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Robert T. Bakker
Dr. Robert Thomas "Dinosaur Bob" Bakker (born March 24, 1945, in Bergen County, New Jersey) is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were homeothermic (warm-blooded). 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 Scientific American, April 1975. His special field is the ecological context and behavior of dinosaurs. His book The Dinosaur Heresies first propelled him to popular attention.

Sporting a cowboy hat and huge beard, Bakker dresses in cowboy/biker style, quite unlike the common perception of scientists. His energetic personality effectively communicates his skeptical enthusiasm for his subject, and Bakker is in demand as a talking head for dinosaur documentaries.

Bakker has been a major proponent of the theory that dinosaurs were "warm-blooded," smart, fast, and adaptable. He published his first paper on dinosaur endothermy in 1968. He revealed the first evidence of parental care at nesting sites for Allosaurus. Bakker was among the advisors for the film Jurassic Park and for the 1992 PBS series, "The Dinosaurs." Bakker also observed evidence in support of Eldredge's and Gould's theory of punctuated equilibrium in dinosaur populations.

At Yale University, Bakker studied under John Ostrom, an early proponent of the new view of dinosaurs, and later gained a PhD at Harvard. He began by teaching anatomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Most of his field work has been done in Wyoming, especially at Como Bluff, but he has ranged as far as Mongolia and South Africa in pursuit of dinosaur habitats.

His novel Raptor Red (ISBN 0-7857-9972-9) tells of a year in the life of a female Utahraptor of the lower Cretaceous. In the story, Bakker elaborates on his theories of the behavior of dromaeosaurids ("raptor" dinosaurs) and life at the time of their existence.

He is prominently featured in the kids series Bonehead Detectives of the Paleo World.

The bearded paleontologist 'Dr. Robert Burke' in Steven Spielberg's film is an affectionate caricature of Bakker.


Bakker was also featured in the Sega CD version of Jurassic Park, providing information about different dinosaur species during the game.

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Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos
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Dinosauria *
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Warm-blooded animals maintain thermal homeostasis; that is, they keep their body temperature at a constant level. This involves the ability to cool down or produce more body heat. Warm-blooded animals mainly control their body temperature by regulating their metabolic rates (e.g.
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John H. Ostrom (February 18, 1928 – July 16, 2005) was an American paleontologist who revolutionized modern understanding of dinosaurs in the 1960s, when he demonstrated that dinosaurs are more like big non-flying birds than they are like lizards (or "saurians"), an idea
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Dinosaur renaissance"[1] was a small-scale scientific revolution started in the late 1960s, which led to renewed academic and popular interest in dinosaurs. It was sparked by new discoveries and research indicating that dinosaurs may have been active and warm-blooded
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Ecology (also known as Oekologie, Okology, or Oekology[1],from Greek: οίκος, oikos, "household"; and λόγος, logos
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The Dinosaur Heresies

Author Robert T. Bakker
Country United States
Language English
Publisher GT Labs
Publication date 1986
Media type Print Hardcover
Pages 165 pp.
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Dr. Niles Eldredge (born August 25, 1943) is an American paleontologist, who, along with Stephen Jay Gould, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in 1972.

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Stephen Jay Gould

Natural History magazine
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Punctuated equilibrium (sometimes referred to as punctuated equilibria) is a theory in evolutionary biology, which posits that evolution amongst sexually reproducing species takes place in rapid bursts, separated by long periods in which little change occurs.
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John H. Ostrom (February 18, 1928 – July 16, 2005) was an American paleontologist who revolutionized modern understanding of dinosaurs in the 1960s, when he demonstrated that dinosaurs are more like big non-flying birds than they are like lizards (or "saurians"), an idea
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