Gillette, J(an) Lynett

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GILLETTE, J(an) Lynett

GILLETTE, J(an) Lynett. American, b. 1946. Genres: Natural history. Career: Department of Physical Anthropology, National Museum of History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, technician/research assistant, 1972-74; oil exploration geologist for small independent oil and gas companies, Dallas, TX, 1981-83; Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology, Curator of Paleontology, Abiquiu, NM, 1986-97. Southwest Paleontology Foundation, president, 1987-92; served on National Ghost Ranch Foundation Board, 1987-91. Publications: Dinosaur Diary: My Triassic Homeland, 1988; The Search for Seismosaurus: The World's Longest Dinosaur, 1994; Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery of Coelophysis, 1997. Address: c/o Publicity Director, Dial, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014, U.S.A.

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