in diversity at the point of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, the azhdarchids being the only living group. Paul even went on to state that he considered pterosaurs surviving into the Cenozoic "doubtful" even if the extinction event had not happened. Legacy Many of the hypothetical animals created for The New Dinosaurs ended up resembling actual Mesozoic creatures that have since been discovered, both in appearance and in behaviour. Many of the hypothetical dinosaurs featured in the book are covered in fuzzy integument, which in modern times have been discovered in dinosaurs of most groups. The tree-climbing arbrosaurs are similar to actual tree-climbing small theropods such as Microraptor (described in 2000) and the large terrestrial pterosaurs, such as the aforementioned "lank", resemble some animals in the actual pterosaur group Azhdarchidae. Further examples include the ant-eating "pangaloon" (which resembles some later discovered alvarezsaurids) and the tree-climbing "nauger" with elongated fingers (which resembles Scansoriopteryx). Peter Jackson's 2005 film King Kong featured a complete ecosystem on the film's version of Skull Island populated with descendants of Mesozoic animals. The designers of these animals (Weta Workshop) were inspired by Dixon's works, in particular The New Dinosaurs. In 2008, The New Dinosaurs was adapted into a Japanese manga series by Tokyo-based company Diamond. References External links The New Dinosaurs on Dougal Dixon's website 1988 non-fiction books Evolution in popular culture Science books Dinosaur books Books about evolution Speculative evolution Books by Dougal Dixon