Bakker, with the hand of an Allosaurus
Robert T. Bakker (born 1945) is a vertebrate paleontologist who helped bring about the "Dinosaur Renaissance". He was a major proponent of the theory that dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded) instead of ectothermic (cold-blooded).
Filmography[]
- He has been in Clash of the Dinosaurs, where he talks about dinosaurs in cutaway interviews.
- He is mentioned briefly in Jurassic Park by the character Tim Murphy, when he says that Bakker thought dinosaurs died of diseases. However, in reality Bakker was a key figure of the dinosaur renaissance, and was one of many with the theory that dinosaurs evolved towards birds.
Books[]
Bakker has written two books, The Dinosaur Heresies and Raptor Red.