I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

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Sep 1, 2022 • 37min

Theropods biting with Evan Johnson-Ransom

For all the details we shared about Unescoceratops, links from Evan Johnson-Ransom, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Unescoceratops-Episode-405/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Unescoceratops, a ceratopsian named after the UNESCO World Heritage Site it was found in (Dinosaur Provincial Park).Interview with Evan Johnson-Ransom, a PhD student at the Ross Lab and Sereno Lab at the University of Chicago, studying neck kinematics and feeding behavior of spinosaurids, T. rex, and other theropods. Follow him on twitter @EJR_Paleo_MScSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Aug 25, 2022 • 1h 4min

Common Dinosaur Misconceptions

For links about dinosaur misconceptions in the media, all of the details we shared about Chirostenotes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chirostenotes-Episode-404/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.We correct a lot of the common dinosaurs mistakes in movies, TV shows, toys, games, and art.Dinosaur of the day Chirostenotes, a toothless oviraptorosaur that was originally known from only its hands.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Aug 17, 2022 • 41min

A scientifically accurate graphic novel featuring Europasaurus

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Spinops, links from Oliver and Joschua, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Spinops-Episode-403/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Spinops, a ceratopsian whose name means "spine face".Interview with Oliver Wings and Joschua Knüppe. Joschua is a paleoartist, and host of Paleostream on Twitch. Oliver is the curator of the Geosciences Collections & the Geiseltal Collection at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. The two of them created the graphic novel “Europasaurus: Life on Jurassic Islands”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Aug 10, 2022 • 59min

The amazing paleontologist who inspired Indiana Jones

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gravitholus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gravitholus-Episode-402/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Roy Chapman Andrews fought through the Gobi Desert to make some miraculous dinosaur discoveries including Velociraptor, Oviraptor, and some amazing dinosaur nests.Dinosaur of the day Gravitholus, an ~10ft long pachycephalosaurid that could be the same animal as Stegoceras.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Aug 4, 2022 • 47min

Stegosaurus with Susannah Maidment

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mercuriceratops, links from Susannah Maidment, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mercuriceratops-Episode-401/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Mercuriceratops, The oldest known chasmosaurine from Canada found at the time.Interview with Susannah Maidment, principal researcher and curator of the archosaurs at the Natural History Museum in London. She has published more than 50 scientific papers and is an expert on stegosaurs. Her research includes systematics, anatomy, and taxonomy of ornithischians, geological context of dinosaur evolution, and dinosaur biodiversity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jul 29, 2022 • 1h 44min

Hateg Island: Mini Dinosaurs and the Giant Terror That Hunted Them

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hateg Island, links from Michael Benton, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hateg Island-Episode-400/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Hateg Island, a Late Cretaceous island that included some tiny dinosaurs and at least one enormous pterosaur.Interview with Michael Benton, paleontologist and professor of vertebrate paleontology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written over 400 scientific papers and more than 50 books, about a wide range of topics, including animals in the Triassic, extinction events, and the Hateg Basin. His most recent books are “The Dinosaurs Rediscovered" and "Dinosaurs, New visions of a lost world"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jul 21, 2022 • 58min

The many uses of melanin

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dyoplosaurus, links from Maria McNamara, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dyoplosaurus-Episode-399/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Dyoplosaurus, an ankylosaurid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada (in the Dinosaur Park Formation).Interview with Maria McNamara, a paleobiologist and professor of paleontology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. Follow her on twitter @MariaMcN_palaeoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jul 14, 2022 • 49min

Fossil hunting with Cameron Muskelly

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Itemirus, links from Cameron Muskelly, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Itemirus-Episode-398/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Itemirus, A dromaeosaurid described from a fragment of the back of the skull.Interview with Cameron Muskelly, an avocational paleontologist/geologist and paleontology educator based in Georgia. He’s a researcher, lecturer, and fossil collector, and an expert in Appalachian geology. Follow him on twitter @PaleoCameronSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jul 6, 2022 • 52min

How to find fossils

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Saurornitholestes, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Saurornitholestes-Episode-397/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Saurornitholestes, A dromaeosaurid that looked similar to Velociraptor with teeth that may have been used to preen its feathers..Some resources to help you find fossils:FOSSILS: A Guide to Prehistoric Life, a book with many helpful photos and descriptions, plus links to more resources.myFOSSIL, a website that's "building a community of amateur and professional paleontologists."The Fossil Forum can help you ID fossils.A PBS webpage listing where you can find fossils in each US state.Fossil Explorer, an app that covers fossil localities in England, Scotland, and Wales. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jun 30, 2022 • 43min

How T. rex was found and how it changed paleontology

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Draconyx, links from David Randall, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Draconyx-Episode-396/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Draconyx, a relatively small relative of Iguanodon.Interview with David Randall, a senior reporter at Reuters and the author of several books, including “The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. rex and How It Shook Our World"This episode is brought to you in part by Varsity Tutors. Varsity Tutors offers one-week-long, small group camps on fun, educational topics. Kids get all the benefits of summer camp from the convenience of home. Go to varsitytutors.com and use promo code IKNOWDINO at checkout to save $50 on any summer camp.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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