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How did the Tyrannosaurus Rex and it's kind come to dominate their prehistoric world? Palaeontologist Dr David Hone explores the evolution, ecology and behaviour of these amazing dinosaurs, and explains what Jurassic Park got wrong.
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David Hone is a palaeontologist and writer whose research focuses on the behaviour and ecology of the dinosaurs and their flying relatives, the pterosaurs. He writes extensively online about palaeontology and science outreach, blog for the science pages of The Guardian, and has recently written a book about tyrannosaurs: The tyrannosaur chronicles.
This talk was filmed at the Ri on 20 April 2017.
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How did the Tyrannosaurus Rex and it's kind come to dominate their prehistoric world? Palaeontologist Dr David Hone explores the evolution, ecology and behaviour of these amazing dinosaurs, and explains what Jurassic Park got wrong.
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David's book "The Tyrannosaur Chronicles: The Biology of the Tyrant Dinosaurs" is available to buy now - geni.us/VItWu
David Hone is a palaeontologist and writer whose research focuses on the behaviour and ecology of the dinosaurs and their flying relatives, the pterosaurs. He writes extensively online about palaeontology and science outreach, blog for the science pages of The Guardian, and has recently written a book about tyrannosaurs: The tyrannosaur chronicles.
This talk was filmed at the Ri on 20 April 2017.
The Ri is on Twitter: twitter.com/ri_science
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