Digging Up Dinosaurs
Jack Horner was born in Shelby, Montana, and discovered his first dinosaur fossil at age 8. He is now the most well-known paleontologist in the country and is recognized for his work with Maiasaura peeblesorum fossils, among many other important finds. Jack was the technical advisor for all three Jurassic Park movies, and the character of Alan Grant was based on him. He is the Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, teaches at Montana State University, and was named the Montana state paleontologist.