"Dinosaur George" Blasing

George Blasing (Dinosaur George) is a self-taught paleontologist who has studied and excavated dinosaurs, and other prehistoric life, for more than 35 years. He is a public speaker, author and television writer. He also owns a traveling fossil museum that brings the prehistoric world to young people and adults across the country.

In 2007, he co-created, wrote and hosted a 12 part television series for the History Channel called Jurassic Fight Club. The series was shown in more than 25 countries and was seen by over 30 million viewers. Although he enjoyed working for the History Channel, his true passion is teaching children. Since 1997 “Dinosaur George” has performed live to over 4 million students and adults throughout the United State and Canada, and has appear in over 5000 schools, museums and public events.

Dinosaur George is also an animal behaviorist; studying modern animals and comparing their behavior to animals of the past. And in his spare time, he hosts a podcast and social media pages, dedicated to children.

He was born in Colorado but moved to Texas at an early age. He grew up on a farm near San Antonio Texas and loves the outdoors. When he’s not digging dinosaurs, hosting a podcast or traveling with his museum, George enjoys camping hiking and being outdoors with nature.