Julius T. Csotonyi  Julius Thomas Csotonyi (born October 11, 1973) is a Canadian paleoartist and natural history illustrator living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He specialises in photo-realistic restorations of dinosaurs, paleo-environments and extinct animals. His techniques encompass both traditional and digital media. His art is included in museum displays in many countries. Csotonyi also created the design of the reverse side of the commemorative 25 dollar silver Royal Canadian Mint coin called 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag. Csotonyi was born in Hungary. His family moved to Canada in 1978. His first drawing at age three was a dinosaur illustration, and he continued drawing and painting as a hobby throughout his childhood. He completed a B.Sc. in Ecology and Environmental Biology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, followed by a M.Sc. in Ecology in the same university. While studying for a PhD in microbiology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Csotonyi published research papers on pollination mutualisms in Utah, on the effects of trampling on moss in Jasper National Park in Alberta and on bacteria living in exotic deep ocean hydrothermal vent ecosystems and in terrestrial salt springs. He continued using his skills as an artist to create illustrations of ancient creatures and landscapes in his spare time, some of which were published in "Prehistoric Times". After observing the murals by Rudolph Zallinger, and visiting the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Csotonyi began to produce "paleoart" commercially. He developed a technique which involves photography and digital manipulation as well as drawing to produce imagined scenes and creatures. His work has been used by many sources, including "National Geographic Magazine", "Science", Titan Books, and Scholastic Inc., and many museum exhibits, mainly in the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Manitoba Museum, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Csotonyi recently published a book with Steve White, entitled "", featuring many of his pieces of art, and some descriptions of them. Several of Csotonyi's drawings can be seen on signs along the Alberta's Fossil Trail, commissioned by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (Drumheller, Canada). In 2007, he was commissioned by this museum to illustrate their new ceratopsian permanent exhibit in Dinosaur Hall. He also produced the main illustration for the Tyrrell Museum’s website.