Troodon and Dr. Kenneth Lacovara
I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
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🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
New support for Troodon as a valid dinosaur genus. Plus Dr. Kenneth Lacovara joins us to discuss the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, Colossal Biosciences, Dreadnoughtus, Jurassic Park, and more.
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Dinosaur of the day Veterupristisaurus, a carcharodontosaurid theropod that lived in the Jurassic in what is now Tanzania.
Interview with Dr. Kenneth Lacovara, a paleontologist, professor, explorer, science communicator (a TED speaker and author), Explorer’s Club medalist, and he is the founding dean of the School of Earth & Environment at Rowan University, executive director of the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, and he serves on the Board of Scientific Advisors for Colossal Biosciences
In dinosaur news this week:
- Is Troodon a legit dinosaur? (these authors say yes)
- Based on their jaw mechanics, troodontids may have been omnivores
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| 0:41.0 | Hello and welcome to I Know Dino. |
| 0:44.1 | Keep up with the latest dinosaur discoveries and science with us. |
| 0:45.2 | I'm Garrett. |
| 0:45.9 | And I'm Sabrina. |
| 0:54.1 | And today in our 546th episode, we've got an interview with Dr. Kenneth Lackovera. |
| 0:59.6 | Yes, we talk about a lot of things like the dinosaurs he's discovered and named, |
| 1:04.7 | his exploration adventures, the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum, which opened up recently. |
| 1:10.4 | And of course, we talk about Jurassic Park and a little bit about colossal biosciences. Yeah, he works for the company that |
| 1:12.8 | recently de-extincted, quote-unquote, the dire wolf. So we talk about that a little bit. |
| 1:19.3 | We also have some dinosaur news, like is Trodon a legit dinosaur? Spoilers, yes. And it turns out we |
| 1:25.8 | know a lot about this dinosaur and its relatives, including what they likely ate. |
| 1:30.1 | Did we finally get some papers comparing it to stenonikasaurus like we've been hearing about? |
| 1:35.3 | Yeah, I think we're getting the start of the papers here. |
| 1:38.0 | Nice. |
| 1:38.7 | And we've got Dinosaur of the Day, Veteropristosaurus, the old shark lizard that may not be a valid dinosaur. |
| 1:47.1 | Old shark lizard. I like that almost. Actually, I might like that more than, what was it, |
| 1:52.0 | big dead lizard, magapnosaurus? Yeah. The old shark lizard. You're like old shark lizard. |
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