I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Episode 433: Tolkien’s interest in dinosaurs and how it shaped his writing. Professor John Holmes—who recently re-enacted Tolkien’s 1938 dinosaur presentation in full—joins us to share how Tolkien used his knowledge of dinosaurs while writing The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Atlasaurus, links from John Holmes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Atlasaurus-Episode-433/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Atlasaurus, a close relative of Brachiosaurus from Morocco that lived 15 million years earlier than Brachiosaurus.Interview with John Holmes, Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture at the University of Birmingham. He is an expert on the Gothic Revival and the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He recently recreated Tolkien's 1938 Christmas lecture ‘On Dragons’ which featured several dinosaurs from Oxfordshire.In dinosaur news this week:A new study shows that dinosaurs weren't declining before the asteroid impact, but a shift in which herbivores were most important in their ecosystems may have made dinosaurs more vulnerable to extinctionScientists found that climate may have affected the early evolution of dinosaurs including how and where they lived We're about to release our first I Know Paleo episode to every patron at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon and you'll get the first episode (which is all about terror birds) as soon as it comes out! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoIf you haven't already, we recommend signing up for our newsletter. If you sign up, you'll get a free mini audiobook, which includes some of our favorite chapters from 50 Dinosaur Tales. You can sign up by going to iknowdino.com and scrolling all the way to the bottom where you'll find the signup form.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 432: Microraptor’s hawk feet and Allosaurus scavenging. Some dinosaurs had spikes on the bottom of their feet, while others had extra strong toes, the details tell us about how they lived and hunted. Plus an update on the Allosaurus scavenger hypothesis.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Duriavenator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Duriavenator-Episode-432/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Duriavenator, a medium-sized predator that has historically been lumped in with Megalosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:A critique of the controversial Allosaurus as a scavenger paperResponse by the original authors on why they still think Allosaurus is a scavengerMicroraptor had feet like a modern hawk (and what bird feet can tell us about dinosaur behavior)There’s a cool trailer for Talon, about a Dakotaraptor with magical powers We're about to release our first I Know Paleo episode to every patron at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon and you'll get the first episode (which is all about terror birds) as soon as it comes out! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoIf you haven't already, we recommend signing up for our newsletter. If you sign up, you'll get a free mini audiobook, which includes some of our favorite chapters from 50 Dinosaur Tales. You can sign up by going to iknowdino.com and scrolling all the way to the bottom where you'll find the signup form.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 431: Was T. rex as smart as a baboon? Plus Evan Johnson-Ransom and Julius Csotonyi join us to discuss their new massive book titled Dinosaur World: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric EraFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lurdusaurus, links from Julius and Evan, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lurdusaurus-Episode-431/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Lurdusaurus, a large iguandont that despite being 6.5 ft tall, only held its belly about 2 ft off the ground..Interview with Julius and Evan. Evan Johnson-Ransom is a PhD student at the University of Chicago a studying the functional morphology and feeding behavior of dinosaurs. Julius Csotonyi is a talented paleoartist who has created life-sized dinosaur murals for many museums and also illustrated the new book Dinosaur World which Evan wrote.In dinosaur news this week:A new study claims that theropods were as intelligent as primates (but not everyone agrees)A single Allosaurus had 10 pathologiesAn ornithomimosaur was injured via blunt force trauma to its foot We're about to release our first I Know Paleo episode to every patron at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon and you'll get the first episode (which is all about terror birds) as soon as it comes out! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoIf you haven't already, we recommend signing up for our newsletter. If you sign up, you'll get a free mini audiobook, which includes some of our favorite chapters from 50 Dinosaur Tales. You can sign up by going to iknowdino.com and scrolling all the way to the bottom where you'll find the signup form.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 430: Whiskers or eyelashes on dinosaurs? Plus a dinosaur connection challenge with PokemonFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lophostropheus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lophostropheus-Episode-430/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Lophostropheus, a coelophysoid theropod that lived between the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic in what is now Normandy, France.In dinosaur news this week:256 new titanosaur eggs were discovered in IndiaA new type of egg in Japan probably came from a small troodontid theropod We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoTell us what you think about our show in our 2023 Year End Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey23 to help shape the future of 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.

Episode 429: A mini ankylosaur and a giant hadrosaur. Plus Lindsey Kinsella joins to discuss his new book “The Lazarus Taxa” which includes scientists traveling to the Cretaceous and encountering many interesting dinosaurs.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Magnapaulia, links from Lindsey Kinsella, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Magnapaulia-Episode-429/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Magnapaulia, a truly gigantic hadrosaur.Interview with Lindsey Kinsella, a paleontology enthusiast, and writer & author of the sci-fi novel “The Lazarus Taxa" which includes scientists time traveling to the Late Cretaceous. Connect with him on at facebook.com/LindseyKinsellaAuthor/In dinosaur news this week:A new tiny ankylosaur from Patagonia, PatagopeltaBaby tyrannosaurs may have been walking friends We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoTell us what you think about our show in our 2023 Year End Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey23 to help shape the future of 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.

Episode 428: Could sauropods have farmed? Plus three new dinosaurs: A sauropod and theropod from Pakistan and a basal iguanodontian from Southern China.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Camarillasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Camarillasaurus-Episode-428/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Camarillasaurus, a spinosaurid that lived in the Early Cretaceous in what is now Teruel Province, Spain.In dinosaur news this week:Two new dinosaurs, the sauropod Khanazeem and the theropod Shansaraiki, were recently (mostly) described from PakistanThe first basal Iguanodontian from Southern China, Napaisaurus, was recently describedA hiker found sauropod bones in the Royal Gorge Region of Colorado“Big John” the Triceratops is going to the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa, Florida We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoTell us what you think about our show in our 2023 Year End Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey23 to help shape the future of 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.

Episode 427: The first dinosaur respiratory infection with Cary Woodruff. We discuss Dolly, the sauropod with the first probable respiratory infection in a dinosaur; Also, a new tyrannosauroid, a new titanosauriform, and the dinosaur with the longest neck.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Xinjiangtitan, links from Cary Woodruff, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Xinjiangtitan-Episode-427/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Xinjiangtitan, the dinosaur with the longest known neck.Interview with Cary Woodruff, a sauropod specialist and curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. He recently described Dolly, the first non-avian dinosaur found to have a respiratory infection. Follow him on twitter @DoubleBeamIn dinosaur news this week:Paleontologist Jorge Calvo passed away on January 10 of this yearA new tyrannosauroid from Northeast China is the first predatory dinosaur found in the areaA new titanosauriform, Ruixinia zhangi, had an unusual tail We're very close to reaching our goal of 250 patrons! When we hit the goal we'll be releasing bonus ad-free episodes every month to patrons at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon to help us reach our goal! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoTell us what you think about our show in our 2023 Year End Survey! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to bit.ly/ikdsurvey23 to help shape the future of 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.

Episode 426: The Best Dinosaur Museums in the World. The best places to see dinosaurs in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and AustraliaFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Haya, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Haya-Episode-426/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Haya, a Mongolian ornithischian that was found with gastroliths for grinding up food.Find the dinosaur museum closest to you or any of the museums we mentioned at iknowdino.com/dinosaur-museums/ Join our patreon at the Triceratops tier or above by the end of January 2023 to get an exclusive Styracosaurus patch. If you're already a patron at the Triceratops level or above make sure to update your address so we can send it to you! patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 425: Microraptor ate mammals. Plus a new titanosaur, a new Dryptosaurus find, Sabrina connects dinosaurs to princess seams, and much moreFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Isanosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Isanosaurus-Episode-425/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Isanosaurus, a small to medium sized sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic or Late Jurassic in what is now Thailand.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new titanosaur: Caieira allocaudataA new Dryptosaurus find may include medullary bone—showing another possibly female tyrannosauroidA mammal's foot was found inside a Microraptor's ribcage showing that the mammal was eaten by the dinosaurDippy has a three-year residency at Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery and MuseumA new dinosaur film, 65, comes out in March Join our patreon at the Triceratops tier or above by the end of January 2023 to get an exclusive Styracosaurus patch. If you're already a patron at the Triceratops level or above make sure to update your address so we can send it to you! patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episode 424: What the Titanic has to do with dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs, a sauropod and a hadrosaur that both show unexpected diversity in their locales; Ornithopods had bigger brains than we thought; and moreFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Silesaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Silesaurus-Episode-424/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Silesaurus, a dinosauromorph (or dinosaur depending on who you ask) from the Triassic with herbivorous and quadrupedal traits.In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new macronarian sauropod, Yuzhoulong, that shows more diversity in Sichuan, China than previously thoughtA new basal hadrosaurid, Malefica, named "witch" or "sorceress" was found in Big Bend National ParkOrnithopods, and especially hadrosaurs, had bigger brains than we thoughtWashington state is still working on getting a state dinosaurSouth Australian Museum in Adelaide, Australia, has a new exhibit, Six Extinctions Join our patreon at the Triceratops tier or above by the end of January 2023 to get an exclusive Styracosaurus patch. If you're already a patron at the Triceratops level or above make sure to update your address so we can send it to you! patreon.com/iknowdinoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.