{"author_name":"I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/i-know-dino/episodes/8a49d0a6-7695-40e4-8746-53b81214a539","description":"<p>plus hadrosaurs breaking their tails while mating, a diplodocoid with a broken tail tip, and many more paleopathologies.</p><p>For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about <em>Koparion</em>, and our fun fact check out <a href=\"https://iknowdino.com/Koparion-Episode-565/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://iknowdino.com/Koparion-Episode-565/</a></p><p>Join us at <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/iknowdino</a> for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.</p><p>Dinosaur of the day <em>Koparion, </em>a small troodontid we only know from a tooth.</p><p>In dinosaur news this week:</p><ul><li>There’s a new herrerasaur, Ptychotherates bucculentus</li><li>Hadrosaurs may have injured their tails while mating</li><li>A Barosaurus with a long whip-like tail had a fracture at the tip of its tail</li><li>A tyrannosaur lost the tip of its tooth in the skull of an Edmontosaurus</li><li>A Plateosaurus with a bone infection in its right arm is the oldest known dinosaur bone infection</li><li>Cancer has been around for millions of years, including in dinosaurs</li><li>A few titanosaurs were found with cysts in their tails</li><li>A mamenchisaurid sauropod had a tumor on its shoulder and arm</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tell us what you think about our show in our <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevPbXKk5h9y0n1UYcx8j5hzzkrgizeHtM_MCm1sWLSk6A_wA/viewform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2026 IKD Survey</a>! We want our show to be as enjoyable as possible, and your input will help us improve. Head to <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevPbXKk5h9y0n1UYcx8j5hzzkrgizeHtM_MCm1sWLSk6A_wA/viewform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iknowdino.com/survey</a> to help shape the future of I Know Dino!</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/i-know-dino/episodes/8a49d0a6-7695-40e4-8746-53b81214a539/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"A tyrannosaur tooth embedded in a hadrosaur skull","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}