Gregory S. Paul

Gregory S. Paul is an American freelance researcher and illustrator. He is well known for paleontological reconstructions of prehistoric life and his studies on religion.

Involvment in the Franchise
Michael Crichton acknowledged Gregory S. Paul in the novel has having drawn from Paul's work. Paul notably created the classification of Deinonychus as a species of Velociraptor, which was used in the novel itself.

Paul was later consulted for the film adapation, creating skeletal and muscle studies of the Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor.