EPISODE · Jan 5, 2023 · 1H 3M
Ankylosaur and sauropod tail weapons plus a paleo controversy
from I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast
Episode 423: Ankylosaur and sauropod tail weapons plus a paleo controversy. Maximum speed of sauropod tails, ankylosaurs clubbing each other, a paper on the Tanis site may include fake data, a new ornithopod, and how AI is being used in paleontologyFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Abrosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Abrosaurus-Episode-423/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Abrosaurus, a sauropod from China whose species name was originally "giant nose."In dinosaur news this week:One of the papers about the Tanis site has been accused of having fake dataThere’s a new dwarf rhabdodontid dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalusAnkylosaurs probably evolved their tails for fighting each other, not for defending against predatorsDiplodocid tails could not break the speed of sound, according to a new modelArtificial Intelligence helped solve the mystery of dinosaur tracks in Queensland, Australia This episode is brought to you by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. They have amazing summer camps every year including field paleontology, paleoart, and virtual options. Find out more and sign up at https://bit.ly/camps23See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Episode 423: Ankylosaur and sauropod tail weapons plus a paleo controversy. Maximum speed of sauropod tails, ankylosaurs clubbing each other, a paper on the Tanis site may include fake data, a new ornithopod, and how AI is being used in paleontologyFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Abrosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Abrosaurus-Episode-423/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Abrosaurus, a sauropod from China whose species name was originally "giant nose."In dinosaur news this week:One of the papers about the Tanis site has been accused of having fake dataThere’s a new dwarf rhabdodontid dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalusAnkylosaurs probably evolved their tails for fighting each other, not for defending against predatorsDiplodocid tails could not break the speed of sound, according to a new modelArtificial Intelligence helped solve the mystery of dinosaur tracks in Queensland, Australia This episode is brought to you by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History. They have amazing summer camps every year including field paleontology, paleoart, and virtual options. Find out more and sign up at https://bit.ly/camps23 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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