The Lost World is the sixth chapter in the First Configuration. Here Levine and a local guide explore an unnamed island and find live dinosaurs.
Plot[]
The chapter begins with Levine and his guide Diego climbing a rocky cliffside of an isolated island off the Costa Rican coast. Upon reaching the top of the cliff, they find themselves surrounded by lush jungle and Diego assembles the top-of-the-line Lindstradt air rifle he was given. After arguing with Diego, who had lit a cigarette against Levine's wishes, the pair are interrupted by a bizarre noise and Diego inquires if it was a bird but Levine denies this. From their vantage point, the pair can see across most of the island and note that the island is the remains of an ancient volcanic crater that had collapsed and have been eroded by time. Shortly after moving on, the two find evidence of an old overgrown Jeep trail and decide to follow it.
While following the trail, they come upon a shallow stream, Levine notices something glinting in the muddy banks. He discovers a pipette, typically used in laboratories. While examining the pipette, a nearby bush rattles and a small creature hops out. Levine is shocked that it is a Mussaurus, a prosauropod that existed in the late Triassic period. Thrilled at seeing a living dinosaur, Levine extends his hand and the small creature hops right into it and sniffed his hand before hissing and running off. Smelling something odd and hearing rustling behind him, Levine turns just as Diego is attacked and is hauled off screaming into the jungle by an unseen animal with sharp, slashing claws on its feet. Out of the corner of his eye, Levine sees another animal charging him. Running, Levine is knocked to his knees and he realizes that despite all his planning, he's almost about to die.
Note[]
This page should not be confused with The Lost World (novel).
Trivia[]
As with Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton includes dinosaurs not from the Jurassic period but from the Late Triassic period.
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