Eofauna Atlasaurus Features in Everything Dinosaur Video
Everything Dinosaur team members have been asked to post up some more images of the eagerly anticipated Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus dinosaur model. This exquisite figure is the second dinosaur model to have been introduced by Eofauna, it follows the Giganotosaurus figure that came out earlier this year (January 2019).
The Eofauna Atlasaurus
We have posted up more pictures of this 1:40 scale replica, which is now in stock, both on this blog site and on our other social media platforms such as Pinterest and Facebook. However, we also shot a short video so that viewers could appreciate the size of the model and see the Atlasaurus data card and our fact sheet that accompanies sales.
Getting to Grips with the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
Video credit: Everything Dinosaur
The video is just under two and a quarter minutes in length, it is not really a review of the figure but we do highlight the paint scheme, discuss the anatomy of this bizarre sauropod and comment upon the beautiful, subtle osteoderms embedded in the back and the base of the tail. We also show the data card (as promised) and highlight the Atlasaurus fact sheet that we send out to our customers with their purchases.
Lighting Conditions Affect the Appearance of Replicas
An important point to note is that the lighting conditions under which a model is photographed or filmed will affect the way the model appears. Our film studio has no source of natural light, so if possible, we try and take some photographs of the model outside so that our customers can view the figure in natural light.
The Eofauna Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model Shown in Natural Light
Photographed outdoors the light conditions can alter the colouration seen on the model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Even so, a photograph taken just minutes apart can provide an image that provides a different impression of the colouration of the model. For example, take a look at the picture (top) and contrast it with this view of the Atlasaurus model just a few moments later (below).
The New for 2019 Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
Eofauna Atlasaurus dinosaur model. In this photograph the markings on the neck seem more prominent, this is a reflection in a change in lighting conditions not a change in the model’s colouration. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Everything Dinosaur on YouTube
We aim to post up more videos on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel, our next video will feature more new for 2020 prehistoric animal product information from CollectA.
To view Everything Dinosaur’s video of Atlasaurus and the other prehistoric animal model reviews that we have produced, visit our YouTube channel: Everything Dinosaur on YouTube.
Fossilised Bird and Dinosaur Feathers from Australia
Palaeontologists know that dinosaurs roamed high latitudes, that is to say that fossil finds have demonstrated that dinosaurs once inhabited parts of the world that are now in the Arctic Circle and similar fossil discoveries have been made in the Southern Hemisphere demonstrating that the Dinosauria also inhabited Antarctica.
Although, the climate during the Mesozoic was much warmer than it is today, in these high latitudes the fauna and flora would still have had to endure challenging conditions, such as freezing temperatures and many months of darkness with the sun not rising above the horizon. It has been suggested that many dinosaur residents were feathered, their integumentary coverings of protofeathers and down helping to keep them warm.
However, actual evidence of fossilised feathers was lacking, but scientists writing in the journal “Gondwana Research”, describe several feathers from the Lower Cretaceous-aged sediments at the Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve located in Victoria (Australia).
A Fossilised Feather from the Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve
A fossilised filamentous protofeather associated with the Theropoda from the Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve.
Picture credit: Kundrát et al (Gondwana Research)
Different Types of Feathers Found
Researchers from the Pavol Jozef Safarik University (Slovakia), Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology (both in Australia), Lund University, Uppsala University (Sweden) and from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (USA) in collaboration with other colleagues have identified the first record of avian and non-avian integumentary structures described from Mesozoic polar regions.
In essence, feathered dinosaurs and birds were present at a latitude of around 70 degrees south between 118-115 million years ago. Finding feathers this far south reinforces the view that feathered dinosaurs were ubiquitous for much of the Mesozoic.
Importantly, the handful of fossilised feathers from this site show a lot of variation. Some fossils consist of the preserved remains of tufted body feathers, whilst others show asymmetrical bird-like flight feathers. Fossils of simple, open-vaned contour feathers reminiscent to those of the Liaoning theropod Caudipteryx have also been found.
A Tufted Body Feather from the Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve
A fossilised feather from the Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve.
Picture credit: Kundrát et al (Gondwana Research)
Bird and Dinosaur Feathers
One of the co-authors of the scientific paper, Dr Benjamin Kear (Uppsala University) commented:
“Dinosaur skeletons and even the fragile bones of early birds have been found at ancient high-latitudes before. Yet, to date, no directly attributable integumentary remains have been discovered to show that dinosaurs used feathers to survive in extreme polar habitats. These Australian fossil feathers are therefore highly significant because they came from dinosaurs and small birds that were living in a seasonally very cold environment with months of polar darkness every year”.
The Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve
The feathers come from the Koonwarra Fish Beds Geological Reserve located in South Gippsland, Victoria. The sediments represent the fine-grained clay deposits formed in a large, shallow lake. Many different fossils have been found at this location, including a fossilised flower and Ginkgo leaves. Invertebrates are well represented, the fine grained deposits preserving insects, freshwater mussels, spiders and even the remains of a horseshoe crab.
Apart from the feathers, the only evidence of vertebrates associated with this location are the remains of fish. The strata consist of alternate light and dark bands indicating an extreme seasonal environment, what you would expect in a part of the polar region where lakes would have frozen over during the extremely long winter.
A Life Reconstruction of a Theropod Dinosaur – A Likely Inhabitant of the Polar Region
A life reconstruction of a polar theropod dinosaur. Feathers found in Victoria indicate the presence of feathered polar dinosaurs in southern Gondwana during the Early Cretaceous.
Picture credit: Peter Trusler
Dinosaur Feathers Preserved as Fossils
Feather fossils from this site were first described in the 1960s but at the time they were thought to represent bird feathers, thanks to feathered dinosaur discoveries from elsewhere in the world, most notably north-eastern China, this fossil material has been reassessed and the researchers conclude that the variety of feathers at this site augments the limited skeletal evidence for a range of insulted non-avian theropods and birds living at extreme high latitudes in the southern hemisphere.
Analysis of some of the feathers has revealed residual patterning and the preservation of rod-shaped structures at the cellular level suggests the presence of eumelanosomes which in turn could help scientists determine pigments and colouration.
The scientists infer that many of the feathers indicate a dark pigmentation, such a colouration might have provided effective camouflage or permitted the absorption of a greater proportion of the energy from the rays of the sun – very useful if you inhabit a cold, dark world for much of the year.
Everything Dinosaur acknowledges the assistance of a media release from Uppsala University in the compilation of this article.
The scientific paper: “A polar dinosaur feather assemblage from Australia” by Kundrát, M., Rich, T. H., Lindgren, J., Sjövall, P., Vickers-Rich, P., Chiappe, L. M. and Kear, B. P. published in Gondwana Research.
Eofauna Atlasaurus Model Available from Everything Dinosaur
The latest model in the Eofauna Scientific Research range, a replica of the bizarre sauropod Atlasaurus is available to purchase at Everything Dinosaur. This is the fifth model in the prehistoric animal range and the second dinosaur following the introduction of a Giganotosaurus replica earlier this year.
The Eofauna Atlasaurus Model
The Eofauna Atlasaurus Model Available from Everything Dinosaur
Atlasaurus (Eofauna Scientific Research). A beautiful model of a very strange, long-necked dinosaur available from Everything Dinosaur.
Eofauna Scientific Research Models
Since the first figure in this range was introduced, a replica of a Steppe Mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii) in the autumn of 2017, model collectors and devotees of prehistoric animal figures have become firm fans of the Eofauna range. There are now five prehistoric animal models in this range, all of them available from Everything Dinosaur.
The Eofauna Scientific Research Prehistoric Animal Model Range (November 2019)
The five Eofauna Scientific Research prehistoric animal models. Can you name them all?
The picture (above) shows all the five Eofauna Scientific Research models that are currently available (as of November 2019).
Steppe Mammoth model (Mammuthus trogontherii) launched autumn 2017.
Atlasaurus dinosaur model (Atlasaurus imelakei) launched November 2019.
Deinotherium (Deinotherium giganteum) launched October 2019.
Giganotosaurus (Giganotosaurus carolinii) launched January 2019.
The Atlasaurus figure is certainly the tallest model in this range that Eofauna have produced. It stands a little under 23 cm high, but it is not the longest, for the moment the 39 cm long Giganotosaurus holds that particular record.
As with the vast majority of all the named prehistoric animal figures that Everything Dinosaur supplies, a dinosaur fact sheet has been researched and produced. The fact sheet will be sent out with purchases of the Atlasaurus dinosaur.
A Fact Sheet Providing Information About Atlasaurus imelakei Has Been Prepared
Part of the Atlasaurus dinosaur fact sheet prepared by Everything Dinosaur team members.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
When first described around twenty years ago, this strange dinosaur was thought to be a member of the primitive sauropod family, the Cetiosauridae. Affinities with the brachiosaurids were proposed, but a review of the African fossil material previously ascribed to the genus Brachiosaurus but now assigned to Giraffatitan changed the taxonomic picture somewhat for Atlasaurus.
Many palaeontologists think that Atlasaurus should be classified as a member of the unranked clade Turiasauria. The Turiasauria consists of an assortment of sauropods, most of which are known from European fossil material. Turiasaurians were once thought to have been restricted to Europe but Moabosaurus (Utah), which was scientifically described in 2017, has extended the geographical range into North America and there have been some fossils from Tanzania also placed within the Turiasauria clade (Tendaguria).
Scientists continue to debate the constituents of the Turiasauria and where this unranked clade should be placed within the Sauropodomorpha. After all, if Atlasaurus is anything to go by, these types of dinosaurs were quite unusual. For example, Atlasaurus had a disproportionately large skull, a relatively short neck for its size and proportionately long limbs.
The Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model (Eofauna Scientific Research)
A close-up view of the beautifully painted head of the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus model.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
With the advent of the new Rebor GrabNGo range, team members at Everything Dinosaur thought it would be appropriate to send out some Rebor Komodo dragon models, the first model to be introduced into this range, to customers so that they could see for themselves the attention to detail and quality of manufacture.
Several unboxing videos and reviews are in the process of being posted up on social media, so today we thought we would feature one such unboxing video from the “Plastic Prehistorica” YouTube channel.
The video itself lasts for a little under six and half minutes and it documents the unboxing of the new Rebor 1:6 scale GrabNGo Komodo dragon model.
Commissioning Cardboard for the Rebor Komodo Dragon
The narrator points out the Everything Dinosaur had to commission special cardboard packaging to accommodate this new figure. The model measures nearly half a metre in length, so we worked with our packaging suppliers to create a bespoke box, one that was double-walled so that this beautiful varanid could be protected in transit. After all, we don’t want our customers receiving a Komodo dragon that has been damaged in the post. We do all we can to ensure that our customers receive parcels that are well packed and that the figures inside have plenty of protection.
As part of our environmental policy, all the cardboard boxes that we commission are made from 60-70% recycled material. Only the outer face of our cardboard boxes is made from new wood pulp, this in turn is sourced from sustainable managed forests.
An Unboxing Video
In the unboxing video, the narrator highlights the point that producing models of endangered animals helps to raise awareness about their plight. Everything Dinosaur has ensured that the current conservation status of the Komodo dragon has been highlighted in the company’s promotional materials. On the subject of materials, Everything Dinosaur is currently working towards 100% recycling of all waste paper and cardboard at the company.
The Komodo Dragon Model (1:6 Scale Replica)
A still from the video showing a close-up view of the Komodo dragon model. The hand provides a scale.
Picture credit: Plastic Prehistorica
The Rebor Komodo Dragon Could Also Represent Megalania
In this informative video, the narrator comments that this figure could also represent Megalania, a giant, extinct varanid known from the Pleistocene of southern Australia. The actual size of Megalania is disputed, however, size estimates based on fossilised vertebrae suggest a length of between five and seven metres for this lizard. If this is the case, then the Rebor replica would represent a 1:12 scale model or thereabouts of Megalania.
A Close-up View Highlighting the Detailing on the Komodo Dragon Figure
Holding the new Rebor GrabNGo Komodo dragon replica, the hand provides a scale.
Picture credit: Plastic Prehistorica
The Plastic Prehistorica YouTube channel is full of informative and helpful prehistoric animal and dinosaur model reviews, to visit the channel: Plastic Prehistorica on YouTube.
To view the Rebor 1:6 scale Komodo dragon model and the rest of the figures in the Rebor range: Rebor Models and Replicas.
Everything Dinosaur received a little present from Columbia University Press yesterday, an inspection copy of the new dinosaur book written by Donald R. Prothero. Professor Prothero is a research fellow of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and adjunct professor of geological sciences at the California State Polytechnic University (Pomona, Los Angeles County). He is also a prolific author having written numerous texts, papers and books on the fossil record.
The Front Cover of “The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries”
Front cover of the new book by Professor Donald R. Prothero “The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries”. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The Story of Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries
A skeleton of Triceratops might feature on the front cover, but this iconic dinosaur is actually covered in the 25th and final chapter. The book is split into four main sections starting with “In the Beginning” which covers some of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described. Megalosaurus and Iguanodon are covered as you would expect but also look out for chapters on lesser known dinosaurs such as Cetiosaurus and Eoraptor.
The second section deals with the Sauropodomorpha from Plateosaurus to Patagotitan. Ground-breaking theropod discoveries are featured in part 3, whilst the diverse ornithischians such as Triceratops as well as Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus and Corythosaurus are covered in the fourth and final part.
You can find out more about the books written by Professor Prothero at the Columbia University Press website: Columbia University Press.
We will post up a full review once we have read this book, it could be a while it consists of nearly 500 pages.
Yesterday, Everything Dinosaur published details of three more, new for 2020 CollectA prehistoric animal models. As part of our on-going commitment to help educate and inform our customers about new figures and replicas, we have also produced a short video that provides more details on these three models. The models are a Megalodon shark, Allosaurus and the huge dicynodont Lisowicia bojani. In this short video, it lasts a fraction under four and half minutes, we show the three new figures and provide some background as to how these new additions have come about.
New for 2020 CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models (Part 3)
Video credit: Everything Dinosaur
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The CollectA Megalodon Shark (1:40)
The first model to be discussed is the CollectA Megalodon shark model. It is a replica based on the extinct, marine predator C. megalodon. Fans of the CollectA range and model collectors have been requesting a Megalodon figure for some time. Always, willing to listen to knowledgeable collectors, CollectA intend to make the new Megalodon model available by the middle of 2020 or thereabouts. This shark replica has been introduced instead of a large mammal figure in the CollectA “other prehistoric animals” collection.
The second model discussed in Everything Dinosaur’s video review is the new for 2020 Allosaurus model in “The Age of Dinosaurs – Popular” range. It will replace the original Allosaurus replica that was introduced by this company some ten years ago.
Comparing the Two Versions of Allosaurus (CollectA Model Range)
Comparing the two CollectA Allosaurus models.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Fans of the CollectA range can therefore conclude that the earlier Allosaurus replica will be retired in 2020. It may appear in the CollectA catalogue but no further production of this figure can be expected and therefore it will become increasingly difficult to find. Everything Dinosaur still has stocks of this model.
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The CollectA Lisowicia bojani
The last model to be featured in our short video is the giant, Late Triassic dicynodont Lisowicia bojani. It was only named and formally described about twelve months ago, so congratulations to CollectA for being so quick off the mark. The dicynodonts have largely been ignored by model manufacturers, it is great to see CollectA opting to add such a figure to their range. CollectA had promised to provide more models of animals from the Palaeozoic, Lisowicia might not fit the bill in that respect, but it is one of the more unusual prehistoric animals from the Norian stage of the Triassic to have been described in recent years. To read about Lisowicia: Newly Described Giant Dicynodont.
CollectA Have Introduced Four Ancient Synapsids including Two Therapsids
CollectA have introduced a number of synapsid replicas in recent years. Within this grouping CollectA have added two therapsids (Estemmenosuchus and Lisowicia).
Today, Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with our chums at CollectA, announce a further three new prehistoric animal figures for 2020. We have one new dinosaur, one prehistoric shark, and one new, giant member of the Dicynodontia, in fact, the biggest dicynodont known to science!
The three new CollectA prehistoric animal models are:
The CollectA “Roaring Allosaurus in “The Age of Dinosaurs” – popular size range.
CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Lisowicia bojani – that giant dicynodont we promised.
A CollectA Deluxe 1:40 Scale Megalodon Shark Model
The CollectA 1:40 scale Megalodon shark model. The CollectA Megalodon model has an articulated jaw.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Megalodon Model
Model collectors have been asking for a Megalodon shark to be added to this range for some time. This giant, prehistoric shark, once again came to prominence with the release of “The Meg” last year, a film that grossed more than $500 million USD at the box office. A sequel is in development, but good news for model collectors, the CollectA Megalodon model will be here much sooner, it can be expected mid-2020.
Designer Anthony Beeson commented that producing a shark figure with an articulated jaw was a real challenge, after all, large “mackerel sharks”, such as the living Great White (Carcharodon carcharias), unhinge their top jaws from the skull when they bite. The teeth in the upper jaw shoot forward as the upper jaw moves, the team at CollectA worked hard to recreate an accurate model of one of the largest carnivores known to science. The carefully proportioned figure, certainly gives the impression of a lithe but powerful animal.
A CollectA “The Age of Dinosaurs” Popular Size Roaring Allosaurus Model
The CollectA “Roaring” Allosaurus dinosaur model. This interpretation of Allosaurus will also have lips – a reflection on some of the latest scientific thinking concerning the Dinosauria.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The CollectA Roaring Allosaurus
CollectA have updated their interpretation of Allosaurus by adding a model of this famous theropod in a roaring pose. Allosaurus (A. fragilis) is one of the most intensively studied and best-known of all the carnivorous dinosaurs and it is great to see CollectA scheduling an update of this famous Late Jurassic dinosaur. The model has prominent eye crests, anatomically correct digits and it even has lips, in line with a recent theory.
The introduction of this new figure, probably spells the end for the existing CollectA Allosaurus model in this series. However, despite all the research centred around Allosaurus specimens from the Morrison Formation, palaeontologists remain unsure as to the taxonomy of this genus. The fossil material classified as A. fragilis shows a wide diversity, especially when considering skull length to height ratios that cannot be explained by ontogeny. The Morrison Formation fossil material currently assigned to Allosaurus fragilis may actually represent more than one species. That is a good excuse to retain both CollectA Allosaurus figures in your model collection!
The CollectA Deluxe 1:20 Scale Lisowicia bojani
The CollectA 1:20 scale Lisowicia bojani model. This beautiful model of a giant, Late Triassic synapsid has an articulated lower jaw.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Deluxe Lisowicia bojani (1:20 scale)
Last but by no means least this week, comes a 1:20 scale replica of the giant dicynodont from southern Poland Lisowicia bojani (pronounced: Les-wick-ee-ah bow-jan-eye). Described in November 2018 (although the fossil remains had been found ten years earlier), Lisowicia was a giant herbivore that measured around 4.5 metres in length and it probably weighed more than a bull Asian elephant.
It was at least 40% bigger than any known dicynodont and one of the very last of its kind, living around 210-205 million years ago. This animal, distantly related to modern mammals, co-existed with the dinosaurs, in truth, it dwarfed most of contemporaries, although the fragmentary bones of a five-metre long theropod dinosaur were also found at the same site.
Anthony Beeson explained that this was a very unusual member of the dicynodont group, not only was it huge, but unlike most other dicynodonts, its limbs were held directly under the body. Lisowicia had a powerful beak and large tusks although the rest of the jaw lacked teeth. The CollectA model has an articulated jaw.
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The Tale of the Tape
CollectA Deluxe Megalodon shark model (1:40 scale) measures 27.5 cm in length – available mid 2020.
The CollectA Allosaurus length 17.5 cm with a head height of around 8 cm – available mid 2020.
CollectA Deluxe Lisowicia bojani (1:20 scale) measures 19.5 cm long and over the hips it is approximately 11 cm high – available mid 2020.
The Rebor GrabNGo Komodo dragon model is now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Yes, we have dragons! Team members have been busy contacting all those customers on our reserve lists who asked us to set aside one (sometimes two), of these amazing replicas for them. Model collectors have been excited about the Rebor GrabNGo range ever since this exciting development was announced and now they can get their hands on the first of the figures in this new range, a 1:6 scale replica of the largest living lizard.
The Rebor Komodo Dragon Model
Behold! We have Dragons! The Rebor GrabNGo Komodo Dragon Replica is in Stock at Everything Dinosaur
To see the Rebor GrabNGo Komodo dragon and the rest of the Rebor replicas at Everything Dinosaur: Rebor Replicas and Figures.
A Very Realistic Model
The Rebor Komodo dragon figure is very realistic. Team members have taken a number of photographs of this large model outside in various locations, when these images were shown to laypeople as well as herpetologists and other scientists, a few eyebrows were raised. At first glance it looked like we had a live lizard wandering close to the warehouse!
The Rebor 1:6 Scale GrabNGo Komodo Dragon Model
The new for 2019 Rebor GrabNGo Komodo dragon replica (1:6 scale model). This picture provides an idea of the size of the figure, it measures nearly half a metre in length.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The GrabNGo Model Range
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“The Komodo dragon model is the first figure in the GrabNGo range from Rebor. Collectors have the chance to judge for themselves the quality of production and the attention to detail. This really is a super replica of Varanus komodoensis, or perhaps we should refer to it as “biawak raksasa”, which we believe is one of the names for this lizard used on the Island of Komodo.”
The New Komodo Dragon Model Has Won Praise for its Attention to Detail
The first orders for this exciting new figure will be despatched later today. Such is the size of this new Rebor model, that Everything Dinosaur has had to invest in bespoke cardboard packaging to accommodate it and to ensure it arrives at our customers safe and sound. As in line with our environmental policy, these new boxes are constructed from recycled card.
Everything Dinosaur hopes to achieve 100% utilisation of recycled card and paper packaging materials in the very near future. For the time being, we have been using this new Rebor replica to help raise awareness regarding the plight of the Komodo dragon, an animal which is currently listed as “Vulnerable” on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) database.
Quite an unusual conversation with our packaging suppliers – “hello, we need recycled, double-ply boxes so that we can post out a half-metre-long lizard”!
Recalling a recent visit to the Oxford Museum of Natural History which houses the fossilised remains of the first dinosaur to be described by scientists – Megalosaurus (M. bucklandii). The display case features actual fossil material and casts of this nine-metre-long giant theropod from the Jurassic of Oxfordshire. The specimens on show include most of the fossil material that William Buckland, in collaboration with the renowned French anatomist Georges Cuvier, used to confirm that these were the remains of a giant reptile.
The Megalosaurus Display Case – Centre Court Area of the Oxford Museum of Natural History
The Megalosaurus display case (Oxford Museum of Natural History).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Megalosaurus
In the bottom left corner of the photograph that iconic lower jawbone can be seen, the display case contains the majority of the fossil material officially ascribed to the Megalosaurus genus. In the lower centre is a drawing of the partial portion of a thighbone (distal end of the femur), that was illustrated in Robert Plot’s book “Natural History of Oxfordshire”, that was originally published back in 1677. This fossil, sadly lost, had been found in a limestone quarry north of the city of Oxford (Middle Jurassic Taynton Limestone).
The concept of animals becoming extinct was not accepted thinking in the 17th century so Plot, aware that the bone could not belong to any animal living in Oxfordshire, claimed that this partial thigh bone came from an elephant that had been brought to Britain by the Romans.
Later this illustration was used by the author Ricard Brookes (1763), he coined the phrase “scrotum humanum” and considered this fossil to represent the remains of a giant man. It was not until 1824 that Megalosaurus was formally described, the first dinosaur to be so, although the Dinosauria was not erected until the early 1840s.
A Close-up View of the Skull and Jaw Material on Display
A view of the skull and jaw material associated with the first dinosaur to be scientifically described (Megalosaurus). The left premaxilla is a cast.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A Model of a Megalosaurus
A replica of the first “dinosaur” to be scientifically described, the CollectA Megalosaurus in ambush figure. This dinosaur was named before the term “Dinosauria” had been coined. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The image (above) shows a CollectA Prehistoric Life Megalosaurus model.
A sequence of Megalosaurus footprints can be seen on the lawn in front of the Museum. Visitors can literally “walk in the footsteps of a dinosaur”. This sixty-metre long trackway is comprised of tridactyl print casts, copies of the dinosaur tracks discovered at the Ardley Quarry site (Oxfordshire), in 1997.
By Mike|2023-12-31T20:23:49+00:00November 13th, 2019|Early Years Foundation Reception|Comments Off on Foundation Stage 2 Have Fun Learning About Animals
Foundation Stage 2 – Animal Skeletons
Whilst on a visit to a school to conduct a dinosaur themed workshop with some eager and excited Reception class children, our dinosaur expert spotted some super animal skeletons that the children had created. Using straws and cotton buds to represent bones, the Foundation Stage 2 children had made skeletons of various animals. The children had made skeletons of birds, people, dinosaur skeletons, cats, dogs and even a fish.
Dinosaur Skeletons
Anatomy Class – Reception Class Make Animal Skeletons
A dinosaur made from straws. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The skeletons that the children had created certainly made a colourful display outside in the corridor adjacent to the hall where we were conducting our dinosaur and fossil themed workshop.
