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His captivating text explores the excitement associated with searching for and discovering new dinosaur species, provides clues to many long-standing questions associated with dinosaurs, and furthers the understanding of ecological and evolutionary principles. The film changed the whole potential of the field, and we’re reaping the benefits of that because there are so many people of my generation all around the world that were so enthused by the film.As Brusatte, a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh, ably demonstrates, dinosaurs are not just for kids. I think dinosaur paleontology right now would still be a really niche discipline, with only a handful of people around the world studying it, and probably not a very diverse group of people. So I do think there is a really, really good chance I wouldn’t have my job today if the book was never written, if the movie was never made. A lot of my colleagues got jobs specifically because of Jurassic Park, because a museum of university wanted to hire a paleontologist after that. A lot of universities put out courses, and a lot more interest and money in the field. It reignited this interest in dinosaurs, and that led directly to a lot of museums putting out dinosaur exhibits. It was so different than the dinosaurs I read about in my books in school, and that was great. This introduced dinosaurs to a whole new generation, and this newer image of dinosaurs as an active, energetic, and intelligent animal. That led to an explosion of public interest in dinosaurs. I think the first Jurassic Park was the best thing that’s ever happened to dinosaur paleontology.
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