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Jeffrey Epstein’s interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community
DinoCon bans paleontologists with ties to Epstein after 2012 funding links surfaced; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology urges due process amid ongoing community concerns.
- Last week, DinoCon banned individuals named in the Epstein files, excluding those without post-conviction contact, and urged other paleontology groups to take `firm action` ahead of its late July event in Birmingham, UK.
- After reviewing 2012 emails, the Justice Department's documents show Horner visited Epstein's ranch and asked Groff for funding for a summit, thanking her for her help.
- Horner said in a statement last week that `the girls` introduced as college students included two with genetics experience, he regrets using that term, and he visited Epstein's ranch in 2016 with a graduate student, observing nothing inappropriate.
- The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology cautioned that name appearances do not prove wrongdoing and urged members to rely on verified sources, while Stuart Sumida said credible information will be addressed promptly.
- Beyond that, the files highlight Epstein's $6.5 million 2003 donation to Harvard University and fossil hunts with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jack Horner, as Maxwell recalled last year.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community
A British dinosaur convention is banning paleontologists named in the Jeffrey Epstein files from attending DinoCon – as the global scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender’s connections to prominent people in the worlds of business, politics and academia.
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