Triassic prosauropod tracks in Italy + Liaoningosaurus + Alamosaurus vs Utetitan + end-Cretaceous birds + Neil Shubin lectures + more

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Dec 16, 2025, 6:56:07 PM (2 days ago) Dec 16
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Catching up on some recent items:

The best dinosaur discoveries of 2025

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Thousands of Triassic prosauropod footprints found near Italian Winter Olympic venue

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-thousands-dinosaur-footprints-italian-winter.html


In Italian:

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Liaoningosaurus: First armored dinosaur hatchling discovered in China

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“Bones Almost on Top of Each Other” – Extraordinary Dinosaur Fossil Site Discovered in the Hațeg Basin

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Smithsonian Acquires Exceptionally Complete Skull of Iconic Dome-Headed Dinosaur Pachycephalosaurus

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Deep dive into Gallagher et al. (2025) paper on sauropod coloration

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Alamosaurus vs Utetitan Round 2

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Nanotyrannus was never even a juvenile
Skeleton Crew
21 min.

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University of Nebraska State Museum Ashley Poust’s expertise helps confirm Nanotyrannus was distinct species from T. rex

https://news.unl.edu/article/pousts-expertise-helps-confirm-nanotyrannus-was-distinct-species-from-t-rex

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New Analysis of a Fossil Discovery Rewrites the Story of the Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Nanotyrannus

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The Biggest Raptor That Ever Existed
Nick Longrich Evolution and Paleontology
31 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E42EBMDPGUw&t=24s

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18. Dinosaurs were doing fine (before the asteroid), with Steve Brusatte. part 1
The Fossil Files Podcast
40 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Q6ifORvVY

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Birds Through the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction with Prof. Christopher Torres
Yolo Bird Alliance
103 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbIlHTsRC1E

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UChicago paleontologists unveil duck-billed dinosaur ‘mummies’
66 million-year-old fossils preserved in muddy badlands of Wyoming featured scales, spikes and hooves

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/uchicago-paleontologists-unveil-duck-billed-dinosaur-mummies 

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Edmontosaurus

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What Colour Was T. Rex? - A Visual Ecologist Explains
People Are Fish
51 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAhCXDB6bTU

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160-million-year-old dinosaur tracks discovered in Chile (in Spanish)
Descubren huellas de dinosaurios de hace 160 millones de años en el norte de Chile

https://fundaciondinosaurioscyl.blogspot.com/2025/12/descubren-huellas-de-dinosaurios-de.html

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Long-necked sauropods stood up on two legs (in Spanish)
Dinosaurios de cuello largo erguidos sobre dos patas

https://fundaciondinosaurioscyl.blogspot.com/2025/12/dinosaurios-de-cuello-largo-erguidos.html

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Mosasaur THRIVED In Freshwater At Hell Creek?! with Melanie During
History with Kayleigh and Genuine Rockstars
31 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3qU-2HHWP8

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Reimaging Your Favourite Dinosaurs | Ft. DragonsOfWales (Andy Frazer) | Paleoart Showcase Ep #1
People Are Fish
82 min.

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New Research Findings Rewrite the KPg Extinction Event!
12 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTyhl4rWsTY&t=12s

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What We Still Don't Know About The KPg Extinction That Wiped Out The Non-Avian Dinosaurs
geosociety and GEO GIRL
7 min.

ESCONI Paleontology Meeting October 2025 - "Creating 3D Digital Models for Paleontology" Shellie Luallin.
64 min.

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How Chewing May Have Beat Extinction
PBS Eons
11 min.

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What new species were discovered in 2025? Enigmacursor with Susannah Maidment
Natural History Museum
6 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTxZBUTzU8

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Andrew R. C. Milner from St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site awarded for his work with St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site

https://www.abc4.com/news/southern-utah/paleontologist-awarded-st-george-dinosaur-discovery-site/

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Paleontologists Make Mistakes, Too! Using a Newspaper Article to Learn About the Nature of Science

https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2025/12/paleontologists-make-mistakes-too-using-a-newspaper-article-to-learn-about-the-nature-of-science/

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Non-dino:

Neil Shubin lectures for Our Ancestors the Fishes
Sciences de la vie - Collège de France
(Talks are in English)

Neil Shubin (1)
Finding the History We Share with Fish
52:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B6ymCdSs-Q&t=30s

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Neil Shubin (2)
The Origin of Walking
49 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNim7df4Vzw

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Neil Shubin (3) – The Origin of Bones and Teeth
47 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-UyXZTAgZc

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Neil Shubin (4) – How Do Anatomical Innovations Arise in Evolution?
45 min.

Taotienimravus: Paleontologists Discover New Species of False Saber-Toothed Cat

https://www.sci.news/paleontology/taotienimravus-songi-14425.html

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When a Tiny Land Bridge between North and South AmericaTriggered an Ice Age
PBS Eons
13 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Kp9Mw7w_w

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What Was Greenland Like When it Was Green
PBS Eons
11 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfVPfMpC_60

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Residents protest high-voltage power lines that could skirt Dinosaur Valley State Park

https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2025-12-16/texas-state-park-energy-transmission-line

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