceratops a large ceratopsid dinosaur from China that ...
Apr 25, 2018•52 min•Ep. 178
In our 177th episode, we got to chat with Ethan Pettus author of Primitive War , a sci-fi novel about the Vietnam War and dinosaurs that was published in early 2017. In the news: A new dinosaur found in China named Anomalipes —think Gigantoraptor , but about 2% of the size; Lufengosaurus appears to have developed an abscess, likely after a bite by a Sinosaurus ; Three sets of dinosaur tracks were found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, the first set was published; A new material inspired by Indom...
Apr 19, 2018•53 min•Ep. 177
In the news: A new paper demonstrates ceratopsians probably didn't evolve horns to recognize each other; An outlandish paper claims that dinosaurs may have accidentally poisoned themselves; A possible young T. rex is being excavated by students at the University of Kansas; The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences unveiled a clutch of oviraptorosaur eggs; Lots of summer dinosaur activities were announced; New Jurassic Park and Jurassic World toys; And much more Dinosaur of the day Stygimoloc...
Apr 11, 2018•59 min•Ep. 176
We got to chat with Dr. Brandon Peecook, the Meeker Postdoctoral Fellow at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. His research includes the earliest known relatives of dinosaurs. He's been on expeditions in Africa, Antarctica, and all around the U.S., and in 2015, he published the first account of a dinosaur in Washington state. Follow him on Twitter @_gondwannabe_ . In the news: A new megaraptoran dinosaur named Tratayenia rosalesi was discovered in Patagonia; Luxembourg has another di...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 175
In the news: Arkansaurus fridayi is officially a new dinosaur; Baurusuchids weren't outcompeting theropods in Brazil as previously thought; Two birds from the early Cretaceous may have flown via a combination of flapping and "ballistic phases"; Early birds may have been too heavy to incubate their eggs; Singapore may have dinosaur fossils; An unidentified theropod skeleton will be auctioned in the Eiffel Tower in June; A fire destroyed the T. rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience in a fanta...
Mar 28, 2018•33 min•Ep. 174
We got to chat with Brittney Stoneburg, the marketing and events specialist at Western Science Center and co-founder of Cosplay for Science. We discuss the existing and upcoming dinosaur exhibits at the Western Science Center and lots of other topics. You can follow her on Twitter @brittandbone and on Instagram . In the news: A rare baby bird smaller than 2 postage stamps from the Cretaceous was found; A new study shows that Archaeopteryx was capable of flying; The "little Iguanodon" from the Be...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 173
In the news: New ankylosaur described from China named Jinyunpelta sinensis is the earliest ankylosaur with a well-developed tail club—100 million years old; A "nestling-sized" Edmontosaurus was found in Montana representing the smallest Edmontosaurs found to date; Fossils from New Jersey may turn out to be a tyrannosauroid braincase and leg; a new video of Claire Dearing from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Universal announced a Pokemon Go style Jurassic World game called Jurassic World Alive; ...
Mar 14, 2018•41 min•Ep. 172
We got to chat with Sabre Moore , director at Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, Montana. Since starting work at Carter County Museum, Sabre has expanded the museum, worked with other museums for outreach, and established the annual Dino Shindig. In the news: A new Archaeopteryx specimen replaces the Haarlem specimen which was recently reclassified; Researchers got birds to run to study how dinosaurs may have moved; Arizona may be getting a state dinosaur; New Triassic fossils in Bears Ears; Lots ...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 171
In the news: New dinosaur species from Mongolia Avimimus nemegtensis ; The first unambiguous Triassic dinosaur from Utah; new dinosaur exhibits, movies, toys, and more Dinosaur of the day Auroraceratops , a neoceratopsian whose name means "dawn horned face." 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 @trxdinosaurs And by the Royal...
Feb 28, 2018•29 min•Ep. 170
We got to chat with Shaun Keenan , a concept artist in the video game and animation industries, and the creator of the upcoming book, Dinosaurs of the Wild West In the news: New sauropod from Siberia named Sibirotitan and not Sibirosaurus like we had guessed; A new biogeographical model shows how dinosaurs moved and evolved; Utahraptor is one step closer to being Utah's official state dinosaur; The Bureau of Land Management is requesting public input about the boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escal...
Feb 21, 2018•53 min•Ep. 169
In the news: A new way to date dinosaur bones; The Chicxulub impact may have caused a huge magma outflow; Dinosaur and other animal footprints were found near NASA's Goddard Space Flight center; Arizona may have a state dinosaur soon; New information about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; new dinosaur finds, attractions, and much more Dinosaur of the day Glacialisaurus , a sauropodomorph from Antarctica whose name means "icy lizard." This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs , which...
Feb 14, 2018•34 min•Ep. 168
We got to chat with Dr. Alexander Hastings, @Dr_CrocoGator , who researched dinosaurs in comic books and who works as the assistant curator of paleontology at the Virginia Museum of Natural History . In the news: A new Egyptian titanosaur Mansourasaurus fills in a huge gap in our knowledge; Jurassic World is getting a live arena show; The iconic Flintstone house in Hillsborough, California, has some new dinosaurs; and much more Dinosaur of the day Xenotarsosaurus , an 18ft (5.4m) abelisaurid Thi...
Feb 07, 2018•52 min•Ep. 167
In the news: New Jurassic dinosaur, Caihong juji , with iridescent "rainbow" feathers found; researchers discover a unique type of air-sac-bone; a new taphonomy study on Edmontosaurus supports herd behavior; and much more Dinosaur of the day Minmi , a relatively small Australian ankylosaur 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 Instagra...
Jan 31, 2018•38 min•Ep. 166
We got to chat with Dr. Andrew Farke and Gabriel-Philip Santos, from the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology . In the news: Theropod tracks on the roof of a cave in France, sauropod tracks on a cliff in China, and both theropod and sauropod tracks in a quarry in Arkansas; new dinosaur exhibits; McDonald's got in trouble for an anti-dinosaur-museum ad; and more Dinosaur of the day Gojirasaurus , "Godzilla lizard", a carnivorous dinosaur named after a movie character, which was based on a dinosa...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 165
In the news: The first new dinosaur of the year was named Diluvicursor ; A new study explains how oviraptorids ate; Researchers release a 3D model of Massospondylus for anyone to print; Details on the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology conference; Several museums are holding events; and much more Dinosaur of the day Nasutoceratops, a ceratopsian with horns like a bull. This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs , which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, ...
Jan 17, 2018•38 min•Ep. 164
In our 163rd episode, we got to chat with Dr. Dave Hone. He is a lecturer in Zoology at Queen Mary University of London, and he has a blog called Archosaur Musings ; He also recently co-authored a review of Spinosaurs In the news: A dinosaur feather was found in amber with a tick that likely ate dinosaur blood; Some dinosaurs were probably fluffier than previously thought; New tyrannosaurus material may mean a new species from Delaware, US; Lots of new sculptures, exhibits, shows, games, videos,...
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 163
Two amazing ankylosaurs; a remarkably complete titanosaur; evil swan-dinosaurs; dinosaurs eating bones, wood, crustaceans, and turtles? While getting eaten by giant pterosaurs and enormous frogs; Another dinosaur found in amber; New books, games, movies, videos, tracks, and much more happened in 2017. Here are all the highlights! Dinosaur of the day Dracoraptor , the early Jurassic "dragon thief" from Wales. To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino...
Jan 03, 2018•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 162
In our 161st episode, we talk with paleoartist Mark Hallett and Dr. Mathew J. Wedel, the creators of the book, The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants , published in 2016 by Johns Hopkins University Press. In the news: New troodontid dinosaur from Mongolia Almas ukhaa , a 10-year-old is trying to change Utah's state fossil from Allosaurus to Utahraptor , museums around the world have a number of events and dinosaur exhibits, and much more. Dinosaur of the day Apatosaurus , a sauropod w...
Dec 27, 2017•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 161
Two amazing ankylosaurs; a remarkably complete titanosaur; evil swan-dinosaurs; dinosaurs eating bones, wood, crustaceans, and turtles? While getting eaten by giant pterosaurs and enormous frogs; Another dinosaur found in amber; New books, games, movies, videos, tracks, and much more happened in 2017. Here are all the highlights! Dinosaur of the day Dracoraptor , the early Jurassic "dragon thief" from Wales. To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino...
Dec 20, 2017•52 min•Ep. 160
In our 159th episode, we talk with Dr. Jordan Mallon, a dinosaur specialist at the Canadian Museum of Nature . He got our attention at SVP with a poster about the riddle of upside down ankylosaurs. You can follow him on Twitter @Jordan_Mallon. In the news: Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer was released; The Haarlem Archaeopteryx has been re-described as its own genus— Ostromia crassipes ; and we share our dinosaur-fan holiday gift guide Dinosaur of the day Lufengosaurus , a massospondylid t...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 159
In the news: Three new dinosaurs were described, the Argentinian theropod Pandoravenator fernandezorum , the Nigerian ornithomimosaur Afromimus tenerensis , and the Chinese titanosaur Zhuchengtitan zangjiazhuangensis ; A new Evo-Devo study recreates proto-feathers from chicken genes; A new debate on Ornithoscelida; New Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom footage; and much more Dinosaur of the day Camarasaurus , a sauropod whose name means "chambered lizard" This episode is brought to you in part by T...
Dec 06, 2017•51 min•Ep. 158
In our 157th episode, we got to chat with Dr. Michael Habib. He is a paleontologist and biomechanist , who studies prehistoric animals and how they moved. He's known for his work on pterosaurs, feathered dinosaurs, and the origin of flight in birds. Follow him on Twitter @aeroevo. In the news: The new, nearly complete, sauropod Mierasaurus was found in Utah; T. rex claws were probably formidable slashing weapons; New details on the Chicxulub impact that wiped out the dinosaurs; New dinosaur disc...
Nov 29, 2017•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 157
In the news: A new trackway from Mongolia with a Gallimimus foot underneath; "Megatheropod" tracks found in Southern Africa from the Early Jurassic for the first time; A new summary of Ankylosaurus features estimates it at 8m (26ft) long and the largest individual weighed up to 8 tons; Update on Ornithoscelida; New dinosaur exhibits, posters, games, videos, clothes, and more Dinosaur of the day Augustynolophus , the official state dinosaur of California. This episode is brought to you in part by...
Nov 22, 2017•37 min•Ep. 156
