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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 1H 8M

Updates on the Origins of Dinosaurs

from I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast

Two new dinosaurs from the middle of the Triassic: the theropod Anteavis and the sauropodomorph Huayracursor. Plus our reviews of several TV shows, movies, and books including Walking with Dinosaurs.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ornithopsis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ornithopsis-Episode-556/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Ornithopsis, a titanosaur found way back in the 1830s which was named for its bone's similarity to the lightweight structure of a bird's skeleton.In dinosaur news this week:We not yet have found the earliest dinosaur fossils, but they may be in the Amazon and areas by the equator in South America and AfricaDinosaurs may have originated in South America, and then moved simultaneously to the east and northThere’s a new very early theropod dinosaur, Anteavis crurilongusA nearly complete skeleton from a Triassic sauropodomorph, Huayracursor jaguensis This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, go to https://www.squarespace.com/IKD to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code IKDSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two new dinosaurs from the middle of the Triassic: the theropod Anteavis and the sauropodomorph Huayracursor. Plus our reviews of several TV shows, movies, and books including Walking with Dinosaurs.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ornithopsis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ornithopsis-Episode-556/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Ornithopsis, a titanosaur found way back in the 1830s which was named for its bone's similarity to the lightweight structure of a bird's skeleton.In dinosaur news this week:We not yet have found the earliest dinosaur fossils, but they may be in the Amazon and areas by the equator in South America and AfricaDinosaurs may have originated in South America, and then moved simultaneously to the east and northThere’s a new very early theropod dinosaur, Anteavis crurilongusA nearly complete skeleton from a Triassic sauropodomorph, Huayracursor jaguensis This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, go to https://www.squarespace.com/IKD to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code IKD 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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Two new dinosaurs from the middle of the Triassic: the theropod Anteavis and the sauropodomorph Huayracursor. Plus our reviews of several TV shows, movies, and books including Walking with Dinosaurs.For links to every news story, all of the details...

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