Podcasts about Diplodocus

We have talked about all manner of fundamentals of research on fossils over the years here on Terrible Lizards, including finding and excavating fossils, writing and publishing papers, reconstructing animals from fragments and more. But we've somehow really glossed over the role of museums that store and protect fossils and make them available for research, as well as carrying out their own work too. In order to correct this oversight, today we welcome ReBecca Hunt-Foster who is the curator on the legendary Dinosaur National Monument in Utah. Here she takes us through her background and research and the challenges of looking after one of the most famous and important dinosaur sites in the world.   Links:   https://www.patreon.com/terriblelizards ReBecca on Bluesky: @dinochick.bsky.social Here's the link to the US National Parks website about Dinosaur National Monument: https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm An old blogpost of Dave's about the bitten baby Diplodocus femur: https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/non-tyrannosaurs-biting-like-tyrannosaurs/

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Our podcast started 4 years ago! It's hard to believe how quickly time went by. In this episode we'll learn about the amazing sauropod, Diplodocus. And as an added bonus, Dinosaur George's assistant Noah stopped by the studio for an interview. 

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Darkness Syndicate members get the commercial-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mreuam32IN THIS EPISODE: The Warren Commission concluded in 1964 that the same "magic bullet" that struck President Kennedy then also proceeded to slice through multiple layers of skin, bone, clothing, and muscle tissue, taking a strange and unbelievable zigzag pattern… lending credence to the single shooter theory. But many thought the idea was ludicrous. Now it appears the magic bullet theory may not be as crazy as it sounds. (The Truth Behind The Magic Bullet Theory) *** Reports have been coming in for centuries even through modern times of a creature in the Congo that, by all descriptions, looks to be a living Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus. They call it Mokèlé-mbèmbé. (Dinosaur in the Congo) *** When it comes to close encounters of the third kind, we immediately think of the tiny gray aliens made famous in film and television – but there are more species than just the grays. Many more. (Alien Races That Have Contacted Earth)SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Is It True That Darren Marlar Is a Reptilian Alien From Sirius?”: http://weirddarkness.com/archives/4572“Alien Races That Have Contacted Earth” by Adriana John from Wonderlist: http://bit.ly/2kGIaGP“Dinosaur in the Congo” by Wu Mingren for Ancient Origins: http://bit.ly/2mgQtt6“The Truth Behind The Magic Bullet Theory” by Marco Margaritoff from All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2l9k3AK(Audio clip used in story is from Warner Bros' film “JFK” directed by Oliver Stone:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138/)Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.= = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: September 24, 2019CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/alienracesthathavecontactedearth/

INFESTATION: ANNECY ANIMATION FEST 2024 – “DIPLODOCUS” Our man in Poland, Maciej Kur, gets to go to the Annecy Animation Festival every year (lucky bastard) and bring us back news of what's good. This year, he again teams up with Spidermike to lay out what's coming soon in the world of animation for the rest… Read More »Infestation: Annecy Animation Fest 2024 – “Diplodocus”

INFESTATION: ANNECY ANIMATION FEST 2024 – “DIPLODOCUS” Our man in Poland, Maciej Kur, gets to go to the Annecy Animation Festival every year (lucky bastard) and bring us back news of what's good. This year, he again teams up with Spidermike to lay out what's coming soon in the world of animation for the rest… Read More »Infestation: Annecy Animation Fest 2024 – “Diplodocus”

Live edited recording at The Oxford Fire Station on 25/05/2024. Live Anniversary Q&A for the Oxford Podcast Festival It's the 4th (!) anniversary of the launch of Terrible Lizards and this came at a perfect time as Iszi and Dave got invited to do the recent podcast festival in Oxford. So, while we have our usual end of series Q&QA episode in a few months, here we have an early one with questions from out live audience. We thought that was more appropriate then for us to just rabbit on (or dinosaur on) in front of people and it made for a pretty compelling exchange, the time simply flew by. An obviously thanks to the organisers for hosting us and especially to all the people who actually trekked there (from Edinburgh! From Germany!) and then spent actual time to just listen to us. It's still all rather confusing and unsettling, but they say it takes all sorts to make a world. Anyway, here it all and happy birthday to us, and thanks for listening.   Links: Podcast festival link: https://www.saintaudiopodcastfestival.com/ Support us on Patreon for extra content: https://www.patreon.com/terriblelizards

Join Digger Rex as he excavates the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry near Hanksville, Utah, a small town rich in history and surrounded by stunning landscapes. This quarry is a paleontologist's dream, known for remarkable finds like the colossal Apatosaurus and Diplodocus!

Set in a prehistoric rocky jungle, Eli the Diplodocus is on the hunt for some delicious leaves for his dinner. While he wanders around the Dinosaur jungle, Eli finds the perfect tree, but isn't quite tall enough to reach the leaves. Then he meets his new friend, Jackson the pterodactyl who helps Eli find his delicious leaves and joins the family for dinner.  Each Nana Hannah story begins with a short, child-friendly guided meditation, which leads into a soothing story focusing on the character's adventure, then their wind down and bedtime routine.  When each character is tucked up into bed sleeping, the episode fades into calm meditation music with nature sounds, and finally fades into white noise, helping your little ones drift off to sleep! Written, Narrated and Produced by Hannah Hellyer (this story was also written by my own little Eli the dinosaur).  If you or your littles are loving these stories, please leave a rating and review!  Follow Nana Hannah on Instagram: @nanahannahbedtime Check out Nana Hannah on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSaX0NdKJTG-VGIRq5ZMOw Hannah is also the co-host of an award winning parenting podcast. Head to @babybrain.podcast on Instagram, or search “Baby Brain Podcast” in your streaming app to check it out.

The six days of creation provide a unique inversion to us today, because initially the order of the objects doesn't appear to make sense. After all, the sun appears on the fourth day, after the land and oceans were created. Every middle schooler who reaches the fourth day of creation can see a problem here, because the sun surely preceded the earth in terms of formation. Did we not just read in the opening verse of the Bible that “God created the heavens and the earth”? Is Genesis already switching the order and putting the sun, which is part of the “heavens,” after the earth? Did we just go from “Heavens First” to “Earth First”?This is where we apply our modern science to the book of Genesis, and in doing so we lose the wonder. But it's ok, there is an inversion waiting for us here, too. The sacred writer of Genesis did not know that the earth was round. Or maybe he did know. Or perhaps he thought it was shaped like a sausage. The point here is that it doesn't matter. I realize that saying “The shape of the universe doesn't matter” is blasphemy to a materialist who thinks that truth can only come through scientific proof. But this is the reason why materialists tend to get nothing out of the Bible, particularly the creation story. The spiritual reading is lost entirely unless you are willing to believe in spiritual things. And the first thing that you must be willing to believe in…is God. If this first principle is not in place, the Bible will be a strange read throughout and you will be sneering the entire time. If you approach it with doubt, you will get nothing from it. If you approach it with the eyes of faith, you will get the whole universe and the heavens, too. The key piece of being “willing” does not mean abandoning reason. Rather, it means using reason with faith, because they go together. One of the greatest documents from a Pope ever written is about Faith and Reason (in Latin, Fides et Ratio). It begins like this: Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves. Thus, if you approach the Bible like a half-formed ghoul, with only reason, or only faith, or only your body, or only your soul, you will miss the point, to your detriment. If you come with only faith, you will be a Fundamentalist. If you come with only reason, you will be a cold atheist. Why be either one? Be whole. Be your whole self, as God intends us to be. (Hint: These inversions are really about becoming a whole person, body and soul, with faith and reason.) When we express belief that the Bible is “inerrant” we mean in terms of faith and morals, not mathematical truths. But if you consider “reason” to only cover provable concepts and material things, then you will be a one-trick pony who has to play dumb when considering art and beauty. No scientific answers come for the great questions, or even basic ones like “Why is a sunset beautiful?” or “Why do children bring such tears and joy?” or “How did that song change my life?” or “Why do I feel the Presence of God in a silent adoration chapel?”Beauty is a great lead-in to God, but Biblical inerrancy is a hard sell today. Thus, we should stop trying to sell it at all. I am tired of being sold. Who is not tired of being sold, when all we see is marketing from dusk ‘til dawn? I don't want a product or an experience, I would like authenticity and truth, and there is not even an atheist that I know who doesn't see both of those things in Jesus Christ. And if you don't see the supernatural in Christ, then you cannot fully see His authentic truth, as He is the way, the life, and the truth. This requires no song and dance, just as Jesus did not dance for us. We must remember the purpose of sacred scripture is not to give us the Pythagorean theorem, but rather to give us spiritual truths. When we read Genesis, at certain points we may be reading the “science” of the day when it was written, or we may not be. Just as the science of Ptolemy's day put earth at the center of the universe (and was wrong), so was the science of the day of Moses wrong about the shape of the earth. Funny, then, that “the science” can change but God does not. This is why the phrase “Follow the science” is so slippery and fraught with missteps. Truly, our model of the universe we have today will likely be quaint and silly in a century. The beauty of sacred scripture is that it opens a conversation, rather than delivering a hard answer, as we expect math to do. Here is where the idea of “mystery” bothers us modern people, but the mystery of scripture is directly caught up in the ultimate mystery of God, who created all things out of nothing, who is the “sheer act of being itself,” who formed us out of clay (or atoms if you like). What could be more fun than this escape room outside of the Garden, where at the end we can be with the God Most High, who transcends all? We love mysteries. Why shouldn't we love the conversation with the greatest mystery of all? I urge you: set your Google-brain aside, and embrace the mystery. And the first part of that mystery and conversation that gets us spun around and walking away is the six days of creation and the shape of the universe. However, this is exactly the place where if you come back to it with faith and reason, it can open up a story that transcends what happens in NASA's images of outer space. The pictures of the Crab Nebula are beautiful, but there is another view of the universe beyond the stars. The shape of things, as seen by Moses, in the spiritual view is like a house. There is an upper, middle, and lower section. You might call this the heavens, earth, and hell worldview. This is much like a house. But this is not to address anything related to science, it is about addressing the physical and spiritual reality that we occupy. Now, here we must briefly pause for the Galileo affair, the most misunderstood event in modern history. If you have not read a history of what really happened with Galileo, I recommend you read Galileo Revisited: The Galileo Affair in Context, because a fascinating tale it truly is. The story you may have heard has been massaged by propaganda writers who really dislike the Church. In fact, one of the best summaries of the Galileo affair is from an episode of the History for Atheists podcast. We live in strange times. The God-deniers first stoked the myth of the Galileo story, and now various God-deniers are looking back and de-bunking the propaganda of God-deniers.Let's get to the point: the geocentric model of the universe was not devised by the Church. In fact, the model of Ptolemy came from the science of Egypt long ago. Long before that were other models, like the “Firmament” idea we find in Genesis, which many find funny today. Any beefs that we have with the shape of the physical universe is an academic discussion, not a spiritual one. Too much time and energy has been spent away from the spiritual life, and it seems that the model where the earth or humans are at the center is always a bad model. We think too highly of ourselves. (Note: we can think highly of ourselves as we are made in the image and likeness of God, but with humility in knowing that we are not God). In Genesis, the model is simple. It is speaking to our human reality. As a human being, I can look up, I can look at eye-level, and I can look down. I know there is something higher and something beneath. Here on dry land, I live on the “main floor.” The spiritual upper and lower rooms have deeper meanings. I can't go to those floors right now, but I know they are present. The error we can make is to think that our eye, on the main floor, is at the center of the universe. This is perhaps the ultimate error. The de-centering of mankind is essential to humility, and if anything, we should be grateful to science for doing just that. To be de-centered is humbling, and wonderful. Thus the simple vertical world of up/heaven, middle/earth, and down/hell in Genesis should not cause us any alarm, because if we live long enough, we will get to see this same de-centering of our own settled science. It will be proven wrong. Yes, the science we are certain of today will be modified, perhaps wildly modified, by future findings. How do I know that? First, because scientists are nowhere near the full understanding God's universe. Second, because science cannot test and verify spiritual things, as science cannot test for God. It's a ludicrous idea, like 2 + 2 = 5. Hopefully this does not shock you: our current model of the universe is wrong. Yes, it's accurate enough to build houses and space stations, but wrong in ways we don't know about yet. But that's good: it gives graduate students something to do. If the puzzle were complete, we would become bored and go crazy (mainly because we fail to realize that boredom can actually lead to serenity, but a discussion on concupiscence will come later). An inversion sits here in this space, because this is where our approach to scripture must step into the spotlight. Now, I could say this inversion is about reading the Bible in the four senses of scripture, which is critical, because these ways will expand the text for believers and unbelievers. The literal, allegorical, moral, and “how it relates to Christ” readings are all important. But there is a more subtle inversion for us. The inversion here is that we assume that all we know today is the same that we will know tomorrow, and many 19th-century Germans who thought themselves clever are beginning to look more foolish with each passing decade. The same is happening for 20th-century academics, such as those involved in the “Quest for the Historical Jesus,” as if they were Lancelot and Percival. However, in this relentless dissecting of the Bible as a dead body, scholars took the historical-critical method to its logical end. Now we have some good data and a bit of useful information from that quest. Better yet, now we can use that data to further our understanding of God. The rest we can throw away. As St. Paul said, “Test everything; hold fast what is good.” This is great advice because all of the Bible scholars who tried to turn Jesus into a common teacher of ethics or tried to reduce Moses into a mere model of the will-to-power, are now gone and so are their anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic theories. We can keep what is useful, and toss out the rest. (Julius Wellhausen, Rudolf Bultmann, Bart Ehrmann, et al: goodnight, gentlemen - thank you for the data, as we can now use it to increase our faith.)For a long time, Biblical scholars have been doing violence to the Bible because they see it as a work of literature rather than a sacred text. The era of “Comparative Religion” courses at universities is waning, as is the dogmatic absurdity of the “Q source” Gospel, a hypothetical document that does not exist. (And if anything it would be an early version of Matthew in Hebrew, written by the apostle named Matthew.) In another twenty years, a vast swath Biblical scholarship will be swept aside and flung into oblivion, as artifacts of an era riddled with excess curiositas and too little humilitas. However, we are living in a long hangover from attacks on scripture, and need some fasting (not Taco Bell) to cure this hangover. The old German doubters' and comparative literature ideas are still ringing in lecture halls, killing off one student's faith at a time. Professors of Bible scholarship can't get hired if they disagree with a secular dogma of a Bible that doesn't believe in miracles, spirits, or even God. This begs many questions that we'll avoid for now. For the past two centuries, academics have been approaching the Word of God with “reason alone” and using suspicion as their interpretive key, but the key has worn out, or God has replaced the locks. When we hear that Jesus' miracle of multiplying the loaves and fishes was just people sharing the bread that they had brought, we should laugh out loud. This miracle is one of the few that all four Gospel writers recorded. “Sharing” is not a miracle. Sharing is great, but it's not mind-blowing or life-changing. The apostles did not get bludgeoned, burned, and buried to proclaim the good news of “sharing.” Sharing is nice, but we know all about sharing without God becoming incarnate and dying on a cross to defeat the world, the flesh, and the devil.So we come to the inversion of how we should approach the Word of God. Even before you open the book, this approach decides what you will receive from the text. In the introduction to the Navarre Bible, a quote sums up the way we should approach the Bible, which inverts the way modern scholars read:“…the interpretations of Scripture should never be approached as a research exercise dependent on the researcher's technical skills. It is, rather, an encounter with the Word of God in the living Tradition of the Church…” (Pentateuch, p 16.)For several centuries now, we have been poking at the Bible like a dead trout washed up on the riverbank. But the Bible is much more like a giant whale that cannot be caught…yes, like Moby Dick. We have stopped reading the Word as sacred and started reading it like a biology book, where nothing supernatural or exciting ever occurs. We need to read it like it has the answers to the Biggest Questions, because it does.The death of many people's faith began in the era of the Renaissance and Reformation, as we began to discover new places and models of the universe. I do believe that this was all part of God's plan. Of course it was; everything is part of God's plan. Likewise, God's truth about the universe will lead to the death of our modern idols, too. It is inevitable. In the thousands of years from the first Passover to the Paschal Mystery to today, many great saints lived alongside many sinners, and many saints started out as great sinners. This exit and return from God, back to God is indeed the road home, as the parable of the Prodigal Son said (and so say we all!). The parable of the weeds and wheat applies in history and today, and it applies within each one of us. And like King Josiah had to smash to the idolatrous “high places” in the book of 2 Kings, so must we, and today the main idol that is a stumbling block for faith is not a golden statue or stone pillar, but ideologies and the idol of the “self.” Idols always need smashing. We are in yet another era of strange idols, so let's get to smashing (don't smash yourself, just the false image of the “self” as idol.) If you think God is not working to do the same things now to the idols of modernity as he did to past idols, your assumption of final knowledge will eventually come for you, or even burn you, just like it did to so many 19th century Germans' grandchildren in the 20th century. As for those who believed in such silly things as a flat earth and six day creation, those people were not as simple as we think. Rather, we too will seem simple in a hundred years, let alone a thousand, if the Lord does not return before then. Remember that Genesis is not teaching science or the shape of the universe - that is the task of the scientists and scribes of each age. What sacred scripture teaches is humility before God. If we approach scripture with humility, we will see the forest instead of the tree. If we approach the Word of God in wonder, we will choose the tree of life, rather than the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The tree of knowledge is the one that says, “I know better than God.” In defense of those ancient scientists and scribes, let's imagine for a minute what the world looked like to them:When we live purely by the senses, without the aid of telescopes and books and knowledge handed down, the world does appear to be flat. While I am not a “flat earther,” most of the time the world is actually flat. Most of the time, I am not pondering the sphere I am standing on. I am getting groceries or walking the dog, and everywhere I go is flat in this Minnesota prairie land. Thus, it's reasonable that people believe in a flat earth because we cannot see the sphere. However, we have come to know better through reason, which is a great gift from God to us. With reason, we can use induction and deduction to arrive at conclusions. We can even make proofs about the roundness of the world. What we “know” by the senses alone is not always accurate. Our senses can fool us. This is why seductive beauty can be so deadly, but also life-giving. Beauty is like water or fire in this way, where it can aid life or destroy it. However, the same applies to reason, and by reason alone we can only get so far. By reason alone, we cannot reach the spiritual unseen realm, but we can know it dimly by logic and science. Yet there is more. By art, music, and literature, we can know of spiritual realities. Just as we can measure the earth by reason, we can at least open the door a crack to spiritual realities by art. Everyone has a song or lyric that brings tears to their eyes, a feeling that touches on something deeper than they can articulate. But to fully open the door to faith beyond this world and life requires a “willingness” to be willing, and the act of faith by our will invites our intellect into a broad new expanse that is beyond all sense and calculation. Observation and reason can take us to the door, but faith must place the key in the lock and turn it to walk into that panoramic spiritual valley. Since I cannot see all things at once, I take it on faith, from science, that the earth travels around the sun, not the other way around. I really have no means (or motivation) to prove it, which is why it makes sense to me that, prior to Copernicus, the prevailing wisdom and mathematical models did not have the sun at the center of the solar system but rather the earth. My eyes can see that the sun travels over the sky - yet the senses can deceive us. I myself have not empirically proven that the sun is at the center of the solar system, but it's wonderful that mathematicians and scientists managed to prove it. But contrary to popular belief, this dance of the sun and earth does no damage to the religious truth presented in Genesis. None whatsoever, because the two things are related yet separate. Here is something important to pause on: for people who lost their faith because the earth was no longer at the center of the solar system - they were inverted the wrong way. They were not seeing God correctly. Their God was too small. Likewise, when the “New World” was discovered, a falling away from faith occurred in Europe. Enlightenment writers said that that “man was decentered” by science; man was knocked off a pedestal by the findings of Galileo and Darwin and others. Also, geology and the discovery of dinosaur bones put man into a tiny sliver of time, making him question his centrality in the order of the universe. When I was young, this all seemed to point to religion as the enemy of the truth. Having been raised in the cult of Protestant liberalism (also called the United States of America), this made for a very strange childhood experience. We were like the mythical Pushmi-Pullyu animal of Dr. Doolittle, getting yanked in two directions by two heads. On the one end, all the history books and literature showed that science had dethroned man as the measure of all things. Then on the other end, the cults of liberalism and humanism preached freedom, self-esteem. So at the same time: I was being showered with praise for my uniqueness and specialness while scientific proofs declared me smaller and smaller. Is it any wonder that we are now confused? These two things don't flow together well. If man is not central, but is merely matter, then what ruse are the humanists trying to play with the endless plug of uniqueness? This raises a larger question, however. If man is not special, and is instead like any other species, to what do owe our “self-esteem”? If there is no soul, as public school and modern media taught us, then meaning is only what we make for ourselves, is it not? This is a tall order for each person to determine, since we must all start from scratch. But the truth is: we don't need to do any of that, if we submit our intellect and will to God. The question is already answered, if we are only willing to set pride and vanity aside for peace and hope. Truly, none of this can make sense without God as the beginning and end of all things. Thus the phrase, “made in the image and likeness of God” is so powerful, because it puts us into a relationship with His transcendence, into a nearby friendship that resolves both our smallness and our uniqueness. He is not so far that we cannot know him, nor so close that we are him. We are not God, but we are his friends. The contradiction here is that the Enlightenment spilled much ink, and even more blood, in attempts at making meaning. When the various revolutions of liberalism and communism and capitalism failed to bring the cure for sin, the humanists took up the standard and attempted to shock us to life with a foundationless hype regarding self-worth. But without God, it falls flat. Now: the problem is as follows. Placing man or the self at the center is an error. Genesis and the order of creation de-centers us. We are more valuable than many sparrows, yes, but we are not more valuable than God, or even the angels. Knowing our placement in creation brings freedom, because it allows us to willingly bend the knee to God for his grace and glory. From our proper place we can love and serve. Some people believe that the dinosaurs bones were sown into the earth to test our faith. While I find this to be absurd, it's not exactly wrong. Because if the existence of giant reptiles from a period long ago causes us to lose belief in God, then we had an error-ridden faith to begin with. If the concept of evolution upsets our ability to kneel and pray, perhaps we have never really kneeled and prayed. If anything upsets our trust in God, then we may be projecting what we want to be God, rather than receiving in humility what is God's truth. This is not a defense of creationism or darwinism or liberalism or any other “ism”: this is a goodbye to human pride masquerading as faith in God. The truth is that we are not the central item of all creation, we are a part of all creation, and a very important part. We are loved by God, more than the rest of creation. We are different from all other creatures. We are special, but not more special than God. Coming to trust in God's will means to follow Jesus' advice to “consider the lilies of the field” who do God's will without toiling or spinning. They do not worry, they do not fear - they reach up their petals to heaven, glorifying his creation. What I am getting at goes all the way back to Christ on the Cross. Upon the Cross you have the summary of all necessary first principles. On the Cross, the strangest experience in all history happened. The theory of evolution should not disturb you. The Christian story of the Creator of the universe being born into this world by a woman named Mary, living among us, performing miracles, and then being crucified by us - that is what should disturb you if you fully come to understand what it means. Dinosaur bones? The beak of the finch? A new continent across the Atlantic? The sun's position in the sky? Those are the things that made us stop believing? Those are the things that led us away from God and into the dead arms of modern idols? We trade our inheritance far too cheaply. What this means is something troubling. Most of us believers are not that serious. Most of us are just in it for Donut Sunday and cultural benefits. We may say, “Jesus, I trust in you,” but not really mean it like St. Faustina did. We were warned by Jesus about Donut Sunday faith. He said “…there are many who will say, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?' Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.'” And in hell, of one thing I am certain: there are no donuts on Sunday or any other day of the week.No wonder our faith was sunk. Our trust is really in ourselves. We say we trust and believe, but we don't. We don't go out into the world and take action like Abraham did. We don't comply with God's will like Moses did, when he insanely walked into Egypt to scold Pharoah, the most powerful man in the world. More than words or going through the motions, real trust in God means doing, partaking of the Sacraments, and even praying for your enemies. When geocentrism or evolution causes us to stop believing, we are like Peter walking on water who focuses on the wind. As the Lord said to Peter as he fell into the water, “Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt?” No finding or discovery should shake our faith. If anything, it is only a test to find out if we trusted God in the first place. As the Lord said to the Apostles, “In this world you will have trouble, but take heart, for I have conquered the world.” We are too afraid to fully trust. St. John Henry Newman said, “Ten thousand difficulties make not one doubt,” and here I've only listed four: dinosaur bones, beaks, the discovery of the Americas, and the position of the sun. That leaves 9,996 difficulties yet to go before a single doubt should even be entertained. If Darwin or Columbus or Copernicus or Diplodocus caused our faith to die, then our faith was not sailing free and fully trusting God, but was moored to the dock of the self long before we arrived at our current wacky age of postmodernism. The key to understanding where we sit in the order of creation is to know that God is far beyond our understanding, yet is simple, true, good, beautiful, omnipotent, and omnipresent. The key to the good life is knowing that God is at the center, not me. If a discovery here on earth is made, nothing about God changes. New findings should not rattle faith if the right ordering and principles are in place, because truth cannot contradict truth. And none of the revelations of science in the last five hundred years have done anything to displace the truth of “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”Where the earth sits in the universe, where mankind sits in time and space, how our thumbs may have developed, or what land is discovered, what formulas are yet to be discovered - none of these things disrupt or shake the Creator of all, from whom all Being extends. If any of these things shattered faith, or embarrassed believers, then the faith was not built upon a rock but was actually sitting on sand. Evolution or heliocentrism changes nothing about faith and morals, beginnings and endings, bodies and souls. It just changes the map of the heavens, or the timeline of salvation. But God is always up, and hell is always down. As for God, these revelations are like me throwing a pebble at the moon from my driveway. Not only can the pebble not reach the moon, even if it could, it would have no impact. To me, the findings of evolution are interesting but not that important for the Biggest Questions, because humility before God has precedence. If his creation developed, it seems all the more amazing. However we came to the day of the Fall, the Fall happened, and it happened with the first two people from which we all inherit our concupiscence. The topic of how my body or brain may have developed is interesting, but not necessary for salvation. If the Fall happened 6,000 years ago or 60 billion - it makes no difference. I must live today and keep God's commandments, not because I have to but because I want to. The Fall happened, and that's what matters, and I can prove it by own penchant for sin, and I can only overcome it through the work of Jesus' redemptive suffering. If tomorrow aliens arrive, a believer should not be alarmed. The best thing to do would be to invite Gleep-Glorp to Holy Mass. If tomorrow the physicists do indeed prove there are infinite universes or that we are living in a video game, this should have no impact on a faith that knows that “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” This is the certainty in which you may sail uncharted waters, outlast storms, converse with aliens, navigate confusion, resist mutiny, endure war, suffer famine, persevere in poverty, ignore propaganda, and resist fear. The main thing to be wary of is those who preach against the spiritual truth of the creation, the fall, and the resurrection. Thinking about the cosmology of the universe is fascinating because it all leads to greater wonder in creation. But in my day-to-day life, I need to prepare food on the main floor of this “house.” In some respects, you might say that I offer up prayers to the top floor, while living on the main floor, and as for the basement - well, I don't want to go there. The house is haunted with spirits. There are spirits on every floor of the house. And the sooner you realize this, the less fearful you will be, because even now they are watching you. They are always watching you. I don't want to scare you at the end of this inversion, but as Nirvana said in its lyrics: Just because you're paranoidDon't mean they're not after you The next inversion is about angels and demons. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whydidpetersink.substack.com

Welcome to the Change Checker podcast, where we bring you the latest news from the coin-collecting world. From new issue coins to the UK's rarest 50p, we've got all your numismatic needs covered. In this episode, Rachel and Kate discuss all the latest numismatic news from March!Buckingham Palace £5: https://www.changechecker.org/BuckinghamNLPod  Diplodocus 50p: https://www.changechecker.org/Dino50pNLPodMillennium Falcon 50p: https://www.changechecker.org/Spacecraft50psNLPodHarry Potter: The Winged Keys 50p: https://www.changechecker.org/WingedKeysNLPodBond of the 90s £5: https://www.changechecker.org/BondNLPodLakeside Harry Potter vs Star Wars™ 50p Swap Event: https://www.changechecker.org/EssexSwapNLPodDon't forget to stay up to date with all of our social channels: The Change Checker Web App YouTube Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Subscription

Originally mounted in 1907, the Carnegie specimen is the best example of the sauropod dinosaur Diplodocus, and perhaps the most famous dinosaur skeleton in the world. Casts of the specimen, including the London example known as “Dippy”, were distributed around the world during the early 1900s, and a final concrete cast was even created in 1957 for the Utah Field House at Vernal. Although the moulds used to create these casts were lost sometime during the 1960's, new ones created from the concrete skeleton have allowed second generation casts to be made, with some elements being incorporated into other iconic mounts.

Adele's partner in crime is the palaeo formerly known as Samantha Rigby and fellow Australian Age of Dinosaurs alumni! We revisit Winton in outback Australia to chat about sauropods, bones behaving like bubble wrap, bounding baby dinosaurs, and the advantages of 3D scanning.   Plus a quick random fossil fact on Dippy the Diplodocus starring as a Krayt dragon on Tatooine in Star Wars. This episode is brought to you by Dinosaur Trips! Explore the world and see the best museums, meet experts and even dig up real dinosaurs. For more info visit dinosaurtrips.com and email zach@dinosaurtrips.com about the Badlands and Beyond Trip.Dinosaur Trips It's been 66 million years. Why wait any longer? Join an upcoming trip!Pals in Palaeo @palsinpalaeoHost: Adele Pentland @palaeodelOnline StoreTranscriptsThe Pals in Palaeo Cover ArtJenny Zhao Design @jennyzdesignCrumpet Club House@crumpetclubhouse The Pals in Palaeo Theme MusicHello Kelly @hellokellymusic Podcast Producer + Editor Jean-César Puechmarin @cesar_on_safariPodcast EditorFrançois "Francy" Goudreault @hellofrancy

LOOP 5.1: It's episode 5 and Dave and Tom are pronouncing dinosaur names all wrong. Does any actually pronounce it “Deinonychus”? Dave reveals why Netflix chose Morgan Freeman as narrator over himself, Tom talks about the complexity of producing CGI feathers and we address T. rex controversies. Finally, we're served up a confusing ‘dinosaur sandwich' metaphor. Life On Our Planet (LOOP) is a new 8-part series created for Netflix by Silverback Films and Amblin Television. This Steven Spielberg produced series, narrated by Morgan Freeman, is hugely ambitious in its scope, telling the story of life throughout the whole Phanerozoic Eon. Ancient organisms and environments are painstakingly recreated by the supremely talented Industrial Light and Magic, whilst modern natural history scenes add vital context to the story. This show has been worked on for six years, during which time countless papers were read and around 150 different palaeontologists contributed their time and knowledge. The whole production had culture of letting the scientific rese arch dictate scenes, resulting in one of the most accurate on-screen representations of prehistoric life there has ever been. And how do we know all this? Well, our very own team members Tom Fletcher and Dave Marshall have been embedded within the LOOP team since day one! We are therefore in a totally unique position to reveal to you the work that went into this series, from both the production and research side of things. In this unofficial series, we've been granted exclusive access to many of the people responsible for creating LOOP, we explore what it takes to create a palaeontological documentary and we delve deeper into the science with some of the show's academic advisors. Each day, we will be releasing batches of interviews, each relating to a specific episode of LOOP. Image courtesy and copyright of Netflix.

Today we talk about the Diplodocus, and today we have a webcam. during sauropod month Remember to follow me at Prehistoric_Life_Podcast on instagram and check out the new website PrehistoricLifePodcast.com and on youtube @prehistoric life podcast

On this episode of Life, the Universe & Everything Else, Ashlyn, Lauren, Gem, and Laura are joined by Marissa McCool to discuss some of the ways science and society have changed in the last two decades. Life, the Universe & Everything Else is a podcast that explores the intersection of science and society. Taste Buds: … Continue reading Episode 195: Pure Diplodocus Erasure →

*Welcome Carl Baugh. Ph. D.: One in a long list of men who bought the truth and wouldn't sell it, and by well-doing put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. He's the Founder and Director of the Creation Evidence Museum of Texas in Glen Rose. He is the discoverer and excavation director of sixteen dinosaurs, including Acrocanthosaurus in Texas and Diplodocus in Colorado. After more than forty years of work and research in creation science and ministry, he directed the construction of a 1/20th scale replica of the Ark now in the museum and holds a U.S. Patent on the gopherwood process. Dr. Baugh lectures internationally on evidence for scientific creation on television and radio, and in schools, and in churches. He stands firmly AGAINST the theory of evolution and FOR the Biblical account of creation.   *Go Figure Gopherwood: Ever wonder about the "gopherwood" God commanded Noah to use in building the Ark? Hear from Dr. Baugh what structural interlamination & gopherwood are, what may have been the adhesive Noah, (and later Neaderthals) used to make it, and how he got the patent for the gopherwood process!   *Get a Load of This: Hear how the building load of genetic mutations observed in the human genome proves man is devolving, not evolving, (and explains why it seems like everyone's getting dumber.   *Creation Evidence Museum: Visit the Creation Evidence Museum of Texas and see how sound produces light. And see the thin sectioned dinosaur tissue (and the stomach contents of trilobites) reveal collagen when viewed through one of the polarizing microscopes at Dr. Baugh's museum (and so much more) give evidence that "In the Beginning God created!"   *Revisiting the Paluxy Footprints: From George Adams to Charlie Moss, to Carl Baugh; hear about the documented evidence and Carl's account of the excavation of human & dinosaur footprints in the Paluxy River bed outside Glen Rose Texas. Some of which, (the human's that is) still withstand all attempts to discredit them).  

*Welcome Carl Baugh. Ph. D.: One in a long list of men who bought the truth and wouldn't sell it, and by well-doing put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. He's the Founder and Director of the Creation Evidence Museum of Texas in Glen Rose. He is the discoverer and excavation director of sixteen dinosaurs, including Acrocanthosaurus in Texas and Diplodocus in Colorado. After more than forty years of work and research in creation science and ministry, he directed the construction of a 1/20th scale replica of the Ark now in the museum and holds a U.S. Patent on the gopherwood process. Dr. Baugh lectures internationally on evidence for scientific creation on television and radio, and in schools, and in churches. He stands firmly AGAINST the theory of evolution and FOR the Biblical account of creation.   *Go Figure Gopherwood: Ever wonder about the "gopherwood" God commanded Noah to use in building the Ark? Hear from Dr. Baugh what structural interlamination & gopherwood are, what may have been the adhesive Noah, (and later Neaderthals) used to make it, and how he got the patent for the gopherwood process!   *Get a Load of This: Hear how the building load of genetic mutations observed in the human genome proves man is devolving, not evolving, (and explains why it seems like everyone's getting dumber.   *Creation Evidence Museum: Visit the Creation Evidence Museum of Texas and see how sound produces light. And see the thin sectioned dinosaur tissue (and the stomach contents of trilobites) reveal collagen when viewed through one of the polarizing microscopes at Dr. Baugh's museum (and so much more) give evidence that "In the Beginning God created!"   *Revisiting the Paluxy Footprints: From George Adams to Charlie Moss, to Carl Baugh; hear about the documented evidence and Carl's account of the excavation of human & dinosaur footprints in the Paluxy River bed outside Glen Rose Texas. Some of which, (the human's that is) still withstand all attempts to discredit them).  

Welcome to the Juras-Sick Park-Cast podcast, the Jurassic Park podcast about Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, and also not about that, too.  Find the episode webpage at: Episode 63 - The Beach. In this episode, my terrific guests Dave Rossi and Ethan Ullman from Dave and Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcsat join the show to chat with me about: Now That's What I Call Polka!, weirdalpodcast.com, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, major dinosaur fans, reading Jurassic Park, Crichton's employ of hubris, Dippy the Diplodocus, attending Weird Al concerts and the "Al-Induced Haze," becoming a part of the greater Al fandome, being extras in Weird: The Al Yankovich Story, their detailed recap of being extras in the film, being collectors, defining the Yankosaurus (and the Polkaroo), Weird al and Jurassic Park (the film), having fun chatting about Weird Al's Jurassic Park music video, the hilarious graphic violence, Frank's 2000" TV, and much more! Plus dinosaur news about: New theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan provides critical implications for the early evolution of ornithomimosaurs (tyrannomimus fukuiensis) Dinosaur Brooding Behavior and the Origin of Flight Feathers (velociraptor nesting) Featuring the music of Snale https://snalerock.bandcamp.com/ Intro: Chinese Cafe.  Outro: Sally Ride. The Text: This week's text is The Beach, spanning from pages 393 – 395. Synopsis: The nest invaders, Gennaro, Grant and Sattler, follow the velociraptors through subterranean tunnels, out a beach, and upon observing their strange behaviour, Grant is struck with an epiphany, that they are instinctually driven to migrate!  Discussions surround: Humility Before Nature, and The Name Game! Corrections: Side effects:  Careful ... things may get weird! Find it on iTunes, on Spotify (click here!) or on Podbean (click here). Thank you! The Jura-Sick Park-cast is a part of the Spring Chickens banner of amateur intellectual properties including the Spring Chickens funny pages, Tomb of the Undead graphic novel, the Second Lapse graphic novelettes, The Infantry, and the worst of it all, the King St. Capers. You can find links to all that baggage in the show notes, or by visiting the schickens.blogpost.com or finding us on Facebook, at Facebook.com/SpringChickenCapers or me, I'm on twitter at @RogersRyan22 or email me at ryansrogers-at-gmail.com.  Thank you, dearly, for tuning in to the Juras-Sick Park-Cast, the Jurassic Park podcast where we talk about the novel Jurassic Park, and also not that, too. Until next time!  #JurassicPark #MichaelCrichton

I andra delen är vi kvar i Juraperioden och möter bland annat Timmy Tagg, en Stegosaurus med både ryggplattor och reservhjärna. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Om serien Hör allt om dinosaurietiden från en som själv var där! I Tony T-Rex familjealbum berättas fakta om dinosaurier på ett lite knäppt och roligt sätt. Vem var störst, farligast, snällast och snabbast? Serien passar för 4-10 år ungefär. Frågor till avsnittet: Hur lång kunde en Diplodocus bli? Åt alla dinosaurier kött? Hur farliga var taggarna på en Stegosaurus-svans? Vad tror du att Stegosaurusens ryggplattor var till för? Medverkande Författare: Michael BentonIllustratör i boken: Rob HodgsonÖversättning: Jan RishedenBerättare: Johan GlansFoton: Martina HolmbergMusik: Kristina Issa och Viktor SandströmProducent: Astrid Mohlin, Barnradion

Find Weird Darkness in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. PLEASE SHARE WEIRD DARKNESS® in your social media and with others who loves paranormal stories, true crime, monsters, or unsolved mysteries like you do! ==========HOUR ONE: Swamplands and marshes are dangerous places, with venomous snakes, crocodiles with razor sharp teeth, and the uncertain bottom, not knowing how deep the water is. But there is another reason to avoid the marshes and swamps… as they contain evil spirits and demons. (Swamp Demons) *** Those who venture down one particularly eerie New Jersey roadway report restless spirits, a haunted lake, and glowing orbs of light. (Shades of Death Road) *** Did an extraterrestrial invasion take place in Bowling Green, Kentucky? One woman insists it did. (Aliens in Kentucky) *** If the dream world feels just as real as the waking one - at least while we are in it - how can we know for sure that we're not currently living in a dream, a dream from which we may one day wake up? (Is Life a Dream?) *** But first… always mocked for his size, Don Gaskins was intent on getting the last laugh… and hitchhikers were his preferred victims. We begin with that story. (The Pee-Wee Killer)==========HOUR TWO: The Warren Commission concluded in 1964 that the same "magic bullet" that struck President Kennedy then also proceeded to slice through multiple layers of skin, bone, clothing, and muscle tissue, taking a strange and unbelievable zigzag pattern… lending credence to the single shooter theory. But many thought the idea was ludicrous. Now it appears the magic bullet theory may not be as crazy as it sounds. (The Truth Behind The Magic Bullet Theory) *** When it comes to close encounters of the third kind, we immediately think of the tiny gray aliens made famous in film and television – but there are more species than just the grays. Many more. (Alien Races That Have Contacted Earth)==========SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: They arise from the ocean like a small army, and they can kill with a single look into your eyes. Beware the spirit ranks… the night marchers. (Deadly Stare of the Night Marchers) *** Reports have been coming in for centuries even through modern times of a creature in the Congo that, by all descriptions, looks to be a living Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus. They call it Mokèlé-mbèmbé. (Dinosaur in the Congo)==========SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT'S SHOW:“The Pee-Wee Killer” by Shannon Raphael: http://bit.ly/2lyPV1D “Shades of Death Road” by Jamie Bogert: http://bit.ly/2lUc2zv “Deadly Stare of the Night Marchers” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2lSUt2P “Swamp Demons” by A. 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For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Claosaurus, links from Steve Brusatte, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Claosaurus-Episode-449/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Claosaurus, Hadrosauroid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Kansas, USA.Interview with Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist, paleontology advisor for Jurassic World, and author of a number of paleontology books. He's also the expert reviewer for a new National Geographic Kids book by Stephanie Warren Drimmer, called “How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs”In dinosaur news this week:There's a new spinosaurid dinosaur, Protathlitis cinctorrensis, that is estimated to be 10–11m (33–36ft) longA new small theropod was named Migmanychion laiyang for its peculiar hand claws Sponsors:The PaleoPins Collection: Diversity Expansion Kickstarter expands on The PaleoPins Collection with new prehistoric animal skulls! They have new designs like Dunkleosteus, Mosasaurus, and Diplodocus. Plus, as a perk for backing, you get access to the original line of The PaleoPins Collection with over a dozen dinosaurs (plus even more prehistoric animals). Check them out and get yours at bit.ly/paleopinsThis episode is brought to you by Mylio Photos. Organize, Protect, Rediscover a lifetime of photos & videos. Download Mylio Photos for free at mylio.com/dino. Just for our community, get 25% off Mylio Photos+ by going to mylio.com/dino and keep all of your backups perfectly synched and available on all your devices at all times.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Stenonychosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Stenonychosaurus-Episode-448/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Stenonychosaurus, a troodontid that was proposed to be so advanced that it would have evolved into a human like creature if it wasn't for the Chicxulub impact that made the non-avian dinosaurs go extinct.In dinosaur news this week:A neuroscientist's take on whether dinosaurs could evolve to be as intelligent as humansThe debate on what made the dinosaurs go extinct continues, with more arguments in favor of the Chicxulub impactTroodon could change its body temperature and likely brooded its eggs in nests shared with other females of the same species Sponsors:The PaleoPins Collection: Diversity Expansion Kickstarter expands on The PaleoPins Collection with new prehistoric animal skulls! They have new designs like Dunkleosteus, Mosasaurus, and Diplodocus. Plus, as a perk for backing, you get access to the original line of The PaleoPins Collection with over a dozen dinosaurs (plus even more prehistoric animals). Check them out and get yours at bit.ly/paleopinsThis episode is brought to you by Mylio Photos. Organize, Protect, Rediscover a lifetime of photos & videos. Download Mylio Photos for free at mylio.com/dino. Just for our community, get 25% off Mylio Photos+ by going to mylio.com/dino and keep all of your backups perfectly synched and available on all your devices at all times.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week a ‘what I did on my holidays' from Dave, though it wasn't a holiday and he dug a hole in Utah and looked at a ton of museums and quarries. The Morrison Formation is a legendary slice of dinosaur history with a huge number of famous sites, important fossils, and features animals like Diplodocus, Allosaurus and Stegosaurus. After far too many years, Dave finally made it out to some of the best known and most important sites and in this episode reports back to Iszi on what he saw and learned and talks about digging a large hole with no dinosaurs in it while looking for a brachiosaur. It's all very palaeontological, but that seems to suit our audience so here we are.     Dave's new books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=dave+Hone+Smith+Wayland+dinosaur+book&crid=9EJAFZAAPNJV&sprefix=dave+hone+smith+wayland+dinosaur+book%2Caps%2C86&ref=nb_sb_noss   Dave's not got his act together yet for photos of the trip but here's some classic Morrison sauropods from the Morrison: https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/a-pair-of-giants/ Please do support us on Patreon and unlock extra content: https://www.patreon.com/terriblelizards

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pectinodon, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pectinodon-Episode-447/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.80 ton Alamosaurus, Tyrannosaurus losing to Quetzalcoatlus, and sauropods being killed by lightning (but not for the reason you think).Dinosaur of the day Pectinodon, a Troodontid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Wyoming and is featured eating flies and a duck-like dinosaur in Prehistoric Planet 2. Sponsors:This episode is brought to you by Mylio Photos. Organize, Protect, Rediscover a lifetime of photos & videos. Download Mylio Photos for free at mylio.com/dino. Just for our community, get 25% off Mylio Photos+ by going to mylio.com/dino and keep all of your backups perfectly synched and available on all your devices at all times.The PaleoPins Collection: Diversity Expansion Kickstarter expands on The PaleoPins Collection with new prehistoric animal skulls! They have new designs like Dunkleosteus, Mosasaurus, and Diplodocus. Plus, as a perk for backing, you get access to the original line of The PaleoPins Collection with over a dozen dinosaurs (plus even more prehistoric animals). Check them out and get yours at bit.ly/paleopinsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Baptornis, links from Darren Naish, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Baptornis-Episode-446/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Baptornis, a Hesperornis relative that lived in the Late Cretaceous in the Western Interior Seaway of North America and the Turgai Strait of what is now Sweden.Interview with Darren Naish, a paleontologist, author, science communicator, and founder of Tetrapod Zoology. He's also the scientific consultant and advisor for Prehistoric Planet and Prehistoric Planet 2. The PaleoPins Collection: Diversity Expansion Kickstarter expands on The PaleoPins Collection with new prehistoric animal skulls! They have new designs like Dunkleosteus, Mosasaurus, and Diplodocus. Plus, as a perk for backing, you get access to the original line of The PaleoPins Collection with over a dozen dinosaurs (plus even more prehistoric animals). Check them out and get yours at bit.ly/paleopinsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(image source: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/diplodocus/) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O'Regan discuss Diplodocus, the longest of long boys and the absorber of the awesome but sadly now dubious genus Seismosaurus. Earthquake lizard go kaput. Sad. From the Late Jurassic, this 100-foot sauropod lived in the golden age of its family with so many damn longneck dinosaurs that it's hard to keep them all straight. Why is Supersaurus still valid if Seismo isn't? Sorry, it's a bit of a sore spot for me. Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at Patreon.com/MatthewDonald. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dinosaur book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here, as well as his non-dinosaur-related book "Teslanauts" by clicking here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you hear that sound? I think it's an... AVALANCHE… or maybe it's just a herd of giant sauropods. Our next review is all about a genus that was once the longest dinosaur to ever roam the Earth. It may have even been longer than the famous Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Okay, well maybe not that long, but you get the point right?! Let's grab our moutain gear & stomp up the trail for a better review of this double beamed lizard. Listen Now!!

For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Ornithomimus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Ornithomimus-Episode-436/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Ornithomimus, the "bird mimic" dinosaur which is the namesake for all the ostrich-like ornithomimids.In dinosaur news this week:An update on how dinosaurs became birds, by looking for the evolution of the front of their wingSauropod expert Michael Taylor et. al have an excellent paper about the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal, UtahMattel is relaunching Barney as an animated series in 2024The Chickenosaurus project—creating a non-avian-looking dinosaur from chicken embryos—is stuck at growing a tail You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: May 27–June 11 and July 1–July 16. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The triumphant ('ish) return of the Chriscuit 42 Podcast with more from Life, the Universe and Everything. Straight into the drivel once again with a journey back the the 1980s. This one ended up being a lot longer than anticipated :) Hopefully a lot more content to come. Chriscuit 42 YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/podcast-42/message

This week we're talking about one of our favourite sauropods, the Diplodocus! Listen to learn more about this very long dinosaur, its habitat, what it ate, and why it may have needed such a long neck and tail!  If you'd like to support the show, please check out our merch store over on Etsy where we sell adorable animal stickers and postcards. Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. To stay up to date and see our weekly episode illustrations, make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And don't forget to check out our TikTok! Beyond Blathers is hosted and produced by Olivia deBourcier and Sofia Osborne, with art by Olivia deBourcier and music by Max Hoosier. This podcast is not associated with Animal Crossing or Nintendo, we just love this game.

Can we eek out an hour's worth of content on Northampton Town 0-0 Walsall? Of course we can! While many of your Three Word Reviews this week were on the negative side, there were a couple of positively spun ones. Did yours make the pod? Neil's obsessed with a new dessert flavour sweet, Danny provides us with his 7 year old son's take on the game, Jefé refuses to demote Ali Koiki to jester and Charles causes a stir by pronouncing Diplodocus differently to the rest of the team. We also chat about the new additions to the Cobblers squad and discuss whether Jon Brady concentrated too much on what the opposition were going to do. Plus there's views on “Clapgate”, NTFC Women are on a roll and Danny's got a brand new game!  _________________________ Buy our BEAUTIFUL! Print and support the NTFC Community Trust _________________________ Support the show If you'd like to support the podcast, we'd really appreciate it. You can sign up to the Fan Club on Patreon from just £5 a month and in return we'll give you loads of extra cool stuff like exclusive podcast episodes, meet-ups and a chat forum. Sign up at patreon.com/cobblerstome All donations are used to help improve the podcast and allow us to do cool things like sponsor NTFC Women player, Abbie Brewin. Our website You'll find match previews, opinion pieces and more over on our website. Read them all at COBBLERSTOME.COM Find us on social media We're most active on Twitter so follow us at @CobblersToMe We're also on Facebook: @cobblerstome -------------------------------- Hosted by Charles Commins, Danny Brothers, Chessie Coleman and Neil Egerton-Scott. Produced by Vibrant Sound Media -------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Digger Rex as he treks across Montana, the treasure trove of the western USA renowned for its stunning tapestry of landscapes, from the towering Rocky Mountains to the sprawling Great Plains. Our destination? The Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation – a dream destination for every paleontologist. Unveiled to the world in 1877, this fossil-rich formation became the epicenter of the notorious Bone Wars, where pioneers of paleontology, Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, clashed in a rivalry for discovery supremacy. Dive into Montana's deep past with Digger Rex and unearth tales of age-old rivalries, monumental discoveries, and the prehistoric giants that once roamed this majestic land. A must-listen for dino aficionados and history buffs alike!

It's windy and blustery and cold, but this Diplodocus is determined to go out and buy hisbook and a big bar of chocolate.Written especially for this podcast by Simon.

#411 Diplodocus - Rich is itching for a change in Prime Minister, but will he get his wish by the time of broadcast? His guests are Elis, Mike and Steff from the dizzyingly successful new podcast that the cool kids are calling TSDSB. They talk about how their podcast is about more than just sport, how sports fans have changed in the last four decades, the new series of Fantasy Football and the new sitcom Mammoth, why Elis' musical career didn't work out, how Mike met his wife when he was a teacher at school and what it was like for Steff when his first live gig was to over 1000 peoplePlus are warm ups necessary in sport, the most inappropriate dance by 12 year old girls of all time and some neutral opinions about the new Prince and Princess of Wales.SUPPORT THE SHOW!Watch our TWITCH CHANNELSee extra content at our WEBSITESee details of the RHLSTP TOUR DATES Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You wake up because the ground is shaking. Ah, nothing new - a Diplodocus has just passed by your house. You look out of the window - oh, no! Nope, you haven't somehow come round in Jurassic Park. That's what your life would've been if the asteroid had hit Earth just several seconds later. Yep, the very asteroid that collided with our planet about 65 million years ago, causing havoc across the globe and wiping dinosaurs out. It turns out that if this asteroid had fallen a mere 10 seconds later, you wouldn't recognize Earth these days. Let's see what your day in this new (even though only for you) world would look like! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Chrissie tells you about Dippy the Diplodocus carnegii, the most famous dinosaur in the world.Read the essay here: https://historywiththeszilagyis.org/hwts115 Listen to our earlier episode on Cope and Marsh here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/bqn1/hwts012 Find us on Twitter:The Network: @BQNPodcasts The Show: @HistorySzilagyi. Chrissie: @TheGoddessLivia. Jason: @JasonDarkElf.Send topic suggestions via Twitter or on our Facebook page History with the Szilagyis.History with the Szilagyis is supported by our patrons: Susan Capuzzi-De ClerckEd ChinevereLaura DullKris HillJoin these wonderful supporters by visiting patreon.com/historywiththeszilagyis. Suggested Reading: Tom Rea, The Bone Wars: The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur Ilja Nieuwland, American Dinosaur Abroad: A Cultural History of Carnegie's Plaster DiplodocusThe BQN Podcast Collective is brought to you by our listeners. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help to produce this podcast and the many others on our network! AnonymousTim CooperChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiThad HaitPeter HongMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonJoe MignoneGreg MolumbyJustin OserTom Van ScotterCarl WondersYou can join this illustrious list by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/BQN

Belgische mijnwerkers deden in de kolenmijn van het stadje Bernissart een geweldige ontdekking: er lag een kudde van tientallen Iguanodons begraven. Maarten en Gijs bezoeken deze reusachtige planteneters in Brussel en vragen zich af: hoe zijn deze dieren om het leven gekomen?Trots van België De Iguanodons zijn dé trots van België en van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen - een lange naam voor wat in feite het allergrootste dino-museum van Europa is. In Brussel dwaal je door een immense, klassieke zaal vol dinosauriërs - zo staan er een Allosaurus, T-rex en Diplodocus - maar de show wordt gestolen door de verstilde groep grote planteneters, die rechtop staan opgesteld, in de ‘kangoeroehouding'. Duimnagel als wapen?Zo hóren ze niet te staan, weten Gijs en Maarten inmiddels, maar paleontoloog Koen Stein legt uit waarom ze de Iguanodons toch in deze houding hebben gelaten. En hij vertelt ons van alles over het dier: van het eetgedrag - met ‘ruitvormige' tanden - tot het vreemde wapen dat Iguanodon tot zijn beschikking had: een spitse duimnagel ongeveer zo groot als je onderarm. Hoe stierven ze?Ook onthult Koen de theorie die Brusselse wetenschappers hebben over het overlijden van deze dieren. Dat is namelijk tegelijk gebeurd en er zijn genoeg aanwijzingen voor een bizar scenario. In deze aflevering nemen we je mee terug naar deze fatale gebeurtenissen. Over de historische ontdekkingDe ontdekking van deze dieren, diep in de kolenmijn, veroorzaakte een schok in België - een ‘jonge natie' die pas enkele decennia bestond. En historicus Shana van Hauwermeiren beschrijft ons wat er gebeurde van het eerste moment van ontdekking (de mijnwerkers dachten eerst dat ze goud hadden gevonden, zo is de legende) tot aan de bouw en opstelling in het museum in Brussel. De Iguanodons groeiden uit tot een spectaculaire publieksattractie, tot jaloezie van de Fransen. De mijn van Bernissart lag 20 km van de Franse grens verwijderd en zij zagen de hele kudde dus nét aan hun neus voorbij gaan.Iguanodons door de jaren heenEn… omdat Iguanodon één van de eerste dino's was die werd ontdekt, hebben wetenschappers al ruim honderd jaar lang geprobeerd hem af te beelden - samen met paleo-kunstkenner Esther van Gelder gaan we op reis langs al die afbeeldingen van Iguanodon: van een plompe, trage neushoorn tot het ranke dier in de verbeeldingen van nu. Hoewel, ‘rank'... daar zijn Maarten en Gijs het natuurlijk niet over eens. Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Plateosaurus heeft geen grote kammen of tanden, maar toch is hij bijzonder! Want dit was één van de allereerste dinosauriërs ooit, één van de eerste planteneters ook, en als je beter kijkt dan zie je het begin van iets heel groots. Letterlijk. Want dit dier is het begin van de reusachtige langnekken die de rest van de dinotijd zouden rondlopen.In alle dinomuseaDe kans is groot dat je nog nooit van Plateosaurus hebt gehoord. En eigenlijk is het raar dat je hem niet kent, want hij staat gewoon in de meeste dino-musea. In Naturalis is het de eerste die je tegenkomt, en hij staat ook in het KBIN in Brussel. Alle reden om méér te weten te komen over deze dino.Dino-evolutieWant, altijd als we het over Tyrannosaurus, Diplodocus of Triceratops dan lijkt het net alsof die dieren plots ‘verschenen zoals ze waren'. In werkelijkheid komen deze dieren natuurlijk voort uit weer andere soorten. In de loop van miljoenen en miljoenen jaren veranderen dieren, botje voor botje, tand voor tand. En in zo'n hele vroege dinosaurus als Plateosaurus, die leefde in het Trias aan.Zuid-DuitslandOm het verhaal te vertellen van Plateosaurus kunnen we natuurlijk het beste afreizen naar de plek waar deze dieren massaal zijn opgegraven. Tussen de heuvels in het zuiden van Duitsland liggen de beroemde steengroeves van Trossingen en Tübingen. Daar worden al meer dan honderd jaar Plateosaurussen uit de rotsgrond gehakt. Gebroken ellebogenEn die werden bijvoorbeeld vervoerd naar het naburige Stuttgart. In het Naturkunde Museum Stuttgart gaan we spreken met paleontoloog Heinrich Mallisson. Hij is wereldwijd één van de grootste kenners van juist dit dier, en hij weet het antwoord op de vraag waarom wetenschappers decennia lang de ellebogen van deze arme dino hebben gebroken. Ook spreken we met de Nederlandse onderzoeker Joep Schaeffer, die (ook in Stuttgart) zich buigt over de oudste Plateosaurusbotten en -documenten die er zijn. Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we take a look at the giant herbivore of the late Jurassic period... Diplodocus!

'Als je zo ontzettend groot bent dat je kop op 12 meter hoogte zit, hoe sterk moet je hart dan wel niet zijn?' verzucht Maarten terwijl hij langs de nekwervels omhoog tuurt. Gijs wil vooral weten hoe deze gigant zich verdedigde. 'Waar mik je op als vleeseter?' vraagt hij zich af. 'Hoe haal je een sauropode neer?'De hoogte inEr is nog zóveel meer te vertellen over de wonderlijke langnekken dat we er nog een aflevering aan besteden. Maar waar het bij Diplodocus met zijn horizontale nek nog mogelijk was op de grond te blijven, moeten we bij Brachiosaurus echt de hoogte in. Samen met Jonathan Wallaard, paleontoloog van het Oertijdmuseum, klimt Gijs omhoog om het reusachtige dier in de ogen te kijken.VleesetersIn de vorige aflevering hebben we gehoord hoe sauropoden zó groot konden worden. Nu willen we weten waarom dit zo'n slimme strategie was. En hoe verdedigden ze zich tegen de grote roofdieren uit het Jura-tijdperk, zoals Allosaurus en Torvosaurus? Samen met sauropodenkenner Koen Stein van het KBIN te Brussel bedenken we methodes om zo'n langnek te vellen. En… wat is de smerige ‘flesh grazing' theorie?Hart zo groot als een miniOok het hart van Brachiosaurus wordt besproken: dat moet reusachtig zijn geweest, ‘zo groot als een mini'. En als je het bloed wel tien meter recht omhoog moet pompen, hoe zat het dan met de bloeddruk van dit dier? We komen erachter dat een simpele handeling als ‘water drinken' niet simpel moet zijn geweest.Lange tandenWat meteen opvalt aan Brachiosaurus zijn z'n lange tanden, die bijna als pennen in zijn bek steken. Wat betekende dat voor zijn voedsel? Daarvoor gaan we te raden bij Femke Holwerda, Neerlands trots bij het beroemde Royal Tyrrell Museum in Canada. Zij is een expert op het gebied van sauropodentanden. Ze vertelt Gijs en Maarten hoe haar onderzoek niet alleen van alles vertelt over het dieet van deze dieren, maar ook over hun gedrag. Jurassic Park: aaien?We eindigen deze aflevering met Jurassic Park. In de eerste film speelt Brachiosaurus een prachtige rol: “It's a veggie-saurus Lex, a veggie-saurus”. Alan Grant klimt met de beide kinderen een boom in, en ze aaien een Brachiosaurus over de neus. Hoe verstandig is dat eigenlijk? Ilja Nieuwland denkt er het zijne van…Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We hebben al zoveel dinosauriërs gezien en besproken. En toch staren we in verbazing naar deze Diplodocus, meters hoog en tientallen meters lang. Het dier vult de hele museumzaal. Sauropoden, ‘langnekdino's' zoals deze zijn de grootste dieren die ooit op aarde rondliepen. Hoe kónden ze zó groot worden? Hun eigen gewicht dragen, die nek omhoog houden, zoveel eten? In deze aflevering proberen Gijs en Maarten daarachter te komen.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I dinosauri si sono estinti circa sessantacinque milioni di anni fa, eppure c'è chi è convinto che nel Congo sarebbe sopravvissuta una specie di sauropode del genere Diplodocus, una creatura chiamata "Mokele Mbembe". Possibile?Aderisci alla pagina PATREON e sostieni i miei progetti e il mio lavoro: http://patreon.com/massimopolidoroPartecipa e sostieni su TIPEEE il progetto del mio Tour 2022 in tutta Italia: https://it.tipeee.com/massimopolidoro Scopri il mio Corso online di Psicologia dell'insolito: https://www.massimopolidorostudio.com​Ricevi l'Avviso ai Naviganti, la mia newsletter settimanale: https://mailchi.mp/massimopolidoro/avvisoainaviganti e partecipa alle scelte della mia communitySeguimi:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/massimopolidoro/ Gruppo FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MassimoPolidoroFanClub Pagina FB: https://www.facebook.com/Official.Massimo.Polidoro Twitter: https://twitter.com/massimopolidoro Sito e blog: http://www.massimopolidoro.com Iscriviti al mio canale youtube: https://goo.gl/Xkzh8A

Show transcript: Hi. If you're hearing this, it means I'm sick or something else has happened that has kept me from making a new episode this week. This was a Patreon bonus episode from mid-August 2019. I think it's a good one. If you're a Patreon subscriber, I'm sorry you don't have a new episode to listen to this time. Hopefully I'll be feeling better soon and we can get back to learning about lots of strange animals. Welcome to the Patreon bonus episode of Strange Animals Podcast for mid-August, 2019! While I was doing research for the paleontology mistakes and frauds episodes, I came across the discovery of what might have been the biggest land animal that ever lived. But while I wanted to include it in one episode or the other, it wasn't clear that it was either a mistake or a fraud. It might in fact have been a real discovery, now lost. In late 1877 or early 1878, a man named Oramel Lucas was digging up dinosaur bones for the famous paleontologist Edward Cope. Cope was one of the men we talked about in the paleontological mistakes episode, the bitter enemy of Othniel Marsh. Lucas directed a team of workers digging for fossils in a number of sites near Garden Park in Colorado, and around the summer of 1878 he shipped the fossils he'd found to Marsh. Among them was a partial neural arch of a sauropod. The neural arch is the top part of a vertebra, in this case probably one near the hip. Sauropods, of course, are the biggest land animals known. Brontosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Diplodocus are all sauropods. Sauropods had long necks that were probably mostly held horizontally as the animal cropped low-growing plants and shrubs, and extremely long tails held off the ground. Their legs were column-like, something like enormous elephant legs, to support the massively heavy body. We know what Diplodocus looked like because we have lots of Diplodocus fossils and can reconstruct the entire skeleton, but for most other sauropods we still only have partial skeletons. The body size and shape of other sauropods are conjecture based on what we know about Diplodocus. In some cases we only have a few bones, or in the case of Cope's 1878 sauropod, a single partial bone. Cope examined the neural arch, sketched it and made notes, and published a formal description of it later in 1878. He named it Amphicoelias [Am-fi-sil-i-as] fragillimus. The largest species of Diplodocus, D. hallorum, was about 108 feet long, or 33 meters, measuring from its stretched-out head to the tip of its tail. Estimates of fragillimus from Cope's measurement of the single neural arch suggest that its tail alone might be longer than Diplodocus's whole body. Cope measured fragillimus's partial neural arch as 1.5 meters tall, or almost five feet. That's only the part that remained. It was broken and weathered, but the entire vertebra may have been as large as 2.7 meters high, or 8.85 feet. From that measurement, and considering that fragillimus was seemingly related to Diplodocus, even the most conservative estimate of fragillimus's overall size is 40 meters long, or 131 feet, and could be as long as 60 meters, or 197 feet. This is far larger than even Seismosaurus, which is estimated to have grown 33.5 meters long, or 110 feet, and which is considered the largest land animal known. So why isn't fragillimus considered the largest land animal known? Mainly because we no longer have the fossil to study. It's completely gone with no indication of where it might be or what happened to it. And that has led to some people thinking that it either never existed in the first place, or that Cope measured it wrong. One argument is that Cope wrote down the measurements wrong and that the neural arch wasn't nearly as large as Cope's notes indicate. But Lucas, who collected the fossil, always made his own measurements and these match up with what Cope reported. Lucas and Cope both remarked on the size of the fossil,

Apologies to all of my most loyal of listeners. I am still struggling with health issues (migraines and vertigo) due to the constant weather changes here in northern Illinois. Because of this, I am still having to post Dark Archive episodes. I will return to creating new episodes whenever I can, though it may be sporadic until we get past this crazy season of drastically rising and falling temperatures, rain and snow, high winds, barometric pressure changes, etc. Subscribe to the podcast by searching for Weird Darkness wherever you listen to podcasts – or use this RSS feed link: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/episodes/feed. Look for @WeirdDarkness on Facebook and Twitter! Please SHARE Weird Darkness with others and leave a review and comment in the podcast app you listen from! Doing so helps the show to keep growing!IN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode, originally aired September 24, 2019) The Warren Commission concluded in 1964 that the same "magic bullet" that struck President Kennedy then also proceeded to slice through multiple layers of skin, bone, clothing, and muscle tissue, taking a strange and unbelievable zigzag pattern… lending credence to the single shooter theory. But many thought the idea was ludicrous. Now it appears the magic bullet theory may not be as crazy as it sounds. (The Truth Behind The Magic Bullet Theory) *** Reports have been coming in for centuries even through modern times of a creature in the Congo that, by all descriptions, looks to be a living Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus. They call it Mokèlé-mbèmbé. (Dinosaur in the Congo) *** When it comes to close encounters of the third kind, we immediately think of the tiny gray aliens made famous in film and television – but there are more species than just the grays. Many more. (Alien Races That Have Contacted Earth)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Is It True That Darren Marlar Is a Reptilian Alien From Sirius?”: http://weirddarkness.com/archives/4572 “Alien Races That Have Contacted Earth” by Adriana John from Wonderlist: http://bit.ly/2kGIaGP “Dinosaur in the Congo” by Wu Mingren for Ancient Origins: http://bit.ly/2mgQtt6 “The Truth Behind The Magic Bullet Theory” by Marco Margaritoff from All That's Interesting: http://bit.ly/2l9k3AK. (Audio clip used in story is from Warner Bros' film “JFK” directed by Oliver Stone: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138/) Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission. 

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