

She speaks every language on Dinotopia and is one of the few who speak the language of the Carnosaurs of the Rainy Basin. She later met them again in Volcaneum when she became their guide, ever since she has become their good friend on their travels. She first met the Denisons when they were washed up on Dinotopia, she was accidentally injured by Arthur when he thought that she meant to harm Will. Bix – A Protoceratops multilingual who is an ambassador and the good friend and traveling partner of Arthur Denison, having accompanied him to the World Beneath and Chandara.In the Dinotopia novel, The Hand of Dinotopia it is revealed that he and Sylvia are engaged to be married. During his time on the island he met and fell in love with local Dinotopian girl, Sylvia Romano and eventually trained to be a Skybax Rider and was partnered with a Skybax named Cirrus. He accompanied his father on a two-year voyage of discovery following the death of his mother in 1860, then in 1862 he and Arthur were shipwrecked on Dinotopia. Will Denison – The son of Arthur Denison and the second main protagonist of the books.Arthur currently lives in Waterfall City where he has a studio overlooking the falls. At some point both of his journals would end up in America where they would be discovered by James Gurney.

During their time on the island Arthur wrote a journal detailing his discoveries. Then in 1862 they were both washed up on the island of Dinotopia after being shipwrecked. Following the death of his wife Rachel in 1860 he and his son Will left their home Boston on a voyage of discovery.

He called the series "Dinotopia": a portmanteau of "dinosaur" and "utopia". Rather than digital tools, Gurney used " plein-air studies, thumbnail sketches, models photographed in costume and original cardboard or clay maquettes" to create 150 oil paintings for his 2007 Dinotopia book. He later decided to create an imaginary island based on these paintings. These were originally done as art prints for collectors. This inspired him to imagine his own, so he painted "Waterfall City" and "Dinosaur parade". Gurney's assignments for National Geographic required him to work with archaeologists to envision and paint ancient cities that no one alive today has ever seen.
