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Megaripples from the end-Cretaceous tsunami

Jul 28, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 348
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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Orodromeus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Orodromeus-Episode-348/

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Dinosaur of the day Orodromeus, a small fast ornithopod known from a growth series at Egg Mountain.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • A redescription of Scutellosaurus shows that it was bipedal
  • Fossilized ripples found 1.5 miles beneath Louisiana were caused by a tsunami after the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs
  • The Kuji Amber Museum in Japan has a display of recently discovered fossilized teeth from three theropod species
  • There’s a time-lapse video of all 292 bones of Dippy getting assembled at Norwich Cathedral
  • Warren Elsmore also in Norwich has a Jurassic Lego exhibition until Aug 30 including 500,000 Lego blocks and elements
  • Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England has a new Zooasic Park until Sept 5
  • A "Guide to vaccination for dinosaurs" was posted in Malaysia after someone got there COVID vaccine in an inflatable T. rex costume
  • Google Chrome's Dinosaur game has been updated to include Olympic events


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