I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Episode 473: Dinosaurs on Trial. Is T. rex overrated? Is Stegosaurus guilty of killing Thag? Did Parasaurolophus disturb the peace? Is Utahraptor too big for a raptor? We put these dinosaurs on trial to determine their fates. Plus answers to many other questions. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caenagnathasia , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caen...

For all of the details we shared about Oryctodromeus , the transcript of our interview with Dr. Anthony J. Martin, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Oryctodromeus-Episode-472/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Oryctodromeus, the first dinosaur ever discovered in a burrow. Interview with Dr. Anth...

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tawa , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tawa-Episode-471/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Tawa, a Late Triassic carnivorous dinosaur with an upper jaw like Herrerasaurus and a snout like Coelophysis . In dinosaur news this week...

Episode 470: Life on Our Planet review and a new sleeping alvarezsaurid. We discuss all the VFX dinosaurs from Netflix’s Life on Our Planet. Plus a remarkably complete new chest-clawed alvarezsaurid that fossilized while curled up sleeping For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Turanoceratops , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Turanoceratops-Episode-470/...

Episode 469: A mammoth episode. Mammoths are elephantids that ranged from some of the largest mammals ever to walk the Earth to about the size of a pig For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Mammuthus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Mammuthus-Episode-469/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, more...

Episode 468: What to feed a dinosaur. Ali Nabavizadeh, expert in dinosaur feeding biology, joins us to discuss which modern foods different dinosaurs could eat. Plus a new Triceratops frill that was chewed on by a T. rex For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Liaoceratops , links from Ali Nabavizadeh, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Liaoceratops-Episode-...

Episode 467: Early Dinosaur Entrepreneurs and Triceratops Horn Lengths. Mary Anning, Franz Nopcsa, and Roy Chapman Andrews were some of the first dinosaur entrepreneurs. Plus large dinosaur eyes, small microfossils, dinosaur poaching, and new Triceratops horn length estimates. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Euhelopus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino...

Episode 466: Dinosaur movies: classics, consulting, and a new premiere. Steve Brusatte presented on consulting for Jurassic World: Dominion, Film critic and historian Charles Solomon talked about influential dinosaur animations, Why Dinosaurs? is premiering this weekend, plus news from SVP 2023 For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Camposaurus , and our fun fact check o...

Episode 465: Sauropodfest! 6 embryos and 3 adults from a new sauropodomorph; a new titanosauriform; and why sauropod necks are so much longer than giraffes. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Paludititan , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Paludititan-Episode-465/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episod...

Episode 464: Dinosaur teeth! Tyrannosaur teeth in Yellowstone, spinosaur teeth in Early Cretaceous England, and more. Plus Brian Engh joins to discuss his documentary series on the Morrison Formation. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Eoabelisaurus , links from Brian Engh, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Eoabelisaurus-Episode-464/ Join us at www.pat...

Episode 463: Raptors and Alexander the Great. A new large raptor, Utahraptor is much older than we thought, multiple connections between Alexander the Great and dinosaurs, a new titanosaurian sauropod, and more For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Peloroplites , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Peloroplites-Episode-463/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowd...

Episode 462: Designing a Paleozoo with Charles Nye. Plus a new hypsilophodontid from Dinosaur Isle, a new silesaur from Brazil, and how Charles Knight made realistic paleoart that is still influential over a century after it was drawn For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gideonmantellia , links from Charles Nye, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gideonma...

Episode 461: Four new theropods including abelisaurids and a deinocheirid! A pair of abelisaurids from the latest Cretaceous of Morocco, a new deinocheirid from Early Cretaceous Japan, and a long-legged possibly flightless bird from Jurassic of China For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Aletopelta , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Aletopelta-Episode-46...

Episode 460: Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals? New research into early dinosaur social skills suggest they were (at least at one point in history). Plus: The first good evidence of sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs; and Maz Maddox joins to discuss her RELIC series, about humans who can shape shift into dinosaurs. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Wannanosaurus , lin...

Episode 459: Beyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips. New evidence of lips on T. rex, sauropod air sacs, blood vessels in Edmontosaurus, and more dinosaur soft tissues. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanosaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Titanosaurus-Episode-459/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus conten...

Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caudipteryx , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caudipteryx-Episode-458/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Caudip...

Episode 457: Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues. Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chilesaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chilesaurus-Episode-457/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino...

Episode 456: The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur. Tharosaurus, a dicraeosaurid like Amargasaurus, is the oldest diplodocoid ever found; The new titanosaur, Igai, was described from Egypt; and we explore how cabinets of curiosity were the original natural history museums For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Megapnosaurus , and our fun fact check out htt...

Episode 455: The Fastest Dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs: A new iguanodontian Oblitosaurus, the largest known ornithopod from the Late Jurassic in all of Europe; and Furcatoceratops, a close relative of Nasutoceratops. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinornithomimus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinornithomimus-Episode-455/ Join us at www.pa...

Episode 454: Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson — remastered. We went back and remastered our first ever episode of I Know Dino so that the interview is a lot easier to hear and understand. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tyrannosaurus , links from Pete Larson, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tyrannosaurus-remastered-Episode-454/ Join us at www.patreo...

Episode 453: Who destroyed the Central Park Dinosaurs? Boss Tweed has long been blamed for vandalizing New York City’s version of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, but it turns out someone else was to blame. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anchiceratops , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Anchiceratops-Episode-453/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino f...

We have a special bonus episode from Well…That’s Interesting. Jill discusses the Carnian Pluvial Event that helped get dinosaurs on top of the food chain. And for our turtle fans, there’s a segment about a giant turtle that lived in the Mesozoic. Check out this weekly comedy sciencey show and hear even more bizarre and interesting facts (like, can hair grow between your teeth? And could we ever lo...

Episode 452: Two new duckbills and a cabin made out of real dinosaur bones. Plus there’s a new megaraptorid coming soon and we answer a question about the status of Torosaurus vs Triceratops For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Diamantinasaurus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Diamantinasaurus-Episode-452/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dino...

Episode 451: A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor. A new ankylosaur, a new ornithopod, and Dr. Will Tattersdill joins us to discuss dinosaurs in Victorian-era pop culture For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ilokelesia , links from Will Tattersdill, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ilokelesia-Episode-451/ Join us at www.patreon.com...

Episode 450: Triceratops Celebration. The most famous ceratopsian of all time! It may have had horns reaching 5ft (1.5m) long when they had their keratin coverings. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Triceratops , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Triceratops revisited-Episode-450/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus conte...