Juvenile Daspletosaurus skull bones; Modern birds have high Encephalization Quotients from their non-avian dinosaur ancestors; Dinosaur size estimate problems; Plus new non-fiction dinosaur booksFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Suzhousaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Suzhousaurus-Episode-513/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Suzhousaurus, a large therizinosaur theropod that had one of the longest upper arm bones of any theropod.In dinosaur news this week:Three immature Daspletosaurus skull bones help show how the dinosaur changed (and didn’t change) as it grew upModern birds have high EQs which they evolved from non-avian dinosaursScientists caution on how to estimate sizes and body shapes of extinct animals (be careful what animals you compare it to) This episode is brought to you by Brilliant, the app with thousands of bite-sized, interactive lessons on cutting-edge topics. Anyone interested in paleontology will particularly like their courses in chemistry, which underlie the fossilization process, as well as data analysis, used to model dinosaur populations. Start your 30-day free trial today! Plus, I Know Dino subscribers can get an extra 20% off a premium annual subscription here.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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