David Hone

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David Hone

Paleontologist

A man stands smiling next to a large dinosaur skeleton, likely a Tyrannosaurus rex, against a dark background.

David Hone is a paleontologist at Queen Mary University of London. Author of the acclaimed The Tyrannosaur Chronicles, his research includes multiple scientific papers on spinosaur systematics and biology, and he was part of a team that named two new species in 2021.

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A spinosaurus skeleton with tall back spines is shown in profile; its head is crossed out with a red scribble.
Books
The dinosaur that vanished twice: How WWII nearly erased Spinosaurus from history
Ernst Stromer discovered Spinosaurus in Egypt. His fossils were destroyed in WWII, yet still shape how we imagine this mysterious dinosaur today.
David Hone & Mark P. Witton
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