{"author_name":"I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/i-know-dino/episodes/b259c9cb-b999-4326-86bd-990514b7c83b","description":"<p>A huge year for stegosaurs and theropods!</p><p>For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about <em>Yinlong</em>, and our fun fact check out <a href=\"https://iknowdino.com/Yinlong-Episode-523/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://iknowdino.com/Yinlong-Episode-523/</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>Yinlong, </em>one of the earliest known ceratopsians.</p><p>Our top stories of 2024:</p><ul><li>Best new tyrannosaur: Asiatyrannus</li><li>Best new tyrannosaur (runner up): Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis</li><li>Best new titanosaur: Bustingorrytitan</li><li>Best new titanosaur (runner up): Qunkasaura</li><li>Best new ankylosaur: Datai</li><li>Best new abelisaur: Koleken</li><li>Best new ceratopsian: Lokiceratops</li><li>Best new (maybe) burrowing dinosaur: Fona</li><li>Best new ornithopod (most complete found in UK in 100 years): Comptonatus</li><li>Best new theropod brow: Alpkarakush</li><li>Best sauropod vertebra (and best rebbachisaurid): Sidersaura</li><li>Best new rebbachisaurid (runner up): Campananeyen</li><li>Best noasaurid theropod: Kiyacursor</li><li>Best new caenagnathid: Eoneophron</li><li>Best new sleeping dinosaur: Hypnovenator</li><li>Most basal rhabdodontomorph ornithopod: Emiliasaura</li><li>Best new silesaurid: Gondwanax</li><li>Most expanded dinosaur group: Stegosauria. Including: Thyreosaurus, Baiyinosaurus, Angustungui, &amp; Yanbeilong</li><li>Coolest discovery story: Musankwa</li><li>Most tenacious fossil: Ardetosaurus</li><li>Most exciting new Mesozoic bird: Shuilingornis</li><li>Best bird names: Avisaurus (\"bird lizard\") and Magnusavis (\"big bird\")</li><li>Fastest name change: \"Jingjia\" renamed Jingiella</li><li>Garret's favorite Dinosaur Connection Challenge: bubonic plague</li><li>Best paleopathology study: South American theropods</li><li>Best paleopathology study (runner up): Plateosaurus</li><li>Oldest known paleontology (maybe): 10,000 year old petroglyphs</li><li>Best friendly sauropodomorph study: Lufengosaurus</li><li>Best new spinosaurid: Riojavenatrix</li><li>Spinosaur diving and hunting/swimming update</li><li>Spinosaur skull shapes</li><li>Spinosaurs had skull and teeth to go after large prey</li><li>Best new tyrannosaur paper: Gorgosaurus gut contents</li><li>Nanotyrannus update</li><li>T. rex intelligence estimation</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Our <a href=\"https://iknowdino.com/the-ultimate-dinosaur-holiday-gift-guide/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Holiday Gift Guide</a> is available now! Find the perfect gift for the dinosaur enthusiast in your life (or yourself). This year's guide features real dinosaur teeth, a color your own dinosaur postcard book, dinosaur collectibles, toys, and more! Head to <a href=\"https://iknowdino.com/the-ultimate-dinosaur-holiday-gift-guide/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iknowdino.com/the-ultimate-dinosaur-holiday-gift-guide/</a> to see the full list of gift ideas.</p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/i-know-dino/episodes/b259c9cb-b999-4326-86bd-990514b7c83b/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":"Top 24 Dinosaur Discoveries of 2024","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}