Episode 87 - Ceratopsians, the Horned Dinosaurs

Published: May 17, 2020, 2:20 a.m.

From massive Triceratops to tiny Psittacosaurus, few dinosaurs are as famous, charismatic, or commonly preserved as ceratopsians. In this episode, we\u2019ll follow this group\u2019s evolutionary journey from little bipeds to horned behemoths and discuss some of the biggest scientific questions about their history, their identification, and of course their magnificently adorned noggins.\nIn the news: the Tully monster, very strange mammals, dinosaur hunting habits, and the tail of Spinosaurus.\nPlease pardon our audio issues in this episode.\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:06:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:42:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:17:00Patron question: 01:51:30\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\nNew merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descentFeaturing art by Rob Soto! https://www.rob-soto.com/\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\nThe Intro and Outro music is \u201cOn the Origin of Species\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\nMusical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/