I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Episodes
Two new feathered dinosaurs
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Struthiomimus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Struthiomimus-Episod...
Two new sauropods
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Hypsibema, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Hypsibema-Episode-269/To...
A pair of new dinosaurs from Southern Argentina
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dryptosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Dryptosaurus-Episode-...
Polar Dinosaurs from Victoria Australia
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Melanorosaurus, links from Tom Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich, and our fun fact chec...
Best of 2019
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Futalognkosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Futalognkosaurus-...
Lice eating dinosaur feathers
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Altirhinus, links from Mel Murray, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/...
Dinosaurs fossilized as opal
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Unenlagia, the Deinonychus-sized raptor from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.Interview with Jenni Brammall, special projects coor...
Australia's Largest Dinosaur
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Neovenator, an apex predator from the UK with a sensitive face.Interview with Jo Pegler and Corey Richards, laboratory coordinator...
Sauropods and pterosaurs in the Outback
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Magyarosaurus, an armored dwarf sauropod from a Cretaceous European island.Interview with Philip Mannion, Steve Poropat, and Adel...
A New Remarkable Triassic Herrerasaurid
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Pelecanimimus, the "pelican mimic" with over 200 teeth.Interview with Stuart Sumida, biology professor at California State Univers...
T. rex tooth replacement & a new Australian megaraptorid
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Leptoceratops, A small late cretaceous ceratopsian that may have switched between a two and four-legged stance.Interview with Mat...
Dinosaur fossils that fit on the head of a pin
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Chingkankousaurus, a possible tyrannosauroid from eastern China known only from a shoulder blade.Interview with Phoebe Wood, a pri...
Coprolite (fossilized poop) with Karen Chin
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Anserimimus, The "goose mimic" from the Gobi Desert.Interview with Karen Chin, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at the U...
Regurgitalites, sauropods with beaks, and dinosaur outreach
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Kritosaurus, a hadrosaur that was found over 100 years ago in New Mexico.Interview with Scott Hartman, a paleo artist and lecturer...
A new titanosaur from Kenya, footprints on Tyrants Aisle, and teaching evolution through paleoart
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Coloradisaurus, a Triassic sauropodomorph known from a nearly complete skull that was found in Argentina.Interview with Taissa Rod...
Brand new allosauroid and a tyrannosaur that's still being excavated
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Nyasasaurus, a 240 million year old dinosauriform that may be the earliest known dinosaur.Interview with Christopher DiPiazza, a s...
A giant chicken and a tiny sauropodomorph
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Alioramus, a tyrannosaurid from Asia with nearly 80 teeth and 8 small horns on its snout.In dinosaur news this week:New alvarezsau...
An amazing new T. rex and pterosaur
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Skorpiovenator, a slightly smaller hornless relative of Carnotaurus. It's one of the most complete abelisaurids found to date.Inte...
Sauropods squishing turtles
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Dacentrurus, A wide-hipped stegosaur from the Jurassic in England.In dinosaur news this week:The Japanese “Mukawa dinosaur” no...
What is a raptor and how did they use their claws?
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Huayangosaurus, a smaller Chinese relative of Stegosaurus.Interview with Ari Rudenko, the founder and artistic director of Prehist...
Sabrina Ricci's Hardcore Bone Wars
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sabrina explains the Bone Wars in incredible depth. The Bone Wars refers to the period between the 1870s and 1890s, where two paleontologists, Othniel...
Three Spectacular Stegosaurs and Research Casting International
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Charonosaurus, a Chinese Parasaurolophus relative named after the ferryman from the river Styx.Interview with Peter May, founder a...
The new grey skulled sauropodomorph and Mission Jurassic
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Polacanthus, an ankylosaur that was described in the 1800s, but no one is sure who named it.In dinosaur news this week:After decad...
A new dinosaur found in amber and a tyrannosaur footprint in China
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Patagonykus, The "Patagonian claw" alvarezsaur from the Cretaceous.Interview with Annalisa Berta, a paleontologist and professor e...
Nigersaurus, the Darth Vader vacuum cleaner of the Cretaceous
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Nigersaurus, the Darth Vader vacuum cleaner of the Cretaceous.In dinosaur news this week:A new Psittacosaurus species from Mongoli...
Microraptor ate its food face first & Jurassic Park as a horror film
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Vulcanodon, a Jurassic sauropod that lived in an African desert surrounded by volcanoes.Interview with Scott A Bradley, the host o...
Tenontosaurus with a limp, 1,000s of saurpods, and over 70 T. rex
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Sinornithosaurus, an early raptor from China that was covered in feathers.In dinosaur news this week:A new census of the Lance &am...
A new hadrosaur with an eagle nose and a shovel bill
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Tuojiangosaurus, a dinosaur that resembles Stegosaurus with thinner plates.Interview with Jen Bauer, a postdoctoral associate at t...
Blue dinosaur feathers and a theropod with a small skull in its stomache
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Euoplocephalus, an ankylosaur from Dinosaur Provinical Park in Canada.In dinosaur news this week:Notatesseraeraptor, a well preser...
David Evans and the one-toed walker
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Tsintaosaurus, a hadrosaur with a distinctive "unicorn-like" head crest.Interview with David Evans, a prolific researcher, associa...
Hylaeosaurus - Episode 240
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Hylaeosaurus, an ankylosaur that was one of the first three named dinosaurs.In dinosaur news this week:Researchers questioned dino...
Riojasaurus - Episode 239
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Riojasaurus, a Triassic sauropodomorph from Argentina that may have been bipedal.Interview with Tadd Galusha, writer and illustrat...
Supersaurus - Episode 238
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Supersaurus, a Portuguese relative of Diplodocus.In dinosaur news this week:Several new opalized Iguanodontian fossils were descri...
Shuvuuia - Episode 237
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Shuvuuia, a Mongolian alvarezsaurid that was probably covered in dino fuzz.Interview with David Armsby, the creator of the YouTube...
Gargoyleosaurus - Episode 236
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Gargoyleosaurus, a Jurassic ankylosaur from Wyoming.Check out our new Parasaurolophus gear at bit.ly/iknowdinostoreIn dinosaur new...
Talarurus - Episode 235
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Talarurus, the "wicker tailed" ankylosaurid from Mongolia.Interview with Brian Engh, a paleoartist, who has illustrated many of th...
Agathaumas - Episode 234
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Get our new gear at bit.ly/iknowdinostoreDinosaur of the day Agathaumas, the ceratopsid that was a ceratopsid before we knew what ceratopsids were.In ...
Chungkingosaurus - Episode 233
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Check out our new Parasaurolophus gear on our store! bit.ly/iknowdinostoreDinosaur of the day Chungkingosaurus, one of the smallest known stegosaurs.I...
Indosuchus - Episode 232
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Indosuchus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Indosuchus-Episode-232/...
Haestasaurus - Episode 231
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Haestasaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Haestasaurus-Episode-...
Jeholosaurus - Episode 230
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Jeholosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Jeholosaurus-Episode-...
Rhoetosaurus - Episode 229
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Rhoetosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Rhoetosaurus-Episode-...
Gigantspinosaurus - Episode 228
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Gigantspinosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Gigantspinosauru...
Incisivosaurus - Episode 227
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Incisivosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Incisivosaurus-Epis...
Kaatedocus - Episode 226
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Kaatedocus , the smaller cousin of Diplodocus and Barosaurus.In dinosaur news this week:A new basal ornithopod with skinny arms, M...
Atlascopcosaurus - Episode 225
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Atlascopcosaurus, an Early Cretaceous iguanodont from southern Australia.We also interviewed Michael D'Emic, Assistant Professor o...
Dromaeosaurus - Episode 224
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Dromaeosaurus, the bigger badder cousin of velociraptor with a bite about three times as strong.In dinosaur news this week:A new b...
Nodosaurus - Episode 223
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Nodosaurus, the original member of Nodosauridae (the clade of ankylosaurs without tail clubs).Interview with Thomas Hopp, scientis...
Mei long - Episode 222
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Mei long, the "soundly sleeping dragon" from China.In dinosaur news this week:A new Iguanodontian, Pareisactus evrostos, was found...
Dromiceiomimus - Episode 221
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Dromiceiomimus, more links from Eric Przybyszewski, and our fun fact check out https...
Mussaurus - Episode 220
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Mussaurus, the "mouse lizard" sauropodomorph from Argentina.In dinosaur news this week:A new Amargasaurus relative, Bajadasaurus, ...
Nedoceratops - Episode 219
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Nedoceratops, the lesser known ceratopsian in the Triceratops vs Torosaurus debate.Interview with Denver Fowler & Liz Freedma...
Mononykus - Episode 218
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Mononykus, an Alvarezsaurid with tiny arms but big claws that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia.In dinosaur new...
Nanosaurus - Episode 217
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Nanosaurus, a small herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic.Interview with Tom Holtz, principal lecturer at the University of ...
Megaraptor - Episode 216
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Megaraptor, A large theropod with claws over one foot long (originally thought to be foot claws, now known to be hand claws).In di...
Tarchia - Episode 215
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Tarchia, a Mongolian ankylosaur that was likely prey of Tarbosaurus.Interview with Past Time podcast, Matt, Adam, and Catherine ar...
Thecodontosaurus - Best of 2018
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Thecodontosaurus, a Triassic sauropodomorph discovered in 1830s England.In dinosaur news this week:Best discovery: Ledumahadi2nd b...
Qantassaurus - Episode 213
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Qantassaurus, a small, quick, bipedal herbivore from Australia.Interview with Dustin Growick, the Senior Creative Consultant at Mu...
Wuerhosaurus - Episode 212
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Wuerhosaurus, possibly the last ever stegosaur.In dinosaur news this week:Three exceptionally well preserved new sauropodomorphs i...
Dracopelta - Episode 211
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Dracopelta, an ankylosaur with sides covered in overlapping armor.We also interview Riley Black, a science writer who’s written ...
Yangchuanosaurus - Episode 210
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Yangchuanosaurus, an Allosaurus-sized carnivore from the Jurassic of Sichuan, China.In dinosaur news this week:A New Ceratopsid Di...
Beishanlong - Episode 209
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Beishanlong, the "North Mountains dragon" from Gansu China.Interview with Jessie Atterholt, assistant professor at the Western Uni...
Crichtonpelta - Episode 208
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Crichtonsaurus/Crichtonpelta, a Chinese ankylosaur named after Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton.Interview with Matt Celesky, ...
Montanoceratops - Episode 207
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Montanoceratops, a primitive ceratopsian with an unusually deep tail thanks to its vertebral spines.Interview with Ashley & Le...
Zuniceratops - Episode 206
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Zuniceratops, a ceratopsian that was discovered in New Mexico by an 8 year-old.Interview with Jingmai O'Connor, professor at the I...
Yamaceratops - Episode 205
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Yamaceratops, a ceratopsian whose frill is heavily pitted, possibly for jaw muscle attachments.Interview with Ali Nabavizadeh, Ass...
Coelophysis - Episode 204
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Coelophysis, the state dinosaur of New Mexico which has been found in huge groups.In dinosaur news this week:Dynamoterror dynastes...
Cedarosaurus - Episode 203
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Cedarosaurus, a Brachiosaurid (high browser) that has been found with over 100 gastroliths.Interview with Philip Millar, the Assoc...
Hadrosaurus - Episode 202
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Hadrosaurus, the first dinosaur skeleton to be mounted.In dinosaur news this week:A new dinosaur, Jinguofortis perplexus, gives a ...
Dracorex - Episode 201
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Dracorex, The "dragon king of Hogwarts".Interview with Jaye Jurassick, frequent guest on the Jurassic Park Podcast and @jaye_juras...
T. rex revisited - Episode 200
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the dinosaurs.Interview with Thomas Carr, Associate Professor of Biology at Carthage College, Direc...
Bonitasaura - Episode 199
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Bonitasaura, a small titanosaur that had some features similar to Diplodocus.In dinosaur news this week:A new nodosaurid ankylosau...
Alectrosaurus - Episode 198
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Alectrosaurus, A medium sized cretaceous tyrannosaur that lived along side Gigantoraptor.In dinosaur news this week:Three juvenile...
Achillobator - Episode 197
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Achillobator, a larger dromaeosaur from cretaceous Mongolia.In dinosaur news this week:Two new alverezsauroids were found in China...
Scelidosaurus - Episode 196
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Scelidosaurus, the first dinosaur described based on a mostly complete skeleton, and an important ancestor to Stegosaurus and Anky...
Gryphoceratops - Episode 195
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Gryphoceratops, a tiny Canadian cousin of Triceratops.In dinosaur news this week:A new article shows that Spinosaurus probably cou...
Brachylophosaurus - Episode 194
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Brachylophosaurus, a large hadrosaurid with a paddle-like bony crest on its head.In dinosaur news this week:The largest sauropod f...
Fruitadens - Episode 193
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Fruitadens, the smallest known ornithischian at under 2 pounds and 3 feet in length.Interview with Sean Rubin, the author & il...
Ampelosaurus - Episode 192
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dinosaur of the day Ampelosaurus, a "dwarf" sauropod that was only 52ft long and weighed 8 tons.In dinosaur news this week:The first ever diplodcoid f...
Koreaceratops - Episode 191
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: The ankylosaur Akainacephalus johnsoni was found in Utah with a gryposaur, a turtle, and a crocodile; Dinosaur National Monument has a ne...
Nomingia - Episode 190
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: A team of researchers think titanosaurs made their eggs extra thick to protect them from acidic hotsprings; A review of dinosaur egg rese...
Lamaceratops - Episode 189
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we interview with Glen McIntosh an animation supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic who worked on Jurassic Park III, Jurassic Worl...
Lophorhothon - Episode 188
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: Researchers looked at dinosaur hyoid bones to guess what their tongues may have been like; When The Smithsonian National Museum of Natura...
Indoraptor - Episode 187
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our review of Jurassic World Fallen KingdomIn the news: Two new Ankylosaurs—Acantholipan gonzalezi in Mexico and Jindi Jialong in China; Dinosaur fo...
Othnielia - Episode 186
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: Scientists hypothesize how bacteria in dinosaur gut contents may explain why herbivores lived in groups; The mystery theropod d...
Procompsognathus - Episode 185
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak with John Hutchinson, a professor of evolutionary biomechanics at The Royal Veterinary College. He is leading the Dawn Di...
Segisaurus - Episode 184
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: The newly discovered Bagualosaurus may help to fill in missing information about early sauropod evolution; A Spinosaurus toe bone shows s...
Proceratosaurus - Episode 183
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Elizabeth Rega, professor of Anatomy and associate vice provost for academic development and academic affairs at Western U...
Monolophosaurus - Episode 182
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: Researchers find that large dinosaurs didn't sit directly on their eggs, allowing contact incubation without crushing their babies; An ex...
Archaeornithomimus - Episode 181
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our 181st episode, we got to chat with Ansley about her great dinosaur sculptures. You can see her work on her Instagram accounts ArtbyAn...
Nipponosaurus - Episode 180
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: An amazingly well preserved Iguanodon relative named Bayannurosaurus perfectus was discovered in China; Two new ankylosaurs nam...
Microceratus - Episode 179
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our 179th episode, we got to chat with Tony Campagna about his amazing dinosaur toy collection. He's @thedinogeek on Instagram. And ...
Sinoceratops - Episode 178
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: A Juvenile diplodocoid femur exposed in the rock-wall at Dinosaur National Monument appears to have bite marks; Calcium isotopes in dinos...
Hoplitosaurus - Episode 177
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our 177th episode, we got to chat with Ethan Pettus author of Primitive War, a sci-fi novel about the Vietnam War and dinosaurs that was ...
Stygimoloch - Episode 176
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: A new paper demonstrates ceratopsians probably didn't evolve horns to recognize each other; An outlandish paper claims that dinosaurs may...
Metriacanthosaurus - Episode 175
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We got to chat with Dr. Brandon Peecook, the Meeker Postdoctoral Fellow at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. His research includes ...
Agustinia - Episode 174
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: Arkansaurus fridayi is officially a new dinosaur; Baurusuchids weren't outcompeting theropods in Brazil as previously thought; Two birds ...
Kosmoceratops - Episode 173
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We got to chat with Brittney Stoneburg, the marketing and events specialist at Western Science Center and co-founder of Cosplay for Science....
Sauroposeidon/Paluxysaurus - Episode 172
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the news: New ankylosaur described from China named Jinyunpelta sinensis is the earliest ankylosaur with a well-developed tail club—100 mill...
Bactrosaurus - Episode 171
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We got to chat with Sabre Moore, director at Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, Montana. Since starting work at Carter County Museum, Sabre has exp...