PNSO have announced that their next dinosaur model will be a replica of Camarasaurus.  The new PNSO Camarasaurus model will be coming into stock at Everything Dinosaur in the autumn.  Team members had known about this figure and the shipment of the figure has been organised.  It will be on the same shipment as the recently announced PNSO Baryonyx model. The new sauropod has been named Njor the Camarasaurus.

The new for late 2024 PNSO Camarasaurus figure (Njor). This is the latest sauropod figure to be introduced by PNSO.

PNSO Camarasaurus Model

The PNSO Camarasaurus model demonstrates some remarkable detail.  Fossils ascribed to the Camarasaurus taxon are the most common sauropod fossils found in the Morrison Formation.
Four species are currently recognised. The genus was erected in 1877 (Cope). It is a member of the Macronaria clade. They are differentiated from the diplodocids in several ways. For example, the forelimbs are enlarged in relation to their hindlimbs. The chest and shoulders were held higher than other sauropods. This reached an extreme with macronarians such as Giraffatitan and Brachiosaurus.

The limb proportions in Camarasaurus are not as acute, Camarasaurus is regarded as a basal member of the Macronaria.

The new for 2024 PNSO Njor the Camarasaurus dinosaur figure. A superb replica of a Late Jurassic sauropod.

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The “Big Noses”

The Macronaria means “big noses”.  The bony frames of the nostrils were much larger than the orbits (eye sockets).  It is not known why these dinosaurs had this feature.  The fleshy openings of the nostrils would have been much smaller.  However, in the PNSO Camarasaurus model the nasal area has been raised and made prominent.

The PNSO Camarasaurus figure has an innovative interpretation of the nostrils of a macronarian sauropod.

Whatever, the reason for the large nasal openings in the skull, the macronarians were extremely successful.  Whilst their cousins, the diplodocids declined after the Early Cretaceous and became rare, the “big noses” continued to thrive.  The majority of the Cretaceous sauropods including the titanosaurs represent the macronarian lineage.

The new for 2024 Camarasaurus model measures thirty-five centimetres long.  The head height is a fraction under twenty-four centimetres.

The PNSO Camarasaurus model (Njor) in anterior view.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“We are looking forward to the arrival of Njor the Camarasaurus.  PNSO have already introduced several sauropod figures including the diplodocoid Amargasaurus and the macronarian Alamosaurus.”

The PNSO Njor the Camarasaurus model is due in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the autumn (2024).

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Everything Dinosaur team members are delighted to announce a new dinosaur model from our chums PNSO.  A replica of Baryonyx walkeri is to be introduced.  It will be available from Everything Dinosaur in a few weeks.  A spokesperson from the UK-based mail order company commented that Maxim the Baryonyx was the latest theropod model to be manufactured by PNSO.

Wandering close to the water. An image of the new for 2024 Maxim the Baryonyx dinosaur model.

Maxim the Baryonyx

The Baryonyx figure measures twenty-four centimetres in length. It has an estimated head height of around nine centimetres. The dinosaur model has an articulated lower jaw. It comes with an A3 Sci-Art poster and a sixty-four-page, full-colour booklet. Everything Dinosaur customers will also receive a free Baryonyx walkeri fact sheet with purchases.

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Baryonyx walkeri was formally named and described in 1986 (Charig and Milner). The holotype (NHMUK PV R9951) is one of the most complete large theropod specimens known from Europe. The fossils also represent one of the most complete spinosaurid specimens known to science.

The new PNSO Baryonyx figure is supplied with an A3 Sci-Art poster and a full-colour, sixty-four-page booklet.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the company would be stocking this new dinosaur model.  He praised the figure stating:

“Maxim the Baryonyx will make a welcome addition to the PNSO model range.  It is great to welcome a Baryonyx figure from PNSO, especially since the company added a Sinopliosaurus, a model of a probable Asian spinosaurid in 2022.”

An article on the Asian probable spinosaurid: Sinopliosaurus – Theropod or Pliosaur?

The PNSO Baryonyx figure had an articulated lower jaw.  The long jaw has the typical shape of a member of the Spinosauridae family of dinosaurs.  Baryonyx is known to have fed on other dinosaurs, but most palaeontologists suspect that the bulk of its diet was fish.

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A model of the South American carcharodontosaurid Tyrannotitan chubutensis is to be added to the PNSO mid-size range of prehistoric animal figures.  This new theropod figure will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in a few weeks.  PNSO have already produced a Giganotosaurus figure as well as a Mapusaurus. Phylogenetic studies suggest that the geologically much older Tyrannotitan was closely related to Giganotosaurus and Mapusaurus.  The new figure will be called Mateo the Tyrannotitan.

The new for 2024 PNSO Tyrannotitan chubutensis dinosaur model.  The figure is part of the PNSO mid-size range of prehistoric animal figures.

PNSO Mateo the Tyrannotitan

This new dinosaur figure measures thirty-two centimetres in length.  The head height is reported to be around thirteen centimetres.   The beautiful dinosaur model has an articulated lower jaw.  It is supplied with an A3 Sci-Art Tyrannotitan poster and a full-colour booklet.  The booklet has sixty pages.

The PNSO Tyrannotitan figure measures thirty-two cm long.

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Tyrannotitan chubutensis

Tyrannotitan (T. chubutensis) was formally named and described in 2005 (Novas et al). It was a large theropod, with body size estimates in excess of twelve metres. Body weight estimates also vary, Gregory S. Paul estimated seven tonnes, a body mass also supported by Larramendi and Rubén Molina-Pérez. Both cranial and postcranial remains are known. The fossils are associated with the Cerro Castaño Member of the Cerro Barcino Formation (Chubut Province, southern Argentina).

Tyrannotitan chubutensis has been classified as a member of the Giganotosaurini tribe within the Carcharodontosauridae family. As such, it is thought to be closely related to Giganotosaurus carolini and Mapusaurus roseae. Originally, thought to be a basal carcharodontosaurid subsequent studies (Canale et al) has redefined this enigmatic group of carnivorous dinosaurs and identified that these apex predators were highly diverse immediately prior to their extinction.

To read an article about another giant carcharodontosaurid (Meraxes gigas) : A New, Giant Carcharodontosaurid from Argentina.

The Mateo the Tyrannotitan figure from PNSO has an articulated lower jaw.

This dinosaur is pronounced “Tie-ran-oh-tie-tan”.  Tyrannotitan chubutensis translates as the tyrant lizard of Chubut Province.

Tyrannotitan and Patagotitan

The discovery of Tyrannotitan cranial material has helped palaeontologists to better understand the morphology of carcharodontosaurid skulls.  For example, new size estimates were calculated for the total skull length of Giganotosaurus carolini.  In addition, scientists are slowly piecing together a trophic pyramid of the fauna associated with the Cerro Barcino Formation.  For example, fifty-seven Tyrannotitan teeth were found in association with the giant titanosaur Patagotitan.  The discovery of these teeth suggests that Tyrannotitan may have scavenged the bodies of these colossal dinosaurs.  It is also quite likely that Tyrannotitan hunted young, sick and old titanosaurs.  Although, it would have been a brave theropod to take on a healthy, fully-grown Patagotitan.

To read Everything Dinosaur’s 2017 blog post about the scientific description of Patagotitan mayorum: Giant South American Dinosaur Gets a Name.

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