Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with CollectA reveal two new prehistoric animal models for 2025. A new horned dinosaur – Furcatoceratops and an eurypterid. The eurypterid is a replica of the giant “sea scorpion” Jaekelopterus (J. rhenaniae).
- CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Furcatoceratops.
- CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Jaekelopterus rhenaniae.
The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Furcatoceratops model.
At this time, we are not certain when these two CollectA prehistoric animal models will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur. However, we estimate that they might be available in the spring (2025).
New for 2025 a scale model of Jaekelopterus rhenaniae.
New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models (Part 1)
Furcatoceratops (pronounced Fur-kat-toe-sera-tops), is the latest horned dinosaur addition to the Age of Dinosaurs Popular range. CollectA have been keen to highlight the great variety and diversity of North American ceratopsians. Furcatoceratops (F. elucidans) joins other centrosaurines in this range such as Nasutoceratops, to which it was closely related. It was formally named and described in 2023 (Ishikawa et al). Its large brow horns curved sharply downwards, and these have been carefully depicted in this new CollectA figure.
The new for 2025 CollectA Furcatoceratops model shown in lateral view.
The fossil material comes from the famous Judith River Formation of Montana. The predominantly green-coloured body contrasts nicely with the carefully painted head in the images of a prototype CollectA kindly provided.
To read Everything Dinosaur’s 2023 blog post about Furcatoceratops elucidans: Furcatoceratops – A New Centrosaurine.
The model has different-sized epoccipital bones lining the frill. This layout reflects the known fossil material.
Detailed Epoccipitals
The picture (above) shows the beautiful frill of Furcatoceratops more clearly. The epoccipitals (bones lining the frill) are not all uniform and the same size. This arrangement of epoccipitals reflects what is seen in the holotype fossil material.
It has been estimated that Furcatoceratops grew to about 4 metres in length. This could mean a model of around ten centimetres in length with an approximate scale of 1:40.
To view the range of CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular figures in stock: CollectA Prehistoric Life Figures.
The CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
CollectA have gained a reputation for creating wonderful replicas of prehistoric invertebrates. Collectors have been after an eurypterid figure for years, and CollectA have delivered. The CollectA model represents Jaekelopterus rhenaniae (Yak-kel-op-ter-us ren-an-ee-aye), one of the largest arthropods to have ever lived.
The Jaekelopterus figure is holding a jawless fish in its huge claw (chelicera).
The prototype images provided by the manufacturer show some amazing details. For example, the figure has large, compound eyes and dorsal ocelli (light-sensitive organs) located on the top of the head. Remarkably, CollectA have been able to include a small replica of a jawless fish. Jaekelopterus rhenaniae was probably the apex predator in the Early Devonian waterways of what was to become Germany.
It probably hunted primitive fish. The fish prey represents a generic jawless agnathan. It is probably based on a group of prehistoric fish called Pteraspidiformes. This was one of the last times in our planet’s history that an invertebrate was top of the food chain hunting vertebrates.
The model is predominantly a mottled brown but with patches of green on it. When the underside of the model is viewed (see below), there are no green patches.
A view of the underside of the Jaekelopterus model. The reproductive organ can be seen as can the vent in the pretelson. The mouth parts have been carefully reconstructed along with the appendages.
The absence of any green colouration on the underside suggests that the green patches depict algae growing on the exoskeleton. It is likely that algae did grow on this large predator as it lurked in the water ready to ambush its next victim. The limbs were too weak to support this animal on land so, it was probably entirely aquatic. The algae would benefit this predator. It would have helped to camouflage it.
We believe the CollectA Deluxe Jaekelopterus figure will be approximately sixteen centimetres in length. At this size it would fit with an approximate scale of 1:20.
To view the range of CollectA Deluxe figures available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Figures.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur thanked the manufacturer for providing the additional images. It is likely that these two CollectA prehistoric animal figures will be in stock in the spring of 2025 or thereabouts.
Hopefully, more new CollectA prehistoric animals next Friday.
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