Riley Black Returns and a new Dino Duels Championship

Riley, one of our favorite dinosaur writers, returns to discuss her latest book and lots of other dinosaur topics. Plus a new ceratopsian—Ferenceratops. And a new Dino Duels Championship.
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Dinosaur of the day Quaesitosaurus, a titanosaur with a skull similar to Diplodocus.
Interview with Riley Black (rileyblack.net), an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Scientific American, Nature, Smithsonian, and more. She has written a number of books, including “The Last Days of the Dinosaurs,” “When the Earth was Green,” and most recently “The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs”. Follow her on Bluesky @restingdinoface (bsky.app/profile/restingdinoface.bsky.social)
In dinosaur news this week:
• There’s a new ceratopsian dinosaur, Ferenceratops shqiperorum
• Dinosaurs were “ecosystem engineers” that shaped their landscapes while they were alive—and after they died out
• A study of New Mexican dinosaurs supports that they were still thriving before the Cretaceous-ending asteroid hit the Earth
• Our dino duels are going again! Create your bracket here: bit.ly/dinoduelsbracket
• Then enter your picks for a chance to win a year of Triceratops-level patreon membership at bit.ly/dinoduelspicks
• Complete rules and restrictions at bit.ly/dinoduelsrules

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