The impact of the magazine was very strong. As I said, it portrayed dinosaurs as part of the geological history, part of the story of life on earth. It struck that paleontology was the career for me. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
Often extinctions in the ocean occur at the same time as those on land. Then again, the ice age extinctions lost many big animals,… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
Inveterate creationists, then or now, never allow their faith to fall victim to facts. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
Traditional dinosaur theory is full of short circuits. Like the antiquated wiring in an old house, the details sputter and burn out when specific… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
The impact of the magazine was very strong. As I said, it portrayed dinosaurs as part of the geological history, part of the story… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
To me it seems that the warm blooded dinosaurs replaced advanced mammal ancestors that were warm blooded, also. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
If we measured success by longevity, then dinosaurs must rank as the number one success story in the history of land life. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
“I love museums more than any other institution the human race has invented. Museum people are always overworked and underpaid, and they all deserve… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
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… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
Land bridges were everywhere during the extinction, many species were spreading, and there were many diseases. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
One researcher just determined that African and Indian elephants make each other sick. When a new animal or plant is introduced to a habitat… — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
I want to find a voracious, small-minded predator and name it after the IRS. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
Also, while I was at Yale, I had a job teaching kids at the museum. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
I also got a chance to go to the American Museum in New York, which helped my interest. — Robert T. Bakker Copy Share Image
