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I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

By: Garret and Sabrina
  • Summary

  • 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. Different kinds of dinosaurs covered include Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Archaeopteryx, Baryonyx, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, Dilophosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Oviraptor, Parasaurolophus, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Triceratops, Troodon, Tyrannosaurus (sometimes known as t-rex), Utahraptor, Velociraptor, and many raptors.

    Past interviewees include Brian Engh, Bolorsetseg Minjin, Darren Naish, Dustin Growick, Glen McIntosh, Gregory Paul, Hans Sues, Jack Horner, Jim Kirkland, Jingmai O-Connor, Matt Lamanna, Michael Benton, Mike Gunton, Nizar Ibrahim, Phil Currie, Phil Tippett, Riley Black, Steve Brusatte, Tim Walker, Thomas Carr, Tom Holtz, and Victoria Arbour.

    Topics covered include paleontology (paleo), natural history, history (and prehistory), geology, art, mathematics, geography, earth sciences, life science, zoology, evolution, and culture.

    Past dino episodes have dealt with dinosaur armor, big dinosaurs, small dinosaurs, bones, cannibalism, cartilage, carnivorous animals and predators, herbivorous animals and prey, claw, crest, courtship, dueling, facial features, feathers, being flightless, gliding, natural disasters (like with a volcano and lava, which forms igneous rock, and tsunami), natural science, opals, sail, sedimentary layers, skeletons, skulls, smell, species, spikes, termites, mating, microscopes, the last days of the dinos (and how the asteroid impact crater made them go extinct). Also, the atmosphere, bacterial infections, a cabin made of fossils, calcium, charcoal, comets, dinosaur hunter, and common misconceptions.

    Past episodes about dinosaurs in the media include topics like how accurate the dinosaurs are, computer animation, Arlo from The Good Dinosaur, science fiction movies, Rexy, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, King Kong, Gertie, Victorian sculptures like Crystal Palace, dinosaur animatronics, dinosaur game, dinosaur world, and Prehistoric Planet.

    Famous people in history covered in the podcast include Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, Charles Knight, Charles Marsh, Edward Cope, Franz Nopsca, J. R. R. Tolkien, Richard Owen (who coined the term Dinosauria), Roy Chapman Andrews (who indirectly inspired Indiana Jones), and Thomas Jefferson.

    Museum of science covered include the American Museum of Natural History, Yale Peabody Museum, Royal Tyrrell, Field Museum, and more, as well as state parks.

    Additional past topics include different animals of the animal kingdom like the armadillo, sloth, crocodile, birds (like hummingbirds, the kiwi, ostrich, wild turkey, the dodo bird, and vulture), turtles, marine mammals like Mosasaurus, pterosaurs like Pteranodon, and other prehistoric reptiles.

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Episodes
  • New Species of Ankylosaur Was Likely Social While Young
    Mar 14 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 to every news story, all of the details we shared about Avisaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Avisaurus-Episode-485/

    Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.

    Dinosaur of the day Avisaurus, The "bird lizard" which is one of the largest enantiornithines found to date.

    In dinosaur news this week:

    • New ankylosaur, Datai yingliangis, was described with a pair of horns at the back of its jaw
    • Ankylosaurs were megaherbivores that evolved skulls and jaws to eat different foods from other herbivores


    You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: July 6–July 20 and July 22–August 5. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodig

    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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    53 mins
  • A New Spinosaurid and a Spinosaurus Swimming Update
    Mar 7 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 the details we shared about Walgettosuchus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Walgettosuchus-Episode-484/

    Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.

    Dinosaur of the day Walgettosuchus, an opalized tail vertebra that was found in Australia in 1905.

    In dinosaur news this week:

    • There’s a new mamenchisaurid sauropod, "Jingia" dongxingensis, but it will be renamed soon
    • A new spinosaurid was named from Spain, Riojavenatrix lacustris, the "La Rioja huntress from the lake"
    • A new paper adds to the debate on how spinosaurs hunted and if/how they swam

    You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: July 6–July 20 and July 22–August 5. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodig

    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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    53 mins
  • Hadrosaur holotypes and duck-billed diets
    Feb 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 more

    For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Titanoceratops, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Titanoceratops-Episode-483/

    Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.

    Dinosaur of the day Titanoceratops, a large ceratopsid which, despite the name, is probably smaller than Triceratops.

    In dinosaur news this week:

    • New lambeosaurine dinosaur from Morocco, Minqaria bata
    • A new description of Mantellisaurus (including a complete 3D scan of the 80% complete holotype) confirms that it is a unique genus
    • Maiasaura was an active hadrosaur that grew quickly and used lots of energy
    • Hadrosaurs were so successful because they were good at chewing
    • Update on Hypsibema/Parrosaurus missouriensis

    You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: July 6–July 20 and July 22–August 5. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodig

    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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    52 mins

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