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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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Just wondering what this guy had for breakfast?
amazing presentation, thank you
Excellent presentation.
In 10 years, 12 year olds are going to laugh at the Jurassic Park series for the unrealistic depiction of dinosaurs.
The earth is 2/3 the way the way through mezozoic era. All is well.
God: snorts a ring of Saturn … but death lizard though.
When he was talking about the vast differences between a juvenile vs. and adult, not only in physical appearance, but in behaviour, reminds me of humans. A very similar pattern.
big bird with attitude
trex was 8-10.45 tons
It didn't.
I wonder if T Rex was nocturnal?
They must have been warm blooded to have such a fast growth rate.
Perhaps Terrible Lizzard should have been named Terrible Chicken.
This is the best lecture on Tyrannosaurs that I have seen on YouTube!…. excellent
An excellent lecture. Informative, entertaining, fascinating.
Trex can break diamond with its head – Jimmy newtron reference
this is so cool.
What a fabulous lecture and teacher. I was on a local dig at one of the pits we have here and I got stuck in the mud. It was a great day. We found turtle shell pieces, camels teeth and some medium sized sharks teeth.
In another pit, they found a Mammoth, which was excavated out and the local people could not watch, which was sad to me as I wanted to watch that.
Do vultures not have binocular vision as SCAVENGERS and one of the largest birds???????
I don't care how big you are. If something with sharp teeth sticks it's head in your nose and bites something, that is going to hurt.
Also, the raptors didn't fight the T-rex, they both got killed pretty quick.
Fascinating lecture! That hour just whizzed by. Learned a few more things about Tyrannosaurs, and Dr. Hone is a fantastic speaker!
One bit of criticism. I have seen big male lions go after full size prey several times on nature docs.
terrible camerawork. should've showed the relevant slides while he was talking so we know what he's referring to
Tyrannosauroidea is split into multiple sub clades. Coeluridae: bearing Coelurus agilis and Tanycolagreus topwilsoni.
Proceratosauridae(and basal latter): bearing Proceratosaurus bradleyi, Yutyrannus huali, Guanlong wucaii, Kileskus aristotocus, Dilong paradoxus, Stokesosaurus clevelandi, Juratyrant langhami, Raptorex kriegsteini, and Sinotyrannus kazuoensis.
Alioramini:
Aliroamus altai/remotus and Qianzhousaurus sinensis.
Albertosaurinae: Gorgosaurus libratus and Albertosaurus sarcophagus.
Basal tyrannosaurs: Bagaraatan ostromi, Eotyrannus lengi, Labocania anomala, Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis, Xiongguanlong baimoensis, Timurlengia euotica, Alectrosaurus olseni and Dryptosaurus aquilunguis.
Tyrannosauridae: Bistahieversor sealeyi, Tyrannosaurus rex, Daspletosaurus torosus/horneri, Tarbosaurus bataar?, Teratophoneus currei, Lythronax argestes, Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, Dynamoterror dynastes, Zhuchengtyrannus magnus.
Two particular genera that wouldn't have been named here would be Timimus and Santanaraptor.
And why do they always say their arms were useless and slowly going away. So, eventually we'd have a 2 legged, armless T-Rex running around? Sounds far fetched to me. How about that it's just how they were, their mouths did the grabbing and their arms did the holding. Pretty simple to figure out.
It would have been great if he discussed whether Tyrannosaurs lived solitary lives or in family groups.
Before the Coelacanth was found to not be extinct, the so-called scientists were speculating how they procreated, propelled themselves through the water, and how they walked on land… and the so-called scientists were wrong on everything. Now, they've been speculating on the T-Rex, and they're probably wrong on everything.