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'Jurassic
Park' paleontologist
speaks at PAMS event
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Tracey Peake / staff |
| Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, of "Jurassic Park" fame, speaks at a College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences function on Friday, Sept. 23. |
Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner spoke at the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences on Friday, Sept. 23.
Horner was the keynote speaker at the PAMS Alumni & Friends Weekend kick-off luncheon, held in the Fox Science Teaching Lab building.
Horner may be best known for his role as advisor for Steven Spielberg’s three "Jurassic Park" films, and he is the basis for the films’ main character, Dr. Alan Grant. Horner’s groundbreaking perspectives on dinosaur behavior, have changed the face of modern paleontology.
Horner entertained the assembled crowd with an amusing yet informative presentation on the best places to look for dinosaurs. He followed up with a brief Q&A in which he was asked, among other things, how realistic he thought the Jurassic Park movies were.
“It was a good movie, and good movies are fictional, so I don’t
have a problem with those,” he replied, then added, “I know
that a T. rex would eat lawyers.”
Posted Oct. 6, 2005
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