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About Mike

Mike runs Everything Dinosaur, a UK-based mail order company specialising in the sale of dinosaur and prehistoric animal models, He works alongside Sue, and between them they have become the "go to guys" for museum quality prehistoric animal models and figures. An avid fossil collector and reader of dinosaur books, Mike researchers and writes articles about palaeontology, fossil discoveries, research and of course, dinosaur and prehistoric animal models.
27 12, 2022

New Rebor Oddities Extinction Models

By |2024-02-08T08:38:51+00:00December 27th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases, Product Reviews|0 Comments

The limited-edition Rebor Oddities Extinction models are now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Two fantastic collectables featuring a Velociraptor. The Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Renaissance bronze version and the Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Victorian neoclassical marble have arrived at Everything Dinosaur.

Rebor Extinction Bronze.
Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Renaissance bronze figure. A thinking Velociraptor contemplates its existence in the Everything Dinosaur warehouse. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Rebor Oddities Extinction Models

Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Victorian neoclassical marble and bronze version. A wonderful pair of limited-edition and highly detailed replicas of a Velociraptor in contemplation cast in elastic resin and polystone. The fantastic Rebor Oddities “Extinction” replicas. These figures are highly-prized collector’s items.

Holding a human skull, the Velociraptor is in deep thought sat upon a pile of books. Such is the detail in this fantastic replica that there are twenty-three books listed, one for each of our twenty-three pairs of chromosomes. The books are a combination of fiction and non-fiction and team members at Everything Dinosaur wrote a blog post in the autumn outlining the contents of this dinosaur’s extensive library.

To read our earlier article and to see the list of books featured in this remarkable statue: The Rebor “Extinction” Library.

Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Victorian Neoclassical Marble

Each display piece has been skilfully crafted, and we congratulate the design team at Rebor for producing such an inspirational pair of figures. These are certainly dinosaur models with a difference. Our personal favourite is the Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Victorian neoclassical marble figure, although we suspect both these incredible figures will prove to be extremely popular amongst collectors.

Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Victorian neoclassical marble.
The Rebor Oddities “Extinction” Victorian neoclassical marble figure. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented.

“These are very innovative figures and quite striking. We have had lots of enquiries, not just from dinosaur fans and collectors but also from academics conducting research into various aspects of the human condition. Over the next day or so, we will be emailing all those who enquired and ensuring that they know that these limited-edition figures are available.”

Rebor Oddities Extinction Models
The Rebor Oddities Extinction models. Left the bronze effect version and the Victorian neoclassical marble (right). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To view the Rebor Oddities Extinction models (whilst stocks last) and the rest of the Rebor range of figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Rebor Figures and Models.

26 12, 2022

The New PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus

By |2024-02-08T08:39:18+00:00December 26th, 2022|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur team members can confirm that they will be stocking the recently announced PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus dinosaur model. The figure is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur early next year (2023).

PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus.
A replica of a member of the Spinosauridae family, the new for 2023 PNSO Suchomimus dinosaur model. This figure will be supplied with an Everything Dinosaur Suchomimus fact sheet.

PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus

The new for 2023 PNSO Suchomimus model will be part of the mid-sized model range produced by this Chinese company. The Suchomimus figure will join Essien the Spinosaurus and the recently introduced Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus as representatives of the Spinosauridae family within the PNSO model range.

PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus.
The PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus dinosaur model.

Model Measurements

This dinosaur model measures 29 cm in length and the top of the head is approximately 8.5 cm off the ground, it is about the same size of the Sinopliosaurus figure.

PNSO Suchomimus Model Measurements
The PNSO Suchomimus replica measures 29 cm long and that beautifully sculpted head is some 8.5 cm off the ground.

An Articulated Lower Jaw

A source at Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the Suchomimus model would have an articulated lower jaw. The PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus dinosaur model would also be supplied with an A3-sized Sci-Art poster, a full-colour booklet and a QR code on the box linked to a video about the model.

Suchomimus model has an articulated jaw.
The new for 2023 PNSO Suchomimus replica has an articulated lower jaw.

The Suchomimus figure is supplied with an A3-sized poster, a full-colour, 64-page booklet and a QR code on the product packaging links to a video which demonstrates how the model was made.

Suchomimus supplies with posters and full-colour booklet
The Suchomimus figure is supplied with an A3-sized poster, a full-colour, 64-page booklet and a QR code on the product packaging links to a video which demonstrates how the model was created.

The spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur added:

“It is fantastic to see another Spinosauridae family member added to the PNSO mid-size model range.”

PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus.
The new for 2023 PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus dinosaur model. A replica of a baryonychine from PNSO.

The new PNSO Thabo the Suchomimus figure is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in early 2023.

To view the range of PNSO prehistoric animal models and figures available from Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaur Models.

25 12, 2022

Merry Christmas from Everything Dinosaur

By |2022-12-24T09:09:03+00:00December 25th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Main Page, Press Releases, Teaching|0 Comments

It is that time of year, time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas on behalf of all of us at Everything Dinosaur. Season’s greetings to you all. We will still be working over much of the holiday season and of course we will be answering emails and helping our customers as much as we can.

Everything Dinosaur - Merry Christmas 2022
We wish all our customers, blog readers and social media followers a Merry Christmas and a peaceful, prosperous New Year.

Everything Dinosaur

It will be business as usual once the Bank Holidays are over. We will be back at work sending out all the Beasts of the Mesozoic Kickstarter items to customers in the UK and Europe. A special thank you to all those customers who sent us prehistoric animal themed Christmas cards, gifts and drawings, they certainly have brightened up the offices and the warehouse.

Back to School and to Museums

At this time of year our thoughts turn to all the amazing people that we have met as we continue our adventures. We have been busy helping science communicators and teaching teams sending out lots of free information and providing advice. For teachers and teaching assistants it has been a very busy autumn term. We hope that everyone has a very happy Christmas gets time to relax and unwind and we look forward to an exciting spring term with us continuing to support teaching work in schools.

We plan to visit a few more museums in 2023 and we are looking forward to the opening of the newly refurbished Manchester Museum that is due to re-open in February of next year.

To read about the refurbishment of Manchester Museum: Manchester Museum – Bring Back April.

For those of you tucking into turkey, goose or chicken on the 25th, click the link below to see the article we wrote a few years ago that shows how your Christmas dinner has a close affinity with dinosaurs: Christmas Dinner Links Dinosaurs to Birds.

On behalf of Everything Dinosaur, we wish everyone a happy Christmas.

Visit Everything Dinosaur’s award-winning website: Everything Dinosaur.

24 12, 2022

Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex Dinosaurs

By |2022-12-24T19:29:34+00:00December 24th, 2022|Categories: Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Drawings, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

The Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex dinosaurs are now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. The 1:35 scale and the giant, 1:18 scale articulated replicas of Tyrannosaurus rex have arrived at the Everything Dinosaur warehouse.

Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex dinosaurs
The new Beasts of the Mesozoic 1:35 scale Tyrannosaurus rex articulated dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex Figure (1:35 Scale)

The picture (above), shows the 1:35 scale Beasts of the Mesozoic articulated Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur model. This replica measures nearly 36 cm in length (14 inches) and it has twenty points of articulation.

The artwork for this model and its very much larger companion, the 1:18 scale replica, was created by R. J. Palmer.

Beasts of the Mesozoic Tyrannosaurus rex box art.
The Beasts of the Mesozoic 1:18 and 1:35 scale T. rex models artwork. Package art by R. J. Palmer.

Beasts of the Mesozoic 1:18 Scale T. rex Figure

How best to show off the superb packaging? How to give an indication of the size of the enormous 1/18th scale figure? Prior to starting to pack orders and despatch those models acquired under the Beasts of the Mesozoic Kickstarter project, take a couple of photographs so dinosaur fans and model collectors can see for themselves.

Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex dinosaurs (1:18 scale T. rex).
The huge 1/18th scale T. rex dinosaur model (Beasts of the Mesozoic articulated Tyrannosaurus rex). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The giant 1:18 scale Tyrannosaurus rex model has twenty-two points of articulation and measures a whopping 68. 5 cm (27 inches) in length.

Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex Dinosaurs

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that these two figures were the first tyrannosaurs to come into stock and that they were part of the wave 1 introductions. The spokesperson added that team members would be working over most of the festive holiday season to ensure that orders were packed and despatched promptly.

To view the range of articulated Beasts of the Mesozoic replicas in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Beasts of the Mesozoic Models and Figures.

23 12, 2022

New Study Suggests Tooth Shape Helps Shape Dinosaur Diet

By |2024-02-08T08:39:48+00:00December 23rd, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Dinosaur Fans, Main Page, Palaeontological articles|0 Comments

Recently published research examining tooth shape in early members of the Dinosauria has provided new information on dinosaur diet. The very earliest known dinosaurs included carnivores, herbivores as well as omnivores. Early dinosaurs were already developing adaptations to exploit a wide variety of feeding strategies.

Early dinosaur diet investigated.
Buriolestes (top left), a member of the Sauropodomorpha is a carnivore whilst the geologically younger sauropodomorph Thecodontosaurus is thought to have been herbivorous (top right). Lesothosaurus (bottom), an early member of the Ornithischia, is thought to be an omnivore. Picture credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

Picture credit: Gabriel Ugueto

Dinosaur Diet

Writing in the academic journal “Science Advances”, the scientists from the University of Bristol developed computer models to test the function and bite force of the teeth of a variety of early dinosaurs. These results were then compared with the data from extant lizards so that the diet could be inferred. The study shows that many groups of plant-eating ornithischian dinosaurs were ancestrally omnivorous and the ancestors of the huge sauropods, dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Dreadnoughtus and Argentinosaurus were carnivores.

The scientists conclude that the ability of the Dinosauria to diversify their diets early in their evolution probably explains their evolutionary and ecological success.

Studying the Earliest Dinosaurs

The Dinosauria dominated terrestrial ecosystems for much of the Mesozoic. However, their origins and how they came to out compete other tetrapods during the Middle to Late Triassic remains the subject of intense debate. Over a few million years, the dinosaurs seem to have rapidly diversified and moved from being essential “bit-part” players in terrestrial ecosystems dominated by other types of archosaur and synapsid to becoming the dominant group.

Analysis of trackways discovered in the Southern Alps suggests a link between extensive faunal turnover leading to the dominance of the Dinosauria and the Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE), a period of major climate change and a shift in the types of flora.

The diversification of the dinosaurs.
The diversification of the dinosaurs coincides with the Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To read more about this research into the impact of the Carnian Pluvial Episode on terrestrial ecosystems: Dinosaurs – In with a Bang and Out with a Bang.

A Wide Diversity of Different Skull and Tooth Shapes

Commenting on the implications of this study, lead author Dr Antonio Ballell stated:

“Soon after their origin, dinosaurs start to show an interesting diversity of skull and tooth shapes. For decades, this has made palaeontologists suspect that different species were already experimenting with different kinds of diets. They have compared them to modern lizard species and tried to infer what they ate based on the similarities in their teeth.”

Tooth morphology yields data on dinosaur diet.
Dinosaur skull shape and tooth morphology mapped over time. The three main dinosaur lineages, Sauropodomorpha, Ornithischia and Saurischia are represented from the Late Triassic to the Early Jurassic. Sauropodomorphs that were ancestral to the giant plant-eaters such as Apatosaurus and Dreadnoughtus were originally carnivorous, whilst ornithischian dinosaurs regarded as predominately herbivorous, started off as omnivores. Picture credit: Ballell, Benton and Rayfield.

Dr Ballell, based at the University’s School of Earth Sciences added:

“We investigated this by applying a set of computational methods to quantify the shape and function of the teeth of early dinosaurs and compare them to living reptiles that have different diets. This included mathematically modelling their tooth shapes and simulating their mechanical responses to biting forces with engineering software.”

A Plateosaurus dinosaur model.
A rearing Plateosaurus. The study confirmed that the large, Late Triassic Plateosaurus was in all probability a herbivore.

The Plateosaurus replica (above), is part of the CollectA not-to-scale range of prehistoric animal models.

To view this range: CollectA Prehistoric Life Models and Figures.

Predicting Dinosaur Diet

Co-author of the paper, Professor Mike Benton explained:

“With this battery of methods, we were able to numerically quantify how similar early dinosaurs were to modern animals, providing solid evidence for our inferences of diets. Theropod dinosaurs have pointy, curved and blade-like teeth with tiny serrations, which behaved like those of modern monitor lizards. In contrast, the denticulated teeth of ornithischians and sauropodomorphs are more similar to modern omnivores and herbivores, like iguanas.”

Innovative Machine Learning

This innovative research used machine learning models to group the earliest dinosaurs into different diet categories based on their jaw mechanics and tooth shape. For example, Thecodontosaurus, a dinosaur which roamed the Triassic archipelago where Bristol now stands, had teeth well adapted for feeding on plants.

Senior co-author, Bristol University’s Professor Emily Rayfield commented:

“Our analyses reveal that ornithischians, the group that includes many plant-eating species like the horned dinosaurs, the armoured ankylosaurs and the duck-billed dinosaurs started off as omnivores. Another interesting finding is that the earliest sauropodomorphs, ancestors of the veggie long-necked sauropods like Diplodocus, were carnivores. This shows that herbivory was not ancestral for any of these two lineages, countering traditional hypotheses, and that the diets of early dinosaurs were quite diverse.”

The Evolution of Different Diets

The researchers postulate that the ability for the Dinosauria to evolve different dietary habits may have played a key role in the ecological and evolutionary success.

Everything Dinosaur acknowledges the contribution of a media release from Bristol University in the compilation of this article.

The scientific paper: “Dental form and function in the early feeding diversification of dinosaurs” by Antonio Ballell, Michael J. Benton and Emily J. Rayfield published in Science Advances.

22 12, 2022

Splendid Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus models

By |2024-02-08T08:40:15+00:00December 22nd, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

The new for 2023 Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus models have arrived at Everything Dinosaur. These two, articulated horned dinosaur figures are part of the new for 2023 fourth wave of Beasts of the Mesozoic ceratopsians.

Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus models
The new for 2023 Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai model (top) and (bottom) the Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Torosaurus latus articulated dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Pachyrhinosaurus and Torosaurus Models

The Pachyrhinosaurus (P. lakustai) and the Torosaurus (T. latus) have twenty points of articulation and are supplied with a product card and for Everything Dinosaur customers, they will of course receive one of our fact sheets, packed full of helpful information about these Late Cretaceous, North American dinosaurs.

Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans's Choice Pachyrhinosaurus model.
The new for 2023 Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai articulated horned dinosaur model is in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai

The Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai is the second species of Pachyrhinosaurus to have been formally named and described (Currie, Langston and Tanke in 2008). This is (appropriately), the second version of this horned dinosaur to be introduced into the popular Beasts of the Mesozoic model range.

Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans's Choice Torosaurus latus
The Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Torosaurus latus has twenty points of articulation and this new for 2023 horned dinosaur figure is now in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

The Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Torosaurus latus

The Beasts of the Mesozoic Fans’ Choice Torosaurus latus is the slightly larger of the two new ceratopsian figures. It measures 45.7 cm in length (18 inches), whilst the centrosaurine replica P. lakustai measures 38.1 cm (approximately 15 inches).

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that they were delighted to have received these exciting figures into stock, slightly earlier than anticipated.

The spokesperson added:

“We shall be busy over the festive season, packing orders and despatching parcels as quickly as we can. We have arranged an extra early start tomorrow morning, so that we can get packed as many orders as possible.”

To view the Beasts of the Mesozoic model range in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Beasts of the Mesozoic Articulated Models and Figures.

21 12, 2022

An Amazing Fossil – Dinosaur Eating a Mammal

By |2024-02-08T08:40:39+00:00December 21st, 2022|Categories: Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Dinosaur Fans, Main Page, Palaeontological articles, Photos/Pictures of Fossils|0 Comments

The first, definitive proof of a dinosaur eating a mammal has been found. A foot of a tiny, mouse-sized mammal has been discovered inside the body cavity of the feathered theropod Microraptor (M. zhaoianus). Previously, other Microraptor specimens from Lower Cretaceous rocks of northern China had revealed the fossilised remains of a fish, a primitive bird and a lizard associated with the body cavity. Palaeontologists now know that this crow-sized predator also ate mammals. This is the first record of a dinosaur consuming a mammal.

Dinosaur eating a mammal.
A life reconstruction showing the Microraptor with the mammal’s foot. Picture credit: Ralph Attanasia.

Mammal Foot Found Inside Ribcage

A new study led by Dr David Hone (Queen Mary University of London), published in the academic “Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology”, documents the first known incident of a dinosaur having eaten a mammal.

Microraptor is a genus of small, dromaeosaurid which lived in the forests of northern China around 120 million years ago (Early Cretaceous). The remarkable fossils found in Liaoning Province have enabled palaeontologists to build up a detailed picture of life in these ancient, dinosaur-dominated forests.

Researchers have also identified a wide variety of mammals and mammaliamorphs that co-existed with the dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Together these creatures make up a diverse ecosystem known as the Jehol biota

To read Everything Dinosaur’s blog post from 2021 describing the remarkable diversity of vertebrates associated with the Jehol biota: The Jehol Biota.

Microraptor had long feathers on its arms and legs and was, very probably arboreal, gliding from tree to tree, hunting out small animals to eat.

Mammal pes found in association with Microraptor fossil.
The mammal foot inside the Microraptor fossil. Picture credit: Alex Dececchi.

Spotting the Fossilised Foot

The Microraptor specimen was first described twenty-two years ago, but the preserved remains of the tiny foot had been overlooked. Professor Hans Larsson of McGill University in Montreal spotted what others had missed – the remains of another animal inside the Microraptor’s rib cage. In collaboration with Dr Hone, and colleagues from Canada, China and the USA, a paper describing this remarkable discovery has now been published.

Dinosaur eating a mammal.
A close-up view of the mammal’s foot inside the Microraptor skeleton. The foot bones have been outlined in red. Picture credit: Alex Dececchi with additional annotation by Everything Dinosaur.

Dinosaur Eating a Mammal

The mammal foot is almost complete and belonged to a very small animal, approximately the size of a modern house mouse. Examination of the bones suggest that it was one that predominantly lived on the ground and was not well adapted for climbing trees, making it an interesting prey choice for the mainly arboreal Microraptor.

Previous studies have revealed other Microraptor specimens containing the remains of a bird, a lizard and a fish. This specimen of the species Microraptor zhaoianus demonstrates that Microraptor also consumed small mammals. This little feathered dinosaur was a generalist, consuming a wide variety of prey.

It is not certain if the dromaeosaurids in question had directly preyed upon and eaten these animals or found them already dead and had scavenged them (or a mixture of both) but the mammal at least falls into the range of typical prey size predicated for a predator the size of Microraptor.

Dinosaur eating a mammal.
An extreme close-up view of the mammal pes (foot) inside the fossil of Microraptor. Picture credit: Alex Dececchi.

Dr Hone’s co-authors on the paper include Dr Alex Dececchi, Mount Marty College (USA), Dr Corwin Sullivan at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, and Professor Xu Xing at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology, Beijing.

A Significant Fossil Discovery

Commenting on the significance of this fossil discovery, Dr David Hone stated:

“It’s so rare to find examples of food inside dinosaurs so every example is really important as it gives direct evidence of what they were eating.

Dr Hone from the University’s School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences added:

“While this mammal would absolutely not have been a human ancestor, we can look back at some of our ancient relatives being a meal for hungry dinosaurs. This study paints a picture of a fascinating moment in time – the first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal – even if it isn’t quite as frightening as anything in Jurassic Park.”

Co-author of the study, Dr Alex Dececchi, from Mount Marty College, commented:

“The great thing is that, like your housecat which was about the same size, Microraptor would have been an easy animal to live with but a terror if it got out as it would hunt everything from the birds at your feeder to the mice in your hedge or the fish in your pond.”

Everything Dinosaur acknowledges the assistance of a media release supplied by Dr David Hone in the compilation of this article.

The scientific paper: “Generalist diet of Microraptor zhaoianus included mammals” by Hone, D.W.E., Dececchi, T.A., Sullivan, C., Xu, X. and Larsson, H.C.E. published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Correction

This is not the first recorded incidence of a dinosaur consuming a mammal. The press release, although provided by the appropriate authorities, had failed to recognise evidence cited in an earlier scientific paper.

20 12, 2022

Everything Dinosaur and the Festive Season

By |2022-12-20T16:49:28+00:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur team members will be working over most of the holiday season. Staff will be responding to emails and providing customer service throughout the festive season. Plans are in place to provide a level of service to our customers over the holidays.

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Everything Dinosaur team members will continue to monitor emails and messages over the holiday period. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

In between eating mince pies, preparing Christmas dinner and pulling crackers we will be monitoring the website, this blog and our other social media platforms, and whilst our response may not be as quick as usual at this time of year, we will do our best to maintain our customer service standards.

Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson from the award-winning UK company commented:

“We are expecting a number of deliveries into our warehouse over the festive period. This is a consequence of the problems with global logistics at the moment. We want to get shipments safely delivered to our warehouse, so we expect to be working over the festive period. We also recognise that with the disruption caused by the industrial action in the UK, we need to put extra resources in place to help support our customers, should a parcel be mislaid.”

Award-winning Customer Service

Everything Dinosaur has built up a strong reputation for its customer service. The company has won numerous awards from Feefo, the independent customer ratings business and recently Everything Dinosaur was awarded the prestigious excellence in customer service from the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce.

Customer Service Award
Everything Dinosaur has won the Excellence in Customer Service Award at the annual South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Wishing all our customers and blog followers the compliments of the season.

Visit Everything Dinosaur’s award-winning website: Everything Dinosaur.

19 12, 2022

New CollectA Models for 2023 (Part 3)

By |2022-12-19T12:10:53+00:00December 19th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur team members have produced a short video review of the new for 2023 CollectA Mosasaurus and CollectA Shastasaurus marine reptile models. These exciting prehistoric animal figures are going to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in early 2023.

Everything Dinosaur takes a look at the new CollectA marine reptile models (1/40th scale Mosasaurus and the Age of Dinosaurs Popular Shastasaurus figure). A video review of the new for 2023 CollectA models (part 3).

Everything Dinosaur on YouTube

This short video (duration 13:12), is one of a series of YouTube videos created by the UK-based, mail order company that highlight the new prehistoric animal model introductions from CollectA due out next year (2023). In this video, we focus on the CollectA Mosasaurus and CollectA Shastasaurus figures, the third set of new models to be announced.

New CollectA Marine Reptile Models
New CollectA models for 2023. The 1:40 CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus (top), and the Age of Dinosaurs Popular ichthyosaur replica Shastasaurus (bottom).

Video Contents
0:00 – Two New Marine Reptiles!
0:32 – New CollectA Models – Part 3.
1:38 – Subscribe!
1:48 – CollectA 1:40 Mosasaurus!
4:52 – Shastasaurus Model.
10:15 – In Stock Early 2023!
11:11 – Question of the Day!
12:07 – Buy CollectA Models.
12:45 – New Models Blog Post!

To visit Everything Dinosaur on YouTube (we recommend you subscribe): Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube Channel.

CollectA Mosasaurus and CollectA Shastasaurus

In these short videos, Everything Dinosaur has discussed the first six new CollectA prehistoric animal models for 2023. In this video, we focus on the CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Mosasaurus and the Age of Dinosaurs Popular Shastasaurus figure.

Since these two models are replicas of marine reptiles, we ask the question: “What other prehistoric marine animal would you like CollectA to make a model of?”

Suggestions from viewers will be sent onto our chums at CollectA, permitting dinosaur fans and collectors of prehistoric animal figures to make a contribution to the ideas circulating at CollectA about potential new figures in the future.

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

To view the CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular range, a collection of not-to-scale prehistoric animal models: CollectA Age of Dinosaurs/Prehistoric Life Models.

18 12, 2022

The Spectacular Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus

By |2024-02-08T08:41:29+00:00December 18th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur team members took time out of their busy schedule to take some photographs of the Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus dinosaur model. This armoured dinosaur replica is part of the Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series range and it has been given the name “Mace” in recognition of that powerful tail club that is associated with this Late Cretaceous genus.

Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus.
The Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Ankylosaurus replica. A 1/35th scale model known as “Mace”. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

A Model of an Armoured Dinosaur

Designed for discerning model collectors (aged fifteen years and above), the Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Ankylosaurus is the second member of the Thyreophora to be added to this range. The other armoured dinosaur in this series is the Stegosaurus figure (Pike).

Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Ankylosaurus (Mace Red)
A dorsal view of the Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus Mace in the red colouration. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus

The Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus model measures a fraction under twenty-five centimetres in length and the armour along the centre of the dinosaur’s back is around seven centimetres off the ground. Dinosaur fans and model collectors have praised this 1:35 scale replica, commenting on the superb paint scheme in the red colour variant and highlighting the skilfully crafted head.

Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus.
A close-up view of the head of the Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Ankylosaurus (Mace Red). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

A spokesperson for Everything Dinosaur, a UK-based, mail order company commented:

“The Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Ankylosaurus figure has proved to be extremely popular with fans of prehistoric animals and model collectors. We hope the photographs we took of this figure provide some guide with regards to the amazing detail of this dinosaur figure.”

Nanmu Studio Ankylosaurus.
The heavily armoured Ankylosaurus replica from Nanmu Studio (Mace Red). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

To view the extensive range of Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series scale models and replicas including Mace the Ankylosaurus and Pike the Stegosaurus (whilst stocks last): Nanmu Studio Jurassic Series Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Models.

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