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: Over 1,200 Amazing Dinosaurs, Famous Fossils, and the Latest Discoveries from the Prehistoric EraFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Lurdusaurus, links from Julius and Evan, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Lurdusaurus-Episode-431/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Lurdusaurus, a large iguandont that despite being 6.5 ft tall, only held its belly about 2 ft off the ground..Interview with Julius and Evan. Evan Johnson-Ransom is a PhD student at the University of Chicago a studying the functional morphology and feeding behavior of dinosaurs. Julius Csotonyi is a talented paleoartist who has created life-sized dinosaur murals for many museums and also illustrated the new book Dinosaur World which Evan wrote.In dinosaur news this week:A new study claims that theropods were as intelligent as primates (but not everyone agrees)A single Allosaurus had 10 pathologiesAn ornithomimosaur was injured via blunt force trauma to its foot We're about to release our first I Know Paleo episode to every patron at our Triceratops tier and up. Join our patreon and you'll get the first episode (which is all about terror birds) as soon as it comes out! You can join the Triceratops tier for $9.99/mo (or $8.99/mo if you pay for a year) at patreon.com/iknowdinoIf you haven't already, we recommend signing up for our newsletter. If you sign up, you'll get a free mini audiobook, which includes some of our favorite chapters from 50 Dinosaur Tales. You can sign up by going to iknowdino.com and scrolling all the way to the bottom where you'll find the signup form.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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