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Paleo Bites

Welcome to Paleo Bites, the weekly podcast hosted by Matthew Donald where we make dumb jokes, reference pop culture, derail like crazy, and oh yeah, discuss and rate dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Each episode Matthew and a rotating set of guest co-hosts talk about a different genus of primeval critter, explain basic stats, exchange plenty of banter, barely fact-check, and at the end, rate the creature one out of 65 million for any reason, including but not limited to sexiness, mana, and dexterity. So join Matthew and his friends as we embark on this prehistoric odyssey and review the dinosaurs from Aardonyx to Zuul as well as many other extinct beasts, entertaining folks while undoubtedly making serious paleontologists weep. Musical sting by Magnus Ringblom from Epidemic Sound.

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Comedy Funny Science Natural Sciences Humor Nature
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
24 minutes
Episodes
308
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Guanlong, the Crowned Dragon

Guanlong, the Crowned Dragon

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanlong)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Guanlong, a feathered dinosaur with a nose crest and a distant relation to T. rex, …

00:21:23  |   Tue 16 Nov 2021
Ninjatitan, the Titanic Ninja

Ninjatitan, the Titanic Ninja

(image source: https://bit.ly/3oKU54M)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host and Matt’s nephew Jacob Poloskey discuss Ninjatitan, a sauropod really inaccurately named, as I’m fairly certain there we…

00:16:14  |   Tue 09 Nov 2021
Gargoyleosaurus, the Gargoyle Lizard

Gargoyleosaurus, the Gargoyle Lizard

(image source: https://pixels.com/featured/gargoyleosaurus-daniel-eskridge.html)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Gargoyleosaurus, an early spiky armored boi that had a wh…

00:23:55  |   Tue 02 Nov 2021
Diictodon, the Two Weasel Tooth

Diictodon, the Two Weasel Tooth

(image source: https://prehistoricreatures.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/diictodon/)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Diictodon, a little gopher-like creature that, based on ev…

00:22:22  |   Tue 26 Oct 2021
Pterodaustro, the Southern Wing

Pterodaustro, the Southern Wing

(image source: https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/pterosaur-of-the-day-pterodaustro)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Pterodaustro, a flamingo/pelica…

00:29:57  |   Tue 19 Oct 2021
Nanuqsaurus, the Polar Bear Lizard

Nanuqsaurus, the Polar Bear Lizard

(image source: https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Nanuqsaurus)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Nanuqsaurus, a polar tyrannosaur, which sounds pretty cool to me. Hehe, "coo…

00:20:53  |   Tue 12 Oct 2021
Daeodon, the Hostile Tooth

Daeodon, the Hostile Tooth

(image source: https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Daeodon)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Daeodon, a nasty pig relative that presumably had the worst breath, but then aga…

00:23:59  |   Tue 05 Oct 2021
Meganeura, the Large-Nerved One

Meganeura, the Large-Nerved One

(image source: https://walkingwith.fandom.com/wiki/Meganeura)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Meganeura, a dragonfly the size of an eagle, because we entomophobes haven't…

00:30:42  |   Tue 28 Sep 2021
Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant Lizard King

Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant Lizard King

(image source: https://bit.ly/2Za8EEl)

Happy 100 episodes! Host Matthew Donald and nearly all of the previous guest co-hosts discuss Tyrannosaurus rex, a dinosaur that needs no introduction. From th…

01:51:52  |   Tue 21 Sep 2021
Longisquama, the One With Long Scales

Longisquama, the One With Long Scales

(image source: https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Longisquama)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Longisquama, a mysterious creature with tall feather-like scales it presumably …

00:24:55  |   Tue 14 Sep 2021
Repenomamus, the Reptilian Mammal

Repenomamus, the Reptilian Mammal

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repenomamus)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Repenomamus, the biggest mammal of dinosaur times that actively preyed on dino b…

00:26:11  |   Tue 07 Sep 2021
Charnia, of the Charnwood Forest

Charnia, of the Charnwood Forest

(image source: https://prehistoric-life.fandom.com/wiki/Charnia)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Charnia, a very early animal that, yes, was an animal. I mean, not like a…

00:25:38  |   Tue 31 Aug 2021
Darwinius, of Charles Darwin

Darwinius, of Charles Darwin

(image source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/who-was-ida/)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Darwinius, a tiny mammal distantly related to the evolutionary line…

00:31:58  |   Tue 24 Aug 2021
Concavenator, the Humpbacked Hunter of Cuenca

Concavenator, the Humpbacked Hunter of Cuenca

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/concavenatorRM_2211.jpg

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Concavenator, a dinosaur with a raging stiffy on the wrong end, o…

00:27:17  |   Tue 17 Aug 2021
Rapetosaurus, the Malagasy Giant Lizard

Rapetosaurus, the Malagasy Giant Lizard

(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/atrox1/art/Rapetosaurus-211286542)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O'Regan discuss Rapetosaurus, a longneck big enough to technically be impressiv…

00:24:05  |   Tue 10 Aug 2021
Andrewsarchus, the Leader of Andrews

Andrewsarchus, the Leader of Andrews

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrewsarchus)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Andrewsarchus, an enormous mammal that's gone through a lot of taxonomical she…

00:19:29  |   Tue 03 Aug 2021
Pyroraptor, the Fire Thief

Pyroraptor, the Fire Thief

(image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/830280881294883148/ by Jonathan Kuo)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host (and Matthew's nephew!) Jacob Poloskey discuss Pyroraptor, one of the first ra…

00:21:29  |   Tue 27 Jul 2021
Colepiocephale, the Knuckle Head

Colepiocephale, the Knuckle Head

(image source: https://prehistopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Colepiocephale)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Colepiocephale, a dinosaur with an adorably G-rated insult in its genu…

00:25:01  |   Tue 20 Jul 2021
Pliosaurus, Predator X

Pliosaurus, Predator X

(image source: https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Pliosaurus)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Pliosaurus, a creature that garnered the nickname "Predator X" at one point b…

00:24:54  |   Tue 13 Jul 2021
Medusaceratops, the Gorgon Horned Face

Medusaceratops, the Gorgon Horned Face

(image source: https://dinosaurpictures.org/Medusaceratops-pictures)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Medusaceratops, the dinosaur without snake hair or a petrifying gaze but …

00:30:59  |   Tue 06 Jul 2021
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