I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast


Latest Episodes

A strong-tailed ornithopod and a strong-armed enantiornithine
March 27, 2024

Also, a nearly complete titanosaur was recently found! How long did it take for fossils in Australia to turn into opal? And how much do really exceptional fossil sites skew paleontological research? For links to every news story, all of the details we sh

How Dinosaurs Got So Big
March 20, 2024

Sauropods were the longest, tallest, and heaviest animals to ever walk the Earth. What adaptations did they have to get so large? And which dinosaurs were the largest in other groups?For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Uber

New Species of Ankylosaur Was Likely Social While Young
March 13, 2024

New ankylosaur Datai yingliangis is already a contender for best ankylosaur of 2024; What's up with how ankylosaurs ate their food? Also, connection challenge with orthodontic braces; And a deep dive into a new animal found to have osteoderms. For links

A New Spinosaurid and a Spinosaurus Swimming Update
March 06, 2024

The latest spinosaurid, Riojavenatrix lacustris, was named from Spain; An update on the swimming Spinosaurus debate; And a new mamenchisaurid was named "Jingia", but a moth has that name so it will be renamed soon. For links to every news story, all of t

Hadrosaur holotypes and duck-billed diets
February 28, 2024

A new small African hadrosaur, Minqaria, was named; Mantellisaurus was redescribed and found to be a valid genus; Maiasaura had a high metabolism; and much moreFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanoceratops, and our fun

The 200 Year History of Megalosaurus
February 21, 2024

Megalosaurus, the first ever named dinosaur, was named 200 years (and one day) ago! There have been over 50 species of Megalosaurus named, but now there is just one left.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Megalosaurus, and

Tiny Theropods in a Tyrannosaur's Tummy
February 14, 2024

A new juvenile Gorgosaurus was found with oviraptorosaur legs preserved as gut contents; A brand new Stegosaur was named; Evidence of Albertosaurus cannibalism; And some troodontids may have been herbivores For links to every news story, all of the detai

A New Oviraptorosaur That Lived Alongside T. rex
February 07, 2024

Eoneophron, the "Pharaohs dawn chicken from Hell, was described from the Hell Creek; The large carnivore Acrocanthosaurus roamed all over whats now the U.S.; and an update on the Yale Peabody Museum's renovationsFor links to every news story, all of

Two Enormous New Sauropods from Argentina!
January 31, 2024

One of the largest sauropods ever recorded and a contender for the largest rebbachisaurid were both found in Argentina. Plus a new titanosaur from China. And Cary Woodruff joins to discuss his recent finds and plans for a new permanent dinosaur exhibit

Is Nanotyrannus back?
January 25, 2024

Lots of tyrannosaur news: Nanotyrannus debate continues (was it its own dinosaur or was it actually T. rex?), plus a new debate about the evolution of another ferocious tyrannosaur, Daspletosaurus. And a fun fact about a baby T. rex you've probably never