Updates on the Origins of Dinosaurs

Updates on the Origins of Dinosaurs

From I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast by I KNOW DINO, LLC

January 9, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 556

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This episode discusses new dinosaur discoveries and reviews various media related to dinosaurs.

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 Africa Dinosaurs may have originated in South America, and then moved simultaneously to the east and north There’s a new very early theropod dinosaur, Anteavis crurilongus A 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…

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Products: Anteavis crurilongus, Huayracursor jaguensis

Books & works: Walking with Dinosaurs, Ornithopsis

Places: Amazon, South America, Africa, Triassic

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