Spinosaurus and baryonyx were large dinosaurs with very big arms and claws. But what exactly do we know about them? What were they up to? How did they live? And what did they eat?
Palaeontologist David Hone explores the latest discoveries about spinosaurus and baryonyx dinosaurs.
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The huge African carnivorous dinosaur Spinosaurus has long been a source of fascination for palaeontologists with its unusual combination of crocodile-like snout and bony sail along its back. Recently, new specimens have fuelled the discussion over the ecology of this unusual animal and it’s less famous, but no less interesting British cousins including Baryonyx. So what were these animals up to, how did they live and what did they eat, could they swim and did they even fish?

The talk with feature dinosaur specimens from the speakers own collection, as well as a number of specimens loaned from the Natural History Museum.

Dr David Hone is a palaeontologist and writer whose research focuses on the behaviour and ecology of the dinosaurs and their flying relatives, the pterosaurs. His research is aimed at answering key questions about these animals and how they lived their lives in terms of their behaviour and ecology

David writes extensively online about palaeontology and science outreach, blog for the science pages of The Guardian, and has published a popular science book about tyrannosaurs with Bloomsbury, entitled the tyrannosaur chronicles. He is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of Education in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences at Queen Mary University London.

This talk was filmed on 28 January 2021.

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