{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/64ac3f8d2a1a3f0011e3d95c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mononykus, the Single-Clawed One","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/1689009995739-41ccdb7774df218dbfbde4e7e893743b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>(image source: <a href=\"https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mononykus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://dinopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mononykus</a>) </p><p><br></p><p>Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lexi Ryan discuss <em>Mononykus</em>, a dinosaur that was really good at poking and pretty much nothing else with those singular claws of theirs. They could point, poke, and pork. That’s it. Good night, everyone. From the Late Cretaceous, this 3-foot alvarezsaurid probably lived like an anteater picking bugs out of logs with its claws and its long tongue. Its tongue didn’t fossilize though, so that’s pure speculation. We paleontologists can make things up on occasion. </p><p><br></p><p>Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content at <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/matthewdonald?fan_landing=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon.com/MatthewDonald</a>. Also, you can purchase Matthew Donald's dinosaur book \"Megazoic\" on Amazon by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Megazoic-1-Matthew-Donald/dp/0692871969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1494005672&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Megazoic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, its sequel \"Megazoic: The Primeval Power\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692060952/ref=la_B074RB1ZM8_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518456238&amp;sr=1-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, its third installment \"Megazoic: The Hunted Ones\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692187847/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, or its final installment \"Megazoic: An Era's End\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578487667/ref=sr_1_3?crid=YTD66B8SC18I&amp;keywords=megazoic&amp;qid=1562286586&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=Megazoic%2Cdigital-text%2C162&amp;sr=1-3-catcorr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>, as well as his non-dinosaur-related book \"Teslanauts\" by clicking <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XRZF2N/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=25RFZ5ALIKJCT&amp;keywords=teslanauts+matthew+donald&amp;qid=1658257763&amp;sprefix=teslanau%2Caps%2C101&amp;sr=8-4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Matthew Donald"}