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Episode art of the frugivore Infernogallus jamesi by Joel Lee joelleeart.com
New dinosaur hot spots all around the world, including Diplodocus in Europe and a new amazing museum in the Gobi desert.
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Dinosaur of the day Parksosaurus, (like the Infernogallus featured in the episode art) an herbivore with a beak..
In dinosaur news this week:
There’s a new fruit-eating dinosaur, Infernogallus jamesi
Dinosaurs have been found for the first time in a new part of China—the Bayan Gobi Formation in western Inner Mongolia
There’s a new museum in the Gobi Desert featuring sand pumps and huge light funnels
Diplodocus lived on two continents: what’s now North America and Europe
After a mass extinction, there’s often a burst of new species that appear, and then over time, many gradually go extinct

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Riley Black joins to discuss her new book "Tyrant Lizard Queen" which follows the chaotic life of one particular T. rex. Plus lots of tyrannosaur news: T. rex was as warm as a human, three new tyrannosaurs named based on some splitting, juvenile Gorgosaurus diets, and more
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Dinosaur of the day Noasaurus, a small theropod with very sharp teeth.
Interview with Riley Black, an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Scientific American, Nature, Smithsonian, and more. She has also written many books, most recently, “Tyrant Lizard Queen,” an imaginative celebration of T. rex from hatching to adulthood. Follow her on rileyblack.net or on bluesky & buttondown @restingdinoface
In dinosaur news this week:
T. rex was as warm as a person
An update on Scotty the T. rex: it died of its broken rib
There’s a new albertosaurine tyrannosaurid, Tromerosaurus, known from at least three partial skulls and skeletons
A juvenile Gorgosaurus skull sheds light on how and where Gorgosaurus lived
Two new tyrannosaurs were named, though they don’t appear to be widely accepted: Gilmoretyrannus and Larsonvenator
Asiatyrannus xui and Raptorex kriegsteini are likely junior synonyms of Tarbosaurus bataar

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Plus a hatchling Allosaurus that was partially digested before fossilizing, T. rex tooth marks on Edmontosaurus, reviews of Netflix's The Dinosaurs & The End of Oak Street, and more.
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Dinosaur of the day Stygivenator, a fragmentary tyrannosaur that for many years was known as "the Jordan theropod".
In dinosaur news this week:
There’s a new enantiornithean bird, Chromeornis funkyi, and it choked to death on rocks
The shape of gastroliths can help us figure out how dinosaurs digested their food
Paleontologists found evidence of a poor hatchling Allosaurus being eaten
Tooth marks on Edmontosaurus bones likely show a T. rex was feeding or scavenging on it
Review of “The King and the Dragon” By S. Hunter Allred
Review of Netflix's "The Dinosaurs" (link in show notes has behind the scenes clips)
Review of "The End of Oak Street" starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor

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Every megaraptoran dinosaur that has been described. Plus some that aren't officially named like the "Lightning Claw" from the opal fields of Australia. And many that have been given other classifications—like a potential giant compsognathid.
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Dinosaur of the day Aniksosaurus and Aoniraptor, two predators on the smaller side for the Cretaceous. Aniksosaurus was probably under 10ft (3m) long and under 100lb (45Kg). Aoniraptor was twice as long and heavier, but it had a lot of air spaces in its bones to make it as light as possible..
Megaraptorids could be closely related to Tyrannosaurs, but they had lighter skeletons and large impressive hand claws.
The Meagaraptorans discussed in this episode:
Megaraptor: The original megaraptorid
"Lightning Claw" from the opal fields in Australia
Fukuiraptor: A slender megaraptorid with flat hand claws
Phuwiangvenator: One of the oldest genera (Early Cretaceous)
Vayuraptor: Another old genus from Thailand
Rapator: Opalized left hand bone found in 1905
Aerosteon: The aptly named "air bone" from Argentina
Australovenator: Also known as "Banjo" the largest predatory dinosaur in Australia
Joaquinraptor: One of the last surviving megaraptorans (Latest Cretaceous)
Maip: Largest known megaraptorid (30ft/9m and under 1.5 tons)
Murusraptor: Proportionally long snout from Argentina
Orkoraptor: The "toothed river thief" with specialized teeth and other features similar to compsognathids despite its large size
Tratayenia: Known from a handful of thin and hollow bones
Possible megaraptorans:
Bahariasaurus
Chilantaisaurus
Datanglong
Deltadromeus
Eotyrannus
Gualicho
Siats
Vectaerovenator
Walgettosuchus

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