Episode 436: How dinosaurs became birds update. Plus dinosaurs of the day Ornithomimus
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Dinosaur of the day *Ornithomimus, *the "bird mimic" dinosaur which is the namesake for all the ostrich-like ornithomimids.
In dinosaur news this week:
- An update on how dinosaurs became birds, by looking for the evolution of the front of their wing
- Sauropod expert Michael Taylor et. al have an excellent paper about the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal, Utah
- Mattel is relaunching Barney as an animated series in 2024
- The Chickenosaurus project—creating a non-avian-looking dinosaur from chicken embryos—is stuck at growing a tail
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