Dinosaur of the day Wuerhosaurus, possibly the last ever stegosaur.In dinosaur news this week:Three exceptionally well preserved new sauropodomorphs in Brazil were used to describe the new genus Macrocollum (literally “long neck”)Another new opalized dinosaur fossil was found in Australia, this one was from a jaw and named a new genus—WeewarrasaurusSeven vertebrae from the banks of the Volga river were used to describe the new titanosaur VolgatitanHistology on a fossil from northeastern China appears to show that enantiornithine dinosaurs had medullary boneA bunch of dinosaur footprints have been found in Zhaojue county, Sichuan Province, China, at a copper mineZuul went on display on December 15 at the Royal Ontario Museum; Several events are planned around its unveilingThe new Field Museum Mesozoic murals drew a lot of ire for copying paleoartists’ work without permissionThe Natural History Museum in London and the Smithsonian are working to digitize all the fossils in their collectionsDisney Channel has a new dinosaur show, called Gigantosaurus (not to be confused with the actual dinosaur Giganotosaurus)The Australia Zoo installed a new life-sized TriceratopsThis episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. Get a baby T. rex sculpture or other rewards by joining their Kickstarter! kck.st/2FRwB9pAnd by Indiana University Press. Their Life of the Past series is lavishly illustrated and meticulously documented to showcase the latest findings and most compelling interpretations in the ever-changing field of paleontology. Find their books at iupress.indiana.eduTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Wuerhosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Wuerhosaurus-Episode-212/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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