I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

• The Best Discovery of the Year!

  A new Spicomellus find reveals just how crazy its armor was. Plus Six brand new sauropods!For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Liaoningosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Liaoningosaurus-Episode-549/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Liaoningosaurus, a small ankylosaur that may or may not have been semi-aquatic and carnivorous.In dinosaur news this week:A much more complete Spicomellus skeleton was found with some of the strangest and most elaborate armor ever seenThere’s a new sauropodomorph species, Xingxiulong yueorum, which is quite a bit bigger than the previous species from the genusThe oldest known sauropodomorph from East Asia, Wudingloong wui, was just describedThere’s a new eusauropod, Huashanosaurus qini, named for famous mountain with impressive rock artThere’s a new mamenchisaurid sauropod, Tongnanlong zhimingi, which is estimated to be over 80ft longThere’s a new rebbachisaurid (vacuum cleaner head) sauropod, Cienciargentina sanchezi, from PatagoniaThere’s another new rebbachisaurid, Astigmasaura genuflexa, measuring in at about 59ft (18m) long and weighing over 10 tons This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions make our podcast possible! You can now save 10% by paying annually. Go to Patreon.com/iknowdino to sign up and help us keep creating I Know Dino every week.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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• The most remarkable fossils you've never seen before

  Dr. Dean Lomax and Bob Nicholls join to tell us about their upcoming book The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs (which includes some really cool fossils like an extremely rare two-headed fossil)For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Calamospondylus, links from Dean Lomax and Bob Nicholls, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Calamospondylus-Episode-548/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Calamospondylus, an Early Cretaceous oviraptorosaur that was probably under 2.5m (~8ft) long.Interview with Dean Lomax and Bob Nicholls. Dean Lomax is an award-winning paleontologist, author, and presenter, as well as Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Manchester & 1851 fellow at the University of Bristol. He’s the leading authority on ichthyosaurs, and he also excavates and researches dinosaurs. Bob Nicholls is a world-renowned natural history artist who specializes in prehistoric animals, plants, and environments. His work has been published in more than 40 books and exhibited in museums, universities, and attractions around the world. There new book is The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs: Unearthing the Real Behaviors of Prehistoric AnimalsIn dinosaur news this week:There’s a new iguanodontian dinosaur that had a large sail on its back, Istiorachis macarthurae This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions make our podcast possible! You can now save 10% by paying annually. Go to Patreon.com/iknowdino to sign up and help us keep creating I Know Dino every week.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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• Dinosaur Brains

  The discovery of a new Psittacosaurus species from a braincase, how spinosaur brains adapted for eating fish, revisiting T. rex intelligence, and many more dinosaur brain updatesFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Tatankacephalus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Tatankacephalus-Episode-547/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Tatankacephalus, the "bison-headed" armored dinosaur.In dinosaur news this week:A skull, including a braincase, is enough to tell us there’s a new Psittacosaurus species, Psittacosaurus houiStudying dinosaur brains is an evolving fieldBrain size varied in dinosaursCeratopsians became less intelligent and had worse hearing and a worse sense of smell as they evolved to larger sizesOrnithopods, and especially hadrosaurs, had bigger brains than we thoughtThescelosaurus had a powerful sense of smell, a sensitive vestibular system, but terrible hearing—all which may mean it was a burrowerA study of spinosaur brains and skulls helps show how they adapted to eat fishLiving birds have high EQs which they evolved from non-avian dinosaurs (although we don't really use EQs much anymore)Shuvuuia may not have had specialized hearingThe enantiornithe Navaornis hestiae tells us a lot about bird brainsUnique brain shape in birds may be why birds survived non-avian dinosaurs after the mass extinction eventParrots and humans may use similar brain mechanisms to produce complex soundsBird brains (and our brains) are wired for taking turns when communicatingT. rex had the intelligence of a baboon paperRebuttal to T. rex baboon intelligence paper This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions make our podcast possible! You can now save 10% by paying annually. Go to Patreon.com/iknowdino to sign up and help us keep creating I Know Dino every week.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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• Troodon and Dr. Kenneth Lacovara

  New support for Troodon as a valid dinosaur genus. Plus Dr. Kenneth Lacovara joins us to discuss the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, Colossal Biosciences, Dreadnoughtus, Jurassic Park, and more.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Veterupristisaurus, links from Kenneth Lacovara, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Veterupristisaurus-Episode-546/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Veterupristisaurus, a carcharodontosaurid theropod that lived in the Jurassic in what is now Tanzania.Interview with Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, a paleontologist, professor, explorer, science communicator (a TED speaker and author), Explorer’s Club medalist, and he is the founding dean of the School of Earth & Environment at Rowan University, executive director of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, and he serves on the Board of Scientific Advisors for Colossal BiosciencesIn dinosaur news this week:Is Troodon a legit dinosaur? (these authors say yes)Based on their jaw mechanics, troodontids may have been omnivores Our Styracosaurus patch is back for a limited time! Join our patreon at the Silesaurus tier or above by the end of August 2025 to get the exclusive patch. You’ll also get a 30 days of dinosaurs PDF booklet, ebooks, shoutouts, I Know Paleo episodes, and a portion of the proceeds will go to charities supporting paleontology. If you're already a patron at the make sure to update your address so we can send you the patch! patreon.com/iknowdinoSee 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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• Are Silesaurs Dinosaurs?

  Silesaurs are definitely dinosauromorphs (close relatives of dinosaurs) but were they true dinosaurs?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Planicoxa, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Planicoxa-Episode-545/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Planicoxa, an iguanodont known from its flat hips with a species name that means "poison".In dinosaur news this week:There’s a new silesaurid, Itaguyra occulta, whose name means "Stone Bird" in Tupi—a language from Southern Brazil where it was foundA new large femur found in Zambia may have been from a 10ft (3m) long silesaur—quite large for theProbable silesaur arm and leg bones from the Late Triassic were described from what is now Texas Our Styracosaurus patch is back for a limited time! Join our patreon at the Silesaurus tier or above by the end of August 2025 to get the exclusive patch. You’ll also get a 30 days of dinosaurs PDF booklet, ebooks, shoutouts, I Know Paleo episodes, and a portion of the proceeds will go to charities supporting paleontology. If you're already a patron at the make sure to update your address so we can send you the patch! patreon.com/iknowdinoSee 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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