This fully illustrated, oversized volume is the first-ever introduction to dinosaurs from Mark Norell, chair of the American Museum of Natural History’s Division of Paleontology, the largest and most important collection in the world.

Drawn by acclaimed dinosaur illustrator Zhao Chuang, whose work has been featured in Scientific American, Discover, and National Geographic, the artist’s-quality illustrations feature icons like T. rex as well as the most newly discovered species.

All of the images are based on the latest research, and are lively enough to enthrall everyone from the youngest dinosaur hunters to professional paleontologists. Here are dinosaurs flashing bright feathers and giant handclaws, striding through a palmetto wetland, battling each other for dominance.