Who is Joe Taylor?
Joe Taylor:
- Is the owner, director and curator of the Mt Blanco Fossil Museum and associated companies in Crosbyton, Texas.
- Has twenty years experience as one of the nations foremost fossil restorationists.
- His work is sought by individuals, museums and other institutions in both this country and abroad.
- Produces the Mount Blanco Fossil News, a new magazine for creationists and all fossil lovers.
- Speaks to groups teaching Creationism and dispelling the myth of evolution.
Early Life
Born in 1944 of a Baptist Minister father and talented mother, in Crosbytown, Tx, Joe fell in love with the Lord and became a believer at an early age. In 1966, Joe attended the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver, graduating top in his class. After a stint in the US Army, he moved to California where he worked as a professional artist. During this time, Joe took in many fatherless children whom he still lovingly calls ‘my kids”. Though never married, Joe became the legal guardian to some of these children and today has many grandchildren.
Paleontology
His love for fossils was sparked by volunteering at the La Brea Tar Pitts in California in 1980. There, he discovered the rich local fossil deposits and a desire to seek the truth about fossils. Later Joe was able to gain even more valuable field experience in Triassic fossils in Texas where his brother managed a 30,000 acre ranch. In 1986, Joe started the Mt Blaco fossil business and Publishing company.