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I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Utahraptor - Episode 34

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

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Iknowdino, Science, Dinosaurs, Dinosaur Podcast, Earth Sciences, Dinosaur, Natural Sciences, Education

4.7653 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2015

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Interview with Dr. Jim Kirkland, the paleontologist who named Utahraptor ostrommaysorum, a dromaeosaur (or raptor) with nine-inch claws. Also, dinosaur of the day Utahraptor, the largest raptor known (same size as the Velociraptors in Jurassic Park) and dinosaur news, including new dinosaur discovery Wendiceratops, evidence of a large carnivorous theropod in Japan, a possible nesting ground in Japan, and more.

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0:00.0

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0:17.0

Music now.

0:32.8

Hello and welcome to I know Dino.

0:33.7

I'm Garrett.

0:34.6

And I'm Sabrina.

0:40.7

And today we have an interview with Dr. Jim Kirkland, a discussion about Utah Raptor Ostromesorum, and some dinosaur news.

0:43.3

First in the news is an article that was published in the journal Plus One titled

0:47.1

Cradial Anatomy of Wendiceratops Pinhorninensis, a centrosaurincerotopsid from dinosaur ornithicia, from the Old Man Formation, Campanian, Alberta, Canada, and the evolution of serotopsid nasal ornamentation.

1:05.5

It was published by David Evans and Michael Ray, who are both paleontologists in Canada, and discovered by a fossil

1:13.1

hunter named Wendy Slobata.

1:15.3

It's named Wendiceratops Pinhornensis, and that's obviously after Wendy, who discovered it.

1:22.2

It was discovered by her while she was fossil hunting in Alberta, Canada. And in an interview with CNN, she said that

1:29.2

she has been fossil hunting and taking photos for paleontologists for many years. She often goes

1:34.3

fossil hunting solo, and that was the case when she found this fossil. So later, she led

1:39.8

paleontologist Michael Ray and David Evans to the site, and they excavated many remaining bones.

1:45.8

As I mentioned, they named the species after Wendy, and the species name refers to

1:51.2

Pinhorn Provincial Grazing Reserve, where she found it.

1:55.6

David Evans says that she has earned having a dinosaur named after her because she is, quote,

2:01.7

easily one of the very best dinosaur hunters in the world.

2:05.1

Apparently, Wendy has found so many dinosaur fossils that she has lost count, but it is

2:10.1

certainly over a thousand. She has also been to several of the dinosaur hotspots,

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