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Monthly Dino Digest Issue #14 · May 2026
New Discovery

A new tyrannosauroid from northern Mongolia

What it changes about late-Cretaceous Asian ecosystems, and why this skull matters more than the headlines suggest.

Reader Question

“How do we know what color dinosaurs were?”

Melanosomes, fossil pigments, and the surprising limits of what feathered theropods can tell us.

Evan's Picks

Three things worth your attention this month

A paleo artist doing remarkable reconstructions, a podcast episode on deep time, and a new museum exhibit.

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What's in every issue

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New discoveries, explained

The most interesting fossil finds and paleontology research from the past month, with the context to explain why each one actually matters. Not headlines. The real story.

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A reader question, answered

Every issue, Evan picks one question from readers and answers it properly. Past questions have ranged from “how do we know what color dinosaurs were” to “what would actually happen if we cloned a dinosaur.”

03

Evan's favorite finds

A handful of things worth your attention: a paleo artist doing remarkable work, a podcast episode, a book, a museum exhibit, a video. The good stuff, hand-picked.

04

What's new from Daily Dino Guy

New articles, new videos, and what Evan is working on, so you never miss the things you actually signed up to follow.

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The Monthly Dino Digest is a free email newsletter written by paleontologist Evan Jevnikar, founder of Daily Dino Guy. It arrives once a month and covers new fossil discoveries and paleontology research, a reader question answered in depth, Evan's favorite paleo finds, and the latest from Daily Dino Guy.

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