Adobe CS5 - Part 13

17 12, 2023

New Schleich Moros intrepidus – Two Digits or Three?

By Mike|2023-12-18T17:26:48+00:00December 17th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

The new for 2024 Schleich Moros intrepidus model is in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Schleich have given their Moros figure two digits on each hand, do you think this is correct? The manus of this tyrannosauroid is unknown. No fossils of hand bones or fingers have been found, as far as we at Everything Dinosaur are aware. Did this distant relative of Tyrannosaurus rex have two fingers on each hand?

We will post up a brief video on our social media pages asking this question shortly.

*Did Moros intrepidus have two digits on each hand or three? What do you think? Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Moros intrepidus – Two Digits on the Hand or Three?

This small tyrannosauroid lived around thirty million years before T. rex evolved. When it was described (Zanno et al, 2019), the illustration that accompanied the media notes showed this dinosaur with two digits per hand.

Life reconstruction Moros intrepidus. — *Moros intrepidus from the Late Cretaceous of central Utah.*

Picture credit: Jorge Gonzalez

To read Everything Dinosaur’s blog post from 2019 about this dinosaur: Fleet-footed Tyrannosaur Leaps 70 Million Year Gap.

Earlier tyrannosauroids had three digits on each hand. So, the question is how many digits on each hand did Moros have? In Everything Dinosaur’s short video, we ask our fans, followers and customers for their views.

The Schleich Moros intrepidus figure. — *The new for 2024 Schleich Moros intrepidus figure.*

To view the range of Schleich dinosaur and prehistoric animal figures available from Everything Dinosaur: Schleich Prehistoric Animal Models.

Knowledgeable Customers

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that their customers were very knowledgeable and well-informed. The spokesperson added:

“Our customers and social media followers know a lot about prehistoric animals. We look forward to receiving their views and comments about the digits of Moros intrepidus.”

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16 12, 2023

Supporting Customers Innovative Saturday and Sunday Working

By Mike|2023-12-16T06:38:44+00:00December 16th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

As the festive season approaches, Everything Dinosaur has put in place plans to ensure orders are packed and despatched swiftly. At this time of year, we are working harder than ever supporting customers. Arrangements have been made for early collections to ensure parcels are sent out as quickly as possible.

Team members have been liaising with couriers and Royal Mail to ensure that orders for Christmas are sent out without delay.

Royal Mail and Everything Dinosaur — Everything Dinosaur team members have taken steps to help minimise disruption for customers at this busy time of year. Weekend working has been implemented to ensure parcels are despatched without delay. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Supporting Customers

Team members are doing all they can to support customers. The last recommended posting dates for Christmas 2023 for UK customers are rapidly approaching.

For second class post Monday 18th December.
For first class post Wednesday 20th December.

Please remember the dates listed above are guidelines only and they are the last recommended posting dates, as always, the best advice we can give is to post early for Christmas, in this way you are helping to ensure that parcels get there in plenty of time for the festivities.

For further information on Everything Dinosaur’s delivery policy: Everything Dinosaur Delivery Policy.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur explained that at this time of year, shopping for gifts can be stressful. Team members were doing all they could to pack and despatch orders. Parcel deliveries were being monitored as much as possible. Customers were being informed if a parcel had failed to be delivered.

The spokesperson added:

“We continue to work weekends to ensure parcels are picked, packed and despatched as quickly as possible. In addition, we are monitoring deliveries and contacting customers if we detect a problem with a delivery. It’s all part of our customer service.”

For further information, or to contact Everything Dinosaur about a parcel query: Contact Everything Dinosaur.

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15 12, 2023

New Haolonggood Dilophosaurus Models

By Mike|2023-12-26T22:07:00+00:00December 15th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

The new Haolonggood Dilophosaurus dinosaur models will be in stock soon. A shipment with both sets of Dilophosaurus figures should arrive in the UK in early January. We hope to have these Haolonggood dinosaur models in stock later that month.

Haolonggood Dilophosaurus (blue). — *The pair of Dilophosaurus models (sitting and standing) in the blue colouration.*

To view the range of Haolonggood prehistoric animal models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Haolonggood Prehistoric Animal Models.

The Haolonggood Dilophosaurus Figures

The sets will consist of a pair of Dilophosaurus figures. One will be sitting, the other will be standing. Two colour schemes will be offered – red and blue.

The pair are in 1:35 scale and they are beautifully painted.

Haolonggood Dilophosaurus (red). — *The pair of Dilophosaurus models (sitting and standing) in the red colouration.*

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the next shipment of Haolonggood figures will contain the following figures:

Dacentrurus – Xuning.
Dacentrurus – Lingzhen.
Otodus megalodon (Li Jun).
Carnotaurus – Li Zhong.
Carnotaurus – Zhou Tong.
Daspletosaurus torosus – Wu Song.
Daspletosaurus torosus – Lu Zhi Sheng.
Ampelosaurus – Sun Er Niang.
Ampelosaurus – Zhang Qing.
Dilophosaurus – Wang Ying/Hu San Niang.
Dilophosaurus – Sun Xin/Gu Da Sao.
Megaraptor – Shi Qian.
Megaraptor – Duan Jing Zhu.
Baryonyx – Shan Ting.
Baryonyx – Wei Ding Guo.

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14 12, 2023

The New Haolonggood Alamosaurus Models

By Mike|2024-01-01T09:12:49+00:00December 14th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|2 Comments

Haolonggood intend to manufacture three versions of a 1:35 scale Alamosaurus. They are not sure how many to make of each version, so they have asked Everything Dinosaur to highlight this offer and make enquiries. The three versions, A and B plus C, a limited-edition, plain version will be available in the early spring of 2024. The Haolonggood Alamosaurus offer is open until December 28th (2023). If customers reserve a figure before 28th December, the Alamosaurus will be supplied with base and pterosaur figure.

Haolonggood Alamosaurus Version A

*Haolonggood Alamosaurus model. Version A colour scheme.*

To help customers select which figure(s) they want, Haolonggood have supplied computer generated images of the proposed colour schemes.

Haolonggood Alamosaurus Version B

Haolonggood Alamosaurus model. Version B colour scheme. — *Haolonggood Alamosaurus model version B.*

The third Alamosaurus model is the limited-edition, plain version (version C).

Haolonggood Alamosaurus Version C (Limited-edition, Plain)

*The limited-edition, plain version of the Haolonggood Alamosaurus model.*

To reserve your model, simple contact Everything Dinosaur and let them know which model (A, B or C) you would like.

Contact Everything Dinosaur: Contact Everything Dinosaur.

Alamosaurus Accessories

If booked before 28th December (2023), the Alamosaurus scale figure will be supplied with a base and one of two special pterosaur models.

Haolonggood Alamosaurus Model Measurements

The actual model measurements have yet to be finalised. However, each PVC figure will weigh several kilos and the proposed product packaging suggests that the 1:35 scale Alamosaurus will stand about 35 cm tall and measure around 65 cm in length.

Haolonggood supplied box dimensions: 65 cm (25.6 inches) long, width 14 cm (5.5 inches) and height 36 cm (14.1 inches).

Showing the size of the Haolonggood Alamosaurus model. — *Showing the size of the Haolonggood Alamosaurus figures.*

Customers have until December 28th (2023) to contact Everything Dinosaur: Contact Everything Dinosaur to Reserve Your Alamosaurus Figure.

To view the range of Haolonggood prehistoric animal models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Haolonggood Prehistoric Animal Models.

Note

There has been some confusion over these figures and the product offering. We can confirm that all three models are currently available. Version C will only be available for a limited time (it is a limited-edition model). It is painted in a brown colour scheme. The base and detachable tree plus the unpainted pterosaur figure (there are two pterosaur model versions), are only available for orders placed before December 28th.

It is only the pterosaur models that will require painting.

13 12, 2023

New CollectA Deluxe Velociraptor Video

By Mike|2023-12-13T21:55:25+00:00December 13th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

As promised, Everything Dinosaur has produced a video of the new for 2024 CollectA Deluxe Velociraptor model. This new 1:6 scale Velociraptor will be available in the middle of 2024. This new CollectA figure commemorates the centenary of the formal scientific description of this famous dinosaur.

In this video (duration fifteen minutes), the narrator reviews this new figure and outlines some of the anatomical features of this theropod. The suggestion of scent glands associated with the cloaca is discussed and the addition of a propatagium on the wing is highlighted.

The new for 2024 CollectA Deluxe Velociraptor model reflects some of the very latest research into the Dinosauria.

Everything Dinosaur looks at a prototype of the new for 2024 CollectA Deluxe 1:6 scale Velociraptor model.

The CollectA Deluxe Velociraptor Figure

The Velociraptor figure measures around 32 centimetres in length. The narrator looks at the scale model and comments on its scale accuracy. In addition, the 1924 scientific paper is discussed and the relationship between Velociraptor mongoliensis and Protoceratops andrewsi explored.

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe scale figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Age of Dinosaurs.

*The new for 2024 CollectA Deluxe Velociraptor. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Velociraptor Video Contents

The video review has been broken into numerous small segments. Viewers can dip in and out of this video review. There is a section that explains about the depiction of the digits. In addition, information about when this model will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur is provided.

Video Contents

0:00 – Introducing a New Velociraptor.
0:43 – Velociraptor Prototype.
1:52 – Subscribe!
2:04 – Examining the Model!
4:12 – Killer Toes and the Wings.
6:18 – Velociraptor Scent Glands!
8:27 – Discovery in 1924.
10:45 – Propatagium!
12:50 – In Stock When?
13:14 – Question of the Day!
14:00 – Follow us on Social Media.
14:45 – Where to Buy CollectA Models.
15:15 – Thank You!

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In Stock Around the Middle of 2024

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the new CollectA Deluxe Velociraptor figure would be in stock around the middle of 2024.

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12 12, 2023

Stunning Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex “Kiss” Mountain in Stock

By Mike|2023-12-12T16:00:29+00:00December 12th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

The stunning Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex “Kiss” Mountain figure is back in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Team members have been able to bring in more stock of this popular tyrannosaur in time for the festive season.

Rebor T. rex Kiss Mountain dinosaur model. — *The Rebor Kiss T. rex figure (Mountain), this tyrannosaur model has been given lips. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To view the range of Rebor models and figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Rebor Models, Figures and Prehistoric Animals.

Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex

The Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex has been beautifully painted, and the figure has been given lips. The debate about lips in the Dinosauria is on-going. Many palaeontologists believe that dinosaurs did indeed have lips.

To read an article from earlier this year (2023) about lips in the Tyrannosauridae: Tyrannosaurus rex Had Lips.

Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex “KISS” Mountain — The spectacular Rebor Tyrannosaurus rex “Kiss” in the mountain colour variant measures approximately 40.5 cm long and that magnificent head stands around 14 cm high. The model is in an approximate scale of 1:35.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“It is wonderful to see this popular Rebor figure back in stock. We have been busy contacting customers who wanted to be notified when this replica arrived. The Tyrannosaurus rex figure has an articulated jaw, poseable arms and a flexible tail. It is a clever piece of dinosaur design.”

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10 12, 2023

Helpful Explanation of Lateral Views

By Mike|2024-01-01T11:27:35+00:00December 10th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Palaeontological articles, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

Many prehistoric animal models are photographed in lateral view. Everything Dinosaur explains the differences between right and left lateral views. It can be a little confusing for model collectors when photographs of a new prehistoric animal figure are released. Often the images include lateral views, these are images of the figure seen from the side.

The PNSO Megalosaurus model. — *The new for 2023 PNSO Megalosaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The image (above) shows a view of the recently introduced PNSO Edward the Megalosaurus dinosaur model. The left side of the model can be seen. This photograph shows the left lateral view of the figure. That is, in a left lateral view the object faces to the left as you look at the image.

To view the extensive range of PNSO prehistoric animal models available from Everything Dinosaur: Prehistoric Animal Models from PNSO.

Lateral Views

Determining whether a prehistoric animal figure is in left lateral or right lateral view is made easier if the whole of the model is shown in the image.

Left lateral view – the head of the figure faces to the left as you look at the image.
Right lateral view – the head of the figure faces to the right as you look at the image.

Papo Kronosaurus marine reptile model. — *The Papo Kronosaurus marine reptile photographed in right lateral view. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

In the image (above) the recently introduced Papo Kronosaurus model is facing to the right. Therefore, this model is being shown in the right lateral view.

To view the Papo prehistoric animal model range: Papo Prehistoric Animal Figures.

Providing Explanations

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“Our blog often features details of scientific papers. Some of them can be quite technical and we try to summarise the findings and provide simplified explanations for the general reader. Interpreting scientific drawings can be a challenge. It can also be difficult to understand the details shown on a photograph of a prehistoric animal model if the orientation is not known.”

Explaining lateral views of fossils. — *The partial skull of the lizard shown in right lateral view. Picture credit: David Whiteside, Sophie Chambi-Trowell, Mike Benton and the Natural History Museum UK*

The photograph (above) shows the skull of the stem lizard Cryptovaranoides microlanius in right lateral view. Computerised tomography (CT) was used to help the researchers to construct the left side of the skull of C. microlanius. This enabled the team to construct a left lateral view of the skull.

To read Everything Dinosaur’s blog post about this fossil discovery: Modern Lizards in the Triassic.

Standardising Anatomical Terms

Although left lateral and right lateral are terms that are not often used in scientific disciplines, it is helpful to have an understanding of their meaning. It is important to have standard anatomical terms and scientific papers have been published that examine the use of such terms when describing fossils.

The next time you see a photograph of a prehistoric animal model, we hope our short explanation will help you to understand whether the view is left or right lateral.

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9 12, 2023

A Trio of Cute and Cuddly Horseshoe Crab Soft Toys

By Mike|2024-01-18T11:47:16+00:00December 9th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

It is another hectic day at Everything Dinosaur. Team members have been busy picking and packing orders for customers. However, there was time to take a quick photograph of three Horseshoe crab soft toys. These cute and cuddly invertebrates will soon be on their way to customers.

The horseshoe crab soft toys look quite happy at the prospect of leaving our warehouse.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Prehistoric Plush

Everything Dinosaur stocks a wide range of dinosaur soft toys and prehistoric plush. We have T. rex soft toys, Triceratops and even Woolly Mammoths. We also like to stock some of the more unusual soft toys. Horseshoe crabs are still around today, but they first evolved nearly five hundred million years ago.

To view the range of dinosaur and prehistoric animal soft toys available: Prehistoric Animal Soft Toys.

Horseshoe Soft Toys

Our Horseshoe crab soft toys represent “living fossils”. However, these marine animals are under threat. Habitat destruction that accompanies coastal development presents a danger and the animals are used as bait in the fishing industry. Their unusual metabolism and their blue-coloured blood has been extensively studied. The blood has clotting agents (amebocytes), which are of great benefit to medical science.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that they thought the horseshoe crabs were cute and cuddly.

The spokesperson added:

“These are beautiful soft toys and very unusual. The horseshoe crab soft toys looked like they were smiling at us as they awaited their turn to be packed. We took a quick photograph before returning to our packing duties.”

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7 12, 2023

Five-star Feefo Feedback for Everything Dinosaur from Germany

By Mike|2024-03-09T15:02:14+00:00December 7th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur receives lots of five-star feedback from customers. Today, we highlight some five-star Feefo feedback sent by a customer in Germany. The UK-based mail order company has thousands of customers in Europe. Everything Dinosaur has developed an excellent reputation for customer service.

Five-star Feefo feedback from Germany. — *Five-star feedback from a customer in Germany. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Five-star Feefo Feedback from All Over the World

Over the last thirty days (November 7th 2023 – December 7th 2023), Everything Dinosaur has received a total of twenty-seven Feefo customer service reviews. All of these rate our customer service as five-star. Over this same period, we have also received sixty product reviews all of them rating our models and figures as excellent.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“It is wonderful to receive feedback from all over the world. We have many customers in Europe, and we welcome their comments and views.”

The German-speaking customer commented:

“Sehr guter Service, rasche Lieferung, schöne Figuren, besonders aus der neuen Serie (Halonggood).”

This translates as:

“Very good service, fast delivery, beautiful figures, especially from the new series (Haolonggood).”

Haolonggood model boxes ready for packing. — A total of nineteen different Haolonggood dinosaur models were in the first shipment of figures from China. Ten different genera of dinosaur are represented. These models have received praise from many customers. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To view the range of Haolonggood figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Haolonggood Prehistoric Animal Models.

Replying to our German Customer

Where possible, we try to reply in the language of the customer. Thanks to Generative AI this is relatively easy to do. A team member replied stating:

“Ich danke Ihnen für Ihre freundlichen Worte. Wir werden bald mehr Haolonggood Figuren auf Lager haben.”

This translates as:

“Thank you for your kind words. We will have more Haolonggood figures in stock soon.”

Replying in a customer’s own language, it’s all part of our customer service.

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5 12, 2023

Caldey Draws a Beautiful Bistahieversor.

By Mike|2023-12-05T15:18:33+00:00December 5th, 2023|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Drawings, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

Our thanks to Caldey who sent into Everything Dinosaur her illustration of the tyrannosaur Bistahieversor sealeyi. It is a beautiful Bistahieversor drawing. We think this piece of artwork was inspired by the recently introduced Beasts of the Mesozoic 1/18th scale Bistahieversor sealeyi figure. Congratulations Caldey, it is a stunning illustration.

Picture credit: Caldey

A Beautiful Bistahieversor

Teeth representing a tyrannosaur had been discovered in sediments associated with the Hunter Wash Member of the Kirtland Formation (New Mexico). Skeletal material representing a juvenile tyrannosaur was found and in 1997 the remains of a much larger animal were discovered. These remains represented an adult which would have measured over eight metres long. Bistahieversor was formally named and described in 2010 (Carr and Williamson). The species name honours Paul Sealey, a museum volunteer who found the adult specimen.

*The Beasts of the Mesozoic Bistahieversor sealeyi box. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson from the UK mail order company stated:

“The colourful Beasts of the Mesozoic figures have inspired many young artists to create illustrations. Caldey’s beautiful Bistahieversor drawing is a wonderful example. The detail that Caldey has captured is stunning and we love the way in which she has depicted the nasal crest associated with this theropod dinosaur.”

Our thanks to Caldey for sending in her wonderful dinosaur drawing.