Our thanks to model collector Caldey who sent into us an image of a prehistoric animal diorama she had created.  A Mosasaurus relaxes in the surf.  The model featured is the CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus model.  Caldey had photographed her Mosasaurus model whilst on holiday in Wales.  We enjoy receiving pictures of dinosaur and prehistoric animal dioramas.  Our customers are extremely creative, and they create some impressive and unusual dioramas.

Thank you Caldey for taking time away from your holiday to set up this intriguing and carefully conceived photograph.

Mosasaurus is the type genus of the Mosasauridae.  These marine reptiles* were the apex predators in many ocean ecosystems in the Late Cretaceous.

*It is not entirely correct to refer to these animals as marine reptiles.  They were reptiles (Order Squamata), however, some mosasaurs lived in brackish or freshwater.

To read about the unearthing of a freshwater mosasaur (Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus): Freshwater Mosasaur from a Bauxite Mine in Hungary.

Our thanks to Caldey who sent into Everything Dinosaur a picture of her CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus in the surf. That’s a great prehistoric animal diorama. Thank you for sharing. Picture credit: Caldey.

Picture credit: Caldey

The CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus

CollectA introduced a not-to-scale Mosasaurus model in 2014.  This figure proved to be extremely popular.  A larger, CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus figure was added in 2023.  It is the Deluxe Mosasaurus that is featured in Caldey’s diorama. She has chosen to depict this beautiful figure with its articulated jaw closed.

To view the CollectA Deluxe range of scale prehistoric animal models: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Models.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur praised Caldey’s photograph and stated:

“It is always exciting to see the innovative ways our customers engage with and bring to life the collectibles they are passionate about. We try our best to encourage young people to explore their creativity. Encouraging creativity, especially among young people, is important and we support our customers with their endeavours.”