Terrible Lizards

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• | Dinosaur Bites

  October 7, 2026 · 11 min

  Was Torosaurus REALLY a Male Triceratops? | Dinosaur Bites Terrible Lizards Dinosaur Bites – bite-sized extracts from old episodes and live streams to keep you going. Was Torosaurus actually just a male Triceratops? Can we tell whether…

• Could Quetzalcoatlus Really Chase Off a T. rex?

  September 30, 2026 · 13 min

  Could a pair of Quetzalcoatlus really harass a T. rex away from a carcass? And did dinosaurs have forked tongues like snakes and Komodo dragons? In this Dinosaur Bite, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone tackle both questions - starting with…

• Dinosaur tracks and photogrammetry | Brent Breithaupt

  September 23, 2026 · 58 min

  What can dinosaur footprints tell us that bones can't? n this episode of Terrible Lizards, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone talk to palaeontologist Brent Breithaupt about the science of trace fossils: the footprints, trackways, nests, bite…

• Where Did Pterosaurs Lay Their Eggs? | Terrible Lizards Dinosaur Bites

  September 16, 2026 · 13 min

  How did pterosaurs actually nest? Did they build colonies like seabirds, bury their soft-shelled eggs like crocodiles and turtles, or something stranger?  In this archive extract, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone discuss pterosaur nesting…

• S12DB18 How Did Dinosaur Heads Attach?

  September 2, 2026 · 11 min

  Link to youtube video: https://youtu.be/VVFicHNMxys What happens when a palaeontologist goes back to his office and comes home with five boxes of dinosaur casts and fossils?  In this archive extract from one of our earliest live shows…

• What Fossil Would Change Everything? | Live at Dinocon

  August 26, 2026 · 53 min

  Recorded live at DinoCon 2026, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone answer audience questions covering everything from Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus to fossil auctions, pterosaur wings and the strangest dinosaur names imaginable. For the free…

• S12DB17 Why Palaeontologists Hate 'Biggest Dinosaur' Headlines

  August 5, 2026 · 10 min

  In this bite from an old live stream, Iszi Lawrence and Dr Dave Hone discuss why claims of the "largest dinosaur ever" are much harder to prove than the headlines suggest. They explore how palaeontologists estimate the size of enormous…

• The Business of Dinosaurs: Are Fossils Becoming Luxury Collectibles?

  July 29, 2026 · 53 min

  Should dinosaur fossils belong in museums—or can they be bought and sold like works of art? When the spectacular Tyrannosaurus rex known as "Gus" was preparing to go under the hammer (and has since sold for a staggering $50 million), it…