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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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Dinocrocuta, the Terrible Hyena

Dinocrocuta, the Terrible Hyena

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinocrocuta by Dmitry Bogdanov)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Dinocrocuta, which is not an awesome dinosaur/crocodile hybrid …

00:32:15  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
Kunpengopterus, the Kunpeng Wing

Kunpengopterus, the Kunpeng Wing

(image source: https://marchan-forest.blogspot.com/2021/)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Kunpengopterus, a monkey-like pterosaur in that it had opposable thumbs, which is p…

00:21:14  |   Tue 22 Apr 2025
Compsognathus, the Elegant Jaw

Compsognathus, the Elegant Jaw

 (image source: https://ar.inspiredpencil.com/pictures-2023/compsognathus)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Compsognathus, famously the smallest dinosaur of all but not so …

00:17:13  |   Tue 15 Apr 2025
Elasmotherium, the Plated Beast

Elasmotherium, the Plated Beast

(image source: https://newdinosaurs.com/elasmotherium/)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Jaymes Buckman discuss Elasmotherium, a woolly rhino that’s not the Woolly Rhino but is woolly and is a r…

00:20:33  |   Tue 08 Apr 2025
Homo sapiens, the Intelligent Man

Homo sapiens, the Intelligent Man

(image source: https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/ )


April Fools, puny humans! Host Emperor Splozzitrox, Supreme Ruler of the Planet Zurkabong, and co-host Karzagloth, the underest of underlings, …

00:23:00  |   Tue 01 Apr 2025
Megalograptus, the Great Writing

Megalograptus, the Great Writing

(image source: https://www.darwinsdoor.co.uk/timetour/the-ordovician-period.html)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Megalograptus, another nope of a creature but this time a…

00:19:53  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
Protoceratops, the First Horned Face

Protoceratops, the First Horned Face

(image source: https://www.thoughtco.com/things-to-know-protoceratops-1093796) 


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Protoceratops, a hardy and stocky fellow with a tubby body a…

00:22:31  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
Appalachiosaurus, the Appalachian Lizard

Appalachiosaurus, the Appalachian Lizard

(image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/347129083760903111/)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Appalachiosaurus, a tyrannosaur living on the East Coast like some city slick…

00:31:43  |   Tue 11 Mar 2025
Ceratosaurus, the Horned Lizard

Ceratosaurus, the Horned Lizard

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Ceratosaurus3_1b79.jpg) 


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Ceratosaurus, an almost-famous dinosaur that often gets overshado…

00:31:56  |   Tue 04 Mar 2025
A. anax, the Usurper of Saurophaganax

A. anax, the Usurper of Saurophaganax

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Saurophaganax-Paul-Heaston1_2121.jpg)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Allosaurus anax, the new lord of the lizard eaters…

00:26:50  |   Tue 25 Feb 2025
Temnodontosaurus, the Cutting-Tooth Lizard

Temnodontosaurus, the Cutting-Tooth Lizard

(image source: https://artpictures.club/autumn-2023.html)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Michele C. Hollow discuss Temnodontosaurus, a rather large marine reptile with potentially the largest e…

00:35:29  |   Tue 18 Feb 2025
Hippodraco, the Horse Dragon

Hippodraco, the Horse Dragon

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


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Hippodraco, a dinosaur with a funny name that makes me think of hippos, hor…

00:23:35  |   Tue 11 Feb 2025
Magnolia, of Great Excellence

Magnolia, of Great Excellence

(image source: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/styracosaurus-eating-magnolias-with-lambeosaurus-phil-wilson.html)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Magnolia, another wond…

00:21:38  |   Tue 04 Feb 2025
Atlasaurus, the Lizard of the Titan Atlas

Atlasaurus, the Lizard of the Titan Atlas

(image source: https://www.minizoo.com.au/eofauna-atlasaurus/) 


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Jaymes Buckman discuss Atlasaurus, a lanky and wonky longneck that looks just wrong and quite fran…

00:27:24  |   Tue 28 Jan 2025
Lokiceratops, the Horned Face of Loki

Lokiceratops, the Horned Face of Loki

(image source: https://allthatsinteresting.com/lokiceratops-rangiformis)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Lokiceratops, a dinosaur with asymmetrical horns, much like my relatio…

00:23:58  |   Tue 21 Jan 2025
Austroraptor, the Southern Thief

Austroraptor, the Southern Thief

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroraptor by Fred Wierum)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Austroraptor, a dromaeosaurid theropod masquerading as a spinosauri…

00:32:02  |   Tue 14 Jan 2025
Heterodontosaurus, the Different-Toothed Lizard

Heterodontosaurus, the Different-Toothed Lizard

(image source: https://paleontologyworld.com/dinosaurs-%E2%80%93-species-encycolpedia/heterodontosaurus)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Heterodontosaurus, a very heteronor…

00:22:37  |   Tue 07 Jan 2025
Pulmonoscorpius, the Lunged Scorpion

Pulmonoscorpius, the Lunged Scorpion

(image source: https://prehistoricpark.fandom.com/wiki/Pulmonoscorpius)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Pulmonoscorpius, another nope of a nope that crept and crawled and s…

00:29:21  |   Tue 31 Dec 2024
Uintatherium, the Beast of the Uinta Mountains

Uintatherium, the Beast of the Uinta Mountains

(image source: https://www.thoughtco.com/uintatherium-profile-1093289) Merry Christmas! Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host and one of Santa’s elves Snowdrop Jimjam Jollypie discuss Uintatherium, a…

00:24:23  |   Tue 24 Dec 2024
Capromeryx, the Dwarf Pronghorn

Capromeryx, the Dwarf Pronghorn

(image source: https://alchetron.com/Capromeryx-minor)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Capromeryx, a teeny-tiny pronghorn with a teeny-tiny amount of information available…

00:14:15  |   Tue 17 Dec 2024
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