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When her South Asian relatives come over for a cook-out, Dana must protect a spicy mirchi pepper needed for her Dad's special butter chicken from some hungry herbivores. /Dana conducts Dino Experiment 618: What does it feel like to go as fast as the fastest dinosaur? The Compsognathus. But first, she must master the basics of skateboarding.

The Psittacosaurus was as smaller and weighed less than a human.

Psittacosaurus means "parrot lizard," so named because of its prominent beak.

A complete fossilized Psittacosaurus skeleton discovered in China enabled a detailed reconstruction in 2016 that is likely the most accurate to date.

The Dracorex was the length of a couch.

The Dracorex was first discovered in 2004.

Dracorex means "Dragon King."

The full name of Dracorex is Dracorex hogwartsia, which is attributed to its dragon-like appearance and the wizard school Hogwarts in J. K. Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter books.

Some scientists believe that Dracorex may actually only be a species of Stygimoloch or even an early growth stage version of the genus Pachycephalosaurus.

The only known Dracorex remains, a skull and four vertebrae, were discovered by amateur paleontologists excavating in South Dakota's Hell Creek Formation.

An adult Compsognathus was 1.5 feet tall, and far smaller than Dino Dana.

Only two almost complete Compsognathus skeletons have ever been discovered.

Both of the only existing Compsognathus skeletons contain preserved lizard bones, suggesting that the dinosaur was a fast-moving carnivore.

Compsognathus was a bipedal carnivore that was among the smallest of dinosaurs, about the size of a chicken.

Based on estimates of its weight and measurements, Compsognathus could possibly reach a running speed of 40 miles per hour.

The Stegosaurus' bite was weaker than a human bite.

The Stegosaurus ate rocks to aid in digesting plant matter.

The bony plates along a Stegosaurus' back may have been for heat regulation or attracting mates.

Stegosaurus weighed about 6-7 tons, but had one of the smallest brains of any dinosaur, weighing only about three ounces and about the size of a walnut.

Some scientists refer to the spikes at the end of a Stegosaurus' tail as "thagomizers," after the newspaper cartoon "The Far Side" showed cavemen referring to them that way in memory of "the late Thag Simmons."

The Dromaeosaurus was similar in size and other characteristics to the Velociraptor, including its body weight and powerful bite.

For a small dinosaur that weighed less than 40 pounds, the Dromaeosaurus had a rather large brain, likely making it one of the more intelligent of its kind.


Episode credited cast:
Colin Petierre Colin Petierre - Bobby
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalye Archiles Natalye Archiles - Sara
Amanda Barker Amanda Barker - Ashley
Saara Chaudry Saara Chaudry - Saara Jain
Ali Hassan Ali Hassan - Uncle Ravi
Michela Luci Michela Luci - Dana
Amish Patel Amish Patel - Dad
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