Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
I KNOW DINO, LLC
4.7 • 653 Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2023
⏱️ 60 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Episode 457: Beyond Bones: Dinosaur Soft Tissues. Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record.
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Chilesaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Chilesaurus-Episode-457/
Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.
Dinosaur of the day Chilesaurus, A Late Jurassic dinosaur whose origin is a mystery because it has a combination of features from theropods, ornithischians, and sauropodomorphs.
Dinosaur bones are some of the most famous fossils. But dinosaur skin, feathers, blood vessels, tendons, and even organs have been found in the fossil record.
A couple recent papers describe how and where soft tissue preserves:
- Researchers found the most common chemical mechanisms for soft tissue preservation
- Minerals in the Burgess Shale contributed to some of the best soft tissue preservation found anywhere in the world
This episode is brought to you by Exquisite Eons. They have new Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Ankylosaurus bronze figurines available for pre-order! Get a discount by ordering the full set for a limited time at https://exquisiteeons.com/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | We have a new Patreon tier. Join our Silasaurus tier by the end of August and get our |
| 0:06.0 | Styracosaurus patch with part of your contribution going to charity. Join or gift a membership |
| 0:11.5 | at patreon.com slash I know-dino. This episode is brought to you by K-12 powered schools, |
| 0:19.1 | tuition-free online accredited public schools for kindergarten through 12th grade. Go to K-12-powered schools, tuition-free online accredited public schools for kindergarten through |
| 0:23.0 | 12th grade. Go to k-12.com slash IKD to find a tuition-free K-12-powered school near you and enroll now. |
| 0:41.6 | Hello and welcome to I Know Dino. I'm Garrett. |
| 0:42.5 | And I'm Sabrina. |
| 0:52.5 | And today in our 457th episode, we're starting our little mini season that we're calling Beyond Bones, dinosaur soft tissue. |
| 0:57.9 | Yes, it is all about dinosaur soft tissue. And the next three episodes will be talking about different aspects of soft tissue. |
| 1:00.4 | And this episode is all Sabrina. |
| 1:03.2 | Yes, it is. |
| 1:04.3 | But I'm sure I'm still going to talk a bunch, because I can't help it. |
| 1:09.2 | You might even talk more than me, because that's happened before. It has happened before. I shouldn't help it. You might even talk more than me because that's happened before. |
| 1:12.1 | It has happened before. |
| 1:13.5 | I shouldn't, though. |
| 1:15.1 | It should be mostly you. |
| 1:17.5 | We'll find out. |
| 1:19.3 | So yeah, we're talking all about different dinosaur soft tissues in this episode. |
| 1:24.5 | As this first episode in our mini season, Beyond Bones, we're going to give more |
| 1:28.9 | of an overview of what soft tissues are and the types that have been found with dinosaurs, |
| 1:34.3 | which is more than you might expect. Yeah, there are a lot of things that fossilize that aren't just |
| 1:39.4 | bones, thus the little series title. And then we have Tinosaur of the day, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from I KNOW DINO, LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of I KNOW DINO, LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.