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27 10, 2021

Rare CollectA Models in Stock

By |2024-07-27T19:56:46+01:00October 27th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

Team members at Everything Dinosaur have managed to obtain some rare and out of production CollectA prehistoric life animal models. The officially retired CollectA Olorotitan and the CollectA Eustreptospondylus are back in stock at Everything Dinosaur. The CollectA Thylacine female is also available whilst stocks last.

CollectA Models

The CollectA Thylacine replica.
The CollectA Thylacine model was retired and is officially out of production. However, Everything Dinosaur as been able to obtain a limited stock of this extremely rare figure from the factory. It is available whilst stocks last (autumn 2021).

CollectA Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) Female

The CollectA Thylacine was introduced back in 2016. It proved popular with model collectors, biologists and cryptozoologists. Sadly, just like the real animal, the figure became extinct when it was retired and withdrawn from production a couple of years ago.

Fortunately, team members at Everything Dinosaur were able to use their considerable influence with the factory to secure a small supply of this exceptionally rare figure.

CollectA Eustreptospondylus dinosaur model
The CollectA Eustreptospondylus model. A replica of the British theropod dinosaur Eustreptospondylus. This dinosaur figure was officially retired some time ago, but Everything Dinosaur has been able to obtain a limited stock of this rare figure (autumn 2021).

The CollectA Eustreptospondylus Dinosaur Model

This replica of a British theropod dinosaur was part of the second batch of CollectA/Procon models to be released back in 2008. It was withdrawn from production some time ago and it is hoped that the design team at CollectA might introduce an updated figure. However, for a limited time Everything Dinosaur is able to offer this dinosaur model once again.

CollectA Olorotitan dinosaur model.
The CollectA Olorotitan dinosaur model. A fabulous model of this Late Cretaceous hadrosaur.

CollectA Olorotitan

CollectA added a replica of the duck-billed dinosaur Olorotitan to their Prehistoric Life range in 2009, not long after the CollectA Eustreptospondylus was introduced. Known from the Amur region of far eastern Russia, Olorotitan was one of the very last of the non-avian members of the Dinosauria to go extinct. The model was retired some years ago and some collectors, who may have missed it first time around, now have the opportunity to add this hadrosaur model to their prehistoric animal model collection.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur explained:

“Sometimes we get lucky! We are able to find rare and out of production figures in a factory or warehouse somewhere that might have been overlooked. We don’t have many of these figures, after all, they were all retired a while ago, but at least we can give collectors the opportunity to pick up these replicas and we don’t increase our prices just because a figure is rare.”

To view the range of CollectA Prehistoric Life figures available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Prehistoric Life.

The user-friendly Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

25 10, 2021

An Exclusive Livyatan Scale Drawing

By |2024-07-27T19:52:47+01:00October 25th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Drawings, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page|0 Comments

Team members at Everything Dinosaur are busy preparing for arrival of the latest batch of PNSO prehistoric animals including the PNSO Requena the Livyatan model. With production delays and difficulties with logistics, many companies have struggled to receive stock but plans at Everything Dinosaur are well advanced and a shipment of new PNSO models including the Livyatan figure along with Tucson the Himalayasaurus, Evan the Tylosaurus and the eagerly anticipated Aidan the Cretoxyrhina shark model should be in stock at the end of next month (November 2021).

PNSO Requena the Livyatan model
The PNSO Requena the Livyatan prehistoric whale model. This prehistoric whale model should be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in November 2021.

Livyatan melvillei – Leviathan

Formally named and described in 2010 (Lambert et al), from a partial skull discovered in southern Peru (Pisco Formation) two years earlier, the exact size of this prehistoric whale remains unknown. Based on scaling up the 3-metre-long fossil skull with those of extant Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), palaeontologists have estimated that Livyatan could have been between 13.5 and 18 metres in length.

Not knowing the size of this ancient cetacean has made creating a scale drawing challenging for Everything Dinosaur team members. Male Livyatans were probably considerably larger than females, as seen in Sperm whales today. Bull Sperm whales can be up to 20 metres in length, whilst females rarely exceed 12 metres and these bulls can be up to 3 times heavier.

Livyatan Scale Drawing

After having reviewed the scientific literature, Everything Dinosaur team members have given their illustration of Livyatan melvillei a length of approximately 15 metres.

Livyatan melvillei scale drawing.
As only the skull and some teeth are known, the size of this predatory whale remains uncertain. Size estimates vary from between 13.5 to 18 metres, males may have been larger than females as seen in the largest extant toothed whale, the Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).  Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Everything Dinosaur website: Prehistoric Animal Toys.

Originally named Leviathan melvillei, with the genus name reflecting the biblical sea monster and the species name honouring Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, it was discovered that the word “Leviathan” was a junior synonym for a Mastodon, so under the rules of scientific nomenclature the genus name was changed. Livyatan is derived from the Hebrew word for the biblical sea monster.

To read Everything Dinosaur’s article from 2010 about the discovery of this prehistoric whale: Nightmare Whale from Prehistory.

Team members are looking forward to receiving the PNSO Requena the Livyatan model in stock next month (November 2021).

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

24 10, 2021

New CollectA Prehistoric Life Models in Stock

By |2024-07-27T18:39:21+01:00October 24th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

The last batch of 2021 CollectA Prehistoric Life models are in stock at Everything Dinosaur. The last of the new for 2021, not-to-scale CollectA figures, the Elasmosaurus, the ammonite Pravitoceras and the mini dinosaurs model set 3 are now available from the 5-star rated, UK-based mail order company.

New for 2021 CollectA Prehistoric Life Models
Some of the new for 2021 CollectA prehistoric life models. The new heteromorph ammonite Pravitoceras (top left), the CollectA Elasmosaurus model (top right) and (lower right) the CollectA Mini Dinosaurs set 3.  Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

CollectA Mollusc Models

The new CollectA heteromorphic ammonite Pravitoceras joins a growing line-up of invertebrate models in the Prehistoric Life range. Molluscs are particularly well-represented with a homomorphic (planispiral, regularly coiled shells) ammonite Pleuroceras, a belemnite, a nautilus (N. pompilius) and an Orthoceras replica already in the range.

CollectA Arthropods and Cephalopods new for 2020.
New CollectA arthropods and cephalopods. The new for 2021 ammonite model – Pravitoceras continues the trend of CollectA introducing replicas of important zonal fossils that assist with the dating of strata (biostratigraphy).  Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

CollectA Elasmosaurus and Other Elasmosaurids

The new CollectA Elasmosaurus is the second elasmosaurid replica to be added to the CollectA Prehistoric Life range and the third member of the Elasmosauridae family to be represented by a CollectA figure. There was a replica of Hydrotherosaurus introduced in 2008, it was joined by the Elasmosaurus in the not-to-scale Prehistoric Life range, whilst in the CollectA Deluxe series, a replica of Thalassomedon was added in 2016.

CollectA Elasmosaurid Models
Members of the Elasmosauridae family represented by CollectA models. The new for 2021 CollectA Elasmosaurus (top). CollectA Hydrotherosaurus (middle) and (bottom) the CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Thalassomedon. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Hydrotherosaurus and Elasmosaurus are closely related, members of the subfamily the Elasmosaurinae whilst Thalassomedon is more distantly related to these two plesiosaurs, it having lived some 25 million years earlier than both Hydrotherosaurus and Elasmosaurus.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“Over the last twelve years or so, the CollectA Prehistoric Life series has expanded and it now consists of over a hundred models. There are dinosaurs, ancient Palaeozoic creatures and plenty of marine reptiles too”.

To see the range of CollectA not-to-scale prehistoric animal models available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Prehistoric Life.

The user-friendly Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models.

21 10, 2021

New CollectA Deluxe Models in Stock

By |2024-07-27T18:25:19+01:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

The remaining CollectA Deluxe prehistoric animal models that Everything Dinosaur are going to get this year have arrived and are now available from the UK-based mail order company. The new for 2021 CollectA Deluxe models include the 1:40 scale Dilophosaurus, a replica of the ferocious Cretaceous fish – Xiphactinus and a 1:20 scale model of the glyptodont Doedicurus.

 

CollectA Deluxe prehistoric animal models

New for 2021 CollectA Deluxe models in stock at Everything Dinosaur. The 1/40th scale Dilophosaurus (top), the 1:40 CollectA Deluxe Xiphactinus (middle) and the CollectA Deluxe 1;20 scale Doedicurus (bottom). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

 

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The eagerly anticipated CollectA Deluxe Pteranodon will not be in stock at Everything Dinosaur until next year (2022).

Deluxe Models

The CollectA Deluxe range comprises the figures and replicas that have a declared scale. The general scale used for dinosaur figures is 1:40 hence the 1/40th scale Dilophosaurus model. For prehistoric mammals, CollectA use a scale of approximately 1:20. For example, the new Deluxe Doedicurus is in 1:20 scale.

Model collectors and fans of prehistoric animals know that these scales are only arbitrary, there are so many dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals in the Deluxe range representing very different sized animals that these suggested scales can, at best, only be regarded as approximate guides.

 

CollectA Deluxe Dilophosaurus feature in Everything Dinosaur's video revew.

The new for 2021 CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Dilophosaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

 

 

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

 

 

CollectA Deluxe Doedicurus model.

The CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Doedicurus model.  One of the new CollectA Deluxe prehistoric animal models.

Xiphactinus – Deadly Marine Predator

When Everything Dinosaur team members first announced the CollectA model line-up for 2021, there was much excitement about the addition of a Xiphactinus replica. Several species of Xiphactinus have been named and described. Fossil remains have been found in South America, Europe and most famously North America. Many almost complete and articulated specimens have been excavated from the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation. With an estimated body length approaching six metres, Xiphactinus was one of the largest members of the extinct Ichthyodectidae family.

The Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models and Figures.

CollectA Deluxe Xiphactinus model.

The CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Xiphactinus prehistoric fish model.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

"There have been huge problems with production, shipping and distribution, it is great to see these three models in stock and we look forward to announcing the new for 2022 CollectA Deluxe replicas in the very near future."

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe figures, including the new Xiphactinus, Dilophosaurus and the 1:20 scale Doedicurus models: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life.

Model collectors and fans of prehistoric animals know that these scales are only arbitrary, there are so many dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals in the Deluxe range representing very different sized animals that these suggested scales can, at best, only be regarded as approximate guides.

 

CollectA Deluxe Dilophosaurus feature in Everything Dinosaur's video revew.

The new for 2021 CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Dilophosaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

 

 

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

 

 

CollectA Deluxe Doedicurus model.

The CollectA Deluxe 1:20 scale Doedicurus model.  One of the new CollectA Deluxe prehistoric animal models.

Xiphactinus – Deadly Marine Predator

When Everything Dinosaur team members first announced the CollectA model line-up for 2021, there was much excitement about the addition of a Xiphactinus replica. Several species of Xiphactinus have been named and described. Fossil remains have been found in South America, Europe and most famously North America. Many almost complete and articulated specimens have been excavated from the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation. With an estimated body length approaching six metres, Xiphactinus was one of the largest members of the extinct Ichthyodectidae family.

The Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models and Figures.

CollectA Deluxe Xiphactinus model.

The CollectA Deluxe 1:40 scale Xiphactinus prehistoric fish model.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“There have been huge problems with production, shipping and distribution, it is great to see these three models in stock and we look forward to announcing the new for 2022 CollectA Deluxe replicas in the very near future.”

To view the range of CollectA Deluxe figures, including the new Xiphactinus, Dilophosaurus and the 1:20 scale Doedicurus models: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Life.

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20 10, 2021

A Wonderful ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus Video

By |2024-10-22T09:27:05+01:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Everything Dinosaur videos, Main Page, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Team members at Everything Dinosaur have produced a helpful video for the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel that not only showcases the excellent ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis model, but also discusses the steps required to legally import this figure and to offer it for sale.

Video credit: Everything Dinosaur

The video, which lasts around seven minutes, discusses the work done to get this model independently tested with Eurofins and permits dinosaur model collectors the opportunity to get a really good look at this collectable. Model measurements are provided including a measurement of that impressive neck frill and the narrator discusses the influence of the 1993 film “Jurassic Park” on Dilophosaurus model designs.

Dilophosaurus sinensis and Sinosaurus triassicus

As part of Everything Dinosaur’s commitment to help educate and inform, the video also addresses the thorny question as to whether Dilophosaurus sinensis is a valid dinosaur taxon. Similarities between the fossil material assigned to D. sinensis and fossils associated with the theropod Sinosaurus (S. triassicus) have been recorded. Some scientists including the eminent and highly influential Dong Zhiming have proposed that Dilophosaurus sinensis should be regarded as a junior synonym of Sinosaurus – our short video reviews the current position regarding these two taxa and shows line drawings and photographs of some of the fossils.

ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus dinosaur model (2021)

A view of the superb crest on the new for 2021 ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus dinosaur model.

A Different Species or an Entirely Different Genus

The video looks at some of the fossil evidence that suggests that Dilophosaurus sinensis could be a different species of Sinosaurus, a sister taxon to Sinosaurus triassicus or perhaps this enigmatic Early Jurassic theropod could have been an entirely different genus.

Dilophosaurus sinensis (Sinosaurus triassicus) life reconstruction

A life reconstruction of the Early Jurassic Chinese theropod Dilophosaurus sinensis (Sinosaurus triassicus). Picture credit: Zhao Chuang.

Picture credit: Zhao Chuang

The Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel is crammed full of dinosaur model reviews, product news and helpful advice and tips when it comes to prehistoric animal model collecting. We recommend that readers subscribe to Everything Dinosaur.

Everything Dinosaur on YouTube: Everything Dinosaur on YouTube.

The Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models.

ITOY Studio Prehistoric Animal Models

ITOY Studio are putting together a very exciting range of prehistoric animal models and figures, including Ceratosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex and an amazing Paraceratherium model.

To view the range of ITOY Studio available from Everything Dinosaur: ITOY Studio Prehistoric Animal Models.

16 10, 2021

New ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus on YouTube

By |2024-07-27T17:37:22+01:00October 16th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

The next video to be posted up on the Everything Dinosaur YouTube channel will feature the new for 2021 ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis dinosaur model. In this short video, due to be published next week (October 2021), Everything Dinosaur will update viewers on the product testing and provide a little bit of information on the controversial species – Dilophosaurus sinensis. Dinosaur fans and model collectors can expect the movie “Jurassic Park” to get a mention too.

ITOY Studio new Dilophosaurus dinosaur model
The title shot for the next Everything Dinosaur YouTube video in which we update model collectors on plans for a new Dilophosaurus model from ITOY Studio. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis Dinosaur Model

In Everything Dinosaur’s brief video, viewers will be able to see the new ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis dinosaur model on the company’s turntable. This will provide a 360-degree view of the figure, we will also show how big this model is and provide measurements, as well as providing a little information about the validity of the species.

ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis dinosaur model
ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis model. A new for 2021 dinosaur model coming into stock very shortly at Everything Dinosaur.

That Spectacular Neck Frill

The narrator will comment on the spectacular neck frill and demonstrate how to fit the dinosaur model securely into its display base. The steps to bring this product to the UK will be explained and details on the independent testing that has been carried out by Eurofins will be highlighted.

In Stock at Everything Dinosaur Before Christmas 2021

The ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus sinensis figure is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur before Christmas (2021). A spokesperson for the company stated that if all goes to plan, this excellent dinosaur model should be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in early December. It will be registered for sale by Everything Dinosaur under EU 2019/1020 market surveillance regulations so customers in Europe as well as elsewhere in the world can acquire this model too.

ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus dinosaur model (2021)
A view of the amazing head crests and the stunning neck frill on the new for 2021 ITOY Studio Dilophosaurus dinosaur model.

ITOY Studio have produced an incredible range of models including spectacular models of Ceratosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex and the giant Cenozoic mammal Paraceratherium. To view the range of ITOY Studio prehistoric animal models available from Everything Dinosaur: ITOY Studio Models.

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Visit the Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Figures.

15 10, 2021

Carcharodontosaurus Meets a Carcharodontosaurid Tooth

By |2024-07-27T17:21:52+01:00October 15th, 2021|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Photos/Pictures of Fossils|0 Comments

Our thanks to dinosaur model fan and fossil collector Luke who sent into Everything Dinosaur some pictures of one of his latest acquisitions, the PNSO Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus model. One of the pictures that Luke provided featured the impressive PNSO Carcharodontosaurus displayed alongside an equally impressive fossil tooth that Luke has in his collection. The broken tooth specimen most probably represents a carcharodontosaurid and we suspect that this fossil originated from Morocco (Kem Kem Formation).

Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus model next to a carcharodontosaurid tooth
The PNSO Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur model stands next to a real carcharodontosaurid tooth. The tooth represents a broken tooth most likely originating from the Kem Kem Formation of Morocco.  Picture credit: Luke.

The Kem Kem Formation

The Kem Kem Formation of Morocco and Algeria consists of a series of strata laid down in the Early to the early Late Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian faunal stages), approximately 95 to 100 million years ago. The majority of the deposits represent an inter-tidal, estuarine environment, with wide lagoons and flood plains crossed by many rivers. This environment supported an extensive and diverse flora and fauna. The fossils recovered tend to be fragmentary in nature, but numerous large predators have been identified including several different types of theropod dinosaur – abelisaurids, spinosaurids noasaurids and carcharodontosaurids such as Sauroniops and Carcharodontosaurus.

To read a blog post from Everything Dinosaur on the carcharodontosaurid Sauroniops: New Super-sized Predator Emerges out of the Kem Kem Formation.

Commenting on the picture sent by Luke, a spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur stated, that the tooth fossil was a fine example of a theropod tooth and it was in very good condition. The spokesperson added:

“The tooth is a fine addition to any fossil collection”.

PNSO Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus Compared to an Elephant Model

In addition to the fossil tooth photograph, Luke kindly sent in a picture of the PNSO Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus compared to a model of an African elephant (Loxodonta). The two figures work well and reminded team members at Everything Dinosaur of the Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animation fight between a carnivorous dinosaur and an elephant from the 1969 film “The Valley of the Gwangi”.

jPNSO Carcharodontosaurus model on display.
The PNSO Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur model is shown next to an African elephant model and a human figure. Picture credit: Luke.

Our thanks to Luke for sending in the pictures. To view the range of PNSO prehistoric animal figures in stock at Everything Dinosaur, including Gamba the Carcharodontosaurus: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.

Visit the customer-friendly Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Figures and Toys.

14 10, 2021

A New Eofauna Diplodocus carnegii

By |2024-07-27T17:19:11+01:00October 14th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|1 Comment

Eofauna will introduce a replica of the Late Jurassic sauropod Diplodocus carnegii. This exciting dinosaur model will be available from Everything Dinosaur in 2022 and it is expected in stock in February (2022). Several species of Diplodocus have been named, D. carnegii, named after the Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born, American industrialist, is arguably the best known. This species was erected in 1901 based on CM 84, a beautifully preserved specimen consisting of most of the anterior portion (excluding the skull) of a single animal from the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation (Wyoming, USA).

Eofauna Diplodocus carnegii model with information card
The new for 2022 Eofauna Diplodocus carnegii dinosaur model is supplied with a beautifully illustrated collector’s card. Everything Dinosaur team members helped with the hang tag and labelling for the new Eofauna Diplodocus.

The 8th Eofauna Scientific Research Model

The new for 2022 Diplodocus figure is the 8th prehistoric animal replica in the series and the fifth dinosaur after the introduction of Giganotosaurus, Atlasaurus and the Triceratops pair – Cryptic and Dominant, that came out earlier this year (spring 2021).

The Diplodocus figure is the longest in the range, it measures approximately 60 cm in length and that carefully crafted head is around 11 cm off the ground. The Diplodocus carnegii has a declared scale of 1:40.

Eofauna Diplodocus scale model
The Eofauna Diplodocus carnegii model measures around 60 cm in length and stands 11 cm tall. It is a 1/40th scale model.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“It is great to hear that this amazing Diplodocus model is coming out shortly. The hard-working and dedicated staff at Eofauna have built up a deserved reputation for the quality and accuracy of their prehistoric animal figures. The arrival of this new Diplodocus replica in February 2022 or thereabouts, is being eagerly anticipated by dinosaur fans and model collectors”.

Eofauna Diplodocus dinosaur model.
Eofauna Diplodocus carnegii dinosaur model in oblique posterior view.

Eofauna Scientific Research Models in Stock at Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur has been proud to support his excellent range of prehistoric animal figures. The first model (Steppe Mammoth) was introduced in 2017 and this range of scale models is going from strength to strength.

Steppe Mammoth model.
The amazing detail on this Steppe Mammoth model can be easily seen. The Steppe Mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii) was introduced in the autumn of 2017. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

To see the range of Eofauna prehistoric animal models in stock at Everything Dinosaur: Eofauna Scientific Research.

The user-friendly Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Toys and Figures.

11 10, 2021

PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus

By |2024-07-27T17:02:55+01:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

PNSO will add a replica of the giant, Late Triassic ichthyosaur Himalayasaurus to their mid-size model range. The replica called Tucson the Himalayasaurus is part of a shipment of PNSO prehistoric animal figures that are already heading towards our UK warehouse. We expect to have this exciting, new marine reptile model in stock in just a few weeks.

PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus (anterior view)
The PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus, a fantastic replica of a giant ichthyosaur.

Himalayasaurus tibetensis

Named and described by the highly influential Chinese palaeontologist Dong Zhiming in 1972, Himalayasaurus (H. tibetensis), is known from fragmentary remains. Its body size is uncertain, but comparisons with better-known members of the Ichthyosauria, specifically other large-bodied ichthyosaurs within the Shastosauridae family suggest that this marine reptile could have been more than 15 metres long and weighed in excess of 40 tonnes.

PNSO Himalayasaurus
The new for 2021 PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus model.

PNSO Himalayasaurus Model Measurements

The PNSO Himalayasaurus model measures 31 cm long. The actual model measures a total of 32.8 cm when the curvature of the replica is considered. The distance between the dorsal fin and the bottom lobe of the asymmetrical caudal fin is 7 cm.

PNSO do not publish a scale for their mid-size models. However, based on the curved length of the figure and the size estimate of Himalayasaurus postulated by palaeontologists, team members at Everything Dinosaur suggest that Tucson the Himalayasaurus is in approximately 1:45 scale.

PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus model measurements
The PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus measures 31 cm in length. The curved length of this marine reptile model is 32.8cm and the height 7 cm.

PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus

Everything Dinosaur team members are not sure why this particular marine reptile model has been named “Tucson”, what we are certain about is that this stunning figure will be supplied with two transparent support stands to help the model to be displayed.

Product packaging - PNSO Himalayasaurus
The product packaging for the PNSO Himalayasaurus marine reptile model. The figure is supplied with two transparent support stands to help the model to be displayed.

In Stock at Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson for Everything Dinosaur confirmed that the PNSO Tucson the Himalayasaurus would be in stock at Everything Dinosaur possibly as early as November (2021). The spokesperson added:

“We have known about this exciting model for a while. The Himalayasaurus and other new for 2021 PNSO figures are already on the water heading for a UK port. It is wonderful to see PNSO bringing out more prehistoric marine animals to add to their recently introduced Helicoprion, Dunkleosteus, Basilosaurus, Tylosaurus and Kronosaurus models”.

To view the range of PNSO prehistoric animal models currently in stock at Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.

The Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Models.

10 10, 2021

The Amazing Dino Hazard Irritator Features in Newsletter

By |2024-07-27T17:00:18+01:00October 10th, 2021|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Newsletters, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

The Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri model features in the latest customer newsletter from Everything Dinosaur. This new for 2021, 1:20 scale dinosaur model of a Brazilian dinosaur designed by a Brazilian design team has been given star billing in the latest Everything Dinosaur customer newsletter.

Irritator challengeri dinosaur model
The Dino Hazard Irritator model available from Everything Dinosaur features in the latest Everything Dinosaur customer newsletter. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur has an excellent reputation for customer service.  Visit the Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Toys.

In Stock After Product Testing

As a responsible importer and supplier of prehistoric animal replicas, Everything Dinosaur took responsibility for obtaining a sample and then getting this product tested by an independent testing company (Eurofins). Once the test report had come back, Everything Dinosaur was able to legally import these excellent dinosaur models from China into the company’s UK warehouse. Customer safety is at the heart of the company’s business philosophy, once the test reports had been published and team members were able to adopt the report’s recommendations, the Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri stock could be brought into the UK.

Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri figure
Views of the new for 2021 Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri dinosaur model, which has an articulated lower jaw.  Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri

The Irritator challengeri figure is the first dinosaur model to be made under the Dino Hazard brand by YvY Figures. The project had originally been set up as a crowdfunded operation. A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“We do appreciate how difficult setting up production has been in this current economic climate. We were able to work with the manufacturer and bring in a quantity of the available stock into our warehouse. By doing this, this stunning 1:20 scale figure will be available to many more collectors and dinosaur model enthusiasts”.

Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri model
The 1:20 scale model is supplied with an optional display base measuring 19 cm x 8 cm and a model of a lungfish. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

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Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri product packaging.
The Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri product packaging. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Measuring around 37 cm in length and supplied with an optional display base and a model of a prehistoric lungfish, typical of the sort of prey this large theropod hunted, the arrival of the Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri figure has been greeted very enthusiastically by fans of prehistoric animal models.

The Irritator model can be found in the W-Dragon section of the Everything Dinosaur website, it can be purchased from here: Find Dino Hazard Irritator challengeri and W-Dragon Models Here.

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