Megaraptor - Episode 216
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
I KNOW DINO, LLC
4.7 • 653 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2019
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Dinosaur of the day Megaraptor, A large theropod with claws over one foot long (originally thought to be foot claws, now known to be hand claws).
In dinosaur news this week:
- Stegosaurus and Plateosaurus had much stronger bites than their close ancestors, while T. rex had a bite similar to its relatives
- A new model shows how the mega-tsunami at the end-cretaceous spread around the world
- The Planetario Alfa museum has an exhibit Dinosaurs Made in Mexico
- An Indian geologist stirred up controversy claiming that Hindu god Lord Brahma discovered dinosaurs
- In London at Greenwich Theatre there are two one act dinosaur-related plays running January 16 to 19
- Turok the Dinosaur Hunter is getting a comic book reboot
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| 0:49.3 | In our 216th episode, we have Dinosaur of the Day Megaraptor, and we have a bunch of dinosaur news. |
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