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100 Years of Velociraptor

2024/11/7
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This episode celebrates the 100th anniversary of Velociraptor's discovery, highlighting its popularity and cultural impact, particularly through its appearance in Jurassic Park. It also discusses the podcast's transition to a bi-weekly format due to the hosts' parental leave and introduces Dino-vember.
  • Velociraptor's 100th anniversary
  • Podcast's transition to bi-weekly episodes
  • Dino-vember celebration

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Velociraptor (and Oviraptor & Saurornithoides) were named exactly 100 years ago to the day! We're celebrating Velociraptor's 100 year anniversary by going through what we now know about this awesome little dinosaur.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Velociraptor, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Velociraptor-Episode-519/)

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Dinosaur of the day *Velociraptor, *A small predatory dinosaur that had some of the most infamous weaponry of any prehistoric animal..

In dinosaur news this week:

  • It’s November, which means it’s Dinovember!
  • On November 7, 1924 (almost exactly 100 years ago, Henry Fairfield Osborn named Velociraptor

 

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