Amargasaurus - Episode 157
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
I KNOW DINO, LLC
4.7 • 653 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2017
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
In our 157th episode, we got to chat with Dr. Michael Habib. He is a paleontologist and biomechanist, who studies prehistoric animals and how they moved. He's known for his work on pterosaurs, feathered dinosaurs, and the origin of flight in birds. Follow him on Twitter @aeroevo.
In the news: The new, nearly complete, sauropod Mierasaurus was found in Utah; T. rex claws were probably formidable slashing weapons; New details on the Chicxulub impact that wiped out the dinosaurs; New dinosaur discoveries, eggs, studies, exhibits, and more
Dinosaur of the day Amargasaurus, a sauropod with spines on its neck and back.
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| 0:31.6 | Music Hello and welcome to I know Dino. I'm Garrett. |
| 0:48.3 | And I'm Sabrina. |
| 0:49.3 | This week we have an interview with Dr. Michael Habib. |
| 0:52.8 | We have Dinosaur of the Day amargosaurus, and we have a bunch of dinosaur news. |
| 0:58.8 | But first, we would like to thank some of our Stegasaurus patrons. |
| 1:03.0 | This week, we'd like to thank Chris, Nicholas, Kyle and Betsy, Blaze Campbell, Trent Carbohal, Parallora Lophis, and Stefan. |
| 1:12.6 | And Stefan was new last time we mentioned him, and I forgot to mention that. |
| 1:17.6 | Mention that he was new. |
| 1:18.6 | Yeah. So thanks, Stefan, for joining. |
| 1:21.6 | Yeah. Thanks to all of our Stegosaurus patrons and all of our patrons in general, we really appreciate all that you do and all your support. |
| 1:30.9 | If you'd like to join this growing community of dinosaur enthusiasts, then check out our page at patreon.com slash I know dino. |
| 1:38.4 | Jumping right into the news, there's a new dinosaur, so we have to start with that. |
| 1:44.0 | New news. It's kind of a rule. Yeah. This one's a new dinosaur, so we have to start with that. New news. |
| 1:44.6 | It's kind of a rule, yeah. |
| 1:47.3 | This one's a U-soropod, also known as a true sauropod, the long-necked, exciting ones, not those early sauropod ones that no one's interested in. |
| 1:59.4 | Not no one. |
| 2:01.3 | Most people. |
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