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The Evolution of Dino Don

1956
Falls madly in love with T. Rex at American Museum of Natural History.

1973
Graduates Brandeis University with degree in art history; 1978, masters in animal behavior from U Mass-Boston.

1988
Rekindles dino passion while writing article on paleontology.

1991
Founds nonprofit Dinosaur Society; launches kids' paper, Dino Times.

1992
Consults on Jurassic Park; writes first of 14 dino books.

1993
Co-creates ''Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park'' exhibit.

1995
Begins column in Highlights For Children Magazine.

1996
Forms Dinosaur Exhibitions LLC to create ''Jurassic Park/The Lost World: The Life & Death of Dinosaurs'' exhibit. His company, Dinosaur Productions, gets exclusive license to cast skeleton of Giganotosaurus, a dinosaur discovered in Argentina. Product line expands.

1997
The Lost World opens in New York. Company projects revenues at $1 million.




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