Everything Dinosaur team members are busy preparing for the arrival of new for 2020 prehistoric animal models from Safari Ltd. One of the new figures is a replica of the Middle Triassic, horned archosauromorph from India called Shringasaurus (Shringasaurus indicus). Plans are advanced as we prepare for the arrival of the models, team members are already compiling the fact sheets that are to be sent out with these new additions to our product portfolio.
Shringasaurus
For Shringasaurus, as with the vast majority of the prehistoric animal models we supply, a scale drawing has been commissioned, primarily for use with the fact sheet.
Everything Dinosaur’s Scale Drawing of the Horned, Middle Triassic Archosauromorph Shringasaurus
The archosauromorph reptile from the Middle Triassic of India – Shringasaurus indicus. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Tale of the Tape
The actual model measures approximately 16.5 centimetres in length. When Everything Dinosaur blogged about the formal naming and scientific description of this reptile back in the late summer of 2017* the length of this herbivore, based on the seven known specimens was estimated to have been around 3.5 to 4 metres. Taking an average, Everything Dinosaur team members prepared the scale drawing (see above). Although Safari Ltd do not publish a scale for these types of models, the new for 2020 Shringasaurus is in approximately 1:23 scale.
The New for 2020 Safari Ltd (Wild Safari Prehistoric World) Shringasaurus Model
The new for 2020 Wild Safari Prehistoric World Shringasaurus. Everything Dinosaur’s commissioned illustration for this prehistoric animal seems to have captured the detailing in the Safari Ltd model quite nicely.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Model collectors and dinosaur fans can expect all the new for 2020 Safari Ltd prehistoric animal replicas to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur in the near future.
Our thanks to Caldey who sent into Everything Dinosaur a beautiful illustration of the bizarre north African sauropod Atlasaurus (A. imelakei) which had been inspired by her recent purchase of the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus model.
An Illustration of the Middle Jurassic North African Sauropod Atlasaurus
An illustration of the north African sauropod (Middle Jurassic) Atlasaurus imelakei.
Picture credit: Caldey
Atlasaurus imelakei
Known from a single fossil specimen discovered in sandstone sediments in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region of Morocco. Atlasaurus is just one of a handful of sauropods that have been found in north Africa and it is the most complete. The fossils, believed to represent one animal, consist of a partial skull, a considerable portion of the postcranial skeleton and a partial tail. This dinosaur is estimated to have been around fifteen metres in length.
Bizarre Sauropod Body Proportions
The body plan of this herbivorous dinosaur was very different from its better-known sauropod contemporaries from North America, China and Europe. Its limb bones were proportionately longer than most other sauropodomorphs and its front legs were longer than its hind legs, so its back sloped from the shoulders to the tail. Unusually, the neck was relatively short for such a large animal. Scientists have postulated that the long limbs evolved to assist this dinosaur when feeding. It could reach vegetation that other herbivorous dinosaurs could not reach.
The Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
Caldey’s drawing has certainly captured these bizarre body proportions and the intriguing colour scheme devised by those talented model makers at Eofauna Scientific Research. Our thanks to Caldey for sending into us her fabulous dinosaur drawing.
The trio of Rebor 1:35 scale Stegosaurus models called “Garden” are in stock at Everything Dinosaur. All three colour variants – “Plain”, “Woodland” and “Mountain” have arrived and what a tremendous trio of thyreophorans they make!
Rebor Stegosaurus armatus
All Three Rebor Stegosaurus Models are in Stock at Everything Dinosaur
The three new for 2019 Rebor Stegosaurus dinosaur models – left to right “plain”, “mountain” and “woodland”.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Each figure is supplied with its own presentation base and the tail equipped with its “thagomizer”, slots neatly into the model to form a spectacular display piece The colouration and finish on these models is really good, each figure has been given a glossy wash coat, which gives the plates a beautiful sheen and the dinosaur an attractive and realistic “wet-look”.
The New for 2019 Rebor Stegosaurus “Plain” Colour Variant
Rebor have chosen to base these new armoured dinosaur figures on the Stegosaurus armatus species erected by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877, from fossilised remains found in Colorado. A victim of the bone wars, the first Stegosaurus species to be named is regarded by many palaeontologists as invalid, it has nomen dubium status, but since the first description of this Late Jurassic herbivore was published, Stegosaurus has gone onto become one of the most recognisable dinosaurs of all.
The Rebor replicas are superb, the different colour variants depict different potential habitats for this low browser. It is hard to decide which one is our personal favourite.
The Rebor Stegosaurus “Woodland” Colour Variant
The stunning Stegosaurus “woodland” colour variant from Rebor.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Flexible Tails and Necks
The Stegosaurus figures have flexible necks and tails. The tail can be placed in a variety of poses, those carefully crafted spikes on the end of the tail can be positioned in such a way as to indicate that the animal is striking at an attacker with its “thagomizer”. The thicker, shorter neck is a little less flexible, but the head can still be turned and adjusted so that dinosaur fans can create their own, unique dioramas.
The Rebor Stegosaurus armatus Model “Mountain”
The Rebor Stegosaurus armatus “mountain” colour scheme. Both the tail and the neck can be bent sideways to create new poses for the dinosaur model. Note the both the tail and the head have been positioned away from the camera.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Each model is supplied with its own base, but if you acquire two or more of these Stegosaurus figures then the bases can be interchanged between the models. After all, with such a huge appetite these armoured dinosaurs probably migrated quite large distances to find food, from the open plains to the woodlands and perhaps to higher altitudes to seek some relief from the hottest and driest part of the dry season.
The Three New for 2019 Rebor 1:35 scale Stegosaurus Dinosaur Models
A trio of Stegosaurus models. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Available separately or as a three-piece set whilst stocks last from Everything Dinosaur. To view the Stegosaurus figures and the rest of the spectacular Rebor range available from Everything Dinosaur: Rebor Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal Models.
As Everything Dinosaur prepares for the arrival of the first of the new for 2020 CollectA “Age of Dinosaurs” models and figures, team members are busy sorting out scale drawings to insert into the prehistoric animal fact sheets that we are researching and writing. One of the first of the new CollectA models will be a Fukuisaurus, a replica of a bird-hipped dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous of Japan.
Very little of the skeleton of Fukuisaurus (F. tetoriensis) is known. CollectA, just like palaeontologists who have to try to reconstruct a dinosaur skeleton, from only a limited amount of material, have based their figure on better-known iguanodontids that were probably closely related to Fukuisaurus. From the model, Everything Dinosaur team members have been able to commission their scale drawing.
The Scale Drawing of Fukuisaurus (F. tetoriensis)
A scale drawing of the Early Cretaceous dinosaur Fukuisaurus.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Calculating the Size of Fukuisaurus
Although the actual size of Fukuisaurus is not known (due to the scarcity and paucity of the fossil material), Everything Dinosaur team members have based their scale drawing on the size estimate given by the acclaimed dinosaur expert Gregory S. Paul who postulated a body length of around four to four and half metres. The body weight of this herbivorous dinosaur would have fluctuated over the course of the year, depending on the availability of food. Just like many herbivores today, this dinosaur would have laid down fat during the times when forage was plentiful and then it would have lived on its reserves during times when food was scarce, such as in the dry season.
Everything Dinosaur team members estimate that this dinosaur probably weighed around four hundred kilograms when fully grown.
At the time when Everything Dinosaur announced this 2020 edition to the CollectA Deluxe range, model designer Anthony Beeson stated that he had been inspired to introduce another dinosaur from the famous Kitadani Formation of Japan, in response to requests from Japanese collectors. These fans will have in 2020, a model of an Early Cretaceous ornithopod to display alongside the CollectA Fukuiraptor that was introduced this year (2019).
The CollectA Fukuiraptor and the CollectA Fukuisaurus Dinosaur Models
The CollectA Fukuiraptor (top) and the CollectA Deluxe Fukuisaurus (bottom).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Papo Prehistoric Animal Model Retirements for 2020
Everything Dinosaur team members recently announced what new Papo prehistoric animal models will be brought out in 2020. In total, six new models will be introduced next year, five dinosaurs: New Papo Dinosaur Models for 2020 and for us, the stand out figure from Papo for 2020, a replica of Megaloceros New Papo Megaloceros.
Papo Prehistoric Animal Models
Today, we publish details of those prehistoric animal figures that are being withdrawn. Being notified about retiring figures is important to collectors, with such a notice they can secure a model for their collection before they become too rare and difficult to obtain.
In 2020 Papo will retire the following:
Green Stegosaurus
Baby Pachycephalosaurus
Original Feathered Velociraptor model
Green Parasaurolophus
Papo Prehistoric Animal Models Retired in 2020
Papo prehistoric animal model retirements (2020).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Papo Model Retirements
With the arrival of a new Stegosaurus colour variant it was always likely that the original, green Stegosaurus dinosaur model would go the same way as the Papo Allosaurus and be withdrawn from production. This is indeed the case, the Papo green Stegosaurus dinosaur model has been retired.
The Papo Green Stegosaurus has been Replaced by a New Colour Variant Papo Stegosaurus
The retired Papo Stegosaurus (left) and the new for 2019 Papo Stegosaurus (right).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A New Papo Parasaurolophus Heralds the Demise of the Original Papo Parasaurolophus
As Papo develops a number of colour variants, then the original figures are very likely to be retired shortly afterwards. The original Papo Parasaurolophus will be replaced by a new colour variant in 2020 and is already out of production.
The Original Papo Parasaurolophus Model is Being Retired
The original Papo Parasaurolophus (top) is being replaced by a new colour variant (bottom) in 2020.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
The new Parasaurolophus has certainly got a striking colour scheme, but many model collectors and fans of Papo will miss the original version with its more muted colours and tones.
Papo Baby Pachycephalosaurus and the Feathered Velociraptor
The Papo Baby Pachycephalosaurus dinosaur model is also being retired and production of this model has already ceased. Readers of this blog might have suspected that this figure was under threat when Everything Dinosaur released news of the introduction of a new “bonehead”, a replica of Stygimoloch , which is likely to be available in the late summer/autumn of 2020.
In addition, the original feathered Velociraptor model, released in 2016 is also being retired. It too is being replaced by a new colour variant.
Papo Feathered Velociraptor Old and New
New Papo feathered Velociraptor dinosaur model (top), the 2016 Papo feathered Velociraptor (bottom).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We can now reveal which models are being retired from the Papo Les Dinosaures range. By releasing this information now, model collectors still have the chance to acquire these figures before they become subject to inflated prices as found on internet auction sites.”
Taking a short break from all the picking and packing we are doing in order to get parcels out to customers as quickly as we can in readiness for the 25th December, team members at Everything Dinosaur took some pictures of the illustrations we have of the new for 2020 CollectA prehistoric animal models. What an eclectic mix of ancient creatures they are!
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models
Illustrating the New for 2020 CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models
Some of the illustrations we used in our recent videos announcing the new for 2020 CollectA prehistoric animal models.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
CollectA have certainly developed a diverse range of models to be introduced over the next twelve months or so. There is quite a range of geological deep time represented by the different taxa, from terrific trilobites of the Late Cambrian through the remainder of the Palaeozoic, the Mesozoic into the Cenozoic and with the nautilus, to the present.
We congratulate the design team at CollectA for providing such a variety of new models. The first of these models such as the Protoceratops in 1:6 scale, are due out in quarter 1 of 2020, the rest of the figures will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur over the following few months.
With so many models it is difficult to pick a favourite, however, team members are excited about the Orthoceras and it is great to see a representative of the elephant-sized dicynodont Lisowicia bojani coming into stock. Our Polish customers are going to be particularly pleased to see L. bojani.
To view the current range of CollectA Age of Dinosaurs – Popular size figures: CollectA Prehistoric Life.
Yesterday, Everything Dinosaur published details of five new dinosaur models coming out from Papo in 2020. These models caused quite a lot of reaction, as was to be expected. However, there is a sixth prehistoric animal due out from Papo next year, one that we deliberately chose not to include in our dinosaur themed blog post, it was only late in the afternoon that we posted up pictures of this sixth model on our social media sites.
Today, we can give this new for 2020 Papo prehistoric animal the platform it deserves, as there is going to be a Papo Megaloceros!
New for May 2020 the Papo Megaloceros
Papo adds a prehistoric mammal to its model range in 2020. The Papo Megaloceros.
A Magnificent Papo Megaloceros Model
Megaloceros is an extinct member of the deer family (Cervidae). One species, the largest and type species M. giganteus, is often referred to as the “Irish Elk”, although it was not restricted to Ireland and it is not that closely related to the Elk. The Papo model depicts this giant deer (the largest species exceeded two metres in height at the shoulder), as a magnificent animal, those colossal antlers have been skilfully crafted and the paintwork and detailing are superb. There have been models of Megaloceros produced before, perhaps most famously by Bullyland of Germany, but this figure has long since been retired.
It is great to see such a staple of European natural history museum extinct mammal galleries depicted as a model.
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur explained:
“With five dinosaur models to announce we thought it best to introduce these first before turning our attention to the magnificent Megaloceros figure. With many prehistoric mammal models, they can be lost in the swirl of excitement and debate that accompanies the release of information about new dinosaur replicas and figures, we wanted to give the new Papo Megaloceros room to breathe, as this in our view is a wonderful figure, our personal favourite of the new for 2020 Papo prehistoric animals.”
The Fossilised Remains of a Megaloceros on Display at the National Museum of Scotland
A Megaloceros skeleton on display. Many specimens of Megaloceros adorn the mammal galleries of European natural history museums.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
The Megaloceros model is likely to be available from Everything Dinosaur around May 2020, beating the introduction of the Papo dinosaur figures by several months. We promise our blog readers that we keep them all posted about this model’s production and when it is going to be in stock.
Today, Everything Dinosaur has announced the new for 2020 Papo dinosaur models. Information about five new figures has been released by Everything Dinosaur on its various social media platforms and this blog provides a little more information for Papo model fans and collectors.
New Papo Dinosaur Models
The five dinosaurs (Papo Les Dinosaures) are:
Chilesaurus
Giganotosaurus
Stygimoloch
Parasaurolophus new colour variant
Feathered Velociraptor new colour variant
All are not expected until late in quarter 3 2020 – that’s around September 2020.
New for 2020 Papo Chilesaurus Dinosaur Model
Papo Chilesaurus dinosaur model (available late quarter 3 in 2020).
Papo Chilesaurus
This little dinosaur from Upper Jurassic strata of southern Chile (hence the genus name), has caused stirs in the scientific community. We expect Papo model collectors will be pleased to see one of the more unusual and lesser known members of the Dinosauria to be added to the Papo model range. However, this three-metre long, probable herbivore, has had a significant impact in the way palaeontologists define the dinosaur family tree.
Since it was formally named and described in 2015, finding Chilesaurus a place within the Dinosauria as proved to be a bit of a challenge. It has theropod, sauropod and ornithischian traits. As such, when the Dinosauria was revised by Baron et al and the Ornithoscelida postulated once again, Chilesaurus was cited as providing evidence for this, it being a transitional form bridging the gap between the Theropoda and the Ornithischia.
Papo Giganotosaurus – New for Autumn 2020
New Papo Giganotosaurus dinosaur model, new for 2020.
Papo Giganotosaurus
Rumours had been circulating for years that Papo might extend their range of carnivorous dinosaurs and include a Giganotosaurus. In the autumn of 2020, model collectors will be able to add a Giganotosaurus to their dinosaur collection. The pose is a quite old-fashioned and in reality Giganotosaurus had a very different posture, but team members at Everything Dinosaur suggest that given the colour scheme and the bias towards brown-coloured theropods within the current Papo range (think Gorgosaurus, T. rex and Cryolophosaurus), Papo had to find a way to make this new figure stand out.
It certainly is a very different pose to the other large, carnivorous dinosaurs in the current Papo range. This posture also shows off those three-fingered claws nicely. The Giganotosaurus will also have an articulated lower jaw.
Papo Stygimoloch
New for 2020 (quarter 3), a Papo Stygimoloch dinosaur model.
Papo Stygimoloch
In the film “Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom”, a Stygimoloch came to the rescue of Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard (AKA Owen Grady and Claire Dearing), when it battered down a prison wall to help them escape. “Stiggy” the Stygimoloch became a star! Papo will be bringing out a replica of this bone-headed dinosaur in quarter three of 2020.
New Colour Variant Papo Parasaurolophus
New Papo Parasaurolophus colour variant for autumn 2020.
Papo Dinosaur Models
This year, Papo introduced new colour variants of popular dinosaur models (Allosaurus and Stegosaurus), in 2020 this will be repeated with the addition of a new colour version of the Papo Parasaurolophus and a new feathered Velociraptor model.
The Feathered Velociraptor for 2020 (New Colour Variant)
New Papo feathered Velociraptor colour variant for autumn 2020.
New Colour Variants Papo Parasaurolophus and Papo Feathered Velociraptor
The Papo Parasaurolophus seems to have been inspired by the colour scheme from the Acrocanthosaurus repaint that came out in 2018. The new feathered Velociraptor model could represent a female, whilst the existing “Vélociraptor à plumes” in the range could portray a male. We are sure fans of Papo models will draw their own conclusions about the first five Papo models that Everything Dinosaur has discussed today.
The Papo limited-edition Spinosaurus model is in stock at Everything Dinosaur. This eagerly anticipated Papo Spinosaurus figure has arrived at the Everything Dinosaur warehouse and our team members have been busy emailing all those customers who have reserved a figure. Such has been the popularity of this limited-edition Papo model, that a second reservation list had to be set up and list members have been sent a special newsletter letting them know that this figure has arrived.
The Papo Spinosaurus Limited Edition Dinosaur Model
The Papo Spinosaurus limited edition dinosaur model.
Two Options to Purchase from Everything Dinosaur
The new Papo Spinosaurus (2019) figure is huge and it comes in a sizeable presentation box. The model measures an impressive 40.3 cm long and that magnificent sail is around 16.5 cm tall. The presentation box measures nearly half a metre long. This could give our international customers some problems, as the presentation box is too large to be sent out by standard international mail options. However, customers outside of the UK have nothing to worry about. Everything Dinosaur will be offering two purchase options:
Purchase the Papo Limited Edition Spinosaurus with its Presentation Box.
Purchase the Papo Limited Edition Spinosaurus dinosaur model without the Presentation Box. This greatly reduces international postage costs.
With Everything Dinosaur Two Purchase Options for the New Papo Spinosaurus Dinosaur Model
Papo Spinosaurus limited edition purchase options. Option 1 model with presentation box or option 2 model without presentation box. If the model is purchased without a presentation box this greatly reduces the international shipping costs. This saves money for our customers outside the UK.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
The Papo Limited Edition Spinosaurus Model with its Presentation Box
The new for 2019 Papo Spinosaurus limited edition model with its presentation box. Everything Dinosaur customers are being offered the choice of purchasing this limited edition figure with or without its presentation box.
The Papo Spinosaurus Model
A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“We do appreciate the dilemma this super-sized presentation box gives our customers. The presentation box measures 47 cm long and stands nearly 23 cm high. This severely limits the shipping options available for our customers overseas. To overcome this problem, we can supply the figure without its presentation box, this will reduce the shipping costs and enable our customers to save a lot of money.”
In Stock! The Papo Spinosaurus (Limited Edition)
Everything Dinosaur stocks the limited edition Papo Spinosaurus dinosaur model. The model can be purchased in its presentation box, or if customers prefer, the Papo Spinosaurus can be purchased out of its box, sent untagged without the gift box to help save money on postage.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Whilst going through all the images of the new for 2020 prehistoric animal and dinosaur models from Schleich, a team member found this rather fun publicity photograph that had been produced by the German manufacturer. Dinosaur and prehistoric animal models are certainly great for imaginative, creative play.
Children and Schleich Prehistoric Animal Models
Children playing with dinosaur and prehistoric animal models. The image (above), shows eight figures from the Schleich “Dinosaurs” model range. To be accurate one of the models is not a dinosaur, can you name them all?
Picture credit: Schleich
Naming Schleich Prehistoric Animal Models
The photograph (above) shows two children and eight figures from the Schleich “Dinosaurs” model range, although, to be entirely accurate only seven of the models represent members of the Dinosauria.
Here is the list of models featured (reading from left to right):
Psittacosaurus – A member of the Cerapoda Sub-order known from the Early Cretaceous of Asia.
Carnotaurus – An abelisaur from Argentina with a very blunt, short skull and very short arms.
Dinogorgon – Not a dinosaur but a therapsid from the Late Permian of southern Africa.
Oviraptor – A Late Cretaceous member of the Theropoda named in 1924.
Therizinosaurus (being held by the girl) – Named and described in 1954 by the famous Russian palaeontologist Evgeny Aleksandrovich Maleev.
Triceratops – A resident of the famous Hell Creek Formation, from which no complete skeleton of this dinosaur has been found, although more than fifty skulls are known to science.
Tyrannosaurus rex (being held by the boy) – The “tyrant lizard king” and regarded as the most famous member of the Dinosauria.
Tawa – A slender, fast-running hunter known from the Late Triassic of New Mexico (USA).