Jack Horner is a paleontologist at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The character of the paleontologist in the movie Jurassic Park was based on him. His career and major contributions are described in this profile. Students will be interested to learn that Horner discovered as an adult that he was dyslexic, something that greatly impeded his earlier academic efforts.

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dinosaur hunter, fossil hunter, paleontologist, jack horner

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