Famed paleontologist thanked Epstein and 'the girls': 'Very gracious hosts!'

Famed Montana paleontologist Jack Horner named in Epstein files

by Keila Szpaller, Daily Montanan
February 2, 2026

Now-retired Montana State University professor and renowned paleontologist Jack Horner thanked Jeffrey Epstein and “the girls” for his visit in an email to an assistant in 2012.

“Although we didn’t find any dinosaur fossils, we did discover that he has ocean front property, a nice beach with loads of shellfish, potential for marine reptiles, and a really cool old railway,” Horner wrote in one email.