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How smart was T. rex? Was it capable of tool use? A 2023 study claimed that it was as smart as a baboon, however a team of palaeontologists have now published a response casting doubt on these findings. Join the BoneHeads as we investigate!
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The paper:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25459
Original 2023 study:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cne.25453
TetZoo article:
tetzoo.com/blog/2024/4/22/t-rex-the-tool-maker
Another, independent study by a neurobiologist:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/cne.25458#:~:text=Noting%20that%20some%20theropod%20dinosaurs,had%20dinosaurs%20not%20become%20extinct.
Hamzah in the news:
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-68899887
0:00 - Introduction
5:42 - Summarising previous study that claimed T. rex was a tool-user
22:09 - New study finds T. rex was not that smart
31:57 - Author responses and follow-up
40:20 - Another study arguing dinosaurs couldn't reach 'human-level' intelligence
44:40 - Discussion and ending
How smart was T. rex? Was it capable of tool use? A 2023 study claimed that it was as smart as a baboon, however a team of palaeontologists have now published a response casting doubt on these findings. Join the BoneHeads as we investigate!
Become a Member: youtube.com/channel/UCDSzwZqgtJEnUzacq3ddoOQ/join
Join our Discord server: discord.gg/jTsGYtRBHZ
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
Music by Geographer
Subscribe to explore the wonderful life around you!
Social Media:
►Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
►TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
►Twitter: twitter.com/BenGThomas42
►Subreddit: reddit.com/r/BenGThomas
The paper:
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25459
Original 2023 study:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cne.25453
TetZoo article:
tetzoo.com/blog/2024/4/22/t-rex-the-tool-maker
Another, independent study by a neurobiologist:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/cne.25458#:~:text=Noting%20that%20some%20theropod%20dinosaurs,had%20dinosaurs%20not%20become%20extinct.
Hamzah in the news:
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-68899887
0:00 - Introduction
5:42 - Summarising previous study that claimed T. rex was a tool-user
22:09 - New study finds T. rex was not that smart
31:57 - Author responses and follow-up
40:20 - Another study arguing dinosaurs couldn't reach 'human-level' intelligence
44:40 - Discussion and ending
