Episode 531: A new oldest dinosaur from the Northern hemisphere. The sauropodomorph Ahvaytum is several million years older than any previously known dinosaur from Laurasia. And there are some even older tracks. Plus the results of the sweet sixteen round of our dino duels bracket.

News:

• A new sauropodomorph shows that dinosaurs were living in the northern hemisphere way earlier than previously thought source

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This episode is brought to you by the Colorado Northwestern Community College. Join them for two weeks digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic Period in Northwest Colorado this summer. For details go to CNCC.edu/dinodig

The dinosaur of the day:

200 years of dinosaurs!

Fun Fact:

No birds today have teeth, but some have tongues which are covered in spikes. The sharp points on the roof of Oviraptor’s mouth aren’t teeth, they’re bony projections from the palate.

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