Top Five Dinosaurs
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
They’re big. They’re fierce. And they’re extinct.
This is how today’s guest - palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist and Senior Editor of the science journal Nature, Henry Gee, sums up why we have a continued fascination with dinosaurs.
Join Tristan and Henry as they take a deep dive into their top five dinosaurs - from the Iguanodon to the Tyrannosaurus rex, plus a few surprises along the way.
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| 0:00.0 | It's the entrance on History Hit. |
| 0:16.7 | I'm Tristan Huseyour-Host, and in today's podcast where we're talking all about dinosaurs |
| 0:23.3 | once more. |
| 0:24.3 | And we've got a special guest returning to the podcast, his name is Henry G. |
| 0:29.5 | That name might ring a bell because Henry came on the podcast late last year to talk |
| 0:33.6 | all about the origins of life on Earth, in which we covered millions, no billions of |
| 0:40.8 | years of history. |
| 0:42.9 | It was wonderful to have Henry back on the podcast for this episode where we go through |
| 0:47.8 | our top five dinosaurs. |
| 0:49.9 | We throw in a couple of surprises there too. |
| 0:52.8 | It's always great having Henry on the show. |
| 0:54.2 | He's always full of energy, full of stories, full of anecdotes. |
| 0:57.6 | So that further do to talk through our top five dinos. |
| 1:01.0 | Here's Henry. |
| 1:07.3 | Henry, it is great to have you back on the podcast, my friend. |
| 1:11.9 | It's wonderful to be back, Tristan. |
| 1:13.7 | Thank you for inviting me again. |
| 1:15.8 | You're more than welcome. |
| 1:17.0 | We were talking just before we started recording that you are currently reading the decline |
| 1:20.9 | and full of the Roman Empire. |
| 1:22.8 | We've had you on the podcast before to talk about the origins of life on Earth. |
| 1:26.6 | If it was up to going halfway with this very special pod today, with the dinosaurs. |
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