
Tone Blakesley
Tone Blakesley is a researcher at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in paleontology. He leads projects that explore dinosaur footprints, revealing insights into the behavior and environment of these ancient creatures. Recently, he played a key role in the discovery of fossilized dinosaur tracks at Prince Charles’s Point on the Isle of Skye, which has provided significant data on the mid-Jurassic period and the interaction of different dinosaur species.
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Tone Blakesley is the lead study author who documented dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye.
Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener pastThe Edinburgh research team's Tone Blakesley said the footprints provided a 'fascinating insight' into dinosaur behaviour.
Meat-eating dinosaurs shared watering holes with their preyTone Blakesley is the lead study author who documented a total of 131 dinosaur footprints for the research.
Footprints show giant carnivorous dinosaurs and their plant-eating prey drank from same Scottish watering holeTone Blakesley is the research lead on the project at the University of Edinburgh.
Dinosaur tracks uncovered at site of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s refuge | Science











