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  • Caihong, the Crested Rainbow

    Caihong, the Crested Rainbow

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: Art by Gabriel Ugueto)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Caihong, a beautiful rainbow-feathered ally and one of the premiere examples of the evidence of dinosaur coloration. Slay, queen! From the Late Jurassic, this 1-foot anchiornithid theropod flew its glittering body over its Chinese forest home and spread its love all over like a sparkling fairy. Step aside, cisgender men; this is truly a dinosaur for the girls, gays, and theys.


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  • Thalassodromeus, the Ocean Runner

    Thalassodromeus, the Ocean Runner

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://dinosaurpictures.org/Thalassodromeus-pictures)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Thalassodromeus, a medium-sized pterosaur with a really, really big crest for its size; in fact potentially the biggest cranial crests of any vertebrate! Damn, you didn’t need to go that hard, Mr. Thalass! From the Early Cretaceous, this 15-foot pterodactyloid is highly contentious in its placement in the pterosaur family tree, but currently it’s believed to be a tapejarid pterodactyloid. Give one out to the paleontologists for solving all of society’s real problems.


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    Also it's Election Day today, so please for the love of God, if you haven't voted already, vote!!!


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  • Diabloceratops, the Devil Horned Face

    Diabloceratops, the Devil Horned Face

    · Paleo Bites

    Happy Halloween! Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host/demon lord Morazmolochgallothagon discuss Diabloceratops, a dinosaur with literal devil horns and a ferocious attitude, making it a perfect new monster to enact further suffering upon Matthew’s soul. Mwuahaha. Wait, what? Who’s writing this?! From the Late Cretaceous, this 18-foot centrosaurine ceratopsian is another great addition to the spooky season themed episodes, especially ones that are once more 100% improvised such as this. For some reason these get a lot of downloads. Maybe it’s so people can laugh at Donald making a fool out of himself. Now, off to torture Donald some more. Mwuahahaha, hahahahahahaha!!! That’s right, Morazmolochgallothagon took over writing this description, by the way. Part of Matt’s penance for summoning a demon.


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    Also, credit goes to Disney for that bit of instrumental audio from The Princess and the Frog that plays near the end.


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  • Alpkarakush, of the Kyrgyz Mythical Bird

    Alpkarakush, of the Kyrgyz Mythical Bird

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: Art by Joschua KnĂŒppe)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Alpkarakush, a medium-sized predatory dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic at the geographic midpoint of its family. A lot of mid, this guy. Maybe he isn’t that great. He’s mid, this one. From the Mid Jurassic, this 23-foot metriacanthosaurid was very closely related to my boy Sinraptor, the star of Matthew’s Megazoic books, so it was actually quite awesome and we will accept no slander of it. Anything that brings my baby more in the public eye is a win in my book.


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  • Gillicus, the Gilled One

    Gillicus, the Gilled One

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://dinosauralive.fandom.com/wiki/Gillicus)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Gillicus, a fish with gills
 you know, like literally all fish. You ain’t special, Gillicus. We see you for who you are. From the Late Cretaceous, this 6-foot ichthyodectiform is most famous for the “fish-within-a-fish” skeleton, where it’s the vore victim of the much cooler Xiphactinus. God, this guy is lame. What a loser. What a pushover. Actually, you know what, I can relate to this guy. I’m also a loser pushover who likes the idea of getting vored
 uh, ignore that last part, please.


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  • Udanoceratops, the Horned Face of Udan Sayr

    Udanoceratops, the Horned Face of Udan Sayr

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://dinosaurpictures.org/Udanoceratops-pictures)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Udanoceratops, a fat ugly beast with a really big head. Between this, last week’s Anteosaurus, and the Eryops episode a bit ago, there seems to be a recurring theme of creatures here. See you at the Cotylorhynchus episode where we start talking about small heads. From the Late Cretaceous, this 13-foot leptoceratopsian had a really big lower jaw and chin, kind of like a Chad, but far less handsome. This guy ain’t no himbo, more like an ogre or troll. Maybe I’m being too mean, though.


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  • Anteosaurus, the Lizard of the Mythical Giant Antaios

    Anteosaurus, the Lizard of the Mythical Giant Antaios

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://www.deviantart.com/willemsvdmerwe/art/Anteosaurus-340867141)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Anteosaurus, a really big stem mammal that ate and chomped and crawled and stomped all over. At least, I assume it did. We don’t really know, it could have moved exclusively via unicycle. From the Late Permian, this 20-foot dinocephalian was in the group of big terrestrial Permian predators before the gorgonopsids took over as the next big terrestrial Permian predators. But since this was all pre-dinosaur times, no one cares. Do you care? Of course you don’t care. I barely care and I produce this damn show.


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  • Dakotadon, the Tooth of the Dakota Region

    Dakotadon, the Tooth of the Dakota Region

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://prehistoria.fandom.com/es/wiki/Dakotadon)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Dakotadon, also known as the genus name that usurped the North American species of Iguanodon and thus any work featuring a North American Iguanodon retroactively is this. Hey, Aladar? You’re a Dakotadon now. Take all the time you need to process this, bro. From the Early Cretaceous, this 20-foot iguanodontid is one of those examples of the bones being discovered and named far before the species is officially described, meaning those paleontologists in the 1800s digging up this guy in South Dakota thought they were Iguanodon but were this thing this whole time. If only they knew! Though frankly, I doubt they would care.


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  • Quinkana, the Spirit of Gugu-Yalanji Folklore

    Quinkana, the Spirit of Gugu-Yalanji Folklore

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://www.deviantart.com/fish98/art/Antipodes-Quinkana-Concept-969634441)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Quinkana, a galloping terrestrial crocodile from Australia, because why wouldn’t this be a thing? Especially on that continent, AKA Death World. From the Late Miocene to the Late Pleistocene, this 13-foot mekosuchine was also encountered by early humans, rather than being alongside the dinosaurs like it should have been. Why were you from then rather than from then? That’s a good sentence.


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  • Dusicyon, the Falkland Islands Wolf

    Dusicyon, the Falkland Islands Wolf

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://theconversation.com/history-mystery-solved-the-origins-of-the-falkland-islands-wolf-12637)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Dusicyon, a wolf that encountered humans on its isolated island home and then got promptly killed off by the colonists
 yeah, this is a sad episode. We try our best to lighten it up, but there’s only so much you can do! From the Early Holocene, this 5-foot canid as a genus lived all throughout South America, and the one we’re talking about for most of this episode is specifically the Falkland Islands version, Dusicyon australis, also called the Warrah. That’s neat. You know what’s not neat? This episode. Seriously, this was a mistake, y’all should listen to something else.


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    Also special thanks to Catherine RuĆŸa for her contributions to today's episode.


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  • Gremlin, the Gremlin

    Gremlin, the Gremlin

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://www.sci.news/paleontology/gremlin-slobodorum-12547.html)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Gremlin, a monstrous little critter with a big head and a mischievous demeanor, particularly if you feed it after midnight. Come on, we all knew that’s where these jokes were heading, huh? We’re all on the same page? Good. From the Late Cretaceous, this 6-foot leptoceratopsid lived in both the wet scrublands of Alberta as well as in the insides or on the wings of planes back in the 40s and 50s
 that one might be a deeper cut. Just watch the Twilight Zone episode, you’ve seen it. Or at least one of its many, many parodies.


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  • Eryops, the Drawn-Out Face

    Eryops, the Drawn-Out Face

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/eryops/)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Eryops, a large amphibian with curved teeth, oval bumps, and a big head. Hey, Eryops, why the drawn-out face? Thank you, I’m here ‘til Tuesday. From the Early Permian, this 8-foot temnospondyl had the species name megacephalus, meaning this creature’s binomial name means “drawn-out face with a big head.” I really think they want us to know how big this thing’s head is, guys. What a thing to be famous for! Some can sing, some can dance, some have really, really big heads. We all work with our lot in life, whether it’s a lot or not.


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  • Kaprosuchus, the Boar Crocodile

    Kaprosuchus, the Boar Crocodile

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Kaprosuchus)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Spencer Mayhew discuss Kaprosuchus, a running crocodilian from Cretaceous Africa that lived alongside the far bigger crocodilian Sarcosuchus, the croc-like dinosaur Suchomimus, and the croc-jawed sail-backed dinosaur Spinosaurus. It’s like a who’s who of croc mimics, one of whom’s name literally means “crocodile mimic.” I guess it was trendy there. From the Mid Cretaceous, this 16-foot notosuchian was either semi-aquatic or fully terrestrial; paleontologists aren’t quite sure. Why are they not sure? What are we paying them to dig for? I tell you, I want my tax money spent more efficiently! Paleontologists are paid by the government, yes?


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  • Camelops, the Camel Face

    Camelops, the Camel Face

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://pixels.com/featured/camelops-hesternus-front-view-corey-ford.html)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Camelops, a
 well, it’s a camel, guys. Yeah, news flash, Camelops is a camel. God, we really need another dinosaur episode soon. From the Late Pleistocene, this 7-foot camel lived in North America and lived alongside elephants, lions, bison, and wolves. A whole lot of creatures you wouldn’t expect to find on this continent, yet here they were. And here was Camelops. Please still listen to this show, folks. We have so much left to talk about, I promise.


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  • Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the Saber-toothed Salmon

    Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the Saber-toothed Salmon

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://eartharchives.org/articles/saber-toothed-salmon-teeth-more-like-tusks-than-fangs/)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Oncorhynchus rastrosus, AKA the saber-toothed salmon, AKA the coolest name for a fish ever, but FYI it’s not actually a valid descriptor anymore, so AKA it’s a massive disappointment. A big flop. Like a fish. Flop, flop. From the Late Miocene, this 8-foot salmonid was still pretty impressive, being such a big fish that also had big outward fangs, even if they weren’t saber-like canines. I just feel though that if you’re name is highlighting a certain feature, you better have it as advertised, otherwise I want my money back. You hear that, Oncorhynchus rastrosus? I want my money back! And don’t get it from a loan shark, I swear to God.


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  • Macrauchenia, the Long Llama

    Macrauchenia, the Long Llama

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: Max Bellomio, @digital_duck on Twitter)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Macrauchenia, a big hoofed mammal that either had a trunk or didn’t, kind of like me when I travel or go to the pool. Either trunks or no trunks. It depends on how lazy I’m feeling. From the Pleistocene epoch, this 10-foot-tall litoptern ungulate was part of a group of mammals unique to South America that died out due to the Great American Interchange and the changing climate. Which means this one’s extinction had nothing to do with humans, so we can cross that one off the list at least. Guilt-free! Yay! Ugh



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  • Inostrancevia, of Alexander Inostrantsev

    Inostrancevia, of Alexander Inostrantsev

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://www.sci.news/paleontology/south-african-inostrancevia-11935.html)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Inostrancevia, potentially the largest of the gorgonopsids, which are a super-awesome group of creatures you should be ashamed you haven’t heard of before. Have you not heard of them before? Shame, shame! From the Late Permian, this 14-foot therapsid was the size of a bear, had saber-teeth, potentially fur, and lived millions of years before the first dinosaur ever took a dump upon the Earth, which is all quite remarkable. Can you tell how much I like these guys? I’m not biased, they’re just objectively awesome, and if you don’t like them, you’re wrong.


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  • Carcharodontosaurus, the Shark-Toothed Lizard

    Carcharodontosaurus, the Shark-Toothed Lizard

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/zDoGPq)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Carcharodontosaurus, a big super-predator that competed with a croc-jawed dino with a sail and a croc-jawed dino without. Oh, and also a big croc. Good ol’ carchar stood out by not following the croc trend! What a rebel. From the Mid Cretaceous, this 40-foot theropod was one of those unlucky dinosaurs that got blown up twice, once by whatever extinction did it in back in its day and once by a bunch of planes in a WW2 bombing run that took out its museum. Poor guy. The world doesn’t treat outliers fairly, I swear. Rebels are cool, guys! C’mon!


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  • Panthera atrox, the American Lion

    Panthera atrox, the American Lion

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_lion)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Panthera atrox, which might also be Panthera leo atrox, making this an extinct subspecies rather than species. Which would be lame. I want differences in my prehistoric monsters! From the Pleistocene epoch, this 7-foot cat is perfectly themed for this great national holiday around this episode’s release
 that holiday in question being Canada Day of course. These were in Canada too, so it fits with that important holiday I suppose. Can’t think of any other major holidays of note around this time.


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  • Erketu, of the Mongolian Shamanistic God

    Erketu, of the Mongolian Shamanistic God

    · Paleo Bites

    (image source: https://dinosaurpictures.org/Erketu-pictures)


    Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Erketu, an obscure dinosaur named after a principle deity in Mongolian Shamanism, which means the jokes we make on this episode will surely send us straight to Mongolian hell. From the Late Cretaceous, this 50-foot macronarian sauropod had the longest neck relative to its body of any dinosaur, leading to the aforementioned terrible jokes you all expect us to make that are somehow worse this episode than ever. I hate our show’s reputation sometimes.


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