Along with his mentor John Ostrom, Bakker was responsible for initiating the ongoing "dinosaur renaissance" in paleontological studies, beginning with Bakker's article "Dinosaur Renaissance" in the April 1975 issue of Scientific American.
Bersama dengan mentornya John Ostrom, Bakker bertanggung jawab atas penginisiasian "pembaharuan dinosaurus" dalam kajian paleontologi, dimulai dengan artikel Bakker "Dinosaur Renaissance" dalam edisi April 1975 dari Scientific American.