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Palaeontology's besetting error is treating one superlative specimen as a silver bullet; what actually answers a question is the pool of data.

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  1. Dave Hone Palaeontologist and reader in zoology at Queen Mary University of London
    And that's the thing, it's the pool of data, and I think that's what people miss. We as paleontologists get caught up on single superlative specimens and then try and treat them as a silver bullet almost.

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    ↗Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park | Lex Fridman Podcast #480youtube.com

    4 Sept 2025 · video · 3h 36m · spoken · official transcript

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