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'Jurassic Park's' Dinosaur Expert Looks Back 25 Years Later: 'They Were Very Realistic'

"My job was to make sure the dinosaurs looked as accurate as they could based on the science that we had," says Jack Horner, paleontologist and adviser to the film series.
The site of famous dinosaur scenes at Kualoa Ranch in the valley of Kaaawa, Hawaii, May 11, 2005. (Lucy Pemoni/AP)

Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” was released 25 years ago on June 11, 1993. The film helped redefine popular perceptions of dinosaurs, while earning three Academy Awards and $914 million in its original theatrical run. But after more than two decades of research, paleontologists have learned a lot about the long-extinct animals.

‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with (), paleontologist and adviser to the film series, about the power of “Jurassic Park” and what has been discovered since its

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