The New Dinosaurs An Alternative Evolution First Edition cover. The cover depicts the Cutlasstooth (Caedosaurus gladiadens), a coelurosaur apex predator from South America. Author Dougal Dixon Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Speculative evolution Publisher Salem House Publishers (US) Grafton (UK) Publication date 1 September 1988 (US) 6 October 1988 (UK) Media type Print (hardback) Pages 120 ISBN 978-0881623017