James Gurney
Skyhopping 1992

In this popular Dinotopian sport, giraffe-necked brachiosaurs pick humans up and fling them high into the air before they splash down into the water. A brachiosaurus could stand 39 feet high and weigh an incredible 78 tons--as much as 12 African elephants. Its long neck could reach the tasty young leaves at the tops of the tallest trees.

Illustration for Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
Oil on board

Link to image of plaque at Norman Rockwell Museum