{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/686b256555be9a8069568901?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shantungosaurus, the Lizard of the Shandong Province","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/638fae9eebaaed00108c0d80/1751852267670-dec335b2-ff9c-4b17-a500-ce3bd75c7398.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>(image source: <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/767570-shantungosaurus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://makerworld.com/en/models/767570-shantungosaurus</a>) </p><p><br></p><p>Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss <em>Shantungosaurus</em>, a big big BIG duckbilled dinosaur, and in fact the biggest non-sauropod dinosaur ever! Then again, I’m the biggest guy named Matthew who’s written a book called Megazoic. Probably, anyways. From the Late Cretaceous, this 56-foot saurolophine hadrosaurid dealt with its own Chinese version of <em>T. rex </em>called <em>Zhuchengtyrannus</em>, making it a prequel of sorts to the <em>T. rex </em>and <em>Edmontosaurus </em>dynamic of North America. That’s what the best follow-up installments of classics do; take the original characters, and put them in Asia. </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 get links to follow Matthew Donald and purchase his books at<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://linktr.ee/matthewdonald</a>. His latest book, <em>Teslamancer</em>, just released August 27th! And mild spoiler alert... there are kind of dinosaurs in it... mwuahahaha.</p>","author_name":"Matthew Donald"}