2023-04-28 15:32:14
Jean Le Loeuff, director of the Espéraza Dinosaur Museum, in Aude. Personal collection
INTHIRD – The paleontologist recounts the latest scientific discoveries on the behavior of these animals that have been extinct for 66 million years.
Jean Le Loeuff is director of the Espéraza Dinosaur Museum, in Aude. In an amusing but erudite work – In the shoes of a dinosaurÉditions HumenSciences -, the paleontologist draws up the state of current knowledge on the intelligence, perceptions and behavior of this animal.
LE FIGARO. – You put us In the shoes of a dinosaur : so there were still things to say on the subject?
Jean LE LOEUFF. – We learn every day! More than half of the scientific studies I cite in my book were published after 2018. A decade ago, studying dinosaur behavior was still considered a bit quaint. But, today, entire research laboratories are carrying out very serious work on the question. It’s a science in the making, and we’re going to make further progress in the years to come.
What world did these animals live in?
Everything has changed a lot during the 170 million years of the presence of dinosaurs on earth (between 240…
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