The Man Who Brought Us T-Rex

INDIANA JONES

Barnum Brown is perhaps the most important paleontologist—and without him there likely would not have been a Jurassic Park.

Published Jan. 16 2016 12:01AM EST

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With Jurassic World having grossed $1.7 billion this year, dinosaurs continue to fascinate and terrify us. There’s something so otherworldly, so monstrous, so mysterious about them.

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The Man Who Brought Us T-Rex

Barnum Brown is perhaps the most important paleontologist—and without him there likely would not have been a Jurassic Park.

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