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The Dinosource046 - Dino Lungs (Dreadnoughtus and Scipionyx)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksDreadnoughtus on WikipediaScipionyx on WikipediaReferencesRiley Black on dinosaur lungsMuch of the research for this episode came from The Sauropod Dinosaurs by Hallett and WedelSome additional research came from The Dinosauria, 2nd editionBrocklehurst’s most recent paper on dinosaur breathing from 2020Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-12-1748 minThe Dinosource045 - Paleo Memes (Lufengosaurus and Elasmotherium)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksLufengosaurus on WikipediaElasmotherium of WikipediaReferencesTyler Green on the “Four Dinosaurs of the Apocalypse”Fluffy T. rex memeThe penguin/sauropod memeStarkey Comics on the stealing of his Lufengosaurus memeGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-11-2630 minThe Dinosource044 - Fighting Dinosaurs (Kentrosaurus and Acrocanthosaurus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksKentrosaurus on WikipediaAcrocanthosaurus on WikipediaReferencesKurzgesagt’s video on exploding miceAbout 50 people per year in the US are killed by farm animalsPachycephalosaurus packed a punchRiley Black’s explanation of the Acrocanthosaurus trackwayGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-11-1241 minThe Dinosource043 - What Did T. rex Taste Like? (Ornithomimus and Lambeosaurus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksOrnithomimus on WikipediaLambeosaurus on WikipediaReferencesThe Tumblr post that has been screen-shotted and shared around. If you know of an earlier source than this post please get in touch!Slate on what dinosaurs tasted likeWhat dinosaur would be tastiest? Yeah, it’s a surprisingly common news article.One of the only sources I could find mentioning both Cadmium and the Late Cretaceous.A source I found after recording indicates that there may be some truth to the idea that cadmium was more present in the soil for some time in th...
2021-10-2937 minThe Dinosource042 - Nicolas Cage and Fossil Poaching (Tarbosaurus and Ubirajara)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksTarbosaurus on WikipediaUbirajara on WikipediaReferencesNicolas Cage Returns Stolen Mongolian Dinosaur SkullMartill is quoted on the ethics of fossil poachingUbirajara’s press coverage from before the paper was “temporarily removed”Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-08-2045 minThe Dinosource041 - Did Triceratops Float? (Diabloceratops and Euoplocephalus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksDiabloceratops on WikipediaEuoplocephalus on WikipediaReferencesDon Henderson’s first paper on modeling dinosHenderson’s “Tipsy Punters” paperHone and Holtz’s Spinosaurus paperAnimal Planet’s video about hippos swimmingLythronax was the dinosaur Michaela was trying to mentionBloat and Float examinedGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-08-0640 minThe Dinosource040 - The Biggest Dinosaurs (Patagotitan and Giganotosaurus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksPatagotitan on WikipediaGiganotosaurus on WikipediaReferencesYes, dinosaurs were big (shocker)A fun paper on how sauropods got as big as they didGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-07-2338 minThe Dinosource039 - Feathers (Anchiornis and Kulindadromeus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksAnchiornis on WikipediaKulindadromeus on WikipediaReferencesLet’s Make a Music’s album including “Utah: Industry”Mark Witton on the phenomenon of “feather resistance”Mark Witton (again) on whether or not T. rex had feathers; also included is some good examples of paleoart featuring feathered rexesYour Dinosaurs Are Wrong did a whole episode on feathers which is quite informative!Fable the raven (who can talk!)Kiwi and Pixel’s channel featuring birdphoneGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" P...
2021-07-0944 minThe Dinosource038 - The Traveling Rocks (Cedarosaurus and Bonitasaura)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksCedarosaurus on WikipediaBonitasaura on WikipediaReferencesA pop-sci article about the Malone 2021 paperMalone et al’s paper hypothesizing sauropod gastroliths and long-distance migrationThe first Wings paper quoted by Malone which argues strongly that most supposed gastroliths are just weird rocksThe second Wings paper that argues that most sauropod gastroliths were also just weird rocksFricke et al with evidence of sauropod migration over ~300kmGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-06-2532 minThe Dinosource037 - Franz Nopcsa (Magyarosaurus and Struthiosaurus)Join our Alliance in Jurassic World: Alive, the mobile game! Search for "Dinosource Podcast", and if that doesn't work send us an email or a tweet!Featured Creatures - Quick LinksWikipedia article on MagyarosaurusWikipedia article on StruthiosaurusReferencesTwitter account of Riley Black; consider following her tweets instead of reading too much more about Nopcsa! She’s written a ton of paleontology news articles for the wider public as well as a couple books!Twitter account of Natalia Jagielska, a paleontologist studying pterosaurs (lots of great art in the account)A documentary about No...
2021-06-1147 minThe Dinosource036 - Eggs (Maiasaura and Citipati)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksWikipedia article on MaiasauraWikipedia article on CitipatiReferencesDinosaurs laid soft-shelled eggs for the most partRiley Black says “no, dinosaurs didn’t die out because they were all boys”The “Mafia hypothesis” on WikipediaGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-05-2844 minThe Dinosource035 - Dino Butts (Brontomerus and Staurikosaurus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksBrontomerus on WikipediaStaurikosaurus on WikipediaReferencesDescription of Psittacosaurus’ butt by Bell et al, 2020Femoral retraction in dinosaurs and the importance of the caudofemoralis longus by Gatesy, 1990Description of Staurikosaurus by Colbert, 1970Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-05-1438 minThe Dinosource034 - Dino Brains (Thecodontosaurus and Anhanguera)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksThecodontosaurus on WikipediaAnhanguera on WikipediaReferencesSakagami, 2020; a typical paper about dinosaur neurobiology. Figure 5 is the picture of Triceratops’ skull with its brain superimposed. The brain is very small.No, Stegosaurus didn’t have a second brain in its butt.Walsh et al, 2009; predicting hearing ranges based on dinosaur skull proportions.Ballell, 2020; Thecodontosaurus paleoneurology description.Witmer et al, 2003; both a good primer on determining head posture from labyrinth and a description of Anhanguera’s skull.Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks...
2021-04-3041 minThe Dinosource033 - Bugs With Dinosaur Names (Sharovipteryx and Dryptosaurus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksSharovipteryx on WikipediaDryptosaurus on Wikipedia (with Leaping Laelaps shown at the bottom of the page)ReferencesPyrite disease, further explainedGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-04-1635 minThe Dinosource032 - Toothless Dinosaurs (Heterodontosaurus and Ichthyornis)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksHeterodontosaurus on WikipediaIchthyornis on WikipediaReferencesDollo’s Law of IrreversabilityMergansers (which are ducks)Brocklehurst and Field, 2021; a very good summary of the most up-to-date theories behind dinosaur tooth lossField et al, 2018; more of Field’s work on avian edentulousness and what made it throug the K-Pg extinction eventGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-04-0232 minThe Dinosource031 - Dinosaur Vision (Sinosauropteryx and Tupandactylus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksSinosauropteryx’s Wikipedia pageTupandactylus’ Wikipedia pageTupandactylus looking very polite, at least in David’s opinionThe extremely cursed T. rex skull from Stevens, 2006ReferencesStevens, 2006; the paper with the cursed T. rex, and also some thoughts on bird head-bobbingKoschowitz et al, 2014; discusses the idea that dinosaur vision was a contributing factor to feather evolutionHall, 2008; sclerotic ring size alone doesn’t predict nocturnality, you also need orbit depthSchmitz and Motani, 2011; hey guys look we predict nocturnality based on sclerotic ring size aloneHall et al, 2011; you absolute numptiesOther LinksApologies, but it seems...
2021-03-1941 minThe Dinosource030 - Dinosaurs We Don't Know About (Cryolophosaurus and Appalachiosaurus)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksCryolophosaurus Wikipedia pageAppalachiosaurus Wikipedia pageReferencesComet shard, not asteroid, caused the dino extinctionA good primer on taphonomic biasDavid Hone discussing North Korean fossils and other sources of biasWhat we know about Ceratopsians in Appalachia (not much)Yes, shrimp existed in the Mesozoic (and at least as far back as the Carboniferous)Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-03-0539 minThe Dinosource029 - Spinosaurids (Spinosaurus and Baryonyx)Featured Creatures - Quick LinksSpinosaurus Wikipedia pageBaryonyx Wikipedia pageGlossarySpinosaurus aegyptiacus: One of the largest theropod chompy-bois to have ever lived, measuring between 12 and 18m when fully grown and weighing in at 21 tons by some (incredibly unreasonable) estimates. A minimum weight estimate of 7 tons means that this is still no joke of a dino. Although Spinosaurus lived during the late Cretaceous, it was still on the scene about 10-20 million years before T. rex showed up. The first remains were found in North Africa by Richard Markgraf in 1912 and were described by Ernst Stromer. “Sp...
2021-02-1946 minThe Dinosource028 - Dinosaurs Under UV (Microraptor and Juravenator)ReferencesDr Dave Hone discussing fossil examination under UVHone and Tischingler on Microraptor under UVInterview with Hone about the paperScientists have used UV light to reconstruct pigmentation on fossil snail shellsTurns out birds have more going on in the UV spectrum than we can see with our dumb human eyesNo, that viral video wasn’t showing pigeons’ natural UV fluorescenceA re-examination of Juravenator with pictures under UV courtesy of Helmut TischlingerGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-02-0537 minThe Dinosource027 - Pokemon Dinosaurs (Pachycephalosaurus and Pentaceratops)ReferencesThe Pokemon phylogeny paper mentioned in the episodeGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2021-01-2243 minThe Dinosource026 - Spooky Scary Theropods (Concavenator and Ceratosaurus)ReferencesQuick primer on why illegally smuggling fossils is badThesaurus tea company, for those who are interestedConcavenator’s introductory paperIcthyovenator is the anti-ConcavenatorCeratosaurus’ forelimb researchGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-12-1834 minThe Dinosource025 - Ceratopsids (Styracosaurus and Protoceratops)ReferencesDinosaurs were not on the way out when the asteroid hit, new research findsProtoceratops nest with 15 juveniles preservedProtoceratops preserved with its footprintYDAW on StyracosaurusCotylorhynchus, the anti-ceratopsidDarren Naish discussing the possibility that ceratopsid frills were attached to the rest of their body all the way up (it’s not likely)Protoceratops fossil with multiple standing on top of each otherGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-12-0437 minThe Dinosource024 - Extinction Events (Saurolophus and Tiktaalik)ReferencesLIFE magazine from the 1950’s treats “racial senescence” like it’s a real thing that makes any senseThere’s a paper which tries to estimate which dinosaurs were alive at the time of the K-Pg extinction event. I don’t think it’s very good.Of course, David is immediately shown to be wrong about dinosaurs possibly being on the way out when the space-rock hit.Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-11-2041 minThe Dinosource023 - SVP 2020 Roundup (Daspletosaurus and Ouranosaurus)ReferencesDino butt!Tetrapod Zoology discussing a few things, including discussing Dr Unwin’s controversial pterosaur paper/press releaseUnwin and Martill on pterosaur fibres (or lack thereof)Dr Tsai’s paper on saurischian hip adaptationsSailbacks vs buffalo-backs in dinosaursBertozzo et al on OuranosaurusGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-11-0648 minThe Dinosource022 - Dinosaurs That Buck The Trend (Therizinosaurus and Psittacosaurus)ReferencesTherizinosaurs in pictures, although Mark Witton has since indicated that this is probably not an accurate look, even if it did have feathersYour Dinosaurs Are Wrong once again bringing the cold, hard facts about TherizinosaurusPsittacosaurus looked funny and also may have been spelled very different from how you imaginedOsborn’s paper describing Psittacosaurus2016 paper by Vinther et al showing off Psittacosaurus’ colourationWe’ve touched on it before, but feathers on a large animal like Therizinosaurus might have hindered more than they helpedGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThan...
2020-10-2333 minThe Dinosource021 - Common Not-Dinosaurs (Dimetrodon and Ichthyosaurus)ReferencesI decided to look up what dolphin skeletons looked like. I regret that decision.The big book of paleoart that is mentioned in the episode.A discussion of that book, in progress, with a copy of Riou’s famous (and much copied) illustrationPBS Eons’ episode on DimetrodonPBS Eons with more info on synapsidsWhy not more Eons? Here’s their episode on ichthyosaursGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-10-0935 minThe Dinosource020 - Long Lads (Mamenchisaurus and Tanystropheus)ReferencesThe Long Boyes subredditMark Witton on the likely life-behaviour of Tanystropheus from 2015Recent paper on Tanystropheus, detailing the two species and its aquatic lifestyleWhy giraffes have long necks, courtesy of the BBCWhy do animals have long necks? My new favourite paperGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-09-2532 minThe Dinosource019 - The Dinosaurs That Made Us (Acinonyx and Compsognathus)ReferencesThomas Huxley’s paper where he puts Compsognathus as a sister taxon to Dinosauria (a bold move, to be sure) and makes fun of the name “Dinosauria” (possibly a bolder move)Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-09-1137 minThe DinosourceMovie Madness 01 - VelocipastorA bit of a break from normal this week, as our hosts have watched the famously bad, low-budget comedy horror movie "Velocipastor".Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-09-0425 minThe Dinosource018 - Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded? (Apatosaurus and Corythosaurus)ReferencesComparison of ornithiscian dinosaurs with modern reptiles, looking at who may have been “warm blooded”Discussion of whether dinosaurs were warm blooded from 1990Sharks keep their eyes warmDid you know that sloths don’t have a steady body temperature? Weird but true.Mark Witton has written an excellent blog post on the operating temperatures of animals, and talks about how large animals are more concerned with shedding heat than generating itLooking for our series on the Bone Wars? Look no further!Big dinos had difficulty shedding heat, not keeping itEagle et al’s paper looking at fossilized teeth to...
2020-08-2835 minThe Dinosource017 - Velociraptor: Fact and Fiction (Velociraptor)ReferencesYDAW episode on Velociraptor, covering just about everything you could want to know about this beastVelociraptor definitely had feathersThe “fighting dinosaurs” fossil is remarkably poorly-described onlineA discussion of the multiple origins of theropod flight, including velociraptor and other dromaeosauridsVelociraptors were likely nocturnalThe incredible 1969 Ostrom monograph on Deinonychus, including Bakker’s famous illustrationEvidence of Velociraptor scavenging an azhdarchidPrairie dogs do indeed have a surprising vocabularyGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-08-1444 minThe Dinosource016 - The Scoop on Dino-poop (Borealopelta and Gryposaurus)ReferencesDiscussion of evidence of late sauropods (titanosaurs) eating grasses in India, as seen in their poopRhamphorynchus with a big ol’ fish in its stomachTurns out herbivorous dinosaurs ate plants. This paper is far less about what they ate and far more about how we know we’ve found stomach or gut contents (enterolites or cololites).Evidence of dung beetles in dino poop!Carnivorous poop fossilizes better than herbivorous poopT. rex poop! But in fancy science words.Maiasaura ate woodIncredible preservation of muscle in a dino-poop“Herbivore” doesn’t necessarily mean what you think it does: it seems some plant...
2020-07-3133 minThe Dinosource015 - Super Sauropods (Nigersaurus and Bajadasaurus)ReferencesSauropod egg sizeSauropod parentingThis is the best source I have on baby sauropods running. All the sources I can find are press releases from late 2010, and I haven’t been able to find any papers which may have come out of this.Paul Sereno on a dig, doing his best Indiana Jones impressionBajadasaurus, the wackiest sauropod of them all?Source on Bajadasaurus size and weight, assuming it is similarly sized to Amargasaurus and DicraeosaurusOkay my reference on the goat eyes thing isn’t the bestPneumaticity of neck vertebrae in dicraeosaurid sauropodsGet In TouchEmai...
2020-07-1737 minThe Dinosource014 - Hell Creek Predators (Tyrannosaurus and Dakotaraptor)ReferencesAn excellent summary of the Hell Creek Formation and the dinosaurs found there by Russel et alHorner et al’s discussion of the prevalence of Tyrannosaurus fossils compared to EdmontosaurusRemember Kosmoceratops? The paper describing that genus also gives evidence of the “dinosaur provincialism” theory postulating separation of dinosaurs in Laramidia into northern and southern “provinces”Something a lot like a Tyrannosaurus was chomping on EdmontosaurusI don’t have a great source on the “T. rex olfactory bulb was smaller than some papers indicate”, but in my defence Dr David Hone (a real paleontologist) said it on a podcast so it ha...
2020-07-0342 minThe Dinosource013 - Pterosaurs (Pterodactylus and Dimorphodon)ReferencesMark Witton’s excellent book, PterosaursAnurognathids may have had feathers! Don’t quote me on that.Nyctosaurus, one of the fanciest flappy boisThe paper which named "pycnofibres"Pterodactylus kochi with preservation of neck tissue. Source indicates that it is P. scolopaciceps rather than P. kochi. Both of these species have since been moved out of the Pterodactylus genus, and it’s unclear to me to which species and genus this should now be attributed. Comments and clarifications welcome.Pterosaur posture in water, with bonus information on how they would have taken off!Pterodaustra, a much cooler pterosaur than Pt...
2020-06-1941 minThe Dinosource012 - Fossilization (Oviraptor, Kosmoceratops and Umoonasaurus)Referenceshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191106112109.htmNews article summarizing “flash fossilization” (bacteria replacing organic matter, then fossilizing) Microbes can play a large role in fossilization! We weren’t able to get to it in this episode, but further reading if you’re interestedA good overview of the diagenesis processGeology lab notes from a first-year university course which are more about marine life, but give a good overview of fossils caused by alteration.Just another nice overview of fossilizationScholarly article on Eric, the opalized pliosaurAn Iguanodon specimen where the entire holotype is opalizedCast fossilsFormal description of KosmoceratopsInformation on UmoonasaurusGet In...
2020-06-0541 minThe Dinosource011 - Lumps Bumps and Humps (Dilophosaurus and Pachyrhinosaurus)ReferencesFacial integument in centrosaurines which doubles in a very good primer on close-to-the-bone integumentThoughts on the trend of “shrink-wrapping” dinosaur reconstructions (by Mark Witton)Discussion of the evolution of frilled lizards and other display structures in lizardsSeriously, Dilophosaurus didn’t have a frill and saying there wouldn’t be fossil evidence if it did is wrongPachyrhinosaurus restored with a comically large nose hornMuch of this episode’s material either came from or was informed by Mark Witton’s “Palaeoartist’s Handbook”Conway and Naish’s excellent book “All Yesterdays”Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter...
2020-05-2247 minThe Dinosource010 - The Bone Wars Part 3: Modern Day (Hadrosaurus and Troodon)ReferencesA wonderful biography of Joseph LeidyTroodontids had neat pantsTroodontids did not necessarily use their pants to flyTroodon formosus is no longer validList of dinosaur species described in the Bone Wars with notes on which ones are still validMore troodontid research! This one describes AlbertavenatorTroodontids slept like birds!The introduction of the troodontid Talos as well as a good summary of troodontid research circa 2011We know what hadrosaur feet look like because we’ve got a near-mummified one!Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Pa...
2020-05-0844 minThe Dinosource009 - The Bone Wars Part 2: ED Cope (Coelophysis and Camarasaurus)ReferencesCope responds to Marsh’s gloating over the Elasmosaurus incidentThe Saga of Coelophysis, detailing the names given to this genusHow many specimens of sauropod do we have with complete necks?Cope describes Camarasaurus based on a few vertebraNo evidence of cannibalism, but here’s the paper Dave was thinking of about Alloosaurs being drawn together by droughtGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-04-2444 minThe Dinosource008 - The Bone Wars Part 1: OC Marsh (Allosaurus and Diplodocus)ReferencesAllosaurus feeding behaviourAllosaurus’ initial description by MarshMarsh’s additional notes on Diplodocus (likely featuring a diplodocid skull from a genus which is not Diplodocus)An account of Marsh’s life and fossil-hunting expeditions by the Yale Peabody MuseumWe don’t have a complete Diplodocus neckDiplodocids could whip their tails fast enough to create sonic boomsWhy sauropods had long necks; and why giraffes have short necksYour Dinosaurs are Wrong on AllosaurusGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-04-1047 minThe Dinosource007 - Thyreophorans (Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus)ReferencesStegosaur skin impressions!Description of Sophie the StegosaurusYour Dinosaurs are Wrong discuss new Stegosaurus findingsAn illustration of Stegosaurus postureAnkylosaurus is a weird ankylosauridThe Bakker idea of Stegosaurus flipping its plates to one side or another is from The Dinosaur Heresies, p 229-234Okay, the word “steglings” isn’t super well supportedThe “thagomizer” comic that started it allOther LinksPatrick Murphy’s savage tweet about O.C. MarshGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-03-2740 minThe Dinosource006 - Early Paleontology and Wastebasket Taxa (Megalosaurus and Hylaeosaurus)ReferencesMegalosaurus as a valid speciesList of previously-held Megalosaurus speciesRichard Owen describes Dinosauria (starting on page 102)Other LinksThe illustration of “Scrotum humanum”Get In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-03-1436 minThe Dinosource005 - Dinosaur Names (Yi and Stegoceras)ReferencesHone and Naish on the idea that dinosaurs evolved complicated frills or display structures to aid in species recognitionPeterson et al. on evidence for pachycephalosaurid head-butting behaviourSternberg gives the group name Pachycephalosauridae over StegoceridaeGalton and Sues renaming Stegoceras validus to Stegoceras validum, apparently because they’re better at LatinJournal article by Peczkis categorizing the weight of dinosaursAnderson et al on how to estimate the weight of dinosaursXing et al describing Yi QiGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our l...
2020-02-2834 minThe Dinosource004 - Dinosaur Renaissance (Iguanodon and Archaeopteryx)ReferencesJohn Ostrom on the origin of flightJohn Ostrom on Deinonychus, a very bird-like theropodDinosaur supertreeRobert Bakker et al on dinosaur monophyly (i.e. all dinosaurs share a common ancestor)Evidence of dinosaur nesting behaviourA lot of research in this episode comes from the second edition of The DinosauriaA good primer on iguanodonAndrea Cau on the evolution of birds, with notes on ArchaeopteryxThomas Henry Huxley on the relationship of birds and dinosaursJohn Horner's 1979 paper documenting a dinosaur nestOther LinksThe "Reaper of Death", a new tyrannosaur description from Canada's midwest
2020-02-1440 minThe Dinosource003 - Dinosaur Hips (Brachiosaurus and Yutyrannus)References- Paul Sereno's landmark 1999 paper on the evolution of dinosaurs- The new paper by Baron et al that's changing things up- Xu Xing et al describing Yutyrannus- How did sauropods get so big?- Sauropod tooth replacement rates- Original paper describing brachiosaurus- A more recent paper on brachiosaurus which separates out GiaraffititanOther Notes- [Content warning: NSFW subject matter] ZeFrank's bird mating dance video (puffins and blue-footed boobies)Get In Touch...
2020-02-0136 minThe Dinosource002 - Archosaurs (Quetzalcoatlus and Deinosuchus)References- Post-cranial pneumaticity in dinosaurs- Feathers in basal archosaurs (or avemetarsalis at least)- Feathers in early dinosaurs at least- A rebuttal, implying that feathers evolved in one branch of dinosaurs but not as the common ancestor- Mark Witton's Pterosaurs (an excellent primer on all things pterosaur)- Original description of Deinosuchus hatcheri- Mark Witton on deinosuchus, including an excellent painting- Mark Witton on azhdarchid terrestrial stalking- Mark Witton's feathered ceratopsians- Want to see some wacky bird mating...
2020-01-3134 min
The Dinosource001 - The Mesozoic (Eoraptor and Triceratops)References- Discussion on moving the formal definition of the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary- Evolution of dinosaurs as filling niches left by pseudosuchians- Marsh's description of triceratops- Sereno's updated description of Eoraptor- Manicouagan crater- How did triceratops walk with its front legs?- Ceratopsian tracks- T. horridus as ancestor of T. prorsusGet In TouchEmail: dinosourcepodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @TheDinosourceThanks to June "McGreatness" Paik for our lovely podcast artwork.
2020-01-3051 min