Jack Horner

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    Dino Fact or Fiction? 'Jurassic' Series Paleontologist Reveals What the Movies Got Right and Wrong

    Steven Spielberg would flunk Dinosaurs 101. Jack Horner, the world-renowned paleontologist who has served as technical advisor on all four Jurassic Park films, including Jurassic World, and was a model for the Sam Neil character in the original, isn’t afraid to tell Spielberg that he made a mistake when it comes to his cinematic creatures. While Spielberg (and the subsequent Jurassic directors) generally deferred to Horner’s expertise, the filmmakers ultimately decided that feathered, Technico