New from Papo for 2015
Two New Papo Prehistoric Animal Models for Dinosaur Fans
The wait is over to hear news about the new Papo prehistoric animal models. Everything Dinosaur can now reveal the two new additions to the Papo range for 2015. Papo will be bringing out a model of a Cretaceous pterosaur (Tupuxuara) and a replica of a young Apatosaurus and very splendid they both look.
The Pterosaur Replica Tupuxuara
Available in spring 2015.
Picture credit: Papo
Papo Prehistoric Animal Models (2015)
A member of the Thalassodromidae family of pterosaurs, these flamboyant crested flying reptiles, with their oversized skulls and toothless beaks would have made a spectacular sight as they soared over the skies of Cretaceous Brazil. No one is really sure what these creatures ate, some species of Tupuxuara had wingspans in excess of five metres. It has been suggested that these pterosaurs were fish-eaters (piscivores), whilst other scientists have proposed that these were the “Toucans of the Pterosauria”, suggesting that they guzzled fruit (frugivores).
The model measures around five centimetres high, is about seven centimetres in length and with its folded wings, this particular Tupuxuara is around seven centimetres wide.
The second model being launched by Papo is a much larger specimen, although not as big as it could have been. The French figure and model manufacturer will be introducing a young Apatosaurus to its dinosaur model range (Les Dinosaures).
The Young Apatosaurus from Papo
Available in the early spring of 2015
Picture credit: Papo
We hope this new replica works well with the existing Allosaurus and the Stegosaurus models. It seems that Morrison Formation dinosaurs are being well represented in the Papo model series at the moment.
To view Everything Dinosaur’s range of Papo prehistoric animal models: Papo Prehistoric Animal Models.
Team members at Everything Dinosaur will be meeting up with Papo in the New Year, we intend to take some more photographs and when we do, we shall post them up. Both these replicas are going to be made in the early part of next year. Everything Dinosaur expects to have stocks by early March, perhaps a little earlier. We shall keep you posted on the progress being made with these two, new for 2015 Papo prehistoric animal models.
