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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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Afrovenator, the African Hunter

Afrovenator, the African Hunter

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Matt David Seivert discuss Afrovenator, a dinosaur that got its title of African Hunter stolen by

00:28:26  |   Tue 23 Aug 2022
Megapiranha, the Giant Piranha

Megapiranha, the Giant Piranha

(image source: https://river-monsters.fandom.com/wiki/Megapiranha)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Megapiranha, a really freakin' big piranha. Duh. From the Late Miocene,…

00:19:19  |   Tue 16 Aug 2022
Suchomimus, the Crocodile Mimic

Suchomimus, the Crocodile Mimic

(image source: https://www.extinctanimals.org/suchomimus.htm)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Suchomimus, a dinosaur that despite its genus name’s suffix doesn’t look anythin…

00:28:52  |   Tue 09 Aug 2022
Zalambdalestes, the Lambda-Like Robber

Zalambdalestes, the Lambda-Like Robber

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Christina Eilert discuss Zalambdalestes, a furry little hopper with a long snout and a rat tail, li…

00:22:54  |   Tue 02 Aug 2022
Fukuiraptor, the Thief of the Fukui Prefecture

Fukuiraptor, the Thief of the Fukui Prefecture

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Matt David Seivert discuss Fukuiraptor, a Japanese dinosaur with a name where the jokes write themselv…

00:27:34  |   Tue 26 Jul 2022
Glossopteris, the Tongue Fern

Glossopteris, the Tongue Fern

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Glossopteris, an ancient tree that… wait, where are you going?! C’mon, not every episode can be abo…

00:20:45  |   Tue 19 Jul 2022
Thylacinus, the Tasmanian Tiger

Thylacinus, the Tasmanian Tiger

(image source: Public domain photo from 1906. Suck it, copyright laws)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Thylacinus, the most recently extinct creature I’ll allow, as anyth…

00:22:10  |   Tue 12 Jul 2022
Megatherium, the Great Beast

Megatherium, the Great Beast

(image source: https://www.thoughtco.com/megatherium-giant-sloth-1093238)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Christina Eilert discuss Megatherium, a creature whose full scientific name literally…

00:27:22  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
Koparion, the Surgical Knife

Koparion, the Surgical Knife

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Koparion, a really old member of its family that's known by its teeth, kind of like…

00:16:11  |   Tue 28 Jun 2022
Paraceratherium, the Near Hornless Beast

Paraceratherium, the Near Hornless Beast

(image source: https://animals.fandom.com/wiki/Paraceratherium)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Paraceratherium, a huge mammal that looked like the result of a mad scientist …

00:27:05  |   Tue 21 Jun 2022
Stegouros, the Roof Tail

Stegouros, the Roof Tail

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Stegouros, a dinosaur that decided club tails or spike tails weren't cool enough so it went with a …

00:23:41  |   Tue 14 Jun 2022
Australovenator, the Southern Hunter

Australovenator, the Southern Hunter

(image source: https://bit.ly/3thtE8t)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O'Regan discuss Australovenator, an Australian predatory dinosaur, which is kind of obvious when hearing its name, so…

00:19:58  |   Tue 07 Jun 2022
Gastonia, of Robert Gaston

Gastonia, of Robert Gaston

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Gastonia, a dinosaur with a French-sounding name despite being American; kind of like French fries, …

00:24:28  |   Tue 31 May 2022
Homo erectus, the Upright Man

Homo erectus, the Upright Man

(image source: https://reinoanimalia.fandom.com/es/wiki/Homo_erectus)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Homo erectus, an early form of human whose name makes us all giggle hea…

00:30:40  |   Tue 24 May 2022
Leaellynasaura, the Lizard of Leaellyn

Leaellynasaura, the Lizard of Leaellyn

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/Leaellynasaura_new_118a.jpg)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Leaellynasaura, a genus name damn hard to spell and even ha…

00:25:40  |   Tue 17 May 2022
Archaeoindris, the Ancient Indris Lemur

Archaeoindris, the Ancient Indris Lemur

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Archaeoindris, the lemurs’ answer to Gigantopithecus, if that makes a lick of …

00:22:14  |   Tue 10 May 2022
Giraffatitan, the Titanic Giraffe

Giraffatitan, the Titanic Giraffe

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/500px-Giraffatitan_3380.jpg)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Giraffatitan, an African longneck that paleontologists pre…

00:26:54  |   Tue 03 May 2022
Ichthyostega, the Fish Roof

Ichthyostega, the Fish Roof

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

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Natasha Krech discuss Ichthyostega, one of the first vertebrates to crawl onto land, so if you hat…

00:21:23  |   Tue 26 Apr 2022
Pendraig, the Chief Dragon

Pendraig, the Chief Dragon

(image source: https://bit.ly/3J7dSSK by James Robbins)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss Pendraig, a little Welsh dinosaur that’s a bit small and ordinary for a creature named…

00:28:23  |   Tue 19 Apr 2022
Bos primigenius, the Aurochs

Bos primigenius, the Aurochs

(image source: https://www.pinterest.com/vincelongo0700/prehistoric-animals/)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Bos primigenius, the ancestral cattle and progenitor to all …

00:28:21  |   Tue 12 Apr 2022
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