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5 06, 2021

An Exclusive Helicoprion Scale Drawing

By Mike|2024-05-26T21:23:27+01:00June 5th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Drawings, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

As Everything Dinosaur team members prepare for the arrival of the new for 2021 PNSO Helicoprion model a scale drawing of this strange fish from the Permian has been commissioned. Haylee the Helicoprion model is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur later in the summer (2021).

Helicoprion scale drawing — As Everything Dinosaur prepares for the arrival of Haylee the Helicoprion model from PNSO a scale drawing of this Permian fish has been commissioned. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

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Helicoprion bessonowi

Three species in the Helicoprion genus are currently assigned, each one being distinguished from the others by variations identified in the distinctive tooth whorl. The size of this predator remains uncertain, although based on the morphology of other smaller related fish, Helicoprion has been estimated to have been around 5 to 8 metres in length. In the Everything Dinosaur scale drawing that we have prepared, our image indicates that this strange fish grew to lengths of around 7.5 to 8 metres.

Haylee the Helicoprion

As with the other mid-size PNSO replicas, this stunning model has been given a nickname. The figure is called Haylee the Helicoprion, Everything Dinosaur team members are not sure why Haylee was chosen; however, it is certainly a welcome addition to the PNSO product portfolio and we are looking forward to stocking it later on this year (2021).

Model Measurements

The model measures around 21 cm in length and although PNSO do not declare a scale for this range of prehistoric animal figures, team members estimate that if Helicoprion was around 8 metres in length then this model would be in approximately 1:38 scale or thereabouts.

The fossilised teeth of Helicoprion — *Fossilised teeth whorl from a cartilaginous fish. The famous tooth whorl associated with the Permian fish genus Helicoprion.*

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that they were looking forward to bringing this model into stock and they were also excited about making more new product announcements about PNSO models in the very near future.

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

30 05, 2021

Praising Pinacosaurus A Very Special Dinosaur Model

By Mike|2024-05-26T11:14:36+01:00May 30th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

There have been so many new model announcements made by PNSO in the last few weeks that model collectors can be forgiven for overlooking some of the recently introduced figures from this Chinese manufacturer. Take for example, Bart the Pinacosaurus. Pinacosaurus (P. grangeri) might not be the most famous member of the Ankylosauridae family, but Pinacosaurus is well-known in China, it has featured in the illustrations of prehistoric life by Zhao Chuang and PNSO introduced a model of this armoured dinosaur in early 2021.

PNSO Bart the Pinacosaurus dinosaur model — *A wonderful model of an armoured dinosaur. The recently introduced Bart the Pinacosaurus. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Why Bart?

PNSO have given their prehistoric animals in their rapidly expanding mid-size model range nicknames. This is a trend that they have followed since their very first replicas came out. Team members are not sure whether there is actually any logic applied when it comes to naming their figures, after all, we have recently announced “Jeff” the Kronosaurus: PNSO to Add “Jeff” the Kronosaurus.

As for Bart, we don’t know why the Pinacosaurus figure was given this moniker, we thought that “Granger” would have been more suitable in honour of the American palaeontologist Walter Wallis Granger, who discovered the first fossils of Pinacosaurus in 1923.

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PNSO Bart the Pinacosaurus (left lateral) — *The PNSO Pinacosaurus in lateral view. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A Photogenic Ankylosaur

The Pinacosaurus replica is beautifully sculpted and typifies the quality associated with this mid-size model line. Whilst working in the studio, we took the opportunity to take some more photographs of this dinosaur model, the colouration of which reminds us of the Mountain Devil lizard from Australia.

PNSO Bart the Pinacosaurus (anterior view) — *A close view of the front of the Pinacosaurus from PNSO (Bart the Pinacosaurus). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

We were able to take several pictures of the figure, including in dorsal view so the chosen colour scheme could be clearly seen.

PNSO Bart the Pinacosaurus dinosaur model in dorsal view

Dorsal view – PNSO Bart the Pinacosaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

An Upside-Down Dinosaur

As well as dorsal views, we wanted to depict the underside of the figure, complete with that very important CE mark (conformité européenne). After all, to a discerning dinosaur model collector it matters what a dinosaur’s undercarriage looks like.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur praised the Pinacosaurus figure and congratulated PNSO for wanting to add figures of more obscure prehistoric animals to their range.

To purchase the PNSO Pinacosaurus or any other PNSO prehistoric animal figure in stock at Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs Models and Figures.

28 05, 2021

PNSO to Add a New Kronosaurus Model

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:58:31+01:00May 28th, 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

PNSO will add a 1:35 scale model of a Kronosaurus to their scientific art range of figures. The marine reptile figure entitled Jeff the Kronosaurus will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur later in the summer (2021).

PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus marine reptile model — *PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus – a close-up view of the mouth and a full body shot showing the new for 2021 marine reptile model.*

Two Distinctive Kronosaurus Species

This monstrous short-necked pliosaur measured around ten metres in length. It was a fearsome, apex predator of Early Cretaceous seas (Aptian to Albian faunal stages of the Early Cretaceous) and two species have been named. Kronosaurus queenslandicus was formally named and described in 1924 and this Australian species was joined by Kronosaurus boyacensis from Columbia which was named in 1992.

*Swimming into view the PNSO Kronosaurus marine reptile model (Jeff the Kronosaurus)*

Colouration of a Killer Whale

The new for 2021 Jeff the Kronosaurus model has a dark topside and a contrasting lighter, almost white shading underneath. Like extant Orcas (Orcinius orca), this colouration would help to break-up this predator’s outline in the water. The lighter underside would have been difficult to spot when viewed from below against a sunlit water surface. The dark markings on the top of the body, would have camouflaged Kronosaurus and made it difficult to pick out from the murky depths when viewed from above in the water column.

The colouration of Kronosaurus is unknown, but team members at Everything Dinosaur recognise that the design team at PNSO have been influenced by living marine animals when it came to Jeff’s colouration.

Coming in for the attack, the PNSO Kronosaurus marine reptile model. — *The new for 2021 PNSO Kronosaurus marine reptile model.*

Kronosaurus Model Measurements

The Kronosaurus model measures 24.6 cm in length and it is 13.1 cm wide across the rear flippers. Although the figure is stated as being in 1:35 scale, based on these measurements, the PNSO model represents and animal around 8.6 metres in length.

PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus in ventral view — *PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus (ventral view). In a ventral view the stunning counter shading on the model can be clearly seen*.

In Stock at Everything Dinosaur in the Summer of 2021

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that PNSO intended to bring out a lot of prehistoric animal figures in 2021. Jeff the Kronosaurus will likely be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the summer.

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*PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus model takes a dive.*

This new PNSO figure joins Levy the Eurhinosaurus and Paulwin the Dakosaurus marine reptile figures that were introduced by PNSO in 2019. As with the Dakosaurus figure, Jeff the PNSO Kronosaurus has an articulated jaw.

PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus (articulated jaw) — *The new for 2021 Kronosaurus model will have an articulated lower jaw.*

PNSO Jeff the Kronosaurus Product Packaging — *The product packaging for the PNSO Kronosaurus figure. Beautiful artwork from Zhao Chuang.*

Expected to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the summer of 2021, Jeff the Kronosaurus marine reptile model is a fantastic addition to the PNSO model range. To view the PNSO models and figures available from Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.

26 05, 2021

New Rebor Oddities Specimen: G-2016 Embryos (Resinite, Epoxide and Bakelite)

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:52:04+01:00May 26th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

Everything Dinosaur received an email from a potential customer asking for some more information and pictures on the recently introduced Rebor, limited edition specimens G-2016 embryos. We were happy to oblige and to send more photographs of the actual figures and to answer the queries.

Rebor Oddities Specimens G-2016

Our packing rooms might be very busy with all the parcels being prepared for despatch but we found a quiet work bench, set up the figures and took several photographs of these remarkable Rebor replicas.

The images and information were emailed to the person who had enquired and a few hours later a parcel was despatched containing the G-2016 embryo selected.

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Rebor Oddities Specimen: G-2016 Embryos (Resinite, Epoxide and Bakelite) — *The three, stunning Rebor Oddities specimens – bakelite (right), epoxide (centre) and resinite (left). Special limited edition science-fiction replicas from Rebor.* *Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Model Measurements

Each block measures 18.5 cm long and stands 10.6 cm tall. The width of each block is 3 cm. They are imposing science-fiction/fantasy figures and Rebor has been praised for producing such innovative and intriguing models. These are radical departments from their usual dinosaur and other prehistoric animal replicas.

As the Rebor Oddities Specimen G-2016 are so unusual, team members at Everything Dinosaur have received a lot of enquiries about them from collectors. We have been happy to take extra photographs of these figures and to email these images and respond to specific questions.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Limited Edition Figures

The Rebor Oddities G-2016 figures (epoxide, bakelite and resinite) are limited edition items, only a few hundred of each have been produced.

To view these models (whilst stocks last) and to see the rest of the spectacular Rebor range: Rebor Replicas Models and Figures.

24 05, 2021

Spinosaurus and Daspletosaurus Models in Stock

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:42:14+01:00May 24th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Product Reviews|0 Comments

The new for 2021 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Spinosaurus and Daspletosaurus dinosaur models are in stock at Everything Dinosaur. These are the last of five new prehistoric animal models that were introduced by Safari Ltd this year, after the armoured T. rex and Triceratops and the Baryonyx figures that came into stock at Everything Dinosaur earlier in 2021.

*The new for 2021 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Daspletosaurus dinosaur model. This figure is now available from Everything Dinosaur (May 2021).*

Wild Safari Prehistoric World Spinosaurus dinosaur model. — *The 2021 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Spinosaurus dinosaur model available from Everything Dinosaur.*

Two New Dinosaur Figures

Safari Ltd may have reduced the number of new prehistoric animal models they have introduced this year compared to 2020, (nine prehistoric animal models were introduced in 2020), but there is no denying the quality of these new additions. Each model is beautifully painted and reflect the very latest scientific thinking. It is wonderful to see a new model of a tyrannosaur introduced into a product range, a refreshing change from the ubiquitous T. rex models.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Spinosaurus Tail

Last year (2020), a team of international scientists including researchers from the University of Portsmouth, the University of Detroit Mercy and Leicester University published a paper in the journal “Nature” that concluded that Spinosaurus was indeed an aquatic dinosaur. A review of fossil tail bones (caudal vertebrae), revealed that it had a wide and flexible tail which was very fin-like. The tail of Spinosaurus was well adapted to propelling this huge predator through the water.

The design team at Safari Ltd have worked hard to incorporate this research into their model. The tail of the Wild Safari Prehistoric World Spinosaurus, is broad and accounts for around half the model’s entire length. It seems ideally suited to propelling this dinosaur through the rivers and lakes of early Late Cretaceous North Africa.

The deep tail on the Wild Safari Prehistoric World Spinosaurus dinosaur model — *The deep and powerful tail of the Wild Safari Prehistoric World Spinosaurus. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

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Attractive Markings

Collectors have contacted Everything Dinosaur and commented on the beautiful markings and colouration. The Spinosaurus figure has attracted praise for its striking paintwork.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The new for 2021 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Daspletosaurus and Spinosaurus figures along with the rest of the prehistoric animal models in this range can be found here: Wild Safari Prehistoric World.

22 05, 2021

PNSO to Add More Stegosaurus Models

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:36:51+01:00May 22nd, 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

In the summer of 2021, Everything Dinosaur will be stocking the new Biber and Rook 1:35 scale scientific art dinosaur models from PNSO. These new dinosaur figures were announced yesterday and the box set will feature an adult Stegosaurus with a juvenile.

*The PNSO Stegosaurus dinosaur models (Biber and Rook) in anterior view, these two figures are due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the summer (2021).*

PNSO Biber and Rook Stegosaurus Models

Biber is the name of the adult Stegosaurus figure and Rook is the epithet given to the baby armoured dinosaur. It is not certain whether the adult Stegosaurus in this set is a male or a female. The figures join an earlier PNSO Stegosaurus replica that was introduced in 2019. The adult Stegosaurus in this new set is a different figure to the 2019 Stegosaurus.

PNSO Stegosaurus models (Biber and Rook) in lateral view — *The mother Stegosaurus is protecting her baby. Whether it is a male or female Stegosaurus is immaterial, this pair of stegosaurs joins Bieber the Stegosaurus that was introduced in 2019.*

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A Wide Range of Armoured Dinosaurs

Biber and Rook the Stegosaurus models are the latest editions to a wide range of armoured dinosaur models offered by Everything Dinosaur and PNSO. The PNSO portfolio includes Rosana the Miragaia, Qichuan the Tuojiangosaurus in the mid-size model range that were introduced in 2020 along with several smaller armoured dinosaur figures such as a Wuerhosaurus and a Kentrosaurus in the “Prehistoric Animal Toys that Accompany Your Growth” series.

The adult Stegosaurus (Biber) measures around 21.5 cm in length and those beautiful plates stand 11 cm high. Everything Dinosaur estimates that on this scale, the baby stegosaur (Rook) is about 5 cm long.

PNSO Stegosaurus (Biber and Rook) model measurements. — *The adult PNSO Stegosaurus figure is 21.5 cm long and those magnificent plates are 11 cm tall. We estimate the baby stegosaur to be around 5 cm in length.*

Representing Dinosaurs from the Famous Morrison Formation

PNSO have expressed a desire to introduce models that represent prehistoric animals from famous geological formations. These two new figures represent animals from the famous Morrison Formation of western North America. They join the likes of the recently announced Allosaurus figure (PNSO Paul the Allosaurus), as representatives of the dinosaur biota from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation.

PNSO Paul the Allosaurus attacks a pair of PNSO stegosaurs — *PNSO are keen to highlight prehistoric animals known from the famous Morrison Formation of the western United States. Biber and Rook join Paul the Allosaurus in the PNSO model range.*

New for 2021 PNSO Biber and Rook Stegosaurus Models — *PNSO Stegosaurus dinosaur models (Biber and Rook).*

Biber and Rook are expected in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the summer (2021). To view the PNSO figures available from Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.

21 05, 2021

New Rebor Retrosaurus Models

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:35:09+01:00May 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

Rebor has announced that the first wave of Retrosaurus dinosaur models is in production and due to be dispatched around the middle of June (2021). The first two models making up wave 1 are the Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley colour variant and the green-coloured Rebor 1:35 scale 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS variant.

*Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley colour variant. One of two “Retrosaurus” models from Rebor that make up wave 1 of this series.*

Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS in lateral view — *The Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS in a left lateral view. The model is a retrospective demonstrating how our views regarding the Dinosauria have changed.*

Changing Perceptions About the Dinosauria

These beautifully sculpted 1:35 scale figures represent dinosaurs as depicted in films that were made in the 1930s through to the late 1960s. Films such as King Kong (1933), One Million Years B.C. (1966) and the Valley of the Gwangi (1969), that inspired generations of Earth scientists.

Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley colour variant — The vintage Rebor 1:35 Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley Colour Variant. Each model shows a theropod and depicts the dinosaur in the outdated tripodal posture with the tail dragging on the floor.

Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS in a lateral view. — The Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS in a right lateral view. This shows the “classic” dinosaur tripodal pose with the tail dragging on the ground so reminiscent of movie dinosaurs up until recent times.

Model Measurements

The models entitled Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley and Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS measure 28 cm in length, are approximately 20 cm tall and about 14 cm wide. They give dinosaurs a retrospective look, that is, they reflect how dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Allosaurus were depicted in the past.

*The Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS (anterior view).*

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“Rebor have been keen to introduce a range of prehistoric animal figures that pay homage to the model designers and sculptors who animated dinosaurs and other long extinct creatures in iconic feature films that helped inspire a generation of palaeontologists. When compared to other figures that are available today, they demonstrate just how much our perceptions regarding the Dinosauria have changed.”

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Dinosaur Models with Articulated Jaws

The figures show the fine detailing that Rebor is famous for and given that their tails rest on the ground, these tail-dragging models will be very stable allowing them to be displayed on a variety of media. Perhaps dinosaur model fans could have a go at building their own dioramas reproducing scenes made famous by stop motion pioneers such as Ray Harryhausen and Willis O’Brien.

Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley close-up of the head — *The Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley colour variant.*

Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS close-up view of the head — *The Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS has an articulated lower jaw.*

Available for Pre-order

Both models are available for pre-order from Everything Dinosaur from today (May 21st 2021) and a spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented that these models are expected to be in stock in late July (2021). They might come into stock sooner, but at this stage the spokesperson could not confirm a specific date.

The Rebor 1:35 80s T-REX Toy HD Remastered “Californiacation” VHS and the Rebor 1:35 Vintage Palaeoart Tyrannosaurus rex “Mesozoic Rhapsody” Valley colour variant are available to pre-order here: Rebor Models and Figures.

19 05, 2021

New Wild Past Tethyshadros Models

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:12:03+01:00May 19th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products|0 Comments

The Wild Past Tethyshadros pair are in stock at Everything Dinosaur. Two stunning Tethyshadros figures, one standing, one resting and a display base. This is the second model introduction from Wild Past and it is great to see such an important dinosaur represented in model form.

*The Wild Past Tethyshadros dinosaur models.*

Tethyshadros insularis

Formally named and scientifically described in 2009, Tethyshadros (T. insularis) is one of only a handful of dinosaurs known from Italy, although numerous trace fossils have been identified with many dinosaur trackways reported. It was once thought that the chances of finding dinosaur bones in Italy were remote, much of the landmass was covered by the Tethys Ocean for a considerable portion of the Mesozoic. However, carbonate platforms were built up and an archipelago of islands (some of them substantial in size), were formed. Tethyshadros occupied one such island, located in the western Tethys. Its relative diminutive size (around 4.2 metres in length), may be a reflection of insular dwarfism when limited resources leads to dwarf forms evolving.

The two Tethyshadros models by Wild Past — The two hand-painted Tethyshadros figures (Wild Past). The figures represent a dinosaur that lived on a large island in the Tethys Ocean that had formed from the deposition of carbonate from sessile organisms such as scleractinian corals. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Approximately 1:35 Scale

The standing figure measures a fraction under 11 cm in length and stands around 4.5 cm high, whilst its counterpart, the Tethyshadros in the resting pose measures a little under 10.5 cm long. They have been beautifully painted and are sold in a presentation box which features an illustration by the talented artist Joseph Fells. The figures are reported to be in 1:35 scale.

Wild Past Tethyshadros box contents — *Wild Past Tethyshadros dinosaur models (box contents) with the illustration by Joseph Fells.*

In order to get the Tethyshadros model to stand securely in the footprints on the display base we added a small piece of blu tack to the base of each hind foot. The figure can always be glued into place if required, but we found the additional support from the adhesive helped to stabilise the figure. The display base has been well painted and the figures make a welcome addition to the range of hadrosauroid models that are available to collectors.

Wild Past Tethyshadros packaging — The front of the Wild Past Tethyshadros box. The set includes two figures (one resting, one standing) and a display base. The models are approximately in 1:35 scale. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

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Joining a Protoceratops

The pair of Tethyshadros dinosaurs are the second model introduction in the Wild Past range after the initial introduction of the Protoceratops with nest model that came out in 2020.

The Tethyshadros Pair Joins Protoceratops in the Wild Past range — *The Tethyshadros models are the second dinosaur figures to be introduced by Wild Past after the introduction of the Protoceratops model in 2020.*

To view the Wild Past model range and to purchase the Wild Past Tethyshadros pair: Wild Past Prehistoric Animal Models and Figures.

18 05, 2021

Pick up a Rare Placerias

By Mike|2024-05-26T10:08:03+01:00May 18th, 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

Everything Dinosaur has received lots of requests for a Placerias model, so our dedicated team members responded by making sure customers could pick up a Placerias if they wanted to. This large, Late Triassic dicynodont has remained popular ever since it appeared in the very first episode of the ground-breaking BBC television documentary “Walking with Dinosaurs” back in 1999. We have brought in a special batch of prehistoric animal figures to ensure that there are plenty of Placerias to go around. We have tried our best to ensure collectors can pick up a Placerias prehistoric animal model.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

An Inexpensive Prehistoric Animal Figure

The Placerias is available as part of a set of inexpensive prehistoric animal figures that we stock. However, we were receiving so many requests for this particular figure that stocks soon ran out. Team members have arranged to bring in a special production run of these prehistoric animals and this has permitted the model to be made available for sale as an individual item.

Placerias prehistoric animal model (anterior view) — *Placerias model in anterior view. Making Late Triassic dioramas is now a lot easier as dinosaur fans and model collectors can pick up a Placerias. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“This Placerias model is very similar to the dicynodonts that featured in the first ever episode of the BBC series “Walking with Dinosaurs”. The episode was called “New Blood” and depicted the faunal turnover that was taking place in the Late Triassic as the dinosaurs were beginning to be dominate terrestrial ecosystems. A herd of green-coloured Placerias, very similar to our Placerias model were slowly dying out as they could not adapt to dramatic climate change.”

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A Very Expensive Television Series

At the time it was made the award-winning “Walking with Dinosaurs” television series was the most expensive project undertaken by the BBC in terms of the cost per minute of screen time. Placerias was depicted as a member of the Ghost Ranch biota of New Mexico. Terrestrial environments during the Late Permian had been dominated by the herbivorous Dicynodontia. Although severely depleted as a result of the End-Permian mass extinction, these therapsids survived throughout the Triassic before finally becoming extinct as more arid conditions favoured the emerging dinosauromorphs that were to take over the role as megaherbivores in Late Triassic ecosystems.

*A trio of Placerias models. The Placerias replica is great for creating Triassic dioramas. This Placerias model is available from Everything Dinosaur. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

The Placerias prehistoric animal model can be found (whilst stocks last), on this section of the Everything Dinosaur website: Dinosaur Toys and Gifts.

Update: CollectA have added a 1:20 scale replica of Placerias to their Deluxe model range.

To view this collection of scale models of prehistoric animals: CollectA Deluxe Prehistoric Animal Models.

16 05, 2021

The Beautiful Wyatt the PNSO Parasaurolophus

By Mike|2024-05-26T09:58:20+01:00May 16th, 2021|Categories: Adobe CS5, Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Product Reviews|0 Comments

Whilst working in one of Everything Dinosaur’s packing rooms a PNSO Parasaurolophus model was spotted. This gave team members the opportunity to take some photographs of this superb, duck-billed dinosaur model. The Parasaurolophus figure (Wyatt the Parasaurolophus), is a recent introduction into the PNSO mid-size model range and it is the third hadrosaur to be added after the Corythosaurus and Lambeosaurus that came out last year.

PNSO Wyatt the Parasaurolophus dinosaur model in lateral view. — *PNSO Wyatt the Parasaurolophus dinosaur model in lateral view, a stunning replica of a Late Cretaceous duck-billed dinosaur. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A Blue-eyed Ornithopod

PNSO have built up a strong reputation in the last few years or so for the quality of their dinosaur models and figures. The Parasaurolophus has been beautifully painted with fantastic countershading, a spectacular, brightly coloured head crest and this ornithopod has been given a blue eye. The details on the skin are praiseworthy with lots of skin folds and texture giving the impression of bulk and movement. Stripes descending down the flanks and running along to the end of the tail would have helped to break-up the outline of this large herbivore and helped to camouflage it from marauding tyrannosaurs.

PNSO Wyatt the Parasaurolophus dinosaur model — *A PNSO Wyatt the Parasaurolophus spotted going for a wander in one of Everything Dinosaur’s packing rooms. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.*

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

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Rave Reviews from Dinosaur Fans and Model Collectors

Although this dinosaur model has not been out for long, it has already received rave reviews from dinosaur fans and model collectors.

For example, in a 5-star Feefo review posted on Everything Dinosaur’s website the reviewer described Wyatt the Parasaurolophus as “Perfect!”

Another reviewer who commented on their purchase on our website referred to this Parasaurolophus model as:

“very scientifically accurate, beautiful colour scheme and natural relaxed pose”.

The Parasaurolophus model measures a fraction under 28 centimetres in length and that magnificent head crest is around 11 cm off the ground.

To purchase the PNSO Wyatt the Parasaurolophus and to see the rest of the amazing PNSO prehistoric animals available from Everything Dinosaur: PNSO Age of Dinosaurs.