I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

New dinosaurs are discovered all the time. Have fun and relax with hosts Garret and Sabrina each week as they explore the latest dinosaur news, chat with paleontology experts, dive deep into a “dinosaur of the day,” go down Oryctodromeus burrows with their fun facts, answer your burning questions, and connect dinosaurs to topics ranging from chocolate to the Titanic and more! Educational and entertaining, I Know Dino is a must listen dinosaur podcast for experts and newcomers alike.Dinosaurs have been found on every continent of planet earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, in places like the Badlands in Black Hills, the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Haddonfield, New Jersey, Munich, Germany, Hateg Island and more. Dinosaurs lived in the north and south hemisphere, in forests, swamps, and more habitats.The podcast talks about types of dinosaurs that lived in the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous—all of the Mesozoic...

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episode 218: Mononykus - Episode 218


Dinosaur of the day Mononykus, an Alvarezsaurid with tiny arms but big claws that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • Connecticut may have picked the wrong state dinosaur since Eubrontes tracks may have been made by a sauropodomorph instead of a predator
  • UV vision may have helped dinosaurs see their way through dense forests
  • There may have been an increase in asteroid impacts near the beginning of the Mesozoic
  • The lawsuit regarding Bears Ears monument status will be heard in Washington D.C.
  • Paris the Parasaurolophus sculpture has “laid an egg” (really grown a mushroom)
  • The Japanese manga series One Piece has a story arc with a group of dinosaur pirates
  • The mobile game Dino People lets you build a very simple dinosaur civilization

This episode is brought to you in part by Indiana University Press. Their Life of the Past series is lavishly illustrated and meticulously documented to showcase the latest findings and most compelling interpretations in the ever-changing field of paleontology. Find their books at iupress.indiana.edu

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 January 30, 2019  34m