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A new Spicomellus find reveals just how crazy its armor was. Plus Six brand new sauropods!For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Liaoningosaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Liaoningosaurus-Episode-549/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Liaoningosaurus, a small ankylosaur that may or may not have been semi-aquatic and carnivorous.In dinosaur news this week:A much more complete Spicomellus skeleton was found with some of the strangest and most elaborate armor ever seenThere’s a new sauropodomorph species, Xingxiulong yueorum, which is quite a bit bigger than the previous species from the genusThe oldest known sauropodomorph from East Asia, Wudingloong wui, was just describedThere’s a new eusauropod, Huashanosaurus qini, named for famous mountain with impressive rock artThere’s a new mamenchisaurid sauropod, Tongnanlong zhimingi, which is estimated to be over 80ft longThere’s a new rebbachisaurid (vacuum cleaner head) sauropod, Cienciargentina sanchezi, from PatagoniaThere’s another new rebbachisaurid, Astigmasaura genuflexa, measuring in at about 59ft (18m) long and weighing over 10 tons This episode is brought to you by our patrons. Their generous contributions make our podcast possible! You can now save 10% by paying annually. Go to Patreon.com/iknowdino to sign up and help us keep creating I Know Dino every week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.