Total Dino

Common Descent is a podcast that has been educating the public about evolution, biology, and science in general, for the past ten years! In this episode I have a chat with hosts David and Will to talk about dinosaurs, science communication, and what it takes to make a podcast. Check them out: Common Descent YouTube Support me, chat with me, do all the things: ⁠Total Dino⁠ YouTube Patreon Discord

Archaeopteryx is the oldest known bird, but its anatomy tells a strange story: no keeled breastbone, limited shoulder mobility, none of the specialized architecture modern birds use for a single explosive takeoff leap. So how did it actually get off the ground? A recent study aims to answer exactly that, entitled - Hop, hop and away: On the take-off of Archaeopteryx using a multiple leaping mechan...

I joined up with Erik Crawford from Prehistoric Life Podcast to chat about paleoart, cladograms, and all kinds of other dinosaur-related things! Some parts include on-screen visuals, so it might be easier to watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy8yqu_D5XA Support me, chat with me, do all the things: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TotalDino Discord: https://discord.com/invite/2S9sfKA4DK

Let's take an "Ancestor's Tale" style dive into the Theropod family tree! Support me, chat with me, do all the things: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TotalDino Discord: https://discord.com/invite/2S9sfKA4DK

Two huge dinosaur papers dropped late last year. One revealing an incredibly well preserved “mummified” Edmontosaurus, and the other bringing Nanotyrannus back as its own genus . After taking a few months off, I’m back with a lightning-round paleo catch-up talking through the crazy discoveries that have happened in the past few months! In this episode: Edmontosaurus Nanotyrannus Manipulonyx Ferenc...

Sauropoda is a HUGE group of HUGE dinosaurs! Let me know what you think! Tell me all about your favorite sauropod ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ , and you can be in the next episode! If you like this and want me to make more, consider supporting me on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ . Thanks!

Let's take a deep dive into the recent Spicomellus paper! What makes it such a weird dinosaur? What new things have we learned? What does this mean for ankylosaurs in general? Short answer - IT'S CRAZY! Let me know what you think! Tell me all about your favorite ankylosaur ⁠here⁠ , and you can be in the next episode! If you like this and want me to make more, consider supporting me on ⁠Pat...

As I establish episode structure, I go over a recently published paper about T. rex, and dive into what defines dinosaurs, phylogenetically! I also share some feedback and fun stuff from listeners like you. Let me know what you think! Tell me all about your favorite dinosaur ⁠here⁠ , and you can be in the next episode! If you like this and want me to make more, consider supporting me on ⁠Patreon⁠...

In this introductory episode, I awkwardly ramble about how I don't really know what I'm doing before stumbling through a description of the Late Triassic Herrerasaurus. Let me know what you think! Tell me all about your favorite dinosaur here , and you can be in the next episode! If you like this and want me to make more, consider supporting me on Patreon . Thanks!