Over 300 theropod pathologies, a family found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus while hiking, there's a new poo (coprolite) museum, and Marisa Rodriguez joins from Ancient Odysseys to discuss how to get involved with paleontology as a citizen scientist

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Dinosaur of the day Anabisetia, a small quick ornithopod that is often overlooked because it lived among titanosaurs and some very large predators.

Interview with Marisa Rodriguez, a citizen scientist and founder of Ancient Odysseys, a site that helps people find paleontology and archaeology digs around the world.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Three new predatory dinosaurs from South America with pathologies and a review of all the documented theropod injuries and diseases
• A family on a hike found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus
• There’s a new museum dedicated to fossilized poop (coprolite) in Williams, Arizona
• The fossil cabin (that's made from dinosaur bones) near Como Bluff in Wyoming may be getting moved soon

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A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor, that wasn't named after Game of Thrones; A new sauropodomorph that was named after a houseboat; and an update on Carthage College's paleo program

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Dinosaur of the day Elsornis, the only enantiornithine found so far that may have been flightless.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor normani, was named from bones discovered over 150 years ago
• There’s a new sauropodomorph from Zimbabwe, Musankwa sanyatiensis, named after a houseboat
• The Carthage Institute of Paleontology will run out of funding for their preparator in August and their field program will go with it

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We explore the differences between the key groups of theropods. Plus an amazing new Psittacosaurus find; The new Allosaurus type specimen is official; And new techniques confirm another predator that lived alongside Spinosaurus.

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Dinosaur of the day Cruxicheiros, a tetanuran theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic in what is now Warwickshire, England.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new exceptional Psittacosaurus has both reptile like scaly skin and bird like feather-covered skin
• Allosaurus has a new type specimen (the Smithsonian’s skeleton)
• Combining multiple techniques to study isolated teeth, paleontologists found four different types of theropods in the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco, including a rare noasaurid

Listener Question: The major groups of theropods and their unique characteristics

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Koleken lived with Carnotaurus, but as far as we know it didn't have horns. Plus a new Masiakasaurus relative Kiyacursor and a new titanosaur named Tiamat which may have had osteoderms.

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Dinosaur of the day Mahakala, a small halszkaraptorine dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new close relative of Carnotaurus, named Koleken, was just described
• There’s a new noasaurid theropod, Kiyacursor longipes
• There’s a new titanosaur, Tiamat valdecii

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Tony and James join to discuss the status of their dinosaur documentary. Tietasaura was named from the oldest dinosaur fossils collected in South America. A new Archaeopteryx. Plus a breakdown of the major sauropod groups.

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Dinosaur of the day Bradycneme, a probable alvarezsaurid that was first thought to be a huge owl, but is now thought to be a fairly small non-avian theropod.

Interview with Tony and James Pinto, Tony and James are the father and son team behind the feature length documentary Why Dinosaurs? Which we have been following for years. Tony is the filmmaker and the director and James recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Integrative Biology & Geology. Follow them on Instagram @WhyDinosaurs

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new elasmarian ornithopod, Tietasaura derbyiana
• The Field Museum in Chicago has a new to science Archaeopteryx on display
• The National Museum of Brazil got a donation of over 1,100 fossils that were all found in Brazil

Listener feedback:

• An interesting Triassic sauropodomorph named Pampadromaeus
• A breakdown of the major sauropod groups and what makes them unique

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Dinosaur of the day Tarbosaurus, the Mongolian version of T. rex.

Interview with Dr. Phil Currie, the Canadian paleontologist who came up with the theory that carnivorous dinosaurs, like tyrannosaurs, lived in gangs. He is also the professor of the Coursera class, Dino 101, via the University of Alberta.

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Tyrannosaurus rex and other dinosaur brains didn't fill their whole skull. Plus Kallie Moore joins from the fantastic YouTube channel PBS Eons and shares how the project started and how it's going.

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Dinosaur of the day Xiaosaurus, a small forest-dwelling ornithischian from the Jurassic.

Interview with Kallie Moore, the Collections Manager/Fossil Librarian at the University of Montana Paleontology Center, co-host of the YouTube channel PBS Eons, and executive producer for the documentary Why Dinosaurs? Follow her on Instagram @fossil_librarian

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How we can tell dinosaur brain size and shape from their skulls; Evidence from the brain of Thescelosaurus shows it may have burrowed; Plus an update on Ornithoscelida

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Dinosaur of the day Dracovenator, a close relative of Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic of South Africa.

In dinosaur news this week:

• Brain size varied in dinosaurs
• Turns out, the dinosaur Thescelosaurus had a powerful sense of smell, a sensitive vestibular system, but terrible hearing—all which may mean it was a burrower
• A new hiking trail with 134 sauropod dinosaur footprints is now open to the public in Colorado, according to The Denver Gazette
• The Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park is opening in June in New Jersey

Listener Questions:

• What would a real "modern tyrannosaur" look like?
• Update on the Ornithoscelida debate (where theropods and ornithischians are grouped together). We also explain Saurischia (sauropods + theropods) and Phytodinosauria/Ornithischiformes (sauropods + ornithischians).

Fun Fact: According to the Dinosaur Heresies, pterosaurs are dinosaurs.

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