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18 11, 2022

New CollectA Models 2023 (Part 3)

By Mike|2022-11-18T06:57:13+00:00November 18th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur in conjunction with our friends at CollectA announce the third batch of new CollectA models for 2023. Two new prehistoric animal figures, both marine reptiles, have been announced namely:

CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Mosasaurus with an articulated jaw – due to be available early 2023.
Shastasaurus (Age of Dinosaurs Popular) – due to be available early 2023.

New CollectA Models

CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus 1:40 Scale

A new 1:40 scale figure of a Mosasaurus, a giant, predatory marine reptile from the Cretaceous that was more closely related to modern snakes and lizards than it was to archosaurs such as the Dinosauria. The model incorporates the latest scientific thinking and includes an asymmetrical caudal fin, with a nick in the top portion as if this Late Cretaceous marine reptile has been bitten by another mosasaur. Inside the beautifully painted, articulated jaw, pterygoid teeth have been incorporated into the roof of the mouth.

The CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Mosasaurus will be available from Everything Dinosaur, early next year (2023). This figure is the second Mosasaurus model to be introduced by CollectA, as a not to scale Mosasaurus replica was added to the Age of Dinosaurs Popular range back in 2014.

New CollectA Models. The new for 2023 CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus model. — *CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus model.*

Articulated Lower Jaw

The new for 2023 marine reptile figure has a smooth, streamlined body, the skin texture has been carefully crafted and the front flippers give the impression of a powerful animal.

*The new for 2023 CollectA Deluxe Mosasaurus marine reptile model has an articulated jaw.*

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe prehistoric life models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric World Models and Figures.

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Shastasaurus

CollectA plan to introduce another marine reptile model next year (2023). It is a replica of the primitive ichthyosaur Shastasaurus, a large reptile, possibly gigantic that lived more than one hundred million years before the Mosasauridae evolved.

*CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Shastasaurus marine reptile model.*

Shastasaurus was a big, whale-sized marine reptile from the Triassic. The replica has been given a striking black and white colour scheme reminiscent of the Killer Whale (Orca). These markings would have helped this giant hunter hide from its prey, the colour pattern making Shastasaurus less conspicuous from both above and below. The model has barnacles on its flippers and body, just like the barnacles associated with many large, extant cetaceans that swim in our oceans today. The asymmetrical tail fluke has also got a nick in it towards its apex.

The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Shastasaurus is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in early 2023.

To view the range of not-to-scale CollectA prehistoric animal models and figures: CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Models and Figures.

Model Measurements

CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Mosasaurus with articulated jaw – length 39 cm, height 5.3 cm, width across the front flippers 15 cm (estimate).
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Shastasaurus – length 25 cm, height of tail fluke 3 cm, width across the front flippers 9 cm (estimate).

This pair of exciting marine reptile figures will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in 2023.

To view Everything Dinosaur’s blog post about the first batch of new CollectA prehistoric animals for 2023 to be announced: New CollectA Models (Part 1).

To read our blog post about the second batch of new CollectA prehistoric animal figures for 2023: New CollectA Models (Part 2).

14 11, 2022

Everything Dinosaur Exclusive on PNSO Boxes

By Mike|2024-03-09T16:07:56+00:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

Company details of Everything Dinosaur on PNSO boxes. The contact details of Everything Dinosaur, an official partner of PNSO, are prominently displayed on product packaging. Customers can contact our support team if they require assistance or advice concerning a PNSO figure. Team members are happy to help and provide advice, support and assistance, after all, we are model collectors too.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur on PNSO Boxes

As well as stunning box art, the contact details for Everything Dinosaur including our website and email address are printed on PNSO Age of Dinosaurs product packaging. We are responsible for “overseas affairs co-ordination, accident transmission, communication and co-ordination, co-operate to deal with all the store matters, and so on”. Whilst we will not comment on the English language translation, in simple terms, as a key supplier of these fabulous prehistoric animal figures we are able to support PNSO and assist them with their sales outside of China.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that they had posted up information on various social media pages such as Facebook and Instagram confirming that Everything Dinosaur is a key partner of PNSO.

Amazing Prehistoric Animal Models

The PNSO Age of Dinosaurs product range has dramatically expanded over the last few years, with the addition of lots of new, amazing prehistoric animal models. For example, Everything Dinosaur recently received into stock the new for 2022 Jacques the Deinocheirus model along with the new PNSO Sinopliosaurus replica.

PNSO Deinocheirus and Sinopliosaurus — The two, new for 2022 PNSO model arrivals (early November 2022), the PNSO Jacques the Deinocheirus (top) and (bottom) the Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus figure. The free Sinopliosaurus fact sheet can be seen underneath the boxes. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

The spokesperson confirmed that Everything Dinosaur’s contact details were also on the packaging for the Deinocheirus and Sinopliosaurus figures and their website and email address details could also be found on the free prehistoric animal fact sheet that is despatched to customers.

To view the extensive range of PNSO Age of Dinosaurs museum quality models and figures available from Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

12 11, 2022

PNSO Models in Newsletter from Everything Dinosaur

By Mike|2022-11-12T19:58:46+00:00November 12th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Newsletters, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur features PNSO models in newsletter. The latest prehistoric animal models from PNSO are featured in the November Everything Dinosaur customer newsletter. A spokesperson for the UK-based, award-winning mail order company stated that it was wonderful to be able to feature PNSO models in a newsletter emailed to Everything Dinosaur’s database.

PNSO Deinocheirus Highlighted

One of the new figures to arrive is the PNSO Jacques the Deinocheirus dinosaur model. This stunning replica of this bizarre Cretaceous theropod has arrived at Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse and this new PNSO figure is given star billing in the company’s customer newsletter.

PNSO Sinopliosaurus and Nanotyrannus — *The new for 2022 Chinese spinosaurid Sinopliosaurus features in the latest Everything Dinosaur newsletter along with Logan the Nanotyrannus replica.*

Terrific Theropods

One of the other new figures to arrive, Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus is also featured. Sinopliosaurus is the first spinosaurid to have been described from fossils found in China. The Sinopliosaurus is shown alongside another theropod dinosaur, a controversial genus (nomen dubium) – Nanotyrannus.

To ask to join Everything Dinosaur’s customer list to receive free newsletters: Email Everything Dinosaur.

Superb Sea Monsters (PNSO Models)

The newsletter also features two popular models of marine monsters that have just come back into stock. Jeff the Kronosaurus and the placoderm figure, Zaha the Dunkleosteus are also included. Both these superb sea monster replicas have articulated jaws.

PNSO Models in Newsletter

The other two PNSO models in the newsletter are the recently introduced sauropod figure Lingwulong (Chuanchuan the Lingwulong) and the feathered Chinese tyrannosauroid Yutyrannus. In all, seven exciting PNSO figures are featured in Everything Dinosaur’s latest customer newsletter.

Everything Dinosaur stocks an enormous range of PNSO dinosaur and prehistoric animal figures. To view the PNSO model range: PNSO Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animal Models.

11 11, 2022

New CollectA Models 2023 (Part 2)

By Mike|2022-11-10T22:08:39+00:00November 11th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with CollectA announces the second batch of new CollectA models 2023. Three new prehistoric animal figures have been announced namely:

Ruyangosaurus (1:100 scale Deluxe model) – due to be available early 2023.
Brighstoneus (Age of Dinosaurs Popular) – due to be available in early 2023.
Anomalocaris (CollectA Other Prehistoric Animals) – due to be available in early 2023.

New CollectA Models

CollectA Deluxe Ruyangosaurus (1:100 Scale)

The first CollectA Deluxe scale model to be announced for 2023 is this stunning replica of the enormous Chinese titanosaur Ruyangosaurus. Named and described in 2009 (Ruyangosaurus giganteus), this huge sauropod is estimated to have been around thirty metres long and to have weighed in excess of fifty tonnes. It is one of the largest dinosaurs known from Asia.

The CollectA Deluxe Ruyangosaurus has been given a grey, almost elephant-like colouration in recognition of the sheer size of this leviathan. The neck is thick, but the cervical vertebrae (neck bones) of these huge dinosaurs were quite delicate and there were numerous air sacs to help lighten the neck.

The skin texture is very detailed, and this herbivorous giant has been given rows of dermal armour (osteoderms), which are most prominent over its vulnerable hips. The CollectA Deluxe Ruyangosaurus will make an interesting partner to the mostly geologically older genus Mamenchisaurus, a model of which (CollectA Deluxe 1:100 Mamenchisaurus) was introduced by CollectA in 2021.

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Brighstoneus

Hot on heels of the Ceratosuchops model announced last week, comes Brighstoneus an iguanodontid from the Isle of Wight that was, coincidently, formally named and described just a few weeks after Ceratosuchops in late 2021.

The reassessment of fossil bones found in 1978 close to the village of Brighstone on the south-western coast of the Isle of Wight, which had been thought to represent the genus Iguanodon, led to the naming of Brighstoneus (B. simmondsi).

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Brighstoneus Model — *The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Brighstoneus dinosaur model. This ornithopod figure should be available from Everything Dinosaur in early 2023.*

Examination of the naris bone indicated that this dinosaur had a bulbous snout, and this feature has been incorporated into the new CollectA figure. The patterning on the model would have helped to camouflage this eight-metre-long herbivore and the white flash around the eye suggests that visual communication was very important to this animal that probably lived in herds.

This recently described dinosaur suggests that there are probably several different iguanodontids still awaiting discovery in the Wealden Group strata. It is great to see this model representing another member of the Wealden Group dinosaur biota added to the CollectA range.

CollectA Anomalocaris

The third in this trio of new CollectA models to be announced this week is a replica of the apex Cambrian predator Anomalocaris. This superb model of Anomalocaris canadensis from the famous Burgess Shale deposits of British Columbia joins a growing number of CollectA invertebrate models that represent iconic animals from the fossil record.

Anomalocaris is distantly related to extant crustaceans such as lobsters and shrimps. It is considered to be at the top of the earliest marine food chains because of its large body size, formidable grasping claws armed with sharp spikes and a ferocious-looking circular mouth positioned under the head. Once thought to measure more than a metre in length, most Burgess Shale specimens indicate a typical body length of thirty centimetres, still much bigger than virtually all of the other animals known from these Canadian Cambrian-aged deposits.

Model Measurements

CollectA Deluxe Ruyangosaurus (1:100 scale) – length 40 cm, height of head 29.5 cm.
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Brighstoneus – length 14.8 cm, height of head 4.8 cm.
CollectA Anomalocaris (Other Prehistoric Animals) – length 13 cm, height 3 cm.

This trio of fantastic CollectA figures are scheduled to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the early part of 2023.

To view Everything Dinosaur’s blog post about the first batch of new CollectA prehistoric animals for 2023 to be announced: New CollectA Models for 2023 (Part 1).

We will post up more details about new for 2023 CollectA models next Friday and a brief video about these three CollectA figures will shortly be posted up on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel.

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The newly announced Ruyangosaurus in 1/100th scale is part of the CollectA Deluxe range of models. To view the other scale replicas in this series: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life Models and Figures.

The Age of Dinosaurs Popular Brighstoneus and the stunning Anomalocaris model will be placed in the CollectA Prehistoric Life section of Everything Dinosaur’s website: CollectA Prehistoric Life Replicas.

9 11, 2022

New CollectA Models 2023 (Video Review)

By Mike|2022-11-09T21:46:58+00:00November 9th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur has posted up a video discussing the new CollectA models for 2023 on the company’s YouTube channel. Our video looks at the Triceratops horridus – confronting, the Hadrosaurus and the Ceratosuchops – fishing models in the CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular range. It’s a case of three new CollectA models 2023!

Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube video discussing the first of the new for 2023 CollectA prehistoric animal models (part 1).

New CollectA Models 2023

CollectA intend to make new model announcements over the next few weeks (November 2022). Everything Dinosaur will create a video review of the new prehistoric animal models that are scheduled to come out next year, and in these videos, some of the science behind the figures will be highlighted.

The first of our YouTube videos showcasing the new CollectA models (part 1), is just under thirteen minutes and forty-five seconds in length (13:45). Each model is featured in its own specific section, with fossils associated with these iconic dinosaurs included and we examine some of the features on the models such as the large scales on the neck of the Hadrosaurus foulkii replica and the bright orange eye crests of the fishing Ceratosuchops (C. inferodios).

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Everything Dinosaur on YouTube

The Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel is packed full of videos providing updates on model introductions, hints and tips about prehistoric animal model collecting and lots of information on dinosaurs, we even post up details of the occasional free to enter competition too.

New CollectA Models 2023 (Part 1) — *The first of the new CollectA prehistoric animal models for 2023.*

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Range

All three of these new dinosaur models are due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur early in 2023. The Ceratosuchops – fishing, Hadrosaurus and the Triceratops horridus – confronting figures are not to scale replicas and part of the CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular range.

To view this range of CollectA models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Range.

8 11, 2022

New PNSO Deinocheirus and Sinopliosaurus

By Mike|2024-02-08T08:57:18+00:00November 8th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur team members have been busy sorting out the PNSO Deinocheirus and Sinopliosaurus boxes as they prepare and pack orders for customers.

The new for 2022 PNSO dinosaur models are part of the latest product shipment to reach Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse. Team members have been contacting customers who enquired about these two theropod dinosaur figures and informing them that they are now available.

Both figures (PNSO Deinocheirus and Sinopliosaurus) will be supplied with a free prehistoric animal fact sheet.

PNSO Deinocheirus and Sinopliosaurus

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur praised the design team at PNSO for the introduction of these new figures into the company’s mid-size model range and commented that there might be yet another model announcement from PNSO towards the end of this year.

*The PNSO Jacques the Deinocheirus dinosaur model.*

The First Chinese Spinosaurid

Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus is a not-to-scale replica of the first member of the Spinosauridae family to be named from fossils discovered in China.

PNSO Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus landscape view — *The PNSO Chongzuo the Sinopliosaurus is depicted walking close to a river. Fossils now ascribed to this theropod come from a fluvial/lacustrine palaeoenvironment.*

To view the extensive range of dinosaur and prehistoric animal figures in the PNSO Age of Dinosaurs model range: PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

7 11, 2022

A Spotlight on Eofauna Atlasaurus

By Mike|2022-12-16T10:43:35+00:00November 7th, 2022|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Whilst reviewing some information on members of the Sauropoda we came across a photograph that we took of the Eofauna Atlasaurus shortly after stocks of this Eofauna Scientific Research sauropod model arrived at our warehouse.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Eofauna Atlasaurus

The Eofauna Atlasaurus model was the first sauropod figure to be produced by this manufacturer, the Diplodocus replica (D. carnegii) was added to the range earlier this year. Team members recall taking a model outside and taking some pictures close to some ferns. This was an opportunity to highlight the striking colour scheme chosen for this African dinosaur.

To view the Atlasaurus, the Diplodocus and the other prehistoric animal figures in the Eofauna Scientific Research range: Eofauna Scientific Research Prehistoric Animal Models.

6 11, 2022

New CollectA Models 2023 – Video

By Mike|2022-11-04T09:31:34+00:00November 6th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur is planning to produce a short video highlighting the first of the new CollectA models for 2023 that have been announced. The video will be posted up on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel and in this brief video more details on the first three models – Triceratops horridus -confronting, Hadrosaurus and Ceratosuchops will be provided.

New CollectA models (video for 2023) — *Everything Dinosaur team members plan to add a short video on the first three CollectA models for 2023 to be announced to the company’s YouTube channel. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel is packed full of informative videos reviewing new prehistoric animal models as well as lots of hints and tips to help model collectors. There are even a few competitions too!

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Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

New CollectA Models

Everything Dinosaur stocks a huge range of CollectA dinosaur and prehistoric animal models. The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Triceratops horridus – confronting, the Hadrosaurus and the Ceratosuchops fishing replicas should be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in early 2023.

To view the range of CollectA not-to-scale figures available from Everything Dinosaur: Everything Dinosaur Prehistoric World Models and Figures.

5 11, 2022

The Beautiful Rebor Adult Deinosuchus Models

By Mike|2024-02-08T08:56:56+00:00November 5th, 2022|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|1 Comment

Earlier this week, it was announced that Rebor was introducing two replicas of the prehistoric crocodile Deinosuchus (D. hatcheri). The Rebor adult Deinosuchus models (Estuary and Swamp colour variants), will be stocked by Everything Dinosaur and we hope to have them in our warehouse in early 2023.

Rebor adult Deinosuchus models (the Estuary colour variant) — *The Rebor 1:35 Adult Deinosuchus hatcheri Museum Class Replica Deluxe Pack Meta Estuary version.*

1/35 Scale Replicas of “Terrible Crocodile”

These beautifully crafted, 1:35 scale replicas of “terrible crocodile” have articulated jaws and will be supplied with the head and torso of an unfortunate tyrannosauroid theropod (Appalachiosaurus). The crocodilian, can be displayed with the remains of the dinosaur in its mouth.

Rebor adult Deinosuchus models (swamp version) — *Rebor 1:35 Adult Deinosuchus hatcheri Museum Class Replica Deluxe Pack Meta Swamp version with the remains of the Appalachiosaurus.*

Fossils of Deinosuchus are mostly associated with Upper Cretaceous deposits of the southern and south-eastern United States (Campanian faunal stage). However, fossil material associated with this genus has been found as far north as Montana and in Mexico. This large crocodile (distantly related to extant alligators), lived in the estuaries and swamps that lined the Western Interior Seaway. It lived on both sides of this Seaway (Laramidia and Appalachia), however, since the Rebor replica includes the remains of an Appalachiosaurus, the inference is that this is a representative of a Deinosuchus from the eastern landmass of Cretaceous North America.

Rebor adult Deinosuchus figure (swamp), — *The Rebor adult Deinosuchus figure (swamp)*.

Rebor Adult Deinosuchus Models

The Rebor Deinosuchus figures swamp and estuary are essentially the same figure, just the colour scheme for each model is different.

Rebor adult Deinosuchus (estuary). — *The Rebor adult Deinosuchus crocodilian replica in 1:35 scale. This is the estuary colour variant.*

Deinosuchus Model Measurements

Each model is around 45 cm in length. If the declared scale is 1:35 this suggests a total length of this ancient predator at around fifteen metres. It has been difficult to calculate the size of Deinosuchus as the fossil remains are fragmentary. When first studied, it was suggested that skull material indicated an animal around fifteen metres in length, but this size estimate has been subsequently revised and a body length of approximately eleven metres for the largest specimens has been proposed.

Rebor adult Deinosuchus models (the swamp variant) — *The Rebor 1:35 Adult Deinosuchus hatcheri Museum Class Replica Deluxe Pack Meta Swamp version.*

Whatever the actual size of Deinosuchus, this apex predator was much bigger than any extant crocodilian.

Available in Early 2023

The Rebor adult Deinosuchus figures (swamp and estuary colour variants) are likely to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur early in 2023.

To enquire about these models and to join our no obligation priority wait list for these models simply: Email Everything Dinosaur remembering to state which Deinosuchus colour variant you would like (swamp or estuary).

To view the extensive range of Rebor models and figures currently in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Rebor Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Figures.

4 11, 2022

New CollectA Models 2023 (Part 1)

By Mike|2022-11-09T12:36:29+00:00November 4th, 2022|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|3 Comments

It is time for Everything Dinosaur to introduce the first of the new prehistoric animal releases for 2023 from CollectA. Today, we list the first new CollectA models 2023. There have been lots of problems for businesses to contend with over the last two years or so. The global pandemic has had a severe impact on manufacturing and there are continuing difficulties with production schedules and logistics.

In addition, Anthony Beeson, one of the leading lights behind the design of the CollectA prehistoric animal model range, sadly passed away in April. His inspirational legacy lives on reflected in the huge range of prehistoric animal models and replicas that CollectA manufactures and thanks to Anthony’s dedication there are many more new figures to come.

CollectA today announces three additions to their Popular Age of Dinosaurs range.

Triceratops horridus – confronting (Age of Dinosaurs Popular) due to be available early 2023.
Hadrosaurus (Age of Dinosaurs Popular) due to be available early 2023.
Ceratosuchops fishing (Age of Dinosaurs Popular) due to be available early 2023.

New CollectA Models

Triceratops horridus – Confronting

CollectA have updated their Triceratops replica in their popular Prehistoric Life range. This is the second Triceratops horridus dinosaur model to be introduced by CollectA after the addition of the CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale T. horridus in 2022.

This latest ceratopsian figure from CollectA incorporates the latest scientific research on the iconic “three-horned face”, just like the previously introduced 1:40 scale replica. For example, this new Triceratops has large, prominent scales embedded in its skin, as demonstrated in the skin impressions associated with the T. horridus specimen nicknamed Lane, which is still being studied.

New CollectA Models 2023 Triceratops horridus confronting. — *The new for 2022 CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Triceratops horridus – confronting dinosaur model.*

The colourful head is lowered as if this dinosaur is preparing to defend itself from an attacking theropod dinosaur such as Tyrannosaurus rex. Hence the model’s name – Triceratops horridus – confronting.

CollectA Hadrosaurus (H. foulkii)

The second new for 2023 CollectA figure is Hadrosaurus, a model of the first duck-billed dinosaur to be named and the first member of the Dinosauria to be described from fossils found in North America.

New CollectA Models 2023 Hadrosaurus. — *The new for 2022 CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Hadrosaurus dinosaur model.*

Unlike the first reconstructions of Hadrosaurus (H. foulkii), which depicted this herbivorous dinosaur as a biped, the new for 2023 CollectA Hadrosaurus figure is a depicted as a quadruped, although this robust dinosaur could probably rear up onto its hind legs when compelled to do so. The large scales on the neck reflect recent studies into Hadrosauridae skin texture and the CollectA model has been given a flash of yellow paint around its eyes and a colourful, bright pink snout reflecting current scientific thinking that this animal probably lived in social herds and relied on visual communication amongst herd members.

Ceratosuchops Fishing

In contrast to the Hadrosaurus figure, a model of a dinosaur that was described nearly 165 years ago, the last of the trio of new CollectA figures we announce this week is a model of a dinosaur that was only formally described last year (2021).

Known from fragmentary fossils found on the Isle of Wight, Ceratosuchops has been assigned to the Spinosauridae family and although this large theropod was capable of hunting smaller dinosaurs, it probably specialised in catching fish. The new for 2023 CollectA Prehistoric Life Ceratosuchops has been posed as if it was lurking close to the water’s edge preparing to catch a fish. In the scientific paper published in September 2021 (Barker et al), the researchers noted the rugose nature of the posterior portion of the nasal bone and the raised bone associated with the preorbital. These features suggest that Ceratosuchops had bony ridges above its eyes, and these have been coloured bright orange as these features may have signalled the dinosaur’s health and maturity.

The CollectA Ceratosuchops fishing has an articulated lower jaw.

Model Measurements

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Triceratops horridus (Confronting) – length 19.3 cm, height of headshield 7.3 cm.

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Hadrosaurus – length 14 cm, height 5 cm.

CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Ceratosuchops fishing with an articulated jaw – length 24 cm, height 8.5 cm.

This trio of fabulous CollectA Popular Age of Dinosaurs figures are scheduled to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the early part of 2023. When we have more precise information about a delivery date to our warehouse, we will post up details on our social media platforms.

To view the range of CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular figures/CollectA Prehistoric Life models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Prehistoric Life Models.

We will post up more details about new for 2023 CollectA models next Friday and a brief video about these three figures will shortly be posted on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel.

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