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I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Did you know a new dinosaur is discovered almost every week?
Keep up with the latest dinosaur discoveries and science with I Know Dino. 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…
Episodes
- I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Raptors and Alexander the Great
Episode 463: Raptors and Alexander the Great. A new large raptor, Utahraptor is much older than we thought, multiple connections between Alexander the Great…
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What Dinosaurs Would You Put In a Zoo?
Episode 462: Designing a Paleozoo with Charles Nye. Plus a new hypsilophodontid from Dinosaur Isle, a new silesaur from Brazil, and how Charles Knight made…
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Four new dinosaurs including a new early bird-liked dino with very long legs
Episode 461: Four new theropods including abelisaurids and a deinocheirid! A pair of abelisaurids from the latest Cretaceous of Morocco, a new deinocheirid…
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Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals?
Episode 460: Were dinosaurs smarter than mammals? New research into early dinosaur social skills suggest they were (at least at one point in history). Plus…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastBeyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips
Episode 459: Beyond Bones: Breathing, Tendons, and Lips. New evidence of lips on T. rex, sauropod air sacs, blood vessels in Edmontosaurus, and more dinosaur…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastBeyond Bones: Feathers
Episode 458: Beyond Bones: Feathers. Plus a mammal found fossilized on top of (and likely fighting) a Psittacosaurus For links to every news story, all of the…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastBeyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues
Episode 457: Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues. Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and…
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The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur
Episode 456: The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur. Tharosaurus, a dicraeosaurid like Amargasaurus, is the oldest diplodocoid ever found; The…
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The Fastest Dinosaurs
Episode 455: The Fastest Dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs: A new iguanodontian Oblitosaurus, the largest known ornithopod from the Late Jurassic in all of…
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Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson - remastered
Episode 454: Tyrannosaurus with Pete Larson — remastered. We went back and remastered our first ever episode of I Know Dino so that the interview is a lot…
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Who destroyed the Central Park Dinosaurs?
Episode 453: Who destroyed the Central Park Dinosaurs? Boss Tweed has long been blamed for vandalizing New York City’s version of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs…
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Bonus: When It Rained for 2 Million Years on Earth
We have a special bonus episode from Well…That’s Interesting. Jill discusses the Carnian Pluvial Event that helped get dinosaurs on top of the food chain. And…
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A new dinosaur that links the past and future and a new relict dinosaur
Episode 452: Two new duckbills and a cabin made out of real dinosaur bones. Plus there’s a new megaraptorid coming soon and we answer a question about the…
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A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor
Episode 451: A dinosaur with bladelike spikes and natural plywood armor. A new ankylosaur, a new ornithopod, and Dr. Will Tattersdill joins us to discuss…
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Triceratops Celebration
Episode 450: Triceratops Celebration. The most famous ceratopsian of all time! It may have had horns reaching 5ft (1.5m) long when they had their keratin…
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How to survive the Mesozoic
Episode 449: How to survive a dinosaur encounter. Steve Brusatte joins to discuss a new book with tips on how to survive in the Mesozoic. We also share two new…
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The Dinosauroid (the human-troodontid hybrid)
Episode 448: The Dinosauroid (the human-troodontid hybrid). Troodon was a brooder, a neuroscientist’s take on if dinosaurs could become as smart as humans, and…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastDinosaurs in North America: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2
Episode 447: Dinosaurs in North America: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. 80 ton Alamosaurus, Tyrannosaurus losing to Quetzalcoatlus, and sauropods being killed…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastDinosaur-era Oceans and Darren Naish from Prehistoric Planet 2
Episode 446: Dinosaur-era Oceans and Darren Naish from Prehistoric Planet 2. Darren answers our biggest questions like why Dreadnoughtus had inflatable sacs on…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastDinosaurs in Swamps: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2
Episode 445: Dinosaurs in Swamps: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. Pachycephalosaurus head-butting, Austroraptor fishing, T. rex stalking prey at night, and…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastDinosaurs in the Badlands: Featuring 2 Producers from Prehistoric Planet 2
Episode 444: Dinosaurs in the Badlands: Featuring 2 Producers from Prehistoric Planet 2. Volcanoes, deserts, and other inhospitable places that dinosaurs…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastDinosaurs on Islands: Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2
Episode 443: Dinosaurs on Islands. Featuring Prehistoric Planet 2. What caused sea level to rise in the Cretaceous and turned Europe into a series of islands?…
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur PodcastThe Sounds of the Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Planet
Episode 442: Dinosaur instruments in Prehistoric Planet. Anže Rozman and Kara Talve, join from Bleeding Fingers Music. They along with Oscar-winning composer…
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Ankylosaurs in Antarctica and sauropods in Australia
Episode 441: Ankylosaurs in Antarctica and sauropods in Australia. Plus Brian Curtice joins us to talk about his work on sauropods and other dinosaurs from all…
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A rare fossil sheds light on dinosaur sounds, plus dinosaur bite marks on the face
Episode 440: Fossilized ankylosaur larynx, sinus infections, and facial bite marks. Plus Trinity the T. rex was auctioned, a brief history of dinosaur jewelry…
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A new huge titanosaur, Amargasaurus sails, and Hans Sues
Episode 439: A new huge titanosaur, Amargasaurus sails, and Hans Sues. A new giant colossosaurian titanosaur, Chucarosaurus, was described from Late Cretaceous…
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What Triassic dinosaurs ate
Episode 438: What Triassic dinosaurs ate. Plus a new Torosaurus specimen, a new spinosaurid find that includes arms, and we connect dinosaurs to Emmy Noether…
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The first long-necked dinosaur
Episode 437: The first long-necked dinosaur. Even before Macrocollum and Plateosaurus there was another sauropodomorph that already had a long neck; Plus…
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How dinosaurs became birds update
Episode 436: How dinosaurs became birds update. Plus dinosaurs of the day Ornithomimus For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about…
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Spinosaur brains, Tyrannosaurus species update, and paleo advancements
Episode 435: Spinosaur brains, Tyrannosaurus species update, and paleo advancements. Gregory S. Paul joins us to discuss his work including the recent…
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Therizinosaurus had weak claws
Episode 434: Therizinosaurus had weak claws. Did Therizinosaurus have claws that were too large to be useful? Did Alvarezsaurus have claws that were too small?…
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Tolkien's interest in dinosaurs and how it shaped his writing
Episode 433: Tolkien’s interest in dinosaurs and how it shaped his writing. Professor John Holmes—who recently re-enacted Tolkien’s 1938 dinosaur presentation…
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Microraptor's hawk feet and Allosaurus scavenging
Episode 432: Microraptor’s hawk feet and Allosaurus scavenging. Some dinosaurs had spikes on the bottom of their feet, while others had extra strong toes, the…
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Was T. rex as smart as a baboon?
Episode 431: Was T. rex as smart as a baboon? Plus Evan Johnson-Ransom and Julius Csotonyi join us to discuss their new massive book titled Dinosaur World…
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Whiskers or eyelashes on dinosaurs?
Episode 430: Whiskers or eyelashes on dinosaurs? Plus a dinosaur connection challenge with Pokemon For links to every news story, all of the details we shared…
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A mini ankylosaur and a giant hadrosaur
Episode 429: A mini ankylosaur and a giant hadrosaur. Plus Lindsey Kinsella joins to discuss his new book “The Lazarus Taxa” which includes scientists…
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Could sauropods have farmed?
Episode 428: Could sauropods have farmed? Plus three new dinosaurs: A sauropod and theropod from Pakistan and a basal iguanodontian from Southern China. For…
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The first dinosaur respiratory infection with Cary Woodruff
Episode 427: The first dinosaur respiratory infection with Cary Woodruff. We discuss Dolly, the sauropod with the first probable respiratory infection in a…
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The Best Dinosaur Museums in the World
Episode 426: The Best Dinosaur Museums in the World. The best places to see dinosaurs in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia For…
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Microraptor ate mammals
Episode 425: Microraptor ate mammals. Plus a new titanosaur, a new Dryptosaurus find, Sabrina connects dinosaurs to princess seams, and much more For links to…
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What the Titanic has to do with dinosaurs
Episode 424: What the Titanic has to do with dinosaurs. Plus two new dinosaurs, a sauropod and a hadrosaur that both show unexpected diversity in their…
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Ankylosaur and sauropod tail weapons plus a paleo controversy
Episode 423: Ankylosaur and sauropod tail weapons plus a paleo controversy. Maximum speed of sauropod tails, ankylosaurs clubbing each other, a paper on the…
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Top 22 Dinosaur Discoveries of 2022
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hanssuesia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hanssuesia-Episode-422/ Join us…
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A raptor with preserved intestines
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ostafrikasaurus, and our fun fact check out…
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PalaeoPoems with Brigid & Mike
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Eucamerotus, links from Brigid and Mike, and our fun fact check out…
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Tyrannosaurs broke teeth, dino arms, and 2 new dinosaurs
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Panphagia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Panphagia-Episode-419/ Join us at…
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A brand new tyrannosaur with Elias and Denver
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Poekilopleuron, links from Elias and Denver, and our fun fact check out…
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Thescelosaurus had spikes coming out of its forearms
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Caenagnathus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Caenagnathus-Episode-417/ Join…
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Steve Brusatte on how mammals survived dinosaurs
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Bruhathkayosaurus, links from Steve Brusatte, and our fun fact check out…
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A huge ornithomimosaur in Mississippi
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Udanoceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Udanoceratops-Episode-415/…
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A giant carcharodontosaur and a tiny titanosaur
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zanabazar, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zanabazar-Episode-414/ Join us at…
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A sparkly dinosaur that mummified like an Egyptian
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Amphicoelias, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Amphicoelias-Episode-413/ Join…
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Extinction Extravaganza
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Brachytrachelopan, and our fun fact check out…
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A huge find from Africa and a dinosaur egg full of crystals
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Oxalaia, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Oxalaia-Episode-411/ Join us at…
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A new tyrannosauroid from Idaho
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Patagosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Patagosaurus-Episode-410/ Join…
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A huge new spinosaur and a tiny thyreophoran
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Microvenator, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Microvenator-Episode-409/ Join…
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A new tiny-armed, gigantic, megapredator
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Zapalasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Zapalasaurus-Episode-408/ Join…
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Another carnivore for Stromer's Riddle
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Magnosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Magnosaurus-Episode-407/ Join…
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Dinosaurs in Alabama with Skye Walker
For all of the details we shared about Foraminacephale, links from Skye Walker, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Foraminacephale-Episode-406/…
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Theropods biting with Evan Johnson-Ransom
For all the details we shared about Unescoceratops, links from Evan Johnson-Ransom, and our fun fact check out…