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Aug 29, 2018 • 37min

Scelidosaurus - Episode 196

Dinosaur of the day Scelidosaurus, the first dinosaur described based on a mostly complete skeleton, and an important ancestor to Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:Over 260 dinosaur tracks (mostly sauropodomorph) were found in southwest China and may show sauropodomorphs swimmingIn Alaska, therizinosaur and hadrosaur tracks were found together for the first timeDinosaur footprints have been found for the first time on the Scottish mainlandA closed mine in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may reopen, risking damage to dinosaur fossilsThe University of Alberta is holding a "Dinosaur Dentistry" event on Saturday, September 22The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is looking for volunteers for their fossil preparation lab, to help clean and prepare Pachyrhinosaurus fossilsNational Fossil day is coming up, October 17 this year here's a list of some of the events scheduled so farScotty the T. rex celebrated her birthday at the Discovery Centre in Easton, Saskatchewan, Canada, with a fun mock interviewMary Anning is getting a statue in Lyme Regis, at the request of a 10-year-old girlPaleontologist Xing Lida has a science fiction book out in China, called You Long Ji: Prehistoric IntruderEarth Science in Cinema at the University of Utah, will explore the relationship between storytelling and scientific accuracy in HollywoodJurassic Outpost created a visual guide to the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park(s) and Jurassic World(s)Jurassic Park will be in 500 theaters around the U.S. next month to celebrate its 25th anniversaryThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Scelidosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Scelidosaurus-Episode-196/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 22, 2018 • 36min

Gryphoceratops - Episode 195

Dinosaur of the day Gryphoceratops, a tiny Canadian cousin of Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:A new article shows that Spinosaurus probably couldn't swim effectively, but was a capable bipedal walker on landVictoria Arbour is the new curator of paleontology at the Royal British Columbia MuseumDickinson Dinosaur Museum has continued excavating a tyrannosaur and hadrosaur in the Judith River Formation in MontanaJuvenile hadrosaurs bones have been found in the Spring Creek bone bed near the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Grande PrairieThe Queensland Museum in Australia is 3D scanning its collection of fossils and will share its research with Australian students and international scientistsDinosaur Hill in Fruita, Colorado has some new signs to teach people about the historical importance of the areaOhio State University’s Orton Hall Museum is getting a Cryolophosaurus cast to display on October 7Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History in Texas has some new fossils, including a full sized cast of a Triceratops skullFrom now until September 9, you can see the “Tyrannosaurus Exhibit: The mystery of evolution” at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum in Naha, JapanThe Bolton Museum in Bolton, UK, recently officially nicknamed their Tuojiangosaurus skeleton "Jango"Smithsonian Mag wrote an elegy for Hatcher the Triceratops which will soon be on display being eaten by a T. rexA list of dinosaur games includes Magic School Bus: Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Island, Jurassic Park: Danger, Dino Frontier, and Ark: Survival Evolved.The new game, Jurassic World VR Expedition is available to play in Dave & BustersAccording to J.A. Bayona, E.T. inspired the really sad Brachiosaurus death scene in Jurassic World Fallen KingdomA group of US military veterans made a Jurassic World fan film called "Jurassic World Exodus"This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gryphoceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gryphoceratops-Episode-195/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 15, 2018 • 34min

Brachylophosaurus - Episode 194

Dinosaur of the day Brachylophosaurus, a large hadrosaurid with a paddle-like bony crest on its head.In dinosaur news this week:The largest sauropod foot was found in WyomingAllosaurus may be getting a neotype to replace the incomplete holotypeLiaoning Beipiao Sihetun Ancient Fossils Museum is being built in China where it will open sometime next yearIn Wales, Cardiff’s Bute Park will have an interactive dinosaur experience next weekend, called Jurassic Kingdom: Where Dinosaurs Come to LifeIn Westchester, New York, Lasdon Park has getting a bunch of dinosaurs in their Dinosaur Garden, which is now a permanent exhibitAmerican Ninja Warrior released a video of Grant McCartney being chased through the course by a flock of T. rex and Velociraptor ninjasIron Sky: The Coming Race will feature dinosaurs, reptilians, a moon base, and a hollow earthThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Brachylophosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Brachylophosaurus-Episode-194/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 8, 2018 • 1h 8min

Fruitadens - Episode 193

Dinosaur of the day Fruitadens, the smallest known ornithischian at under 2 pounds and 3 feet in length.Interview with Sean Rubin, the author & illustrator of Bolivar. The graphic novel where Bolivar the T. rex roams New York City and nobody notices because they are all so busy. Sean is also the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of MNY Group. He can be found on Instagram and twitter @SeanCRubin & online at seanrubin.comIn dinosaur news this week:A new experiment of Jurassic plant growth and sauropod digestion shows that the ecosystem could hold more dinosaurs than previously thought.A new study on fossilized melanosomes calls into question previous studies on dinosaur coloration.A team from the University of Kansas is working on excavating a juvenile T. rex in the Hell Creek Formation.Late Jurassic footprints are being investigated in paving stones near hotsprings in China.Sauropod footprints from the early Cretaceous have been documented with photogrammetry in the UK.A father and son team opened a dinosaur center in Springerville, Arizona.A temporary inflatable green sauropod is in the Bayville dinosaur’s place while it’s being repaired.Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns recently traded his signed No. 95 jersey for a dinosaur toy.A new South Korean film came out this summer, called Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, which featured some dinosaurs.YouTube video “The Most Disturbing Death Scene in Jurassic Park History - Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park.” highlights the scene where compys kill a baby.College Humor created a video showing Jurassic Park scenes with other prehistoric creatures.The New Zealand Mint has a colored, official, Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary 1oz silver coin for sale for $85 USD.The board game “Jurassic Park: Danger” was released by Ravensburger where one person plays as the dinosaurs trying to eat the human players.This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Fruitadens, more links from Sean Rubin, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Fruitadens-Episode-193/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 1, 2018 • 33min

Ampelosaurus - Episode 192

Dinosaur of the day Ampelosaurus, a "dwarf" sauropod that was only 52ft long and weighed 8 tons.In dinosaur news this week:The first ever diplodcoid from East Asia was discovered, Lingwulong shenqi, and it's also incredibly old for an advanced sauropodThe new Deep Time exhibit coming to the Smithsonian in 2019 will feature a T. rex biting the frill of a TriceratopsDickinson Dinosaur Museum in North Dakota has a new claws exhibit to show the correlation between dinosaurs and modern birdsThe Dinosaur Room in Rio’s National Museum recently reopened after a renovationIn the month of August, if you donate to certain Goodwills, you can get free kids tickets to Dinosaur WorldA 16-year-old in the UK built a replica Allosaurus from scrap metalIn Las Vegas a man setup projectors outside his daughter's window to simulate dinosaurs looking at herA real estate agent made a listing go viral using an inflatable T. rex costumeThere’s a Stegosaurus that holds nachos (the nachosaurus)Robert Kirkman, who created the comic The Walking Dead, is now working on a new project called Super DinosaurOur five-year-old listner Remy was featured in a University of Alberta article after choosing Alberta as his birthday destination—for the dinosaurs of courseThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ampelosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ampelosaurus-Episode-192/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 25, 2018 • 36min

Koreaceratops - Episode 191

In the news: The ankylosaur Akainacephalus johnsoni was found in Utah with a gryposaur, a turtle, and a crocodile; Dinosaur National Monument has a new paleontologist; A geology instructor donated a large collection of fossils and specimens to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut; A 30 foot inflatable dinosaur named Dino-Mite was briefly stolen from a fireworks store; The Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, Virginia is having a two-day Dino Festival; York Maze in the UK has opened a 15 acre maze of a T. rex and Triceratops to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park; BBC4 aired the three part series titled Jurassic Coast Revealed; and a 1/2 oz pure silver colored Canadian dinosaur coin featuring Edmontonia was releasedDinosaur of the day Koreaceratops the first ceratopsian found in KoreaThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Koreaceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Koreaceratops-Episode-191/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 18, 2018 • 31min

Nomingia - Episode 190

In the news: A team of researchers think titanosaurs made their eggs extra thick to protect them from acidic hotsprings; A review of dinosaur egg research, including how to tell body temperature from the isotopes in the shell; A nine-year-old kid, found an Iguanodon vertebra on the Isle of Wight, UK while playing on the beach; new dinosaur exhibits; Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom pop-up cards and temporary restaurant in Tokyo; and moreDinosaur of the day Nomingia an oviraptorid with a bird-like pygostyle which may have held up a fan of feathersThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Nomingia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Nomingia-Episode-190/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 11, 2018 • 1h 9min

Lamaceratops - Episode 189

This week, we interview with Glen McIntosh an animation supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic who worked on Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World, and Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom. Among other things, we discus all the dinosaur puppets in Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom and how they made it onto the screen.In the news: A new Triassic sauropod from Argentina, Ingentia, shows very early gigantism and incredibly fast growth rates; hundreds of new dinosaur fossils from Mongolia; New dinosaur exhibits; guesses about Jurassic World 3; Our review of Jurassic World: Evolution; and moreDinosaur of the day Lamaceratops a small—possibly dubious—ceratopsian from MongoliaThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lamaceratops, more links from Glen McIntosh, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lamaceratops-Episode-189/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 4, 2018 • 36min

Lophorhothon - Episode 188

In the news: Researchers looked at dinosaur hyoid bones to guess what their tongues may have been like; When The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History dinosaur hall reopens it will allow visitors to virtually feed an Edmontosaurus; In Ulan Bator, Mongolia, a man was recently arrested for hiding a Protoceratops fossil and planning to sell it; A hadrosaur thighbone from 70 million years ago was found in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, on Kamikoshikijima island; A new theropod footprint was found in northern Germany; An interactive map shows what Earth looked like at various periods in time, including at your address; A new Jurassic World Alexa skill; dinosaur exhibits; and moreDinosaur of the day Lophorhothon the "crested nose" hadrosauroid from Alabama, USAThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lophorhothon, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lophorhothon-Episode-188/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 27, 2018 • 52min

Indoraptor - Episode 187

Our review of Jurassic World Fallen KingdomIn the news: Two new Ankylosaurs—Acantholipan gonzalezi in Mexico and Jindi Jialong in China; Dinosaur footprints found in Shandong Province, China; Smithsonian listed five ways real science would have made Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom better; And tons of new museum exhibitsDinosaur of the day Indoraptor the new hybrid dinosaur in Jurassic World Fallen KingdomThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaursTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Indoraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Indoraptor-Episode-187/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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