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#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park

Published
September 4, 2025
Length
3:41:55
Starts at
31:00

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Chapters

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  1. 0:00 Introduction
  2. 0:22 Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
  3. 7:18 T-Rex’s size & biomechanics
  4. 31:00 T-Rex’s hunting strategies
  5. 44:07 History of dinosaurs on Earth
  6. 1:04:38 $31.8 million T-Rex fossil
  7. 1:17:44 T-Rex’s skull and bone-crushing bite force
  8. 1:36:33 What Jurassic Park got wrong
  9. 1:54:52 Evolution and sexual selection
  10. 2:15:26 Spinosaurus
  11. 2:26:02 What Jurassic Park got right
  12. 2:33:35 T-Rex’s intelligence
  13. 2:43:34 Cannibalism among T-Rex
  14. 2:49:05 Extinction of the dinosaurs
  15. 3:06:15 Dragons
  16. 3:22:39 Birds are dinosaurs
  17. 3:33:23 Future of paleontology

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Dave Hone is a paleontologist, expert on dinosaurs, co-host of the Terrible Lizards podcast, and author of numerous scientific papers and books on the behavior and ecology of dinosaurs. He lectures at Queen Mary University of London on topics of Ecology, Zoology, Biology, and Evolution. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: [https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep480-sc]( https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep480-sc">https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep480-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. **Transcript:** [https://lexfridman.com/dave-hone-transcript]( https://lexfridman.com/dave-hone-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/dave-hone-transcript **CONTACT LEX:** **Feedback** – give feedback to Lex: [https://lexfridman.com/survey]( https://lexfridman.com/survey">https://lexfridman.com/survey **AMA** – submit questions, videos or call-in: [https://lexfridman.com/ama]( https://lexfridman.com/ama">https://lexfridman.com/ama **Hiring** – join our team: [https://lexfridman.com/hiring]( https://lexfridman.com/hiring">https://lexfridman.com/hiring **Other** – other ways to get in touch: [https://lexfridman.com/contact]( https://lexfridman.com/contact">https://lexfridman.com/contact **EPISODE LINKS:** Dave’s Website: [https://www.davehone.co.uk/]( https://www.davehone.co.uk/">https://www.davehone.co.uk/ Dave’s Books: [https://amzn.to/4pbk828]( https://amzn.to/4pbk828">https://amzn.to/4pbk828 Terrible Lizards Podcast: [https://terriblelizards.libsyn.com/]( https://terriblelizards.libsyn.com/">https://terriblelizards.libsyn.com/ Dave’s Blog: [https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/]( https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/">https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/ Dave’s Academic Website: [https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/davidhone.html]( https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/davidhone.html">https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/staff/davidhone.html **SPONSORS:** To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: **Lindy:** No-code AI agent builder. Go to [https://go.lindy.ai/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/lindy-ep480-sc">https://go.lindy.ai/lex **BetterHelp:** Online therapy and counseling. Go to [https://betterhelp.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep480-sc">https://betterhelp.com/lex **Shopify:** Sell stuff online. Go to [https://shopify.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep480-sc">https://shopify.com/lex **LMNT:** Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to [https://drinkLMNT.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep480-sc">https://drinkLMNT.com/lex **AG1:** All-in-one daily nutrition drink. Go to [https://drinkag1.com/lex]( https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep480-sc">https://drinkag1.com/lex **OUTLINE:** (00:00) – Introduction (00:22) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (07:18) – T-Rex’s size & biomechanics (31:00) – T-Rex’s hunting strategies (44:07) – History of dinosaurs on Earth (1:04:38) – $31.8 million T-Rex fossil (1:17:44) – T-Rex’s skull and bone-crushing bite force (1:36:33) – What Jurassic Park got wrong (1:54:52) – Evolution and sexual selection (2:15:26) – Spinosaurus (2:26:02) – What Jurassic Park got right (2:33:35) – T-Rex’s intelligence (2:43:34) – Cannibalism among T-Rex (2:49:05) – Extinction of the dinosaurs (3:06:15) – Dragons (3:22:39) – Birds are dinosaurs (3:33:23) – Future of paleontology **PODCAST LINKS:** – Podcast Website: [https://lexfridman.com/podcast]( https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast – Apple Podcasts: [https://apple.co/2lwqZIr]( https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr – Spotify: [https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8]( https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 – RSS: [https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/]( https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ – Podcast Playlist: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP\_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4]( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP\_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP\_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 – Clips Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/lexclips]( https://www.youtube.com/lexclips">https://www.youtube.com/lexclips