Xixiasaurus - Episode 84 - podcast episode cover

Xixiasaurus - Episode 84

Jul 05, 20161 hrEp. 84
--:--
--:--
Download Metacast podcast app
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episode description

Interview with Dr. Scott Persons, who has a PhD in evolution and systematics from the University of Alberta and works for Dr. Philip J. Currie (who we interviewed in Tarbosaurus - episode 4).

Dinosaur news, including scientists have found two mummified baby dinosaur/bird wings, dinosaur bones in Thailand, Chester city centre dinosaur trails, and more.

Also our dinosaur of the day Xixiasaurus, a troodontid with sickle claws and keen senses.

You can reach Dr. Persons on Twitter @WScottPersons. And you can see the introduction to his Paleo 101 course on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jX4_mWAlUg as well as an awesome short video of the University of Alberta using a helicopter to lift a dinosaur skull out of the ground at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJmHONyeLZ8&feature=youtu.be.

Visit http://www.IKnowDino.com for more information including a link to dinosaur sites near you.

You can also visit https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino to get the inside scoop on I Know Dino

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android