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December 24, 2025 58 mins

Spicomellus, Nanotyrannus, and tons of other fantastic new discoveries!

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Dinosaur of the day Garudimimus, an ornithomimosaur that wasn't that fast.

In dinosaur news this week:

  • Smallest find to make a big impact: Ahvaytum (ep 531)
  • HM: Archaeocursor (ep 533)
  • HM: Itaguyra (ep 545)
  • HM: Maleriraptor (ep 550)
  • HM: Taleta (ep 553)
  • Most surprising new dinosaur: Nanotyrannus lethaeus (ep 554)
  • Best new therizinosaur: Duonychus (ep 535)
  • Best new pachycephalosaur: Zavacephale (ep 553)
  • HM: Brontotholus (ep 553)
  • Best new ornithomimid: Mexidracon (ep 551)
  • Best new basal neornithischian: Pulaosaurus (DD 7)
  • Best new ankylosaurid genus: Huaxiazhoulong (ep 530)
  • Best new dromaeosaur: Shri rapax (DD8)
  • Best new compsognathid*: Huadanosaurus (ep 541)
  • Best new iguanodontian: Istiorachis (ep 548)
  • Best new megaraptor: Joaquinraptor (ep 552)
  • Best new basal sauropodomorph: Xingxiulong yueorum (ep 549)
  • HM: Lishulong (ep 539)
  • Best new enantiornithine: Navaornis (ep 533)
  • New genus hiding for the longest in plain sight: Newtonsaurus (DD8)
  • HM: Tameryraptor (ep 534)
  • Best new basal allosauroid: Yuanmouraptor (ep 536)
  • Best new oviraptorosaur: Yuanyanglong (ep 532)

 

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