Episode 437: The first long-necked dinosaur. Even before Macrocollum and Plateosaurus there was another sauropodomorph that already had a long neck; Plus titanosaurs with injured tails; And David & Will join to discuss when dinosaurs evolved hollow bones
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Dinosaur of the day Sinotyrannus, an early tyrannosauroid that was large, had big hands, and was likely covered in feathers.
Interview with David Moscato and Will Harris, paleontologists, science communicators, and the podcasters behind Common Descent, which is all about the fascinating diversity of life, past and present. They also have a patreon at patreon.com/commondescentpodcast
In dinosaur news this week:
- The oldest “long-necked” dinosaur was identified from new material in Southern Brazil
- Two titanosaurs in Gondwana had injuries in their tails
- Different dinosaur groups may have independently evolved pneumaticity (hollow bones)
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