31 of which are in color.  (Some of these are of such photographic quality, that at a young age the author recalls how difficult it was to be totally convinced that some of the animals were not still alive today even though such a conclusion contradicted sensibility.)      Although Augusta discusses some distinctly European landscapes which Burian has created, slightly less than half of the plates are of fauna indigenous to the North American continent.  Whereas Augusta's other similarly styled books are dedicated to more specific themes, in 'Prehistoric Animals' the origin of life, the evolution of all organisms, palaeoclimatology and the interplay between evolutionary forces and Life's history are discussed in an inspiring, majestic style.  The pictorial account begins with life in "The Cambrian Sea", and concludes with a restoration of the "Cave Bear", being stalked by Stone Age Hunters.  The achievements of Darwin are lauded, and the authors acknowledge the contributions of two American palaeontologists, William K. Gregory (1876-1970) and Alfred S. Romer (1894-1973) to our understanding of evolutionary principles through the study of fossils.      In correspondence received from Dr. Vratislav Mazak (who established an 18 year friendship with Burian) dated 6/24/81, Mazak indicated that Burian never compiled a listing of his own work.  However, Mazak had "verified existence" of 1,023 oil paintings, and 245 gouaches.  Mr. Burian illustrated 451 books and more than 550 short stories that appeared in various magazines, journals, etc.  The total number of illustrations, as known to Mazak, was 14,000 - of these 352 being illustrations, mostly china-ink drawings.      In a more recent publication, 'The Encyclopedia of Evolution' (1990), Richard Milner indicates that Burian's artworks exceeded 15,000 in number.  But, according to Thomas Kovacs, who met Mr. Petr Sadecky, Burian's friend and biographer, Burian completed about 20,000 pictures, nearly one per day!  Burian didn't limit his				Ms. Hochmanova stated that she would be appreciative for any deserved recognition which could be gained posthumously for her father.  One significant reason for why we have so little general information at hand concerning Burian's illustrious career can be related to the Nazi occupation during World War II.  Afterward, Communist repression of the geological sciences in Czechoslovakia certainly stifled what would have otherwise been disseminated about Burian.
			death.  Her books were published (in Czechoslovakian) to commemorate the 80th and 10th anniversaries, respectively, of his birth and death.  They are entitled, 'Zdenek Burian' (1985), and 'Zdenek Burian: Pravek a Dobrodruzstvi' (1991).	Note:  Allen is a founding editor of Dinosaur World and contributes to Fossil News: Journal of Amateur Paleontology. Reference:  Dinosaur World issue no. 5, 1998, Letter to the Editors from Mr. Thomas Kovacs.
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