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Jack Horner

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American paleontologist (born 1946 )

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John Robert Horner is an American paleontologist best known for his research on non-avian dinosaurs. Horner has made a career as a researcher and teacher, having worked at various scientific institutions regardless of an initial lack of a university-level degree.

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Reconstructed cast by Horner of a Maiasaura emerging from its eggReconstructed cast by Horner of a Maiasaura emerging from its eggHorner with a bird skeleton at an event in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.Horner with a bird skeleton at an event in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.

Awards 2

2013Romer-Simpson Medal
MacArthur Fellows Program

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José BonaparteAlso won Romer-Simpson MedalJohn OstromAlso won Romer-Simpson MedalZofia Kielan-JaworowskaAlso won Romer-Simpson Medal

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John Robert Horner is an American paleontologist best known for his research on non-avian dinosaurs. Horner has made a career as a researcher and teacher, having worked at various scientific institutions regardless of an initial lack of a university-level degree. In 1979, Horner described the duck-billed dinosaur Maiasaura alongside fellow paleontologist Bob Makela, based off juvenile remains - at that time unheard of in the western hemisphere - found at a site in Montana. This discovery provided the first clear evidence that some non-avian dinosaurs cared for their young.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80
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