I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Lindsay Graham from History Daily explores the human side of two topics we often discuss on the show: extinction and volcanic eruptions.
On June 3, 1844, after becoming collector’s items for being a rare species, the last pair of great auks is killed by fishermen.
On August 26, 1883, a volcano explodes on the island of Krakatoa, sparking one of the deadlest natural disasters in history.

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Tyrannosaurus hatchlings; Tyrannosaurus took 40 years to reach full size; Some dinosaurs grew really fast and some were incredibly slow; Growth affects how much dinosaurs need parental care; A listener question about how sauropod diets changed as they grew; And a whole lot more dinosaur growth research
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Dinosaur of the day Tambatitanis, a titanosauriform from Japan named after the friendship between the two people who found the dinosaur.
In dinosaur news this week:
There’s a new titanosauriform dinosaur, Dasosaurus tocantinensis
When estimating how dinosaurs grew, some models may be missing important data points
Dinosaurs were likely thicker and heavier than previously estimated
How much did climate affect dinosaur body size evolution? It’s hard to say
Scans of Early Triassic archosauromorph fossils show that this group had a variety of growth strategies from the beginning
How scales grow as dinosaurs grow can give us some information on how they lived
Tyrannosaur hatchlings may have left the nest shortly after hatching to hunt
It took Tyrannosaurus rex 40 years to reach its full size
Ceratosaurus grew more than 9 times faster than some of its fellow ceratosaurs
The basal ornithopod Changchunsaurus was one of the slowest growing dinosaurs (that we know of)
Maiasaura grew in a way that it needed a lot of parental care as a hatchling
The hadrosaur Gryposaurus grew (mostly) isometrically (meaning everything grew at the same rate)
The small iguanodont Dysalotosaurus had some interesting fused bones in its neck
A new, tiny, young sauropodomorph sheds light on how early dinosaurs grew
The titanosaur Neuquensaurus grew quickly, but differently than expected

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Bird expert Daniel Ksepka joins us from the Bruce Museum to discuss some of the most interesting extinct birds, dinosaur brains, and much more. Plus the new sauropodomorph Xiangyunloong with an extra sturdy tail.
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Dinosaur of the day Brasilotitan, a squared jawed titanosaur from (you probably guessed) Brazil.
Interview with Daniel Ksepka, a vertebrate paleontologist who specializes in birds. His main research is on penguins, though he has studied everything from turkeys to albatrosses. He is also a research associate at several museums and curator of science at The Bruce Museum in Connecticut—an art and science museum that has an exciting exhibit coming up about Earth’s mass extinctions.
In dinosaur news this week:
There’s a new sauropodomorph dinosaur, Xiangyunloong fengming that had a sturdy, long tail

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A new hadrosaur dinosaur mummy includes "cutaneous spikes" that would have given its skin a thorny texture. Plus Tara Tassone joins to discuss making our Dinosaur Rookie Cards and designing our new logo (and I Know Paleo logo).
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Dinosaur of the day Atacamatitan, one of the most complete titanosaurs found in Chile.
Interview with Tara Tassone, a graphic designer and illustrator. She's a graphic designer for the Mariners’ Museum and Park in Virginia. She also designed our new Dinosaur Rookie Cards. Follow her on instagram @t.n.t.design and check out her etsy shop Feather and Fang Studio.
In dinosaur news this week:
There’s a new hadrosaur mummy featuring the prickliest skin of any dinosaur found to date—the new species Haolong dongi

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