Timeline (novel canon)

This timeline showes the sequence of events according to Michael Crichton's novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World.

1978

 * Dr. Alan Grant starts the excavation at a digsite near Snakewater (Montana).

1979

 * The Hammond Foundation leases Isla Nublar from government of Costa Rica.
 * Dr. Grant discovers a couple of dinosaur eggs.

1982

 * Donald Gennaro starts to work for the Cowain, Swain & Ross firm. One of his first assignments is to help John Hammond to found the InGen corporation.

1983

 * Dr. Grand publishes his findings concerning the communal nesting habits and the maternal instincts of dinosaurs.
 * September - Hammond and Gennaro begin to gain funds to found InGen.

1984

 * Norman Atherton, the scientist Hammond wanted to supervise his project, dies of heart cancer.
 * Hammond asks Henry Wu to supervise his project.
 * March InGen pais Dr. Grand $12,000 for information about the eating habits of dinosaurs.

1985

 * Dr. Grand gives InGen the requested information.
 * November - Hammond and Genarro have raised $870 million.

1986

 * Biosyn release a bioengineered Rabies virus on a farm in Chile.
 * Howard King starts to work for Biosyn and meets Lewis Dodgson.

1987
January
 * InGen starts the construction of Jurassic Park. John Arnold is appointed as Chief Engineer.
 * First viable juvenile dinosaurs are created. Needed equipment is developed.
 * InGen buys Millipore Plastic Products, a firm that had recently patented a plastic suitable for use as synthetic eggshells.
 * Martin "Marty" Guitierrez starts to work as a field biologist at the Carare National Park (Costa Rica).

1989

 * August - Isla Nublar Incident.

1995

 * February - Events of The Lost World take place.