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> [Often extinctions in the ocean occur at the same time as those on land. Then again, the ice age extinctions lost many big animals, but not many sea faring ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/often-extinctions-in-the-ocean-occur-at-the-same-time-as-those-on/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

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## Other authors on Extinctions

## More by Robert T. Bakker

> [Often extinctions in the ocean occur at the same time as those on land. Then again, the ice age extinctions lost many big animals,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/often-extinctions-in-the-ocean-occur-at-the-same-time-as-those-on/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [Inveterate creationists, then or now, never allow their faith to fall victim to facts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/inveterate-creationists-then-or-now-never-allow-their-faith-to-fall/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [Traditional dinosaur theory is full of short circuits. Like the antiquated wiring in an old house, the details sputter and burn out when specific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/traditional-dinosaur-theory-is-full-of-short-circuits-like-the/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [At Harvard I was in charge of the comparative anatomy labs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/at-harvard-i-was-in-charge-of-the-comparative-anatomy-labs/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [The impact of the magazine was very strong. As I said, it portrayed dinosaurs as part of the geological history, part of the story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/the-impact-of-the-magazine-was-very-strong-as-i-said-it-portrayed/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [To me it seems that the warm blooded dinosaurs replaced advanced mammal ancestors that were warm blooded, also.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/to-me-it-seems-that-the-warm-blooded-dinosaurs-replaced-advanced/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [Feathers predate birds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/feathers-predate-birds/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [If we measured success by longevity, then dinosaurs must rank as the number one success story in the history of land life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/if-we-measured-success-by-longevity-then-dinosaurs-must-rank-as-the/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [“I love museums more than any other institution the human race has invented. Museum people are always overworked and underpaid, and they all deserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/i-love-museums-more-than-any-other-institution-the-human-race-has/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [The public image of dinosaurs is tainted by extinction. It's hard to accept dinosaurs as a success when they are all dead. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/the-public-image-of-dinosaurs-is-tainted-by-extinction-it-s-hard-to/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [Land bridges were everywhere during the extinction, many species were spreading, and there were many diseases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/land-bridges-were-everywhere-during-the-extinction-many-species-were/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [One researcher just determined that African and Indian elephants make each other sick. When a new animal or plant is introduced to a habitat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/one-researcher-just-determined-that-african-and-indian-elephants-make/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/i-want-to-find-a-voracious-small-minded-predator-and-name-it-after/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [Also, while I was at Yale, I had a job teaching kids at the museum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/also-while-i-was-at-yale-i-had-a-job-teaching-kids-at-the-museum/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

> [I also got a chance to go to the American Museum in New York, which helped my interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-t-bakker/i-also-got-a-chance-to-go-to-the-american-museum-in-new-york-which/)

[Robert T. Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-t-bakker/)

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