A new small African hadrosaur, Minqaria, was named; Mantellisaurus was redescribed and found to be a valid genus; Maiasaura had a high metabolism; and much more For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanoceratops , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Titanoceratops-Episode-483/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Titanoceratops, a large ceratopsid which, despite the na...
Feb 28, 2024•52 min•Ep. 483
Megalosaurus, the first ever named dinosaur, was named 200 years (and one day) ago! There have been over 50 species of Megalosaurus named, but now there is just one left. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Megalosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Megalosaurus_revisited-Episode-482/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Megalosaurus, the first dinosaur ever na...
Feb 21, 2024•44 min•Ep. 482
A new juvenile Gorgosaurus was found with oviraptorosaur legs preserved as gut contents; A brand new Stegosaur was named; Evidence of Albertosaurus cannibalism; And some troodontids may have been herbivores For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Urbacodon , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Urbacodon-Episode-481/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Urbacodon, one of th...
Feb 14, 2024•44 min•Ep. 481
Eoneophron, the "Pharaoh’s dawn chicken from Hell”, was described from the Hell Creek; The large carnivore Acrocanthosaurus roamed all over what’s now the U.S.; and an update on the Yale Peabody Museum's renovations For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chaoyangsaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chaoyangsaurus-Episode-480/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day C...
Feb 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 480
“One of the largest sauropods ever recorded” and a contender for the largest rebbachisaurid were both found in Argentina. Plus a new titanosaur from China. And Cary Woodruff joins to discuss his recent finds and plans for a new permanent dinosaur exhibit in Miami, Florida For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hungarosaurus , links from Cary Woodruff, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hungarosaurus-Episode-479/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for di...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 479
Lots of tyrannosaur news: Nanotyrannus debate continues (was it its own dinosaur or was it actually T. rex?), plus a new debate about the evolution of another ferocious tyrannosaur, Daspletosaurus. And a fun fact about a baby T. rex you've probably never heard of. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Bistahieversor , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Bistahieversor-Episode-478/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 478
T. mcraeensis was similar in size with T. rex but with some notable differences. James Fodor joins us from The Science of Everything Podcast to discuss dinosaurs in popular culture and many fun dinosaur related thought experiments. For links to every news story, including links and photos of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis , links from James Fodor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tyrannosaurus_mcraensis-Episode-477/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus cont...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 477
Every stage in a dinosaur's life left behind trace fossils: claw marks from a parent excavating a burrow, eggshells left by hatchlings, fossilized digested food, battle scars, and ultimately, tooth marks left by predators or scavengers. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Bihariosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Bihariosaurus-Episode-476/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Di...
Jan 10, 2024•48 min•Ep. 476
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Talenkauen , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Talenkauen-Episode-475/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Talenkauen, a small iguanodontian with slender arms. For millennia, trace fossils have captivated the human imagination. Australian Aboriginal mythology includes dinosaur tracks. Leonardo da Vinci made major contributions to ...
Jan 03, 2024•59 min•Ep. 475
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Elopteryx , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Elopteryx-Episode-474/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Elopteryx, a bird like troodontid from what is now Romania (Hateg island) whose name means "marsh wing". Our top 23 segments of 2023 (with a bonus): Best hadrosauroid: Gonkoken Cutest new dinosaur: Minimocursor Best sauropod ta...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 474
Episode 473: Dinosaurs on Trial. Is T. rex overrated? Is Stegosaurus guilty of killing Thag? Did Parasaurolophus disturb the peace? Is Utahraptor too big for a raptor? We put these dinosaurs on trial to determine their fates. Plus answers to many other questions. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caenagnathasia , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caenagnathasia-Episode-473/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for many more dinosaurs on trial and a ...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 473
For all of the details we shared about Oryctodromeus , the transcript of our interview with Dr. Anthony J. Martin, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Oryctodromeus-Episode-472/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Oryctodromeus, the first dinosaur ever discovered in a burrow. Interview with Dr. Anthony J. Martin, author of Dinosaurs Without Bones, which details the day to day lives of dinosaurs by...
Dec 13, 2023•37 min•Ep. 472
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tawa , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tawa-Episode-471/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Tawa, a Late Triassic carnivorous dinosaur with an upper jaw like Herrerasaurus and a snout like Coelophysis . In dinosaur news this week: The mammoth cheese we discussed in episode 469 was eaten and kept at the White House Dr. Martin Lo...
Dec 06, 2023•44 min•Ep. 471
Episode 470: Life on Our Planet review and a new sleeping alvarezsaurid. We discuss all the VFX dinosaurs from Netflix’s Life on Our Planet. Plus a remarkably complete new chest-clawed alvarezsaurid that fossilized while curled up sleeping For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Turanoceratops , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Turanoceratops-Episode-470/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and mor...
Nov 29, 2023•56 min•Ep. 470
Episode 469: A mammoth episode. Mammoths are elephantids that ranged from some of the largest mammals ever to walk the Earth to about the size of a pig For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mammuthus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mammuthus-Episode-469/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, more episodes of I Know Paleo, and more. This special bonus episode of I Know Paleo features our animal o...
Nov 23, 2023•53 min•Ep. 469
Episode 468: What to feed a dinosaur. Ali Nabavizadeh, expert in dinosaur feeding biology, joins us to discuss which modern foods different dinosaurs could eat. Plus a new Triceratops frill that was chewed on by a T. rex For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Liaoceratops , links from Ali Nabavizadeh, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Liaoceratops-Episode-468/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, an...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 468
Episode 467: Early Dinosaur Entrepreneurs and Triceratops Horn Lengths. Mary Anning, Franz Nopcsa, and Roy Chapman Andrews were some of the first dinosaur entrepreneurs. Plus large dinosaur eyes, small microfossils, dinosaur poaching, and new Triceratops horn length estimates. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Euhelopus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Euhelopus-Episode-467/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus conten...
Nov 08, 2023•50 min•Ep. 467
Episode 466: Dinosaur movies: classics, consulting, and a new premiere. Steve Brusatte presented on consulting for Jurassic World: Dominion, Film critic and historian Charles Solomon talked about influential dinosaur animations, Why Dinosaurs? is premiering this weekend, plus news from SVP 2023 For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Camposaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Camposaurus-Episode-466/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur ...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 466
Episode 465: Sauropodfest! 6 embryos and 3 adults from a new sauropodomorph; a new titanosauriform; and why sauropod necks are so much longer than giraffes. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Paludititan , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Paludititan-Episode-465/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Paludititan, a small titanosaur that lived on the Late Cretaceous ...
Oct 26, 2023•46 min•Ep. 465
Episode 464: Dinosaur teeth! Tyrannosaur teeth in Yellowstone, spinosaur teeth in Early Cretaceous England, and more. Plus Brian Engh joins to discuss his documentary series on the Morrison Formation. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Eoabelisaurus , links from Brian Engh, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Eoabelisaurus-Episode-464/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 464
Episode 463: Raptors and Alexander the Great. A new large raptor, Utahraptor is much older than we thought, multiple connections between Alexander the Great and dinosaurs, a new titanosaurian sauropod, and more For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Peloroplites , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Peloroplites-Episode-463/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Peloroplit...
Oct 11, 2023•56 min•Ep. 463
Episode 462: Designing a Paleozoo with Charles Nye. Plus a new hypsilophodontid from Dinosaur Isle, a new silesaur from Brazil, and how Charles Knight made realistic paleoart that is still influential over a century after it was drawn For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gideonmantellia , links from Charles Nye, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gideonmantellia-Episode-462/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-f...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 462
Episode 461: Four new theropods including abelisaurids and a deinocheirid! A pair of abelisaurids from the latest Cretaceous of Morocco, a new deinocheirid from Early Cretaceous Japan, and a long-legged possibly flightless bird from Jurassic of China For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Aletopelta , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Aletopelta-Episode-461/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and ...
Sep 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 461
Episode 460: Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals? New research into early dinosaur social skills suggest they were (at least at one point in history). Plus: The first good evidence of sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs; and Maz Maddox joins to discuss her RELIC series, about humans who can shape shift into dinosaurs. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Wannanosaurus , links from Maz Maddox, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Wannanosaurus-Episode-460/ Join...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 460
Episode 459: Beyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips. New evidence of lips on T. rex, sauropod air sacs, blood vessels in Edmontosaurus, and more dinosaur soft tissues. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Titanosaurus-Episode-459/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Titanosaurus, a dubious titanosaurian sauropod th...
Sep 13, 2023•51 min•Ep. 459
Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caudipteryx , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caudipteryx-Episode-458/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Caudipteryx, A peacock sized oviraptorosaur known for its tail fan of feathers and flightless-bird-like bo...
Sep 07, 2023•57 min•Ep. 458
Episode 457: Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues. Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chilesaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chilesaurus-Episode-457/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Chilesaurus, A...
Sep 01, 2023•56 min•Ep. 457
Episode 456: The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur. Tharosaurus, a dicraeosaurid like Amargasaurus, is the oldest diplodocoid ever found; The new titanosaur, Igai, was described from Egypt; and we explore how cabinets of curiosity were the original natural history museums For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Megapnosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Megapnosaurus-Episode-456/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requ...
Aug 23, 2023•59 min•Ep. 456
Episode 455: The Fastest Dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs: A new iguanodontian Oblitosaurus, the largest known ornithopod from the Late Jurassic in all of Europe; and Furcatoceratops, a close relative of Nasutoceratops. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinornithomimus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinornithomimus-Episode-455/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of th...
Aug 17, 2023•55 min•Ep. 455
Episode 454: Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson — remastered. We went back and remastered our first ever episode of I Know Dino so that the interview is a lot easier to hear and understand. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tyrannosaurus , links from Pete Larson, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tyrannosaurus-remastered-Episode-454/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the da...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 454
