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This book, entitled ‘Feathered Dinosaurs – The Origin of Birds’ was published in May, 2008, by CSIRO Publishing. It was published in North America by Oxford University Press (America) in September, 2008, and is still currently in print. This was followed by the August, 2012 publication of ‘Gliding Mammals of the World’ (Stephen Jackson & Peter Schouten), which is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive monograph of all gliding mammals.

Also published in 2012 was ‘A Comparison of the Heritage Values of Important Australian Fossil Sites’. This is an Australian Government publication under the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts to which Peter contributed significantly.

Currently in production and under contract is ‘The Antipodean Ark – A Prehistory of Australasia’. This book will be co-authored with contributions from leading palaeontologists in Australia. It will revisit some familiar ground already list to data discussed in Peter’s first two books – ‘Prehistoric Animals of Australia’ and ‘The Antipodean Ark’ – however, this book will feature new and astonishing full colour illustrations of the creatures that populated our prehistory based upon the latest discoveries within this field . It is intended that upon publication (2016) this book will be the definitive reference on this subject for many years to come.

Also on the burner is the provisionally titled ‘Megafauna’ – a collaboration with Dr. Ross MacPhee of the American Museum of Natural History. This book will investigate the movement of modern humans out of Africa and trace the impact these migrations had upon the world’s megafauna. It is intended that this volume be a companion piece and prequel to the popular ‘A Gap In Nature’, and publication is anticipated by late 2018.

Despite his busy book schedule, Peter is available for commissioned work.

Peter Schouten is a self-taught and trained artist. His preferred media are watercolour, gouache and acrylics on either canvas or paper. For more information, please contact us at

It has a ton of amenities on the grounds including a pool, fitness center, volleyball court, and a dock where we can bring our boat around – YAY! – but the best part is we’ll have it all to ourselves. The entire hotel is used for group events, so our large group will be booking up all of the rooms. I can’t wait! We started sending out the link for the bridal party and family to book their rooms, and it makes me so happy whenever I get a report from the wedding coordinator at the hotel with the names of people who have booked.