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I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

I KNOW DINO, LLCiknowdino.com

Did you know a new dinosaur is discovered almost every week? 


Keep up with the latest dinosaur discoveries and science with I Know Dino. Have fun and relax with hosts Garret and Sabrina each week as they explore the latest dinosaur news, chat with paleontology experts, dive deep into a “dinosaur of the day,” go down Oryctodromeus burrows with their fun facts, answer your burning questions, and connect dinosaurs to topics ranging from chocolate to the Titanic and more! Educational and entertaining, I Know Dino is a must listen dinosaur paleontology podcast for experts and newcomers alike.


Hosted by dinosaur enthusiasts and science communicators Garret and Sabrina, a husband and wife di-know-it-all team who love dinosaurs so much they had a dino-themed wedding and now all they do is talk about dinosaurs.

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Episodes

A new abelisaurid that "causes fear"

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Erketu , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Erketu-Episode-334/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Erketu, a titanosaur with some seriously long neck vertebrae. In dinosaur news this week: A new abelisaurid named Llukalkan was found in Patagonia including a nearly complete skull Analysis of the cretaceous rock in Mongolia shows a climate simila...

Apr 21, 202150 minEp. 334

Cannibalistic Tyrannosaurids

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Turiasaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Turiasaurus-Episode-333/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Turiasaurus, a sauropod from Spain which is probably the largest known dinosaur from Europe. In dinosaur news this week: A new massive neck of a titanosaur found in Argentina rivals the largest dinosaurs ever found Three bones from NW Ne...

Apr 14, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 333

The dinosaur with the longest name

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Micropachycephalosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Micropachycephalosaurus-Episode-332/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Micropachycephalosaurus, a small ceratopsian that was originally thought to be a relative of the dome-headed Pachycephalosaurus. In dinosaur news this week: A new saurolophine hadrosaur named Ornatops was describe...

Apr 07, 202154 minEp. 332

Clearing Oviraptor's name

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Nqwebasaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Nqwebasaurus-Episode-331/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Nqwebasaurus, an herbivorous coelurosaur from the Early Cretaceous in what is now South Africa. In dinosaur news this week: A new oviraptorid embryo shows that Oviraptor was not the "egg thief" it was once thought to be A second specim...

Mar 31, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 331

A Digging Ankylosaurid

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinusonasus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinusonasus-Episode-330/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Sinusonasus, the "big toothed wave nose" troodontid from what is now northeast China. In dinosaur news this week: A new ankylosaur find from Mongolia includes most of the body and limbs showing evidence of digging ability A dinosaur toe ...

Mar 24, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 330

The Lizard of Oz

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ozraptor , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ozraptor-Episode-329/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Ozraptor, a rare Jurassic theropod from Australia. In dinosaur news this week: A new troodontid, Tamarro, was described from Spain A gastrolith may tell the story of a large herbivore migrating about 600 miles The dig site of Magyarosaurus in ...

Mar 18, 20211 hrEp. 329

A raptor with extra long claws

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lessemsaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lessemsaurus-Episode-328/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Lessemsaurus, a Triassic sauropod that was large for its time in what is now Argentina. In dinosaur news this week: A new raptor, Shri devi, was about the size of a Velociraptor, but had longer claws Jinyunpelta had a fancy biphasal bite w...

Mar 10, 20211 hrEp. 328

T. rex or Microraptor, which would you choose?

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zigongosaurus , links from Rebecca Slater, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zigongosaurus-Episode-327/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Zigongosaurus, A mamenchisaurid that was about 50 ft (15 m) long, but may be an Omeisaurus , Mamenchisaurus , or even a nomen nudum. Interview with Rebecca Slater AKA "Jiggy", Art Director and one of original c...

Mar 03, 20211 hr 12 minEp. 327

The "monstrous murderer" tyrannosaur

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Teratophoneus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Teratophoneus-Episode-326/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Teratophoneus, a Late Cretaceous Tyrannosaurid from what is now Utah. In dinosaur news this week: The first rebbachisaurid sauropod was named (Dzharatitanis) from Asia Sauropodomorphs may have been stuck in southern Gondwana for 15 m...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 326

The "thunder thigh" sauropod

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Brontomerus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Brontomerus-Episode-325/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Brontomerus, The "thunder thigh" sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Utah. In dinosaur news this week: One of the first known sauropod skulls has been renamed from Morosaurus to Smitanosaurus agilis The Denver Museum of Nat...

Feb 17, 202138 minEp. 325

Three new sauropods from around the world

A mamenchisaurid from China, a small titanosaur from France, and a turiasaur from Madagascar were all recently described. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Velafrons , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Velafrons-Episode-324/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Velafrons, a lambeosaurine hadrosaurid from Mexico with a crest similar to Corythosaurus. In dinosaur news this week: A...

Feb 10, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 324

Baby Tyrannosaurs & Wading Spinosaurs

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mantellisaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mantellisaurus-Episode-323/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Mantellisaurus, an iguanodontian dinosaur known from a remarkably complete holotype mounted next to Dippy's former home in the Natural History Museum, London. In dinosaur news this week: The most likely way Spinosaurus hunted (spoi...

Feb 03, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 323

Small Theropod Spectacular

Four new theropods! A tyrannosauroid, a compsognathid, and two abelisaurids For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hippodraco , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hippodraco-Episode-322/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Hippodraco, the small "horse dragon" from Early Cretaceous Utah. In dinosaur news this week: A new small abelisaurid, Spectrovenator, was found underneath the holo...

Jan 27, 202150 minEp. 322

Two new ornithischians & a ceratopsid documentary

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pantydraco , links from Tara Cooper & Terry O'Neill, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pantydraco-Episode-321/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Pantydraco, a sauropodomorph that isn't pronounced how you would expect, it's Welsh. Interview with Tara Cooper & Terry O'Neill. Tara is an artist and professor of fine arts at the University...

Jan 21, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 321

Mighty Morphin Sauropods

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Aardonyx , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Aardonyx-Episode-320/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Aardonyx, an Early Jurassic sauropodomorph from South Africa with the beginning signs of a quadrupedal gait. In dinosaur news this week: Kholumolumo, a new Triassic sauropodomorph from Lesotho, was one of the heaviest land animals of its time....

Jan 14, 202136 minEp. 320

Bonus: Mokele-Mbembe

Brian Dunning from Skeptoid discusses the legend of "Mokele-Mbembe." What evidence do cryptozoologists have for a sauropod roaming modern Africa? Get the full episode, and more details of the myth in Skeptoid Episode 727 “Hunting the Mokele-Mbembe" at https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4727 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jan 13, 20216 minEp. 319

Best of 2020

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dilong , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dilong-Episode-319/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Dilong, a small feathered tyrannosaur. In dinosaur news this week: The Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is holding a free online speaker event about dinosaurs on Jan 7 All our favorite dinosaur highlights of 2020 Full li...

Jan 07, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 319

Bagualia alba: The Rise of Sauropods

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Genyodectes , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Genyodectes-Episode-318/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Genyodectes, The first theropod described from South America. In dinosaur news this week: An extinction event in the Early Jurassic may have led to the dominance of Eusauropods, including the recently named Bagualia The new Triassic ther...

Dec 30, 202037 minEp. 318

A compsognathid with a mane

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Protohadros , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Protohadros-Episode-317/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Protohadros, a hadrosauroid ornithopod found near Dallas, Texas. In dinosaur news this week: The new compsognathid, Ubirajara, was covered in simple fuzzy feathers, and a few very long ones The publication of Ubirajara has sparked contro...

Dec 24, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 317

Microscopic sauropod parasites

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Xenoceratops , links from Taylor McCoy, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Xenoceratops-Episode-316/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Xenoceratops, a centrosaurine ceratopsid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada. Interview with Taylor McCoy, creator of the website Everything Dinosaurs . He was one of our first ever...

Dec 17, 20201 hr 2 minEp. 316

The first dinosaur cloaca

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Rahonavis , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Rahonavis-Episode-315/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Rahonavis, A dromaeosaur or avialan from Madagascar which is unexpectedly related to South American dinosaurs. In dinosaur news this week: A Psittacosaurus was described with a very crocodile-like cloaca The Melbourne Museum is getting the w...

Dec 09, 202048 minEp. 315

A new sauropod that is smaller than an elephant

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Arkansaurus , links from Tony and James Pinto, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Arkansaurus-Episode-314/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Arkansaurus, the state dinosaur of Arkansas which was probably an ostrich-like ornithomimosaur. Interview with Tony and James Pinto, the father and son team currently creating the feature length documenta...

Dec 03, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 314

The Dueling Dinosaurs are headed to a museum

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Borealosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Borealosaurus-Episode-313/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Borealosaurus, a titanosaur from China with unusual tail vertebrae. In dinosaur news this week: A review of caenagnathids from the Dinosaur Park Formation resulted in a new genus named Citipes The Dueling Dinosaurs are going on displ...

Nov 25, 202059 minEp. 313

The first ever African hadrosaurid

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sonorasaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sonorasaurus-Episode-312/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Please let us know what you think of our show by taking our survey https://bit.ly/ikdsurvey20 Dinosaur of the day Sonorasaurus, a Late Cretaceous brachiosaurid and the state dinosaur of Arizona. In dinosaur news this week: The first ever hadrosaurid mater...

Nov 19, 202049 minEp. 312

T. rex walking speed and bite force

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Rapetosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Rapetosaurus-Episode-311/ Please let us know what you think of our show by taking our survey https://bit.ly/ikdsurvey20 To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Rapetosaurus, a titanosaur from Madagascar that is known from both juvenile and adult specimens. In dinosaur news this week: SVP included tal...

Nov 12, 202059 minEp. 311

Mussaurus crawled as a baby

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hypselosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hypselosaurus-Episode-310/ Please let us know what you think of our show by taking our survey https://bit.ly/ikdsurvey20 To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Hypselosaurus, a sauropod found in the 1800s that was originally thought to be an aquatic crocodile. In dinosaur news this week: The Romer ...

Nov 05, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 310

Were Triceratops horns weapons or ornaments?

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pararhabdodon , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pararhabdodon-Episode-309/ Please let us know what you think of our show by taking our survey https://bit.ly/ikdsurvey20 To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Pararhabdodon, a hadrosaurid from Spain that's a close relative of Tsintaosaurus . In dinosaur news this week: The Dinosaur Systematics Div...

Oct 29, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 309

Turtles are the real murderers

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tarascosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tarascosaurus-Episode-308/ Our annual survey is live! Please let us know what you think of the show at bit.ly/ikdsurvey20 To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Tarascosaurus, a French abelisaurid named after a lion-headed, turtle-shelled, six-footed, dragon myth. In dinosaur news this week: The Ev...

Oct 22, 202056 minEp. 308

Stan the T. rex sold for $31.8 million

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinocalliopteryx , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinocalliopteryx-Episode-307/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Sinocalliopteryx, a dinosaur that may have specialized at hunting birds. In dinosaur news this week: New oviraptorosaur from Mongolia named Oksoko only had two fingers on each hand The first ever ankylosaur, Scelidosaurus, fina...

Oct 14, 202039 minEp. 307

Burrowing dinosaur spectacular

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zephyrosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zephyrosaurus-Episode-306/ To get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino Dinosaur of the day Zephyrosaurus, a small, potentially burrowing, dinosaur from what is now Montana. In dinosaur news this week: Two exceptionally well preserved dinosaurs were found fossilized in what was likely their own burrow A new marine dig site ...

Oct 08, 202039 minEp. 306
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