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Small Theropod Spectacular

Jan 27, 202150 minEp. 322
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Four new theropods! A tyrannosauroid, a compsognathid, and two abelisaurids

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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 holotype of the sauropod Tapuiasaurus in Brazil
  • Another abelisaurid, Niebla, was found in Argentina with more typical theropod jaw than later abelisaurids
  • A new small tyrannosauroid from China, Jinbeisaurus, supports that the first giant tyrannosaurs were in North America
  • The new tiny compsognathid, Xunmenglong, makes Compsognathus look like a giant
  • There’s a push to make the (dubious) dinosaur Suciasaurus rex the official state dinosaur of Washington
  • Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida has a "Dinosaur Invasion" exhibit from now until April

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