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Paleontologist

Jack Horner is a renowned paleontologist born on June 15, 1946. He has made significant contributions to the study of dinosaurs, particularly in the reconstruction of dinosaur skeletal fossils and dinosaur behavior. Professor Horner is highly respected in the academic community, and his research has had a profound impact on the public's understanding of dinosaurs.

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“When I was growing up in Montana I had two dreams: I wanted to be a paleontologist and I wanted to have a pet dinosaur and so that's what I've been striving for all of my life.”

Two Dream Wanted Growing Up Growing Strive Pet Dinosaurs Montana

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“Almost all of my graduate students say that they got interested in dinosaurs because of 'Jurassic Park.'”

Students Parks Graduates Dinosaurs Graduate Students Jurassic Park

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“Children have a great urge to learn about dinosaurs.”

Children Urges Dinosaurs

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“Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.”

Machines Compare Apples Orange Science And Religion Sewing Apples And Oranges

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“Dinosaurs replace their teeth throughout their life. And T. rex replaced all of their teeth every year.”

Years Teeth Replaced Dinosaurs

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“I found my first dinosaur bone when I was 6, growing up in Montana. Ever since then I've been interested in dinosaurs.”

Firsts Found Growing Up Growing Bones Dinosaurs Montana

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“I'm trying to figure out the biology of dinosaurs and what they were like as living creatures.”

Trying Figures Creatures Biology Dinosaurs Living Creatures

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“Unfortunately, with dinosaurs, we haven't had enough specimens to determine how much variation there is within a species.”

Enough Havens Species Determine Variation Dinosaurs Had Enough

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“The worse the country, the more tortured it is by water and wind, the more broken and carved, the more it attracts fossil hunters, who depend on the planet to open itself to us. We can only scratch away at what natural forces have brought to the surface.”

Country Earth Force Water Natural Planets Wind Broken Depends Surface Hunters Fossils Scratches

Book:How to Build a Dinosaur: The New Science of Reverse Evolution

Source: How to Build a Dinosaur: The New Science of Reverse Evolution

“A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.”

Character Stories Suffering Dinosaurs Amnesia Of Context

Author:Jack Horner

“The chicken is a dinosaur. I mean, it really is. You can't argue with it, because we're the classifiers and we've classified it that way.”

Way Mean Inspiration Motivation Arguing Chickens Dinosaurs

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“In the lifetime of one person, we went from figuring out where we came from to figuring out how to get rid of ourselves.”

Persons Society Lifetime Where We Came

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About the Author

Born: June 15, 1946
Known for: Paleontologist
Quotes: 12

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