Not long to wait now until the arrival of the first batch of new for 2018 CollectA prehistoric animal models (CollectA Prehistoric Life and CollectA Deluxe). Our fact sheets for the new figures are complete and the scale drawings and illustrations that we commissioned have all been sorted out. The picture (below), is our illustration of the new CollectA Prehistoric Life Mantellisaurus replica. It is great to see a model being made of a dinosaur that was named in honour of Gideon Mantell.
An Illustration of Mantellisaurus (Dinosaur Scale Drawing)
A Mantellisaurus scale drawing.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
CollectA Mantellisaurus
The CollectA Mantellisaurus is depicted in a drinking pose, our drawing is a very close representation of the actual figure which is due to be in our warehouse soon.
Fossil from South Wales Identified as New Triassic Species
In the 1950s the Pant-y-ffynnon Quarry in South Glamorgan (Wales), provided a wide variety of vertebrate fossils giving palaeontologists an insight into the fauna of an ancient Triassic archipelago. However, a comprehensive analysis of the fossil material was not carried out. Scientists from the University of Bristol including an undergraduate student have undertaken a systematic review of the specimens and this has resulted in the naming of a new species of Rhynchocephalian. The little reptile has been named Clevosaurus cambrica and this newly described animal hints at adaptive radiation for the clevosaurs on the island chain. In addition, since the researchers found no evidence of any reptiles in excess of two metres, they propose that the palaeofauna represents a possible example of insular dwarfism.
The concept of insular dwarfism (sometimes referred to as the “island rule” involves residents of islands with limited resources tending to become smaller overtime when compared to their mainland counterparts.
A Three-Dimensional Computer-generated Image of the Jawbone of C. cambrica
A three-dimensional image of the jaw of Clevosaurus cambrica.
Picture credit: Bristol University
Clevosaurus cambrica – “Gloucester Lizard from Wales”
Emily Keeble’s final-year project for a degree in palaeontology at the School of Earth Sciences, (Bristol University) involved a reappraisal of the Pant-y-ffynnon Quarry specimens. Working alongside her course supervisors, the undergraduate was able to identify a new species of Clevosaurus, a type of reptile that was widespread across the supercontinent Pangaea in the Late Triassic. Clevosaurus was named after “Clevum”, the Latin name for the city of Gloucester, as a number of species have been identified from this locality. The trivial name “cambrica” honours Wales, where the fossil quarry is located.
In the Late Triassic, the hills of South Wales and the south-western part of England formed an archipelago that was inhabited by early dinosaurs, crocodylomorphs distantly related to modern crocodiles and alligators along with representatives of the Sphenodontidae such as the clevosaurs. The once diverse and geographically reptile family – the Sphenodontidae is today, represented by the rare Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) which is limited to a few small islands off New Zealand.
Clevosaurus cambrica Would Have Looked Like a Tuatara
Tuatara information on display at a museum. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Commenting on the significance of her discovery, Emily said:
“The new species, Clevosaurus cambrica lived side-by-side with a small dinosaur, Pantydraco, and an early crocodile-like animal, Terrestrisuchus. We compared it with other examples of Clevosaurus from locations around Bristol and South Gloucestershire, but our new beast is quite different in the arrangement of its teeth.”
Clevosaurus cambrica has been identified based on some articulated bones and some isolated fragments. An analysis of the teeth in the jaws provided evidence that this small reptile probably was an insectivore. The shape of the teeth and their arrangement identified the fossil as a new species.
Professor Mike Benton, a co-author of the paper and one of Emily’s supervisors added:
“We were lucky to find quite a lot of the skeleton and Emily was able to scan the blocks and make 3-D reconstructions of the skull, neck, shoulder and arm region.”
Evidence of Insular Dwarfism
The researchers conclude that the archipelago held a relatively impoverished fauna, dominated by rhynchocephalians such as the clevosaurs. The new species has a dental morphology that is intermediate between the Late Triassic Clevosaurus hudsoni, from Cromhall Quarry to the east, and the younger C. convallis from Pant Quarry to the west, suggesting adaptive radiation of clevosaurs in the palaeo-archipelago. Adaptive radiation is the term used to describe the evolutionary process whereby organisms diverge from a common ancestor to fill a multitude of different ecological niches, think of Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands, for example.
Co-author of the paper and co-supervisor of Emily Dr Whiteside (Bristol University) explained:
“The dinosaurs, crocodiles, and lizards were isolated to some extent on their islands, and perhaps smaller ones were better at surviving in the changed ecologies of the islands.”
The scientific paper: “The terrestrial fauna of the Late Triassic Pant-y-ffynnon Quarry fissures, South Wales, UK and a new species of Clevosaurus (Lepidosauria: Rhynchocephalia)” by Keeble et al published in the Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association.
Everything Dinosaur acknowledges the help of a press release from Bristol University in the compilation of this article.
By Mike|2024-05-10T07:34:36+01:00February 3rd, 2018|General Teaching|Comments Off on Everything Dinosaur Helps School on Twitter with Special Tweets
Little Leigh Primary Sets Up a Twitter Feed
Whilst on a school visit to a primary school in Cheshire, Everything Dinosaur team members spotted a dinosaur museum. The museum had been erected in one of the classrooms to help inspire the children with their term topic.
Everything Dinosaur provided a dinosaur workshop for the Year 1 class at Little Leigh Primary (Cheshire). Prior to our workshop with the eager, enthusiastic children, we had a short meeting with the class teacher. Being briefed by the teacher on the learning objectives helps our dinosaur expert to tailor the session to meet the learning needs of the children. We were informed that the school had recently created their own Twitter feed. As part of our support for the Little Leigh Primary, we volunteered to take some photographs of the various dinosaur and prehistoric animal displays around the school and then we could “tweet” these pictures to show parents, guardians and grandparents, what the children had been studying.
The Little Leigh Primary Dinosaur Museum
A dinosaur museum spotted at a school.
Picture credit: Little Leigh Primary/Everything Dinosaur
Involving Parents, Grandparents and Guardians with the Dinosaur Museum
By posting up information about the children’s activities on Twitter, mums, dads, guardians, carers and grandparents can gain almost instant access to the children’s work and see what their charges have been up to throughout the day. We posted up pictures of the dinosaur museum. Using social media in this way can help parents, grandparents, guardians and so forth to feel involved and to help them stay connected to the school. We “tweeted” a picture of the dinosaur museum that had been created in the Year 1 classroom. The dinosaur museum area will provide an excellent facility, enabling lots of topic work to be displayed.
Visit Everything Dinosaur’s award-winning and child-friendly website: Everything Dinosaur.
At Everything Dinosaur, we are always keen to receive pictures from our customers of their model collections. Many of the models and figures are displayed in dioramas and prehistoric scenes and it always amazes us when we see these fantastic creations. We have concluded that there are a lot of very talented people who collect prehistoric animals. Take for example, Elizabeth, an enthusiastic collector who commissioned Martin Garratt of UMF Models to customise her recently purchased Schleich Psittacosaurus figure.
The New for 2018 Schleich Psittacosaurus Dinosaur Model
New for 2018, the Schleich Psittacosaurus dinosaur model.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Schleich Psittacosaurus
The new for 2018 Schleich Psittacosaurus has a lot going for it. The pose is quite dynamic and, in addition, the model has plenty of carefully crafted skin texture. Schleich deserve considerable credit for creating a figure that reflects the latest scientific thinking when it comes to this early member of the Cerapoda. Martin Garratt was able to repaint this little dinosaur and he has produced a beautiful diorama influenced by the recently published research into Psittacosaurus that indicated that this forest dweller probably had countershading to help to keep it safe.
The Customised Schleich Psittacosaurus Model
A stunning Schleich Psittacosaurus dinosaur diorama.
Picture credit: Marilyn (UMF Models) by permission of dinosaur model collector Elizabeth
Psittacosaurus and Countershading
Everything Dinosaur team members have been lucky enough to have viewed up close the remarkable fossil specimen that formed the basis of the research into the colouration of Psittacosaurus.
The study was published in 2016 in the academic journal “Current Biology”. The authors of the paper, including researchers from the University of Bristol, concluded that this plant-eating dinosaur was light underneath but darker on its back. This pattern is known as countershading and is a seen in a number of animals today. To help illustrate the team’s conclusions, talented palaeoartist and model maker Bob Nicholls was asked to create a life-sized model of the creature so that the effectiveness of the camouflage could be tested.
Psittacosaurus Demonstrates Countershading
Psittacosaurus photographed in the Bristol Botanic Garden.
It is great to be able to view a customised dinosaur model that has been influenced by actual scientific research. Ironically, thanks to copious fossil specimens from Asia, the Psittacosaurus genus is perhaps, the most studied of all the dinosaur genera. Martin’s composition certainly mirrors the very latest thinking with regards to this two-metre-long dinosaur.
The Psittacosaurus Model with Carefully Selected Foliage to Mimic an Early Cretaceous Forest Environment
The Schleich Psittacosaurus diorama.
Picture credit: Marilyn (UMF Models) by permission of dinosaur model collector Elizabeth
The Skilfully Painted Replica Reflects Scientific Research into Countershading in the Dinosauria
The Schleich Psittacosaurus dinosaur diorama.
Picture credit: Marilyn (UMF Models) by permission of dinosaur model collector Elizabeth
Thanking an Everything Dinosaur Customer for their Schleich Psittacosaurus Pictures
Our thanks to Elizabeth for giving us permission to post up Martin Garratt’s work and for allowing us to publish Marilyn’s photographs. Elizabeth tells us that she has more pictures of this excellent and beautifully composed diorama and we look forward to being able to put these on-line too in the very near future.
The Countershading Concept Demonstrated in a Dinosaur Diorama
A view of the Schleich Psittacosaurus dinosaur diorama.
Picture credit: Marilyn (UMF Models) by permission of dinosaur model collector Elizabeth
To view the new for 2018 Schleich models as well as the rest of the Schleich range available from Everything Dinosaur: Schleich Prehistoric Animal Models.
By Mike|2024-05-08T20:27:13+01:00February 2nd, 2018|Key Stage 1/2|Comments Off on Key Stage 2 Showcase Their Amazing Science Skills
Year 5/6 Showcase Their Science Skills
Children in Year 5 and Year 6 at Carlton Primary School in West Yorkshire were keen to show one of our team members their science displays. Everything Dinosaur was visiting the well-appointed school to conduct a dinosaur workshop. After a short meeting with the teachers to identify learning objectives, our fossil expert had the opportunity to admire some of the marvellous displays in the spacious corridors. Year 6 children had been learning about evolution and the life of Charles Darwin and the scheme of work incorporated dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals to help provide a context for their studies.
Key Stage 2 Scientific Working
Scientific working demonstrated by Year 6 pupils. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A Dinosaur Workshop as Part of a Wider Term Topic
The topic permitted the children to indulge their non-fiction writing skills and the written work was supported by some excellent prehistoric animal illustrations. Studying Darwinism, natural selection and evolution is a core element in the science curriculum for Upper Key Stage 2 and there was plenty of evidence of working scientifically posted up onto the walls of the corridors. Everything Dinosaur took time to admire the children’s work. The posters and illustration were extremely impressive.
Upper Key Stage 2 Showcase Their Artwork
Year 6 pupils demonstrate their art skills as part of a themed teaching project. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Three Dimensional Fossils
The Key Stage 2 classes had also created some three-dimensional fossils using various materials, the children had been exploring the properties of materials and considering the use of perspective in their prehistoric animal artwork. Although the lesson plans were focused on science, the creative teaching team had incorporated a range of cross curricular activities. Our dinosaur workshop was incorporated into the scheme of work to provide more insight and teaching support.
Researching Tyrannosaurus rex
Researching dinosaurs including Tyrannosaurus rex. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Researching Tyrannosaurus rex
As part of a challenging and varied scheme of work the schoolchildren were asked to research Tyrannosaurus rex and to consider how this famous Late Cretaceous predator was adapted to its environment. What were those tiny arms used for? Could the Upper Key Stage 2 children formulate some theories?
It was great to see how the children in Year 5 and Year 6 at Carlton Primary School had studied dinosaurs as part of a wider scheme of work looking at the work of Charles Darwin and evolution. In addition, the artwork and posters produced brightened up the classroom.
Second Specimen of Wahlisaurus massarae to be Described
A rare 200 million-year-old specimen of a “fish lizard” has been discovered in a private collection twenty-two years after it was originally found. The fossil is only the second example of Wahlisaurus massarae, a species of ichthyosaur, to have been described. The new species was established in 2016, by University of Manchester palaeontologist, Dean Lomax following his detailed assessment of a fossil specimen that had been found in Nottinghamshire many decades ago.
Wahlisaurus massarae
An Illustration of Wahlisaurus massarae
An illustration of the ichthyosaur known as Wahlisaurus massarae.
This second example of Wahlisaurus was originally found in 1996. It has now been donated to the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, an institution that houses several examples of marine reptiles, including a specimen of Excalibosaurus, which, until the naming of Wahlisaurus two years ago had been the most recent species of ichthyosaur from the British Isles to have been scientifically described.
Ichthyosaurs in the Limelight
The Ichthyosauria clade has been much in the news of late. For example, earlier this month the discovery of a large ichthyosaur fossil in the cliffs close to Lyme Regis in Dorset, was the subject of a BBC television documentary, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Dean Lomax named W. massarae in honour of two vertebrate palaeontologists who had spent much of their lives studying marine reptiles (Professor Judy Massare and Bill Wahl).
Dean commented:
“When Wahlisaurus was announced, I was a little nervous about what other palaeontologists would make of it, considering the new species was known only from a single specimen. As a scientist you learn to question almost everything and be as critical as you can be. My analysis suggested it was something new, but some palaeontologists questioned this and said it was just variation of an existing species.”
In this new research, Dean teamed up with Dr Mark Evans, palaeontologist and curator at the New Walk Museum, Leicester, and fossil collector, Simon Carpenter from Somerset. The study focused on a specimen Dean identified in Simon’s personal collection, which is an almost complete coracoid bone (part of the shoulder girdle, otherwise referred to as the pectoral girdle). This bone had exactly the same unique features of the equivalent bone in the holotype of Wahlisaurus described in 2016. Simon’s fossil specimen was originally collected twenty years ago, from a quarry in northern Somerset. Once the specimen’s rarity was realised, Simon immediately donated it to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.
Dean Lomax, Simon Carpenter and Deborah Hutchinson with the Coracoid Specimen
Dean Lomax, (left), Simon Carpenter (centre) and Deborah Hutchinson from the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery (right) with the coracoid specimen.
Picture credit: Manchester University
Dean added:
“You can only imagine my sheer excitement to find a specimen of Wahlisaurus in Simon’s collection. It was such a wonderful moment. When you have just one specimen, “variation” can be called upon, but when you double the number of specimens you have it gives even more credibility to your research.”
The new discovery is from a time known as the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, right after a world-wide mass extinction. For these reasons, the team have been unable to determine exactly whether the ichthyosaur was Late Triassic or Early Jurassic in age, although it is roughly 200 million-years-old.
A Better Understanding of the Skull Structure
As part of the research, Dr Evans cleaned the bones and removed additional rock from the first specimen. This assisted in a detailed re-examination of the original skull, which led to the discovery of additional bones helping scientists to better understand the morphology of the skull of this British marine reptile.
Finding evidence to help confirm the validity of a genus within a private fossil collection helps to demonstrate the important contribution that can be made to science by dedicated and responsible fossil collectors.
The scientific paper: “An Ichthyosaur from the UK Triassic–Jurassic boundary: A second specimen of the Leptonectid Ichthyosaur Wahlisaurus massarae Lomax 2016” by Lomax, D. R., Evans, M. and Carpenter S., published in the Geological Journal.
Mansourasaurus shahinae the Rosetta Stone of the Dinosauria
The Rosetta Stone, with its three different languages carved into the rock, provided the breakthrough for archaeologists, enabling them to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. A new dinosaur discovery, which just like the Rosetta Stone heralds from Egypt, is helping palaeontologists to decipher the relationship between Late Cretaceous African dinosaurs and their counterparts elsewhere in the world. The dinosaur has been named Mansourasaurus shahinae and up until now, no reasonably complete dinosaur skeleton from Upper Cretaceous strata in continental Africa had ever been found.
An Illustration of the Newly Described Titanosaur Mansourasaurus shahinae
Mansourasaurus illustrated. Note the bony scales (osteoderms on the body).
Picture credit: Andrew Mcafee (Carnegie Museum of Natural History)
Helping to Characterise the Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Fauna of Africa
As titanosaurs go, Mansourasaurus is not a ground-shaker in terms of its size, it was approximately ten metres in length and was perhaps as heavy as Africa’s largest land animal today, an African elephant (Loxodonta). It was not fully grown (bones not entirely fused), but it would not have reached the size of leviathans such as Paralititan (P. stromeri), which roamed North Africa some fifteen million years earlier.
However, its discovery is seismic as it permits palaeontologists to better understand the evolution of Late Cretaceous African dinosaurs and their taxonomic relationship to other dinosaurs that lived elsewhere in the world during the last few million years of the Mesozoic.
The Fossilised Jawbone of M. shahinae Photographed at the Dig Site
Mansourasaurus jawbone in situ.
Picture credit: Mansoura University
Mansourasaurus shahinae – Conflicting Theories and Conflicting Ideas
Very few Late Cretaceous African dinosaurs have been described. Fossil finds from Upper Cretaceous strata in this part of the world are very rare, what fossils have been found are extremely fragmentary and don’t reveal much information about the sort of dinosaurs that these seldom found bones represent. Did the dinosaurs living on the African continent in the Late Cretaceous evolve into a distinct biota or were they closely related to other types of dinosaur living on other landmasses?
In addition, if the Late Cretaceous African dinosaurs were closely related to other dinosaurs living elsewhere, were they more closely related to those dinosaurs known from South America, Europe, Asia or even Madagascar?
A remarkable fossil discovery from strata estimated to be around 80 million-years-old (Campanian faunal stage of the Late Cretaceous), will help scientists to answer some of these questions. Just like the famous Rosetta Stone, these petrified dinosaur bones will help scientists to decipher, at least in part, the evolutionary relationships of African titanosaurs.
Phylogentic Assessment of Titanosaurs
Field work at the Dakhla Oasis of the Egyptian Sahara, led by Dr Hesham Sallam (Mansoura University), in 2013, led to the discovery of the partial remains of a sauropod dinosaur, one that was identified as a member of the Titanosauria clade – a group of long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs that were geographically widespread during the Cretaceous. By studying these bones, palaeontologists were able to work out which other titanosaurs were closely related to Mansourasaurus. The phylogenetic assessment published along with the rest of the paper in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution, indicates that M. shahinae is related to titanosaurs from southern Europe and eastern Asia.
A Reconstruction of the Skeleton of Mansourasaurus
A skeletal reconstruction of the newly described titanosaur Mansourasaurus shahinae.
Picture credit: Andrew Mcafee (Carnegie Museum of Natural History)
The Dinosaurian Palaeobiogeography of Gondwanan Landmasses
The fossils come from rocks that make up the Quseir Formation, these sediments were laid down in a warm, humid, tropical environment. A low-lying, verdant floodplain that was criss-crossed by large rivers and numerous lakes. The picture (above) reveals how much of the skeleton has been excavated since the initial fossil discovery around five years ago. Fragments of the skull and the lower jawbone have been recovered along with cervical vertebrae (neck bones), ribs, elements from the front limbs and a portion of the hind foot. Numerous bony scales are associated with these bones, this suggests that Mansaurasaurus, like many other titanosaurs, was covered in osteoderms.
Members of the Field Team from Mansoura University Pose Next to the Jacketed Fossil Bones
The all-Egyptian field team from Mansoura University (Egypt) pose with the plaster-jacketed remains of Mansourasaurus.
Picture credit: Mansoura University
Piecing Together the Geographical and Faunal Links Between Late Cretaceous Africa and Other Landmasses
The discovery of Mansourasaurus will help scientists to piece together the geographical and biological links between the Late Cretaceous of Africa and other continents. The fossil bones can be used just like the Rosetta Stone, to compare and contrast with known fossil finds and future titanosaurid fossil discoveries.
The research team conclude that as Mansourasaurus was closely related to Eurasian titanosaurs, this indicates that these dinosaurs spread between Europe, Asia and north Africa after the tectonic separation of Africa from the landmass that was to form the continent of South America. In essence, Mansourasaurus hints at a north African dinosaur assemblage that mirrors the sort of dinosaur fauna known from the Late Cretaceous of Europe and Asia. The team’s findings support the idea that land bridges existed between Africa and other parts of the world, allowing this faunal interchange. The theory that the African mainland was completely isolated in the latter years of the Cretaceous has been undermined.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur stated:
“This is a very significant fossil discovery. It marks a new chapter in our understanding of the evolution and spread of Late Cretaceous titanosaurs, it might even herald a new chapter in the history of vertebrate palaeontology in northern Africa, as we are confident that more dinosaur specimens are still out there in the Egyptian Western Desert awaiting discovery.”
The scientific paper: “New Egyptian Sauropod Reveals Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Dispersal between Europe and Africa” by Hesham M. Sallam, Eric Gorscak, Patrick M. O’Connor, Iman A. El-Dawoudi, Sanaa El-Sayed, Sara Saber, Mahmoud A. Kora, Joseph J. W. Sertich, Erik R. Seiffert & Matthew C. Lamanna published in the journal Nature, Ecology & Evolution.
Reception Class Sends Letters and Dinosaur Drawings
Our thanks to the children in the Reception class at Egerton Primary School (Knutsford, Cheshire), who sent in dinosaur drawings and thank you letters after our dinosaur workshop conducted at their school recently. The children have been learning all about life in the past this term and they were enjoying studying dinosaurs and learning about famous fossil hunters such as Mary Anning. As part of an extension activity that we had agreed with the enthusiastic teaching team, we challenged the children to design their own dinosaur. We received some amazing prehistoric animal drawings plus some super thank you letters.
Children in Reception Class Write to Everything Dinosaur
Dinosaur letters and drawings from the Reception class at Egerton Primary School.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur/Egerton Primary School
Sauropod Drawings and Mary Anning
Several of the children had been learning facts about long-necked dinosaurs. Brachiosaurus, a dinosaur known from the Upper Jurassic of the United States, was particularly popular amongst the young palaeontologists.
Brachiosaurus was a Particular Favourite Dinosaur
Super sauropod drawings from Egerton Primary School (Reception class).
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur/Egerton Primary School
Many of the colourful dinosaur drawings and letters have been posted up onto the walls of Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse.
The Reception Children Created Some Very Colourful Dinosaurs
A letter to “Dinosaur Mike” from Reception class children at Egerton Primary School.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur/Egerton Primary School
Beasts of the Mesozoic Ready to Spring by Late Spring
Dinosaur fans and model collectors will have just a few more short weeks to wait before the entire range of the eagerly anticipated Beasts of the Mesozoic collection of “Raptors” is available. These beautifully sculptured, 1:6 scale replicas are currently entering the final phase of production, some of the models are due to be completed and made ready for sale next month but others such as the exquisite Adasaurus, along with Tsaagan, Acheroraptor and the two Saurornitholestes replicas, are not due for completion until the end of March.
The Beautiful Beasts of the Mesozoic Tsaagan mangas will be Available from Everything Dinosaur in Late Spring
The Beasts of the Mesozoic Tsaagan mangas 1:6 scale replica.
Picture credit: Beasts of the Mesozoic/Everything Dinosaur
Production Delays Due to Chinese New Year
David Silva of Creative Beast Studios, the visionary behind this exciting range of poseable prehistoric animal figures explained factory closures over the Chinese New Year would lead to some delays, but the priority was to produce the most scientifically accurate and highly detailed “raptor” models possible.
The Beasts of the Mesozoic Range Including Adasaurus mongoliensis will be Available in April 2018
The Beasts of the Mesozoic 1:6 scale model (Adasaurus mongoliensis).
Picture credit: Beasts of the Mesozoic/Everything Dinosaur
Beasts of the Mesozoic in Stock at Everything Dinosaur in April
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur, which has been given exclusive access to the Beasts of the Mesozoic range stated;
“We are confident that by sometime in late April, all the Beasts of the Mesozoic figures that we have committed to will be arriving in our warehouse. The creation of this dynamic, new series has been a real labour of love, it might have taken millions of years for the maniraptorans to evolve, but model collectors and dinosaur fans will have just a few more weeks to wait.”
Both Everything Dinosaur and Creative Beast Studio will be closely monitoring the production process and we look forward to releasing further updates and news about the imminent arrival of this thrilling new chapter in the evolution of dinosaur figures.
As well as the amazing 1:6 scale “Raptors”, Everything Dinosaur will also be stocking the Environment Accessory Packs (Wetlands, Desert, Forest and Mountains) along with the Beasts of the Mesozoic “Nestlings” – amber, black and grey.
Everything Dinosaur Will Also be Stocking the Environment Accessory Packs
Beasts of the Mesozoic Environment Accessory Pack (Mountains).
Picture credit: Beasts of the Mesozoic/Everything Dinosaur
Beasts of the Mesozoic “Nestlings” – A Trio of Black Raptor Nestlings
Beasts of the Mesozoic Nestlings – Black.
Picture credit: Beasts of the Mesozoic/Everything Dinosaur
Join the Everything Dinosaur Beasts of the Mesozoic Special Reserve/VIP List
Demand is likely to exceed supply of this excellent model range. Everything Dinosaur has opened a “Special Reserve/VIP” list offering our customers priority access to this range when they come into stock.
PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson and Triceratops Doyle in Stock at Everything Dinosaur
The 1:35 scale dinosaur replicas PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson and Triceratops Doyle are now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. These stunning PVC dinosaur figures, complete with their landscaped bases arrived at our warehouse this afternoon, following their journey from the factory in China. Both the PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson and the PNSO Triceratops Doyle models have articulated jaws and their detailing is exquisite.
The PNSO Dinosaur Figure Tyrannosaurus Wilson
The PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson figure, a 1:35 scale replica of T. rex.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
These two dinosaur figures are part of a range of PNSO prehistoric animal models that have been produced. The range includes several Chinese dinosaurs including Lufengosaurus, the first Chinese dinosaur to be formally studied and named, along with Euhelopus, the stegosaurid Chungkingosaurus, Mandschurosaurus and the giant Huanghetitan.
To see the full range of PNSO prehistoric animal figures, including Triceratops Doyle and Tyrannosaurus Wilson: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.
Rare PVC Dinosaur Models
These beautiful and highly sought-after PVC figures may not be made again, as the future of production remains very much in doubt. Everything Dinosaur has been able to utilise its business contacts to get stock sent to their UK warehouse straight from the factory.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur stated:
“We have already received a lot of enquiries for these two models [PNSO Triceratops Doyle and PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson], it is great news for dinosaur fans and model collectors that they can now source these rare models from a UK-based supplier with such an excellent reputation for customer service.”
The 1:35 Scale PNSO Triceratops Doyle Figure
The PNSO 1:35 scale Triceratops figure (Doyle).
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson Figure
PNSO The Making of Tyrannosaurus Wilson replica. A beautiful 1:35 scale T. rex figure from PNSO inspired by the famous Chinese palaeo-artist Zhao Chuang. Tyrannosaurus Wilson is supplied with its own base, a science art book with text provided by Yang Yang and four science art postcards highlighting Zhao Chuang’s dinosaur illustrations.
PNSO The Making of Tyrannosaurus Wilson
PNSO the making of Tyrannosaurus Wilson. A 1:35 scale dinosaur model.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The Tyrannosaurus rex figure measures around 37 centimetres from its nose to the tip of its tail and the model is approximately 15 centimetres high. The highly detailed and beautifully painted base is 19 centimetres in length. This composition makes a wonderful display and would be an asset in any model collector’s collection.
PNSO Triceratops Doyle
The PNSO Triceratops PVC figure is also in 1:35 scale. It has been designed to accompany the PNSO Tyrannosaurus Wilson replica. The Triceratops measures approximately 26 centimetres long and the height of the model is a fraction over 10 centimetres. As with the T. rex figure, the display base is a generous 19 cm in length.
A Close-up View of the Beautifully Detailed PNSO Triceratops Doyle
PNSO Triceratops Doyle.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
To view the PNSO Age of Dinosaurs range including “Wilson” and “Doyle”: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.
