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Juras-Sick Park-Cast

Juras-Sick Park-Cast

By: Ryan Rogers
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 Welcome to the Juras-Sick Park-Cast, the Jurassic Park podcast where guests chat with me about Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel Jurassic Park, and also not that, too.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Dinosaurs Lately - Stegosaurs (Spring 2026)

    Dinosaurs Lately - Stegosaurs (Spring 2026)
    May 10 2026
    Thanks for tuning into the Dinosaurs Lately podcast, the dinosaur podcast that features periodic updates recapping the latest news on the dinosaurs. This is the podcast that targets a type of dinosaur and tries to catch you up on everything that’s been published on them … lately. The goal is to keep up with all the dinosaurs news, even when I’m not publishing new episodes of the Juras-Sick Park-Cast. If you’re interested in this sort of thing – I hope it helps you feel … up to date. Episode 10 - Stegosaurs (Spring 2026). (stream it here) Stegosaur news: Zafaty, O., M. Oukassou, F. Riguetti, J. Company, S. Bendrioua, R. Tabuce, A. Charrière, and X. Pereda-Suberbiola. 2024. A new stegosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) with a remarkable dermal armour from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa. Gondwana Research advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2024.03.009 Omar Ait Haddou, Abdelkbir Hminna, Abdelouahed Lagnaoui, Hendrik Klein, Mohamed Arouch, Mohamed Fergougui, Aziz Rmich & Wahiba Bel Haouz (2026). “New dinosaur tracksites from the Middle-?Late Jurassic of Msemrir (Central High Atlas, Morocco).” Historical Biology (advance online publication). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2025.2596117 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2025.2596117 Evan T. Saitta, Vincent Bonhomme, Mitchell Lukens, Daniel Vidal, Nicholas R. Longrich, Dean R. Richmond, Maximilian T. Stockdale. The function and Evolution of Stegosaur Osteoderms and Hypothesized Sexual Dimorphism in Hesperosaurus. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.10.648273 Sergio Sánchez-Fenollosa & Alberto Cobos (2025). “New insights into the phylogeny and skull evolution of stegosaurian dinosaurs: An extraordinary cranium from the European Late Jurassic (Dinosauria: Stegosauria).” Vertebrate Zoology 75: 165-189. doi: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.75.e146618 https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/146618/ Francisco Costa Pinto, Susannah Maidment, Cristina Sequero & Vicente D. Crespo (2025). “Miragaia longicollum MG 4863: New fossil and historical evidence from the most complete stegosaur from Europe.” Comunicações Geológicas 112(I): 35-58. doi: https://doi.org/10.34637/xs1n-3d27 https://repositorio.lneg.pt/entities/publication/97e1df73-0734-45d7-b75d-bf4cf012f252 Kenneth Carpenter (2026). “The smallest known Stegosaurus.” In: Foster et al., 2026, New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 102: 283-285 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400035283_2026_Carpenter_Smallest_Stegosaurus Rebecca K. Hunt-Foster, D. Cary Woodruff, Steven D. Sroka, and John R. Foster (2026). “The largest reported stegosaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic).” In: Foster et al., 2026, New Developments in the Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 102: 287-292. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400050523_THE_LARGEST_REPORTED_STEGOSAURID_FROM_THE_MORRISON_FORMATION_UPPER_JURASSIC Costa, Francisco (2026). “Dacentrurine Stegosaurs in North America: New Occurrences from the Upper Jurassic of USA (Morrison Formation).” Diversity 18(3): 143 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/d18030143 https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/18/3/143 Sánchez-Fenollosa, Sergio, Escaso, Fernando & Cobos, Alberto (2024). “A new specimen of Dacentrurus armatus Owen, 1875 (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) from the Upper Jurassic of Spain and its taxonomic relevance in the European stegosaurian diversity.” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlae074. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae074 https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae074/7696911 Facundo Javier Riguetti, Sebastián Apesteguía, Juan Ignacio Canale & Pablo Ariel Gallina (2026). “New thyreophoran remains with stegosaurian affinities from the Lower Cretaceous of Argentina.” / “Nuevos restos fósiles con afinidades estegosaurianas del Cretácico Inferior de Argentina.” Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina 26(1): 56-79. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5710/PEAPA.25.11.2025.551 https://peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/551 Jia, L., Li, N., Dong, L., Shi, J., Kang, Z., Wang, S., … You, H. (2024). A new stegosaur from the late Early Cretaceous of Zuoyun, Shanxi Province, China. Historical Biology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2024.2308214 Featuring the music of Snale https://snalerock.bandcamp.com/ Intro: rosie girl , and the Outro: i wanna see a ufo. Would you like a copy of Ankylosaurs: Head to Tail? Would you like to request which family of dinosaurs I cover next? Drop me a line! Dinosaurs Lately is a companion show to the Juras-Sick Park-Cast, the podcast where guests chat with me about Michael...
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  • Dinosaurs Lately - Avialans (Winter 2026) Part 2

    Dinosaurs Lately - Avialans (Winter 2026) Part 2
    Mar 17 2026
    Thanks for tuning into the Dinosaurs Lately podcast, the dinosaur podcast that features periodic updates recapping the latest news on the dinosaurs. This is the podcast that targets a type of dinosaur and tries to catch you up on everything that’s been published on them … lately. The goal is to keep up with all the dinosaurs news, even when I’m not publishing new episodes of the Juras-Sick Park-Cast. If you’re interested in this sort of thing – I hope it helps you feel … up to date. Episode 9 - Avialans (Winter 2026) Parts 1 and 2. Avialan news: Jingmai O’Connor (2025). “8. The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds.” In: Scott V. Edwards, and J. Michael Reed (eds), New Perspectives in Ornithology: 21st Century Dispatches across the World of Birds; New York, 2026; online edn, Oxford Academic: 139–168. Evan T Saitta, Lilja Carden, Jonathan S Mitchell & Peter J Makovicky (2025). “Feather Evolution Following Flight Loss In Crown Group Birds: Relaxed Selection And Developmental Constraints.” Evolution, qpaf020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf020 https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf020/7997201 Takumi Watanabe, Fernando E. Novas, Tatsuya Hirasawa (2026). “Evolution of the Jaw Joint and Middle Ear Morphologies in the Lineage Towards Birds.” Zoological Science 43(1): doi: https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250108 https://bioone.org/journals/zoological-science/volume-43/issue-1/zs250108/Evolution-of-the-Jaw-Joint-and-Middle-Ear-Morphologies-in/10.2108/zs250108.full Wang Min, Wang Xiao-Li, Zheng Xiao-Ting & Zhou Zhong-He (2024). “Cranial anatomy of Anchiornis huxleyi (Theropoda: Paraves) sheds new light on bird skull evolution.” Vertebrata Palasiatica (advance online publication). DOI: 10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.241225 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387743760_Cranial_anatomy_of_Anchiornis_huxleyi_Theropoda_Paraves_sheds_new_light_on_bird_skull_evolution Yosef Kiat, Xiaoli Wang, Xiaoting Zheng, Yan Wang & Jingmai O’Connor (2025). “Wing morphology of Anchiornis huxleyi and the evolution of molt strategies in paravian dinosaurs.” Communications Biology 8: 1633 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-09019-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09019-2 Runsheng Chen, Min Wang, Liping Dong, Guowu Zhou, Xing Xu, Ke Deng, Liming Xu, Chi Zhang, Linchang. Wang, Honggang Du, Ganmin Lin, Min Lin & Zhonghe Zhou (2025). “Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China.” Nature 638(8050): 441–448. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08410-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08410-z Jingmai K. O’Connor, Alexander D. Clark, Pei-Chen Kuo, Min Wang, Akiko Shinya, Constance Van Beek & Huali Chang (2025). “Avian features of Archaeopteryx feeding apparatus reflect elevated demands of flight.” The Innovation (advance online publication). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101086 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666675825002899 Jingmai O’Connor, Alexander Clark, Pei-Chen Kuo, Yosef Kiat, Matteo Fabbri, Akiko Shinya, Constance Van Beek, Jing Lu, Min Wang & Han Hu (2025). “Chicago Archaeopteryx informs on the early evolution of the avian bauplan.” Nature (advance online publication). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08912-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08912-4 Shaoyuan Wu, Ziqi Tao, Liang Liu, Charles R Marshall, Scott V Edwards, Zhonghe Zhou & Frank E Rheindt (2025). “New Fossils Imply a Deeper Origin of Modern Birds in the Mesozoic.” National Science Review, nwaf238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf238 https://academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nsr/nwaf238/8158921 Sergio M. Nebreda, Luis M. Chiappe, Guillermo Navalón, Javier C. Terol, Francisco J. Serrano, Ángela D. Buscalioni & Jesús Marugán-Lobón (2026). “An isolated skull from Las Hoyas (Early Cretaceous, Spain) informs the early evolution towards elongated rostra in enantiornithine birds (Aves, Ornithothoraces).” Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 145: 251-265 doi: https://doi.org/10.3897/sjp.145.182813 https://sjp.pensoft.net/article/182813/ Wang, X., A.D. Clark, J.K. O'Connor, X. Zhang, X. Wang, X. Zheng, and Z. Zhou (2024). “First edentulous enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol avifauna.” Cretaceous Research advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105867 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667124000405 Zhiheng Li, Jinsheng Hu, Thomas A Stidham, Mao Ye, Min Wang, Yanhong Pan, Tao Zhao, Jingshu Li, Zhonghe Zhou & Julia A Clarke (2025). “Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from the Jehol Biota.” eLife 14: RP103628 doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.103628.3 https://elifesciences.org/articles/103628 Wang, M., & Zhou, Z. (2019). A new enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) with completely fused premaxillae from the Early ...
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    37 mins
  • Dinosaurs Lately - Avialans (Winter 2026) Part 1

    Dinosaurs Lately - Avialans (Winter 2026) Part 1
    Mar 17 2026
    Thanks for tuning into the Dinosaurs Lately podcast, the dinosaur podcast that features periodic updates recapping the latest news on the dinosaurs. This is the podcast that targets a type of dinosaur and tries to catch you up on everything that’s been published on them … lately. The goal is to keep up with all the dinosaurs news, even when I’m not publishing new episodes of the Juras-Sick Park-Cast. If you’re interested in this sort of thing – I hope it helps you feel … up to date. Episode 9 - Avialans (Winter 2026) Parts 1 and 2. Avialan news: Jingmai O’Connor (2025). “8. The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds.” In: Scott V. Edwards, and J. Michael Reed (eds), New Perspectives in Ornithology: 21st Century Dispatches across the World of Birds; New York, 2026; online edn, Oxford Academic: 139–168. Evan T Saitta, Lilja Carden, Jonathan S Mitchell & Peter J Makovicky (2025). “Feather Evolution Following Flight Loss In Crown Group Birds: Relaxed Selection And Developmental Constraints.” Evolution, qpaf020. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf020 https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf020/7997201 Takumi Watanabe, Fernando E. Novas, Tatsuya Hirasawa (2026). “Evolution of the Jaw Joint and Middle Ear Morphologies in the Lineage Towards Birds.” Zoological Science 43(1): doi: https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250108 https://bioone.org/journals/zoological-science/volume-43/issue-1/zs250108/Evolution-of-the-Jaw-Joint-and-Middle-Ear-Morphologies-in/10.2108/zs250108.full Wang Min, Wang Xiao-Li, Zheng Xiao-Ting & Zhou Zhong-He (2024). “Cranial anatomy of Anchiornis huxleyi (Theropoda: Paraves) sheds new light on bird skull evolution.” Vertebrata Palasiatica (advance online publication). DOI: 10.19615/j.cnki.2096-9899.241225 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387743760_Cranial_anatomy_of_Anchiornis_huxleyi_Theropoda_Paraves_sheds_new_light_on_bird_skull_evolution Yosef Kiat, Xiaoli Wang, Xiaoting Zheng, Yan Wang & Jingmai O’Connor (2025). “Wing morphology of Anchiornis huxleyi and the evolution of molt strategies in paravian dinosaurs.” Communications Biology 8: 1633 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-09019-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-09019-2 Runsheng Chen, Min Wang, Liping Dong, Guowu Zhou, Xing Xu, Ke Deng, Liming Xu, Chi Zhang, Linchang. Wang, Honggang Du, Ganmin Lin, Min Lin & Zhonghe Zhou (2025). “Earliest short-tailed bird from the Late Jurassic of China.” Nature 638(8050): 441–448. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08410-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08410-z Jingmai K. O’Connor, Alexander D. Clark, Pei-Chen Kuo, Min Wang, Akiko Shinya, Constance Van Beek & Huali Chang (2025). “Avian features of Archaeopteryx feeding apparatus reflect elevated demands of flight.” The Innovation (advance online publication). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101086 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666675825002899 Jingmai O’Connor, Alexander Clark, Pei-Chen Kuo, Yosef Kiat, Matteo Fabbri, Akiko Shinya, Constance Van Beek, Jing Lu, Min Wang & Han Hu (2025). “Chicago Archaeopteryx informs on the early evolution of the avian bauplan.” Nature (advance online publication). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08912-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08912-4 Shaoyuan Wu, Ziqi Tao, Liang Liu, Charles R Marshall, Scott V Edwards, Zhonghe Zhou & Frank E Rheindt (2025). “New Fossils Imply a Deeper Origin of Modern Birds in the Mesozoic.” National Science Review, nwaf238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf238 https://academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nsr/nwaf238/8158921 Sergio M. Nebreda, Luis M. Chiappe, Guillermo Navalón, Javier C. Terol, Francisco J. Serrano, Ángela D. Buscalioni & Jesús Marugán-Lobón (2026). “An isolated skull from Las Hoyas (Early Cretaceous, Spain) informs the early evolution towards elongated rostra in enantiornithine birds (Aves, Ornithothoraces).” Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 145: 251-265 doi: https://doi.org/10.3897/sjp.145.182813 https://sjp.pensoft.net/article/182813/ Wang, X., A.D. Clark, J.K. O'Connor, X. Zhang, X. Wang, X. Zheng, and Z. Zhou (2024). “First edentulous enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol avifauna.” Cretaceous Research advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105867 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195667124000405 Zhiheng Li, Jinsheng Hu, Thomas A Stidham, Mao Ye, Min Wang, Yanhong Pan, Tao Zhao, Jingshu Li, Zhonghe Zhou & Julia A Clarke (2025). “Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from the Jehol Biota.” eLife 14: RP103628 doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.103628.3 https://elifesciences.org/articles/103628 Wang, M., & Zhou, Z. (2019). A new enantiornithine (Aves: Ornithothoraces) with completely fused premaxillae from the Early ...
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