FREE talk by famous paleontologist

DINOSAUR SCIENTIST DR. JOHN HORNER WILL GIVE FREE TALK AT ACADEMYOF NATURAL SCIENCES MAY 17

PHILADELPHIA—Prominent paleontologist Dr. John Horner, a dinosaur authority and the inspiration for a “Jurassic Park” character, will give a free talk about many people’s favorite extinct animal on Tuesday, May 17, at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Horner, who has made major strides in understanding dinosaurs through modern biology, will discuss “Dinosaurs: How to Get Rid of Some Old Ones and Make Some New Ones.” The public is invited to a 6:30 p.m. reception, followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. To register for the free event, call 215-299-1108 or sign up online at http://jackhornerdinosaurs.eventbrite.com/

Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont., Horner studies dinosaur evolution and ecology with a particular emphasis on growth and behavior. Using bone histology (microanatomy) and comparative morphology, Horner recently has provided evidence that there were actually fewer dinosaur species than previously thought.

He has discovered numerous dinosaur species, including, in the mid-1970s, the nesting site of a new dinosaur genus he and his co-discoverer named Maiasaura or “Good Mother Lizard.” The site contained the first dinosaur eggs found in the Western Hemisphere and provided the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young.

Horner served as the technical advisor for the “Jurassic Park” films and was the partial inspiration for one of the lead characters, Dr. Alan Grant. 

Horner’s presentation is the Academy’s annual Cheryl Beth Silverman Memorial Lecture and is co-sponsored by the International Exploration Soci