Dr. Michael O'Sullivan joins to discuss his part in bringing dinosaurs to Dungeons & Dragons (and Pathfinder). We also cover the latest and greatest AI methods used in paleontology. Plus two new "compsognathid-like" dinosaurs and an ankylosaur for our dinosaur of the day.
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Dinosaur of the day Panoplosaurus, an ankylosaur with nasal passages that resemble a French horn.
Interview with Michael O’Sullivan, an Irish based paleontologist and writer and researcher for Palaeogames, which specializes in introducing realistic dinosaurs and other extinct animals into Tabletop Role-Playing Games.
In dinosaur news this week:
- There are two new compsognathid-like dinosaurs: Sinosauropteryx lingyuanensis and Huadanosaurus sinensis
- Patron spotlight: Toon Rex shared their short story "A Meal Fit For a King"
Fun Fact: AI is helping us identify dinosaur bones and might soon help to reconstruct whole animals from just a few bones. If you have access to 3D digitized dinosaur bones and you're willing to share them, email JP at juanpbusso@gmail.com
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