"Palaeoart has truly crossed the bridge into the realm of fine wildlife art in both the quality and creative content of the work compiled in this tome." -- Julius T. Csotonyi, palaeoartist and mural illustrator for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and LA Museum of Natural History, and author of The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi "A must-have for scientists, scholars and young dino artists!" -- Creator of Age of Reptiles, concept artist for Jurassic Park III, and character designer for Disney's Dinosaur "This is an ambitious collection of some of the most breath-catching depictions not only of our world in the past, but our world at any time. Sometimes weird, but often startlingly natural, Mesozoic Art helps us see life in the past not as science fiction, but living, breathing fact." -- Dr Elsa Panciroli, palaeontologist, author of Beasts Before Us and The Earth: A Biography of Life "This book offers new, fresh, naturalistic and exciting depictions of our favourite creatures. Prehistoric Animals are not monsters and these young artists give them the respect they deserve. No doubt Mesozoic Art will inspire a whole new generation of Palaeoartists!" -- David Krentz, palaeoartist, designer, concept artist, storyboard artist on Prehistoric Planet, Emmy award-winning concept artist on Primal "I was entranced by the work here.Darren and Steve's captions also provide an effective, insightful commentary.

this is obviously a must-have book for anyone interested in palaeoart.More than that, this feels like a definitive summation of where we're up to in the world of palaeoart, committed to print to be perused for decades to come." -- Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs "The gorgeous paintings are accompanied by thought-provoking notes designed to attract artists and scientists alike.Arts and prehistoric science library collections alike must place Mesozoic Art on their lists of important, key acquisitions." -- Donovan's Recommended Reading " Mesozoic Art pulls together a powerful subset of palaeoartists.The print quality equals that of the best fine art books. Paleontology enthusiasts, and perhaps even Audubon aficionados, will not be disappointed." - New York Journal of Books.