Jack Horner
Jack Horner
John R. "Jack" Horneris a non-degree holding American paleontologist who discovered and named Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. He is one of the best-known paleontologists in the World. In addition to his many paleontological discoveries, Horner served as the technical advisor for all of the Jurassic Park films, had a cameo appearance in Jurassic World, and even served as partial inspiration for one of the lead characters, Dr. Alan Grant. He studied...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth15 June 1946
CityShelby, MT
CountryUnited States of America
Right now people are interested in genetic engineering to help the human race. That's a noble cause, and that's where we should be heading. But once we get past that - once we understand what genetic diseases we can deal with - when we start thinking about the future, there's an opportunity to create some new life-forms.
Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
I encourage people who don't believe in evolution to look for horses in Jurassic Solenhofen limestone.
Historical science is being left in the dust.
Keratin can be very colorful, as we see in birds. We'd expect dinosaurs to be very colorful because they basically invented the characteristics we see in birds.
where it actually goes from land into the water.
I was born and raised in Montana, so it's certainly an honor for me to be the state paleontologist. I take the honor very seriously. More than anything, it's an honor to be involved in the statewide education of kids.
Triceratops is very common: they are the cows of the Cretaceous; they are everywhere.
We gave them a specimen. Unfortunately, it was just one leg, ... Now they want more.
Almost all of my graduate students say that they got interested in dinosaurs because of 'Jurassic Park.'
Children have a great urge to learn about dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs replace their teeth throughout their life. And T. rex replaced all of their teeth every year.
I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.
I'm trying to figure out the biology of dinosaurs and what they were like as living creatures.