Everything Dinosaur and the New Payment Services Directive 2
Back in July, we wrote a short blog post about changes to the way in which credit/debit card payments will be processed from September 14th 2019. A new European Union directive is coming into force. Known as PSD2, it aims to bring in new laws to increase consumer protection across Europe. A key feature of this directive is the introduction of additional on-line security for ecommerce transactions.
Everything Dinosaur is Compliant with PSD2
Everything Dinosaur is compliant with this new directive, as you would expect, we have been planning for these changes for some months now and testing of the beta sites has been completed and the new framework placed on Everything Dinosaur’s live website. All has been sorted, everything has been prepared in readiness for the deadline of September 14th.
Everything Dinosaur is Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) Compliant
Everything Dinosaur and PSD2 compliance.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
When PSD2 comes into effect next week, some customers may see some changes when it comes to paying for goods and services on-line. In essence, stronger identity checks may be required and the customers’ payment journey through an on-line check-out may look a little different.
Everything Dinosaur has thousands of customers all over the world. We are always delighted to hear feedback from our customers, here at home in the UK and of course, overseas. For example, we recently received this kind email from one of our customers in the United States, she had just purchased some Papo prehistoric animals and wrote to say:
“I just received my order from Everything Dinosaur and once again, I am just BLOWN AWAY at the quality and workmanship of the Papo dinosaur figures. I mean, truly blown away! They are so realistic! I really enjoy and appreciate the info sheets that accompany my order from Everything Dinosaur as well. I have been collecting for my four-year-old daughter since she was two years old. I loved dinosaurs myself as a little girl. I lived in Germany growing up and the toys in the stores there were top notch. I collected Schleich animals as companies really didn’t have nice dinosaur figures available like this then. It has been so fun sharing this love of dinos with my daughter and learning more about the prehistoric world through the toys we get her.”
Praise from Customers
Our thanks for the feedback and kind comments, Everything Dinosaur is a 5-star rated company as monitored by the independent survey company Feefo.
Everything Dinosaur Has Been Awarded Feefo’s Highest Accolade for Customer Service
Feefo awards top marks to Everything Dinosaur. Everything Dinosaur has been awarded the accolade of the “Gold Trusted Service Award” from Feefo for its 5-star service.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Everything Dinosaur Customer Feedback
As a mail order company, Everything Dinosaur gets a large number of emails from customers offering us feedback and praise on our products and customer service. Potential customers can view over five hundred independently verified customer reviews by clicking the “Feefo” tab on our website: Visit Everything Dinosaur. In addition, we have over 1,800 customer and product reviews on our website.
Dinosaur model collector William, for instance, has posted up several reviews of his recent PNSO Age of Dinosaurs purchases. One of his reviews concerned the PNSO Age of Dinosaurs Abelisaurus (Martin the little Abelisaurus).
William commented:
“PNSO’s Abelisaurus is a mighty mini. Paint applied to perfection and very natural markings. Martin has a wry little cheeky expression fantastic. GREAT SERVICE from Everything Dinosaur.”
Praise for the PNSO Age of Dinosaurs Abelisaurus Model
PNSO prehistoric animals that accompany your growth – Martin the Abelisaurus.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur explained that they were always pleased to receive feedback from customers and that each and every email that the company received was read by team members and the company did all it could to respond quickly to customer queries.
Wonderful Customer Service
Our American customer went onto add:
“I am very impressed with Everything Dinosaur. Your prices are so much better than they are here in the United States and I appreciate the wonderful customer service. Thank you so much for letting me know when all the figures I was looking for came back in stock. I will definitely be back to shop at Everything Dinosaur in the future.”
Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium Model Due October 2019
The second, new for 2019 Eofauna prehistoric animal figure has been announced. A replica of the huge, prehistoric elephant Deinotherium (D. giganteum) is being added to this exciting range. The Eofauna Deinotherium model will be available in the autumn, probably in October. The new Eofauna Atlasaurus figure, which was announced a few days earlier, will also arrive soon.
The New for 2019 Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium Model
The beautiful, 1:35 scale Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium model.
The “Famous Five”
With the addition of the Atlasaurus and the Deinotherium, this brings the total of Eofauna Scientific Figures to five. Eofauna Scientific Research is staffed by researchers, creatives and specialists with a focus on prehistoric fauna. The company has demonstrated expertise in the study of ancient members of the Order Proboscidea (elephants and their relatives), three of the five models produced so far are prehistoric elephants. The D. giganteum figure will be joining a Straight-tusked elephant (Palaeloxodon antiquus) and the first of this range to be introduced, a Steppe mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii).
A Fact Card will be Supplied with the New for Autumn 2019 Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium Model
Eofauna Deinotherium (2019) will be supplied with its own Eofauna fact card as well as an Everything Dinosaur Deinotherium fact sheet.
The Eofauna Deinotherium giganteum
Deinotherium fossils are known from Africa, Europe and parts of Asia. It was not closely related to extant elephants or the Mammuthus genus. The Eofauna model shows the long legs and long, low skull associated with this genus. It is believed Deinotherium became extinct around 2.5 million years ago.
Everything Dinosaur has opened a priority reservation list for this figure, which should be in stock in October. To join our no obligation, priority reserve list for the Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium, just drop us an email: Email Everything Dinosaur.
To view the range of Eofauna models currently in stock including the Straight-tusked elephant and the beautiful Steppe mammoth: Eofauna Scientific Research Models.
The New Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium Model
Striding confidently into view the Eofauna Deinotherium model.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We are delighted to announce that this figure will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur during the autumn. We should have stocks of this new exciting prehistoric elephant figure and the sauropod Atlasaurus in plenty of time to ensure a happy Christmas for collectors of Eofauna models.”
Eofauna Deinotherium Model Measurements – Tale of the Tape
The new Eofauna Deinotherium model has a stated scale of 1:35. The model measures around 20 centimetres in length and stands and impressive 13 cm high.
Observant model collectors will note that this new figure is depicted on the move. Elephants do not have the gaits associated with faster moving, large mammals such as the trot and the gallop. Instead, when an elephant moves slowly, its limbs remain relatively straight and column-like. Locomotion studies have shown that when moving quickly, the limbs become more mobile and flexible acting like “pogo sticks”, helping the animal to maintain velocity. Even when moving at full speed, the four feet of the elephant do not leave the ground simultaneously, as opposed to the limbs of a horse when galloping.
Atlasaurus – The Fourth Prehistoric Animal Figure from Eofauna Scientific Research
Today, Everything Dinosaur can announce that the fourth figure in the Eofauna Scientific Research range will be… Atlasaurus (A. imelakei), a peculiar sauropod from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa, whose taxonomic affinity within the Sauropoda remains uncertain. Known from a single specimen, representing an individual animal, this is one very untypical member of the long-necked dinosaurs. The model is one of two new for 2019 Eofauna Scientific Research figures, both will be available around October, possibly early November.
The Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
Named and described in 1999 (Monbaron, Russell and Taquet), a significant proportion of the skeleton of Atlasaurus (A. imelakei) is known to science. The type specimen, housed in the Musée des sciences de la Terre de Rabat (Morocco), is just missing a few pieces of bone and about half the caudal vertebrae (tail bones). This is one very peculiar sauropod, for instance, despite having been named and described quite recently, the type specimen lacks a specific, unique specimen number. When first studied, it was thought that this dinosaur was similar to Brachiosaurus which was believed to have roamed both Africa and North America. Subsequently, following a review of brachiosaurid fossils, the African material has largely been attributed to the genus Giraffatitan. It has been suggested that Atlasaurus may not be closely related to Brachiosaurus at all, it could be a more basal sauropod and a member of the Turiasauria, long-necked dinosaurs that were geographically widespread during the Middle Jurassic.
Unlike Most of the Sauropoda, the Skull of Atlasaurus is Known
A close-up view of the beautifully painted head of the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus model. Is it us, or is this dinosaur model smiling?
At first glance, the Eofauna Scientific Research figure might look a little strange. This has nothing to do with the model, it’s just that Atlasaurus was a very strange-looking dinosaur. The limbs of this dinosaur were proportionately longer than those of any other sauropod. It had taken a different evolutionary route when compared to its relatives. The limbs had become elongated and lengthened, whilst in contrast, the neck remained relatively short. Relative to the length of its dorsal vertebral column Atlasaurus had a much shorter neck, a longer tail and long legs. In addition, it had a bigger head.
It roamed North Africa around 168-164 million years ago and it has been suggested that its bizarre body proportions evolved so that it could exploit a particular niche in the ecosystem. It lived in a seasonal, forested environment close to the coast and it is thought that this sauropod was a medium to high-level browser of the forest canopy.
Everything Dinosaur has already opened a reserve list for this eagerly awaited, 1:40 scale figure. The model itself, measures around 30 cm in length and has a head height of approximately 22.5 cm.
New Prehistoric Animal Model from Eofauna Scientific Research
Our chums at Eofauna Scientific Research will be bringing out two new prehistoric animal models this autumn. Eofauna Scientific Research has produced a trio of stunning prehistoric animal figures and by the end of the year, a further two beautiful replicas will join their range, both of which will be available from Everything Dinosaur. Which Eofauna prehistoric animal will be in stock first?
Which prehistoric animals will be depicted? We know, but we are not going to reveal what they are just yet, model collectors will have to wait a little while to find out. However, just for a bit of fun, in association with Eofauna Scientific Research we have put together a little teaser – can you guess which prehistoric animal it is?
Which Prehistoric Animal Figure Will Eofauna Produce Next?
Eofauna Scientific Research which prehistoric animal figure will they produce next?Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Eofauna Prehistoric Animal Guessing Game
Something like 1,200 dinosaur genera have been described to date. Scientists have named around 120 different types of pterosaur and hundreds of genera of prehistoric mammal have been erected. Then of course you have all the amazing and bizarre Palaeozoic creatures to consider. The Trilobita alone has approximately 20,000 different species arranged in ten orders (sometimes 9 depending on the taxonomy, which is still debated).
Our apologies if you don’t like prehistoric animal guessing games, feel free to attribute blame to Everything Dinosaur, we suggested to Eofauna that providing a “teaser” about new models would be a good way to develop a sense of anticipation and help raise awareness about their range of replicas.
The Eofauna Scientific Research Model Range at the Beginning of 2019
Eofauna model range at the beginning of 2019. Far left the straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), in the middle a Steppe Mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii) and far right, the theropod dinosaur Giganotosaurus carolinii.
Commissioning a Scientific Drawing
As well as making preparations for the arrival of a new prehistoric animal model, team members at Everything Dinosaur will be commissioning a scientific drawing to be used in association with this new Eofauna Scientific Research figure.
Previous Scientific Drawing That Have Been Commissioned – Eofauna Scientific Research Models
Illustrations based on the three Eofauna replicas (left to right), Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Mammuthus trogontherii and Giganotosaurus carolinii.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
The first of the new for 2019 Eofauna models should be with us in late October, the second figure should follow about 14 days later. Naturally, the figures could arrive sooner, they could arrive later, but model collectors can be assured these two new models are worth the wait and we look forward to revealing the first of these new 2019 figures in about a week.
We are looking forward to receiving into stock the new Eofauna prehistoric animal figures.
Over the last few months, team members at Everything Dinosaur have been working on an exciting new project. We have been converting part of our warehouse area into a bespoke film studio so that we can take more photographs and produce more videos of prehistoric animal models that we sell.
Everything Dinosaur used to make quite a few videos for posting up onto the company’s YouTube channel, but our ability to shoot these videos was lost when the boardroom that we used was no longer available. So, we have invested in a new film studio and although it is far from complete, we still have to sort out the sound quality and to bring in the studio lighting and such like, we have shot our first video.
The Papo Pentaceratops and Gorgosaurus Models
With the arrival of the eagerly anticipated Papo Gorgosaurus and Papo Pentaceratops figures we took the opportunity to shoot, a short (rather unsteady) video of these two amazing models.
Introducing the Papo Gorgosaurus and the Papo Pentaceratops Dinosaur Models
The dinosaur known as “fierce or dreadful lizard”, arrived in stock a few days ago, we expect to sell out of this first batch of models very shortly, but not to worry more Papo Gorgosaurus models are on their way. This dinosaur model is proving to be very popular with collectors, we have received lots of emails enquiring about this tyrannosaurid, almost as soon as we posted up some pictures of this model around six months ago.
The New for 2019 Papo Gorgosaurus Dinosaur Model
The new for 2019 Papo Gorgosaurus dinosaur model.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The Papo Pentaceratops Model
One of a number of horned dinosaur figures produced by Papo over the years, the Pentaceratops has a very unusual pose. It is depicted rearing up onto its hind legs as if confronted by a meat-eating dinosaur.
Although roughly contemporaneous with Gorgosaurus (G. libratus) – Campanian faunal stage of the Late Cretaceous, these dinosaurs lived on different parts of the North American landmass known as Laramidia. Fossils of Pentaceratops are known from the south-central United States (Colorado and New Mexico), whilst Gorgosaurus is known from the Canadian province of Alberta, although there is some evidence to support the idea that this theropod genus roamed Montana. Even if this is the case, there would have been hundreds of miles between any population of Gorgosaurus and a herd of Pentaceratops dinosaurs.
There is no evidence in the fossil record that these two dinosaurs ever met, there is, (as far as Everything Dinosaur is aware), no evidence of interspecific combat between these two species – however, this does not stop us from posting up a video, or indeed taking some photographs of the models together.
The Papo Gorgosaurus Confronts the Rearing Papo Pentaceratops
The new for 2019 Papo Gorgosaurus and the Papo Pentaceratops dinosaur models. The Papo Gorgosaurus (left) confronts the rearing Papo Pentaceratops (right).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Team members are looking forward to posting up more videos and taking more photographs in our bespoke studio, we even promise to do something about our video camera shake!
Please feel free to take a look at our YouTube channel we shall be posting up more videos very soon.
The Company Everything Dinosaur – 1,000 Instagram Followers
Everything Dinosaur has achieved the landmark of 1,000 followers on Instagram. We are truly humbled and we would like to thank all those wonderful people who have followed our Instagram adventures. Team members are honoured and with the building of a bespoke photography and video studio we look forward to posting up lots more videos and images of prehistoric animals in the near future.
Everything Dinosaur Has Achieved 1,000 Followers on Instagram
Celebrating 1,000 instagram followers. Everything Dinosaur has achieved the landmark of 1,000 followers on Instagram. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A spokesperson for the UK-based company stated:
“All the team members at Everything Dinosaur are immensely proud of this achievement. We only started our instagram account a short while ago and to have 1,000 followers is a great honour for us. Team members are currently in the process of converting an area into a bespoke studio so we can take lots of photographs and produce many more videos showing prehistoric animal models and figures. We hope to have the studio project completed in just a few more weeks.”
Everything Dinosaur on Instagram
Everything Dinosaur already has a very active Facebook page (Facebook owns Instagram). Team members at Everything Dinosaur post onto the company’s Facebook page several times a day and this page has attracted more than 6,000 followers. Once the photography and video studio has been completed, staff intend to post up onto Instagram with almost the same frequency as their Facebook postings. With so many new models and figures coming into stock, there will certainly be lots and lots of candidates available for photography.
Several rare Papo prehistoric animal models have come into stock at Everything Dinosaur. These figures which include the Papo blue Velociraptor dinosaur model, represent figures that have been retired or that have been removed from production. These Papo dinosaur and prehistoric animal models will be available for a limited period.
In Stock at Everything Dinosaur – Rare Papo Prehistoric Animal Figures
Rare Papo models either retired or out of production are in stock at Everything Dinosaur for a limited period. The list includes the Papo blue Velociraptor (top), Papo Archaeopteryx, the Papo baby Triceratops, the original Papo Oviraptor complete with egg and the Papo green Velociraptor dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Papo Dinosaur Models
As well as stocking a wide range of other Papo prehistoric animal figures, for a limited time, five rare Papo models will be available from Everything Dinosaur. This list includes the original Papo Oviraptor, the Papo baby Triceratops, the green Velociraptor, the Papo Archaeopteryx and the very difficult to obtain Papo blue Velociraptor dinosaur model.
To view these rare Papo models and to see the rest of the Papo prehistoric animal model range that is available from Everything Dinosaur: Papo Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animal Models.
An Evolving Product Range
The range of models offered by Papo is constantly changing and evolving. The Papo Oviraptor was one of two dinosaur models to be introduced by the French manufacturer in 2010. It was retired in 2016-17, being replaced by a new blue Oviraptor colour variant.
The Papo Blue Oviraptor Dinosaur Model
Papo blue Oviraptor dinosaur model.
The Papo Blue Velociraptor Model
In contrast, the Papo blue Velociraptor was only available for a very short time. It was introduced in 2017 and retired within eighteen months. It had been introduced to replace the Papo green Velociraptor that had been launched in the previous year. For a short time, Papo fans had the chance to build up their very own “raptor” pack. Now thanks to Everything Dinosaur, collectors who missed out the first time have another opportunity, but only whilst stocks last.
A Trio of Papo “Raptors” Available for a Short Time (Whilst Stocks Last)
A trio of Papo Velociraptors.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The Papo Baby Triceratops and the Papo Archaeopteryx Model
The future of the Papo baby Triceratops remains uncertain. It was introduced in 2014 and its demise was reported last year. The Papo Archaeopteryx was added to the Papo model range (Les Dinosaures), in the same year as the baby Triceratops, an announcement was made about this figure’s retirement in the autumn of 2018. We reported upon this and the withdrawal of the Papo Tupuxuara in October 2018: Papo Model Retirements in 2019.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We do our best to report on model retirements and in this instance we have been able to hold back some stock of rare models so that we could introduce them now enabling collectors who had missed out first time around to purchase these models. We have kept our pricing at the same levels as usual, we do not want to exploit the rarity of such figures, rather provide dinosaur model fans with one last chance of picking up one of these excellent figures for their collection.”
New Beasts of the Mesozoic “Raptor” Models in Stock
The latest additions to the amazing Beasts of the Mesozoic range of articulated “raptor” figures feature in Everything Dinosaur’s July newsletter. New replicas arrived at the company’s warehouse a few days ago, including the limited edition, exclusive Velociraptor osmolskae replica (alpha) as well as the trio of white nestlings. As an exclusive model, it is the limited edition V. osmolskae (alpha) that takes the headline spot in our newsletter.
Highlighting the New for 2019 Limited Edition Velociraptor osmolskae Figure (Alpha)
The exclusive limited edition Velociraptor osmolskae is in stock at Everything Dinosaur.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Beasts of the Mesozoic “Road Runner” and a New Velociraptor mongoliensis
Also available is the beautifully coloured purple “raptor” – Saurornitholestes (S. sullivani). This figure has been nicknamed “road runner” as its colouration is similar to the cartoon ground dwelling bird in the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies). Saurornitholestes was certainly ground dwelling and cursorial. Its velocity when running is not known, nor are we at Everything Dinosaur aware of any research that has attempted to calculate its maximum speed.
The fossil record is particularly sparse for this species, the bauplan (body plan), of this species is not known, it has been reconstructed based on more complete dromaeosaurids. It is presumed, that like most dromaeosaurids, Saurornitholestes was nimble, agile and a fast runner – hence the “road runner” moniker.
The Beasts of the Mesozoic Velociraptor mongoliensis figure has proved to be one of the most popular figures in the entire range. A new version (version 2), has been introduced and this figure also features in our newsletter.
The Purple Saurornitholestes sullivani Figure and the New Velociraptor mongoliensis Model (Version 2)
Beasts of the Mesozoic “road runner” and a Velociraptor.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Those clever designers behind the Beasts of the Mesozoic range have also added a beautifully sculpted model of the second Velociraptor species (V. osmolskae) in a wonderful, fiery red motif. In addition, Everything Dinosaur will be stocking the Velociraptor (V. mongoliensis) black colour variant.
Everything Dinosaur Also Stocks the Velociraptor osmolskae (red) and the Impressive Velociraptor mongoliensis (black)
Beasts of the Mesozoic Velociraptor osmolskae (red) and a Velociraptor (black).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
An Extensive Dromaeosaurid-themed Range of Figures
The range of 1:6 scale figures also includes sets of baby dinosaurs. These are available in a variety of colour combinations. The Beasts of the Mesozoic white-coloured nestlings feature in the latest addition of our newsletter. Everything Dinosaur stocks a huge range of Beasts of the Mesozoic models including the “Build-a-raptor” sets, the Deluxe figures and of course, the various environmental packs – mountain, desert, forest and wetlands.
New PNSO prehistoric animal scale models and figures are in stock at Everything Dinosaur. A shipment of PNSO dinosaur and prehistoric animal models arrived at the company’s warehouse earlier this week and over the last few days Everything Dinosaur team members have been busy contacting all those customers who requested placement on reserve lists so that they could be notified when these figures arrived.
New PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models in Stock at Everything Dinosaur
In stock at Everything Dinosaur – new PNSO prehistoric animal models and figures.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The list of new PNSO models joining the dozens of PNSO prehistoric animal models and figures available from Everything Dinosaur is as follows:
Ron the Mosasaurus 1:35 scale scientific art model
Patton the Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon) with an articulated jaw
Lucas the Giganotosaurus 1:35 scale scientific art model
Essien the Spinosaurus 1:35 scale scientific art model
Lucio the Amargasaurus 1:35 scale scientific art model
Dayong and Xiaobei Diorama – Dayong the Yangchuanosaurus and Xiaobei the Chungkingosaurus 1:35 scale scientific art models
Sede the Ankylosaurus
The special edition gift box containing all 48 of the PNSO “Toys that Accompany your Growth” model series
In Stock at Everything Dinosaur – PNSO Figures and Prehistoric Animal Models
Available from Everything Dinosaur PNSO models and figures. One of our packing rooms with a selection of the new for 2019 PNSO prehistoric animal figures and replicas.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
As well as some new arrivals, the shipment enabled team members to replenish stocks of some PNSO lines that had already sold out. For example, as well as “Patton” the new Carcharocles megalodon model with its articulated jaw, the larger PNSO “Patton” Megalodon figure is also now available.
Big or Small PNSO Megalodon Models – Which do you Prefer?
Which of the PNSO Megalodon models “Patton” do you prefer?
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A spokesperson from the UK-based company Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We are delighted to receive our latest shipment of PNSO prehistoric animal models and figures. We have been involved in this exciting model range for some years now and we are most impressed with these new replicas. We have even managed to source some of the rare special edition gift boxes. These gift boxes contain all forty-eight of the PNSO Toys that Accompany Your Growth model series. They are a fantastic collector’s item.”
The PNSO Special Edition Gift Box – Toys that Accompany Your Growth
PNSO special edition gift box. All forty-eight of the PNSO small prehistoric animal figures are inside.
