This lavishly illustrated 176-page volume contains all of Stouts stunning murals for The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Disney World's Animal Kingdom, and the San Diego Natural History Museum. In 1981, award-winning paleoartist Stouts critically acclaimed book The Dinosaurs - A Fantastic New View of a Lost Era launched the ongoing public renaissance of dinosaur appearance, intelligence and lifestyles which Michael Crichton acknowledged as inspiration for Jurassic Park. This new journey follows in the tradition of legendary paleoartists Charles R. Knight and Rudolph F. Zallinger, dramatically capturing our imaginations with prehistoric creatures that are both scientifically accurate and emotionally stimulating. detailed commentary on the creative process entertaining and easy-to-read text preliminary drawings, color studies, and one-quarter-scale oil paintings