Sauropod Shindig

About this episode

This episode discusses five new sauropods, their family tree, and various related discoveries in dinosaur research.

Five new sauropods from all across the world and the sauropod family tree. Plus new embryos and hatchlings, sauropod speed estimates, and much much more. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Cetiosauriscus , and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Cetiosauriscus-Episode-559/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more. Dinosaur of the day Cetiosauriscus, a sauropod that isn't Cetiosaurus, but was also from Middle Jurassic of England. In dinosaur news this week: Sauropod experts wrote an introduction to Diplodocoidea There’s a new titanosaur sauropod, Utetitan zellaguymondeweyae A new Alamosaurus fossil was found There’s a new dicraeosaurid sauropod, Athenar bermani There’s a new titanosaur sauropod, Yeneen houssayi There’s a new eusauropod sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu There’s a new species of the sauropod Mamenchisaurus, Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis Some sauropods chose to lay eggs surrounded by fast moving waters, possibly to protect them from predators New Massospondylus embryos and hatchling show how they started on all fours before growing up and walking on two legs Large…

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Host: I KNOW DINO, LLC

Topics covered

• sauropods
• dinosaur news
• embryos and hatchlings
• fossil discoveries
• dinosaur speed estimates
• family tree

Keywords

• sauropod
• Cetiosauriscus
• dinosaur news
• fossils
• embryos
• speed estimates
• Mamenchisaurus

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cetiosauriscus, Diplodocoidea, Utetitan zellaguymondeweyae, Alamosaurus, Athenar bermani, Yeneen houssayi, Jinchuanloong niedu, Mamenchisaurus sanjiangensis, Massospondylus, Plateosaurus

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