On the Front Cover. Thomas Adams, a native of Shelby, Iowa, majors in both geology/geophysics and zoology/physiology at UW. For the past three years, Adams has expressed his creative side by painting prehistoric murals in the university's Geological Museum. Adams' fossil studies enable him to accurately depict dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions of years ago and the habitat in which they lived. The museum, he says, is the perfect blend of artistic venue and educational resource for his work. "These murals help convey scientific concepts to the public and allow me to combine my interests in art and science," Adams says. The mural on the cover show the Allosaurus "Big Al" (the green dinosaur on the left) stalking a wary Apatosaurus.  (Ted Brummond photograph)