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6 07, 2025

An Important Update About De Minimis and International Shipping to the USA

By |2025-07-03T14:39:14+01:00July 6th, 2025|Everything Dinosaur News and Updates|0 Comments

In the spring, the waters of international delivery became choppy.  The withdrawal of the de minimis threshold of $800 USD in the USA caused great uncertainty.  We did all that we could to keep our customers informed. When it comes to Everything Dinosaur shipping parcels overseas, we remain committed to providing an exemplary service.  An Executive Order remains in place for the removal of the $800 USD de minimis threshold on parcels of China/Hong Kong origin.

Uncertainty regarding the American administration’s intentions remains.  Bilateral trade deals may alleviate some of these problems.  After all, the UK was the first country to agree a bilateral trade deal with the United States following the wide-ranging unilateral tariffs that were announced in April (2025).

What is De Minimis?

De minimis refers to a threshold value for international parcels sent to the USA, below which goods can enter duty-free and without additional customs fees.  For countries other than China and Hong Kong it remains at $800 USD.  However, in the “Big, Beautiful Bill”, currently passing through U.S. legislature there is provision to make significant changes with regards to the sending of parcels to the USA.

There is a plan to end de minimis for all parcels entering the USA by July the 1st 2027.  The direction of travel is clear. Indeed, an Executive Order may end the de minimis threshold for small parcels sooner.

Beasts of the Mesozoic fulfilment.

There are plans to charge duties and tariffs for all parcels scheduled to be sent to America.  The de minimis threshold for all parcels arriving in the USA could end by July 1st 2027. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

De minimis has long been used to ship low-value goods into America without duties.  This enables easy access to the U.S. consumer for retailers of “fast fashion” and other items.  Lawmakers have expressed concern over the dramatic rise of Chinese e-tailers.  Changes in the shopping habits of Americans has led to a boom in ecommerce.  The provisions in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that oversee the ending of the de minimis threshold could raise billions of dollars in revenue.

However, it is not clear at this stage how a universal ending of de minimis would impact the U.S. postal network.  We estimate that around forty-five parcels enter the American postal network every second.  Administrating any de minimis changes would be challenging.  A thirty-day lead time prior to implementation has been proposed.

The Impact on Everything Dinosaur Shipping Parcels to the USA

In the light of these developments, Everything Dinosaur has been keen to keep customers informed. We are committed to understanding the ramifications of any changes and doing all we can to assist our American customers.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“Sue and I try our best to keep our customers updated. There remains considerable uncertainty with regards to sending parcels to America. However, we work directly with major shipping companies, and we want to assure our customers that Everything Dinosaur is fully committed to navigating any changes.”

The advice from many commercial shipping channels is to adopt a DDP (delivery duty paid) model.  Everything Dinosaur has been offering DDP shipping for international customers for over five years. Team members have lots of experience in handling parcel despatch under DDP.

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5 07, 2025

A New Herrerasaurian Dinosaur from the Upper Triassic of India

By |2025-07-06T20:45:06+01:00July 5th, 2025|Palaeontological articles|0 Comments

Scientists have named and described a new species of herrerasaurian dinosaur from India.  The dinosaur which measured around three to four metres in length has been named Maleriraptor kuttyi. It fills a temporal gap between South American herrerasaurid dinosaurs and their younger relatives from North America. Herrerasaurs from South America are around nine million years older than herrerasaurs known from the Northern Hemisphere.  The discovery of M. kuttyi shows that herrerasaurs survived in Gondwana at least during the early Norian after the extinction event that led to the demise of the rhynchosaurs.

Maleriraptor kuttyi skeletal drawing.

A skeletal drawing of the newly described herrerasaur from India Maleriraptor kuttyi. The shaded bones indicate known fossil material. Scale bar equals 1 metre. Picture credit: Royal Society Open Science (Maurício Silva Garcia).

Picture credit: Royal Society Open Science/Maurício Silva Garcia

Maleriraptor kuttyi

The fossilised remains of Maleriraptor kuttyi were collected more than four decades ago from the Upper Maleri Formation in Pranhita-Godavari Valley, less than half a mile south of the village of Annaram in south-central India.  It is known from fragmentary material. The fossil remains consist of the first sacral vertebra, part of the second sacral rib, a vertebra representing a caudosacral element or the first in the caudal series, a single anterior (close to the base of the tail) caudal vertebra. In addition, the right ilium, both ends of the right pubis, and part of the left pubis have been identified.

The genus name is derived from the Upper Maleri Formation, in which the holotype and only known specimen was collected, and the Greek word raptor, meaning thief, which is an ending commonly used for theropod genera. The species name commemorates the late T. S. Kutty, who discovered the holotype and co-authored its preliminary description with some of the authors of the recently published study.

Geographic and stratigraphic occurrence of Maleriraptor kuttyi.

Geographic and stratigraphic occurrence of Maleriraptor kuttyi. Palaeomap of the Late Triassic depicting the occurrences of the herrerasaurs (a). Overview of the Gondwana basins in India (b), with the Pranhita-Godavari valley highlighted and (c) detailed geological map of a portion of the Pranhita-Godavari valley indicating the type localities of the nominal dinosaur species of the Upper Maleri Formation. Picture credit: Royal Society Open Science.

Picture credit: Royal Society Open Science

Herrerasaurids Surviving into the Norian

The deposition of the Upper Maleri Formation probably occurred shortly after the extinction of rhynchosaurs, which are abundantly recorded in the Lower Maleri Formation, but completely unknown from the geologically younger Upper Maleri Formation.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“Maleriraptor kuttyi demonstrates that herrerasaurs survived in Gondwana after the extinction event that wiped out the once abundant and geographically widespread herbivorous rhynchosaurs.”

The researchers conclude that this newly described Indian herrerasaur fills a temporal gap between the Carnian South American herrerasaurids and the younger middle Norian-Rhaetian herrerasaurs of North America.

The scientific paper: “A new herrerasaurian dinosaur from the Upper Triassic Upper Maleri Formation of south-central India” by Martín D Ezcurra, Maurício Silva Garcia, Fernando E Novas, Rodrigo Temp Müller, Federico L Agnolín and Sankar Chatterjee published by the Royal Society Open Science.

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4 07, 2025

New Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus Claw Spike Models in Stock

By |2025-07-06T15:08:37+01:00July 4th, 2025|Nanmu Studio Models|0 Comments

The two Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus figures are in stock at Everything Dinosaur.  We have both the blue-snouted and the orange-snouted therizinosaur models available.  Each of these figures is supplied with interchangeable blood attack claws. Only the first batch of models off the production line will be supplied with this accessory.

Nanmu Studio Claw Spike Therizinosaurus figure.

The blue-snouted Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus figure. This model is supplied with interchangeable claws.

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Two Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus Models

Each figure measures thirty-three centimetres in length. However, when the curve of the tail is considered, the actual length is nearer forty-three centimetres. Each figure stands around nineteen centimetres tall. Everything Dinosaur supplies the Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus Claw Spike figures with a Therizinosaurus fact sheet.

Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus model with the orange snout.

The Nanmu Studio Therizinosaurus Claw Spike figure (model number 172237).

These theropod dinosaur models are reminiscent of the Therizinosaurus that appeared in the film “Jurassic World Dominion” from 2022.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur stated:

“It is likely that Therizinosaurus was herbivorous. It probably used its enormous, curved claws to grasp branches of trees and to strip them of their leaves. Its claws, were probably used to intimidate potential predators.”

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3 07, 2025

A New Giant Spinosaurid from the Early Cretaceous Iberian Peninsula

By |2025-07-06T12:57:50+01:00July 3rd, 2025|Palaeontological articles|0 Comments

Scientists writing in the academic journal “Cretaceous Research” have described theropod dinosaur remains from Lower Cretaceous deposits in Spain.  The fossils come from the province of Soria. They represent theropods excavated from the Western Cameros sub-basin.  Ironically, it is the eastern parts of the Cameros sub-basin that have yielded the majority of theropod remains.  In addition to mapping the Early Cretaceous theropod record, the researchers report evidence of a giant spinosaurid from this region.  Known as the Zorralbo I baryonychine, it is the largest Lower Cretaceous theropod described to date from Iberia.

The Zorralbo I baryonychine size estimate.

The Zorralbo I baryonychine size estimate. Human figure provides the scale. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Zorralbo I Baryonychine

In the Cameros Basin, theropods have been mostly documented in the Eastern Cameros sub-basin with baryonychine spinosaurids dominating the theropod biota. Theropods are much rarer in the Western Cameros sub-basin.  The authors describe fossils from the Western Cameros sub-basin, recovered in the upper Hauterivian–lower Barremian Golmayo Formation of the Soria province. Specifically, the theropod remains come from the Los Caños and Zorralbo I sites, which are located in the Las Camaretas and the Zorralbo areas, respectively, south-east of the main town of Golmayo.

The theropod record from the Iberian Peninsula is highly fragmentary.  However, in this paper, the authors identified the presence of three early-branching members of the Tetanurae along with three baryonychine dental morphotypes.  In addition, an enormous spinosaurid was identified.  Anatomical and phylogenetic study of the skull, post-cranial and appendicular (limb) bones suggest that this huge spinosaurid is also likely to be a baryonychine.

Whereas the Early Cretaceous theropod record is represented by carcharodontosaurians, coelurosaurians and tetanurans, it is the spinosaurids that are the most prominent.  Spinosaurs seem to be the dominant theropods of these Lower Cretaceous deposits.

Five Spinosauridae Genera

To date, five spinosaurid genera have been described from the Iberian Peninsula.  Although, there are many more genera likely to be present.

The five members of the Spinosauridae described so far:

  • Iberospinus natarioi – to read our blog post about this theropod: A New Spinosaurus from Portugal.
  • Protathlitis cinctorrensis – our blog post about this new dinosaur: Protathlitis – Member of the Spinosauridae Family.
  • Riojavenatrix lacustris – named in 2024 (Isasmendi et al).
  • Vallibonavenatrix cani – named in 2019 (Malafaia et al).
  • Camarillasaurus cirugedae – named in 2014 (Sánchez-Hernández and Benton).

The Cameros Basin could provide an excellent analogue for the theropod biota of the Iberian Peninsula.

The scientific paper: “A giant spinosaurid from the Iberian Peninsula and new data on the Early Cretaceous Iberian non-avian theropod palaeodiversity” by Erik Isasmendi, Elena Cuesta, Adrián Páramo and Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola published in Cretaceous Research.

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2 07, 2025

The New Rebor T. rex Kiss Island Variant has Arrived!

By |2025-07-03T16:48:32+01:00July 2nd, 2025|Rebor Models and Figures|0 Comments

The new Rebor T. rex Kiss Island variant has arrived.  This new for 2025, 1/35th scale Tyrannosaurus rex model is now in stock.  It has an articulated lower jaw and moveable arms.  In addition, the model has a flexible tail.  The Rebor model is supplied with a transparent support stand.

The Rebor T. rex Kiss Island coloured model.

The new for 2025 Rebor Kiss Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur model. This figure has an articulated lower jaw, moveable arms and a flexible tail. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

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The Rebor T. rex Kiss Island Figure

The Tyrannosaurus rex model measures over forty centimetres in length.  It is supplied with a free Everything Dinosaur T. rex fact sheet.   The tail can be a little tricky to insert into the body.  We suggest that the tail is dipped into hot water for a few seconds to heat up the plastic plug.  The heat makes the tail piece more pliable.  It should be easier to insert into the body of the model after some gentle heating.

The small arms can be moved into different positions. When first taken out of the box, the arms can be stiff.  We recommend that the arm joint is gentle heated with a hairdryer to make it easier to manoeuvre.

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1 07, 2025

The Exclusive Founder’s Edition is Announced

By |2025-07-01T12:43:12+01:00July 1st, 2025|Everything Dinosaur News and Updates|0 Comments

Excitement is building as dinosaur fans and model collectors eagerly await the arrival of the new Everything Dinosaur Evolution Tyrannosaurus rex model.  This is a stunning, 1:33 scale replica of the “Tyrant Lizard King”, the model is supplied with its own display base and each figure is hand-painted. Today, we can announce that there will be two versions of this beautiful prehistoric animal model available.  A Collector’s edition with five exclusive and unique collector cards and a very special Founder’s edition.

Announcing the Everything Dinosaur Evolution Founder's edition.

Announcing the Founder’s edition of the Everything Dinosaur Evolution T. rex figure. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Collector’s Edition and the Founder’s Edition

The collector’s edition will have its own unique product packaging.  A smart 2D QR code on the box will provide customers with exclusive access to Everything Dinosaur Evolution.  In addition, the entire packaging is fully recyclable or compostable, a first for our industry.  Inside the collector’s edition, customers will find five amazing collector cards featuring full-colour illustrations created by Bob Nicholls.  The Collector’s edition will have a limited production run.  We are going to make figures until the mould breaks.  Essentially, the technology to produce these extremely detailed figures is being pushed to the limit, when the mould breaks no more Tyrannosaurus rex figures can be produced from that mould.

EDE001 the Everything Dinosaur Evolution T. rex figure.

Introducing EDE001 the Everything Dinosaur Evolution Tyrannosaurus rex scale model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To this end, as well as supplying the Collector’s edition, a very special and exclusive version is being produced.  The first batch of figures off the production line, the very first models that Everything Dinosaur has ever produced will be set aside.  These models will become the Founder’s edition.

The Founder’s Edition

There will be two very special versions of the Everything Dinosaur Evolution T. rex!  As well as all the attributes of the Collector’s edition, the Founder’s edition will have:

  • A unique, premium and high-end box design.
  • Strictly limited availability and only available from Everything Dinosaur.
  • A special additional collector card which is exclusive to the Founder’s edition.
  • An exclusive, unique collector card that is personally signed by the acclaimed palaeo-reconstruction artist Bob Nicholls.

Developed and designed in the UK by an expert team including renowned palaeontologist and author Dr Dean Lomax and award-winning palaeo-reconstruction artist Bob Nicholls.  In addition, the acclaimed digital sculptor and designer Glen Southern is on board.  These two versions are likely to sell out fast.

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Commemorating the First Figures

Sue from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“I have been responsible for organising the special, limited-edition Founder’s product offering.  Working closely with Bob Nicholls I have overseen the design of the new collector cards, including the exclusive ones that will only be available in the Founder’s edition.  The Collector’s edition is amazing but the Founder’s edition with its exclusive packaging and personally signed artwork is something special.  It’s great to be able to offer the dinosaur model collecting community something that commemorates the very first figures off the production line.  The first figures in the new Everything Dinosaur Evolution range.”

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