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any1 noe the answer?

2007-12-05 18:52:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Trivia

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It was supposedly a T. rex fossil, though many people have attempted to discredit the find over the years.

2007-12-05 18:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Paul S 2 · 0 0

John "Jack" R. Horner (born June 15, 1946) is an American paleontologist who discovered and named the Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. He is one of the most well known paleontologists in the United States. In addition to his many paleontological discoveries, Horner served as the technical advisor for all of the Jurassic Park films, and even served as partial inspiration for the movie's lead character, Dr. Alan Grant.

In Montana during mid-1970s, Horner and his partner Bob Makela discovered a colonial nesting site of a new dinosaur species which they named Maiasaura, or "Good Mother Lizard". It contained the first dinosaur eggs in the Western hemisphere, the first dinosaur embryos, and settled questions of whether some dinosaurs were sociable, built nests and cared for their young. The discovery established his career. Horner has named several other species of dinosaur (including Orodromeus makelai in memory of his late friend Bob Makela) and has had two named after him: Achelousaurus horneri and Anasazisaurus horneri.

Within the paleontological community, Horner is best known for his work on the cutting edge of dinosaur growth research. He has published numerous articles in collaboration with Berkeley evolutionary biologist Kevin Padian, and French dinosaur histologist Armand Ricqlés on the growth of dinosaurs using growth series, usually involving leg bones in graduated sizes from different individuals ranging in age from embryos to adults. He also revitalized the contested theory that Tyrannosaurus rex was an obligate scavenger, rather than a predatory killer. This theory has been latched onto in the popular press but has never been a major research focus for Dr. Horner. In 2000, Horner's crews discovered five specimens of T. rex and three more the following summer, including one even larger than the other specimens nicknamed "Sue." The specimen was 7.5-8.0 tons in weight and was 10% larger than other specimens. The Museum of the Rockies, as the result of continuing fieldwork, now boasts the largest Tyrannosaurus rex collection in the world. Currently, he is working on the developmental biology of dinosaurs.

2007-12-06 04:49:09 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0 0

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