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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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Psittacosaurus, the Parrot Lizard

Psittacosaurus, the Parrot Lizard

(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/lucas-attwell/art/Psittacosaurus-meileyingensis-752628599)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Psittacosaurus, an early representative of…

00:35:23  |   Tue 10 Dec 2024
Domeykodactlyus, the Finger of the Cordillera Domeyko

Domeykodactlyus, the Finger of the Cordillera Domeyko

(image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domeykodactylus by FunkMonk (Michael B. H.))


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Domeykodactylus, a pterosaur with a fabulous piece …

00:21:08  |   Tue 03 Dec 2024
Pentaceratops, the Five-Horned Face

Pentaceratops, the Five-Horned Face

(image source: https://www.everythingdinosaur.com/product/haolonggood-pentaceratops-lioutang/)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Pentaceratops, a large horned dinosaur just h…

00:30:14  |   Tue 26 Nov 2024
Notharctus, the False Bear

Notharctus, the False Bear

(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/willemsvdmerwe/art/Notharctus-tenebrosus-948425598)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Notharctus, a lemur-like creature that wasn’t…

00:19:49  |   Tue 19 Nov 2024
Caihong, the Crested Rainbow

Caihong, the Crested Rainbow

(image source: Art by Gabriel Ugueto)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Caihong, a beautiful rainbow-feathered ally and one of the premiere examples of the evidence of dinosau…

00:27:48  |   Tue 12 Nov 2024
Thalassodromeus, the Ocean Runner

Thalassodromeus, the Ocean Runner

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


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Thalassodromeus, a medium-sized pterosaur with a really, really big cre…

00:22:05  |   Tue 05 Nov 2024
Diabloceratops, the Devil Horned Face

Diabloceratops, the Devil Horned Face

(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/nagrandia/art/Diabloceratops-574079826)


Happy Halloween! Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host/demon lord Morazmolochgallothagon discuss Diabloceratops, a din…

00:20:15  |   Tue 29 Oct 2024
Alpkarakush, of the Kyrgyz Mythical Bird

Alpkarakush, of the Kyrgyz Mythical Bird

(image source: Art by Joschua Knüppe)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Alpkarakush, a medium-sized predatory dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic at the geographic midpoint of …

00:31:58  |   Tue 22 Oct 2024
Gillicus, the Gilled One

Gillicus, the Gilled One

(image source: https://dinosauralive.fandom.com/wiki/Gillicus)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Gillicus, a fish with gills… you know, like literally all fish. You ain’t sp…

00:22:41  |   Tue 15 Oct 2024
Udanoceratops, the Horned Face of Udan Sayr

Udanoceratops, the Horned Face of Udan Sayr

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


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Udanoceratops, a fat ugly beast with a really big head. Between this, la…

00:30:43  |   Tue 08 Oct 2024
Anteosaurus, the Lizard of the Mythical Giant Antaios

Anteosaurus, the Lizard of the Mythical Giant Antaios

(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/willemsvdmerwe/art/Anteosaurus-340867141)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Anteosaurus, a really big stem mammal that ate and chom…

00:21:39  |   Tue 01 Oct 2024
Dakotadon, the Tooth of the Dakota Region

Dakotadon, the Tooth of the Dakota Region

(image source: https://prehistoria.fandom.com/es/wiki/Dakotadon)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Dakotadon, also known as the genus name that usurped the North American spec…

00:27:36  |   Tue 24 Sep 2024
Quinkana, the Spirit of Gugu-Yalanji Folklore

Quinkana, the Spirit of Gugu-Yalanji Folklore

(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/fish98/art/Antipodes-Quinkana-Concept-969634441)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Quinkana, a galloping terrestrial crocodile from…

00:22:51  |   Tue 17 Sep 2024
Dusicyon, the Falkland Islands Wolf

Dusicyon, the Falkland Islands Wolf

(image source: https://theconversation.com/history-mystery-solved-the-origins-of-the-falkland-islands-wolf-12637)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Dusicyon, a wolf that encou…

00:27:31  |   Tue 10 Sep 2024
Gremlin, the Gremlin

Gremlin, the Gremlin

(image source: https://www.sci.news/paleontology/gremlin-slobodorum-12547.html)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Gremlin, a monstrous little critter with a big head and a mi…

00:24:01  |   Tue 03 Sep 2024
Eryops, the Drawn-Out Face

Eryops, the Drawn-Out Face

(image source: https://a-z-animals.com/animals/eryops/)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Eryops, a large amphibian with curved teeth, oval bumps, and a big head. Hey, Eryop…

00:20:54  |   Tue 27 Aug 2024
Kaprosuchus, the Boar Crocodile

Kaprosuchus, the Boar Crocodile

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


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Spencer Mayhew discuss Kaprosuchus, a running crocodilian from Cretaceous Africa that lived alongside …

00:23:20  |   Tue 20 Aug 2024
Camelops, the Camel Face

Camelops, the Camel Face

(image source: https://pixels.com/featured/camelops-hesternus-front-view-corey-ford.html)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Camelops, a… well, it’s a camel, guys. Yeah, news …

00:25:29  |   Tue 13 Aug 2024
Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the Saber-toothed Salmon

Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the Saber-toothed Salmon

(image source: https://eartharchives.org/articles/saber-toothed-salmon-teeth-more-like-tusks-than-fangs/)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Oncorhynchus rastrosus, AKA the s…

00:19:13  |   Tue 06 Aug 2024
Macrauchenia, the Long Llama

Macrauchenia, the Long Llama

(image source: Max Bellomio, @digital_duck on Twitter)


Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Macrauchenia, a big hoofed mammal that either had a trunk or didn’t, kind of like me w…

00:23:31  |   Tue 30 Jul 2024
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