Episode 456: The oldest diplodocoid and a new Egyptian titanosaur. Tharosaurus, a dicraeosaurid like Amargasaurus, is the oldest diplodocoid ever found; The new titanosaur, Igai, was described from Egypt; and we explore how cabinets of curiosity were the original natural history museums
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Dinosaur of the day *Megapnosaurus, *a close relative of Coelophysis that was called *Syntarsus *until beetle scientists renamed it "big dead lizard" after noticing the name *Syntarsus *was already used for a beetle.
In dinosaur news this week:
- There’s a new titanosaur, Igai semkhu
- There’s a new dicraeosaurid sauropod, Tharosaurus indicus
- The Ubirajara fossil was officially returned to Brazil in June
- Gavin Leng, a fossil hunter known for discoveries such as Eotyrannus, recently passed away
- If you’re in London, check out the Brick Dinos exhibit at the Horniman Museum & Gardens
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