Matthew Donald

Paleo Bites

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Welcome to Paleo Bites, the weekly podcast hosted by Matthew Donald where we make dumb jokes, reference pop culture, derail like crazy, and oh yeah, discuss and rate dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Each episode Matthew and a rotating set of guest co-hosts talk about a different genus of primeval critter, explain basic stats, exchange plenty of banter, barely fact-check, and at the end, rate the creature one out of 65 million for any reason, including but not limited to sexiness, mana, and dexterity. So join Matthew and his friends as we embark on this prehistoric odyssey and review th...

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Megaloceros, the Giant Horn 17.12.2019 21:38

(image source: https://www.newdinosaurs.com/wp-conte... ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Megaloceros, the Ice Age reindeer on steroids. From the Late Pleistocene, this 12-foot deer was one of the most majestic creatures of its day, if you don't count the woolly mammoth, or the woolly rhino, or the cave bear, or the cave lion, or the cavemen. You know, the first modern...

Nasutoceratops, the Big-Nose Horned Face 10.12.2019 20:22

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Nasutoceratops-titusi-splash-990x613_edab.jpg ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Nasutoceratops , the Triceratops relative with the horns of a bull, and that's no bull. Or another, better joke. From the Late Cretaceous period, this 15-foot ceratopsian rammed its way through the competition of its time, and that wuddn'...

Stegosaurus, the Roofed Lizard 03.12.2019 21:28

(image source: By Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19459399 ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Stegosaurus , the famous spiked herbivore with giant things growing on its back, except not in the gross way. From the Late Jurassic, this 30-foot-long dinosaur sashayed its spikes and plates as it...

Arthropleura, the Jointed Ribs 26.11.2019 21:00

(image source: https://i.imgur.com/2ERyciu.jpg ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-hosts Christina Eilert and Jake Chapman discuss Arthropleura, the car-sized millipede that's all kinds of nope. From the Late Carboniferous, this 13-foot arthropod terrorized the coal swamps of old and the nightmares of new. Except it was an herbivore, so it didn't really terrorize the swamps, but definitely still th...

Giganotosaurus, the Giant Southern Lizard 19.11.2019 16:03

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giganotosaurus_BW.jpg ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Giganotosaurus , the meat-eater bigger than T. rex except maybe they were the same size except maybe Giganotosaurus was a little longer. From the Late Cretaceous, this 42-foot theropod terrorized the Argentinian wilds back in the day, possibly even eating the Arge...

Apatosaurus, the Deceptive Lizard 11.11.2019 20:06

(image source: http://www.nenature.com/Dinosaurs/Apatosaurus.htm ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Apatosaurus , the famous longneck martyr that tragically fought off the Sharptooth that one time. From the Late Jurassic, this 70-foot sauropod ate a lot of trees and caused a lot of drama during the great Bone Wars. Exciting stuff! Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's...

Dimetrodon, the Two-Measured Tooth 11.11.2019 22:44

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodon#/media/File:Dimetrodon_milleri.jpg ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Dimetrodon , the non-dinosaur that's every kid's favorite dinosaur, but it's not a dinosaur. From the Early Permian, this 15-foot long synapsid is the coolest dinosaur ever! Except it's not a dinosaur. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dino...

Ankylosaurus, the Fused Lizard 11.11.2019 26:40

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ankylosaurus_dinosaur.png ) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-hosts Christina Eilert and Jake Chapman discuss Ankylosaurus , the tank of the dinosaurs, except not, because it doesn't have a cannon. From the Late Cretaceous, this 26-foot long armored herbivore is sure to wallop you in the knees with entertainment and a big lump of bone and osteoderm...