We took advantage of the recent dry weather to photograph the CollectA Deluxe Placerias figure outdoors.  It looks amazing against the background of large, lichen covered pebbles and rocks.  This 1:20 scale prehistoric animal model is one of our favourites.

The CollectA Deluxe Placerias model photographed outdoors. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Placerias Model

The model measures nearly sixteen centimetres in length.  It is an excellent replica of a dicynodont. Placerias fossils are known from the Chinle Formation of Arizona. The remains of around forty individuals have been excavated from a site southeast of the famous Petrified Forest National Park. It roamed the western United States approximately 215 million years ago. It was thought to be the last of the dicynodonts. However, the discovery of Lisowicia in Poland and Pentasaurus (P. goggai) from South Africa which are thought to be geologically younger, suggests that these animals persisted towards the end of the Triassic.

The 1:20 scale replica of the Triassic dicynodont Placerias. The CollectA Deluxe Placerias model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The CollectA Deluxe Placerias figure was introduced in 2024.  There had been lots of requests for a Placerias model from collectors. CollectA was happy to grant their wishes and introduce a 1:20 scale replica into the CollectA Deluxe range.

To view the CollectA Deluxe range of figures in stock: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Models.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur stated:

“We are model collectors too. Sometimes, if the weather is dry and sunny we like to take a model outdoors and photograph it. By placing the camera below the figure, you can give the impression that the animal is huge. The Placerias replica looks very much at home amongst the rocks.”

To view other Triassic prehistoric animal models and figures visit the award-winning Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.