In the news: Arkansaurus fridayi is officially a new dinosaur; Baurusuchids weren't outcompeting theropods in Brazil as previously thought; Two birds from the early Cretaceous may have flown via a combination of flapping and "ballistic phases"; Early birds may have been too heavy to incubate their eggs; Singapore may have dinosaur fossils; An unidentified theropod skeleton will be auctioned in the Eiffel Tower in June; A fire destroyed the T. rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience in a fantastic fire; You can now buy Jurassic Park Funko Pops; WoWee is making dinosaur Fingerlings; The Ready Player One trailer features a T. rex; ARK: Survival Evolved will soon be available on mobile devices; Ark Park, a dinosaur VR game, is now on Steam and PSVR; and more
Dinosaur of the day Agustinia, an Argentinian sauropod that was once thought to have had osteoderms.
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We got to chat with Brittney Stoneburg, the marketing and events specialist at Western Science Center and co-founder of Cosplay for Science. We discuss the existing and upcoming dinosaur exhibits at the Western Science Center and lots of other topics. You can follow her on Twitter @brittandbone and on Instagram.
In the news: A rare baby bird smaller than 2 postage stamps from the Cretaceous was found; A new study shows that Archaeopteryx was capable of flying; The "little Iguanodon" from the Bernissart bonebed is named to a new genus; The Natural History Museum in London is launching a new VR experience this spring called Hold the World; dinosaur talks, exhibits, and more
Dinosaur of the day Kosmoceratops, a chasmosaurine ceratopsian whose name means "ornament horned face" for good reason.
This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaurs
And by the Royal Tyrrell Museum, which is located in southern Alberta, Canada. Right now they are hosting their free-to-attend Winter speaker series (also on YouTube). More information can be found at tyrrellmuseum.com
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In the news: New ankylosaur described from China named Jinyunpelta sinensis is the earliest ankylosaur with a well-developed tail club—100 million years old; A "nestling-sized" Edmontosaurus was found in Montana representing the smallest Edmontosaurs found to date; Fossils from New Jersey may turn out to be a tyrannosauroid braincase and leg; a new video of Claire Dearing from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Universal announced a Pokemon Go style Jurassic World game called Jurassic World Alive; dinosaur sculptures, games, clothes, and more
Dinosaur of the day Sauroposeidon/Paluxysaurus, a sauropod with a complicated history, whose name means "earthquake god lizard" / "Paluxy river lizard."
This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaurs
And by the Royal Tyrrell Museum, which is located in southern Alberta, Canada. Right now they are exhibiting their free-to-attend Winter speaker series (also on YouTube). More information can be found at tyrrellmuseum.com.
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We got to chat with Sabre Moore, director at Carter County Museum in Ekalaka, Montana. Since starting work at Carter County Museum, Sabre has expanded the museum, worked with other museums for outreach, and established the annual Dino Shindig.
In the news: A new Archaeopteryx specimen replaces the Haarlem specimen which was recently reclassified; Researchers got birds to run to study how dinosaurs may have moved; Arizona may be getting a state dinosaur; New Triassic fossils in Bears Ears; Lots of dinosaur videos; and much more
Dinosaur of the day Bactrosaurus, a hadrosauroid which may have suffered from tumors
This episode is brought to you in part by TRX Dinosaurs, which makes beautiful and realistic dinosaur sculptures, puppets, and animatronics. You can see some amazing examples and works in progress on Instagram @trxdinosaurs
And by the Royal Tyrrell Museum, which is located in southern Alberta, Canada. Right now they are hosting their free-to-attend Winter speaker series (also on YouTube). More information can be found at tyrrellmuseum.com
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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Bactrosaurus, more links from Sabre, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/bactrosaurus-episode-171/