All about dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric animals by Everything Dinosaur team members.
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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).
New Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life Dinosaur Models (Part 2)
Yesterday, Everything Dinosaur introduced six of the twelve new for 2020 dinosaur models from Mojo Fun. In the second and final part of this series, we discuss the remaining prehistoric animal figures due out next year in the “Prehistoric Life” model range.
New for 2020 Mojo Fun Allosaurus Dinosaur Model
New for 2020 the Mojo Fun Allosaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Allosaurus Dinosaur Model
The 2020 Allosaurus model is a new sculpt, team members at Everything Dinosaur are not sure whether this new figure will replace the existing Allosaurus model in the Mojo Fun portfolio. The 2020 version has an articulated lower jaw and it is slightly longer than its predecessor. The scarlet hornlets over the eyes and the raised markings along the snout contrast nicely with the muted dark grey overtones of the head and the body. The Allosaurus is well-balanced and stable, thanks to the slightly oversized hind feet.
Mojo Fun New for 2020 Stegosaurus
Mojo Fun new for 2020 Stegosaurus dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
In yesterday’s post when we discussed the Ankylosaurus figure, a second armoured dinosaur for 2020 was mentioned. We can now reveal that this is a new Stegosaurus sculpt. Those famous plates running along the back are nicely shaped and carefully painted, these plates are stiff and not likely to be bent out of shape very easily. The skin texture is well done with plenty of creases and wrinkles and there is even texture on the underside of the feet! The posture also reflects a more modern interpretation than previous Stegosaurus figures.
Mojo Fun Models Reconstruct Life in the Late Jurassic of Western North America
Mojo Fun Stegosaurus and Allosaurus. Two dinosaurs associated with the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of western North America. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The New for 2020 Mandschurosaurus Dinosaur Model
The Mojo Fun new for 2020 Mandschurosaurus dinosaur model. A geology ruler helps to provide a sense of scale. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mandschurosaurus Dinosaur Model
Ninety years after this plant-eating hadrosaurid was first described, Mojo Fun are introducing a Mandschurosaurus dinosaur model to their “Prehistoric Life” model range. This Late Cretaceous, Chinese dinosaur might be regarded as “nomen dubium” by some scientists but there is nothing dubious about this figure, it has been skilfully crafted and beautifully painted.
The model is robust and sturdy and has a reassuring “solid” feel to it, the paint scheme is very striking with the brown combining well with the warm, apricot tones. There is certainly plenty of detail to admire, the definitive black beak and the deep base to the tail, along with our favourite little touch, the fold of skin under the neck. All in all, top marks for Mojo Fun for introducing a Mandschurosaurus into their product range.
Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex Model (2020)
The Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur model (new for 2020). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex
From one of the more obscure residents of the northern hemisphere in the Late Cretaceous to the most famous dinosaur of all. Mojo Fun will add a new model of T. rex to their range. This figure too is a new sculpt and it is very stable and well built. The jaw on our production figure does not open as wide as other models, but it opens wide enough to view the fleshy, muscular tongue, which has almost got a purple tinge to it. This is the largest T. rex figure made by Mojo Fun, it is some six centimetres longer than the 1/40th scale replica in this range. It stands well and we particularly like the black wash effect applied to the hind feet.
The Mojo Fun Triceratops Dinosaur Model (2020)
The Mojo Fun new for 2020 Triceratops dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun 2020 Triceratops Dinosaur Model
Bring out a new T. rex and a new version of Triceratops is sure to follow. Mojo Fun don’t disappoint with a Triceratops scheduled to be released next year. The figure is a colour variant on the existing Mojo Fun “large” Triceratops model, but the paint scheme has changed. The model has a muted look overall, but the weathered look on those impressive brow horns has been retained.
Triceratops Better Watch Out! There’s a New Mojo Fun T. rex Approaching
The Mojo Fun Triceratops and the T. rex dinosaur model (2020). The Triceratops has fantastic skin texture, this can be clearly seen on the shoulders and forelimbs of the model in closer view. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Troodon (Troodontid) Model
New for 2020 the Mojo Fun troodontid dinosaur model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Troodon (Troodontid)
The final model that we will feature today, is a feathered dinosaur, it is a model of Troodon, a famous North American, Late Cretaceous member of the Theropoda that was originally named on the basis of a single fossil tooth associated with the Judith River Formation of Montana. The figure has been carefully sculpted to give the impression of a shaggy, feathery coat and in common with the rest of the new Mojo Fun releases the colour scheme is muted. The second toe of each foot is raised off the ground and the stiff, inflexible tail extends out behind the model and ends in a brown and cream coloured fan. The figure is well balanced and the feathers on the wings are beautifully marked. The Troodon figure has an articulated lower jaw.
Tale of the Tape
Mojo Fun Allosaurus – length 22 cm, height of the head 9 cm.
Mojo Fun Stegosaurus – length 19 cm.
The Mojo Fun Mandschurosaurus – length 24.5 cm.
Mojo Fun Tyrannosaurus rex – length 30 cm, height of the head 11.5 cm.
The Mojo Fun Triceratops – length 20 cm.
Mojo Fun Troodon (troodontid) – length 22 cm, height of head 9.5 cm.
New Mojo Fun “Prehistoric Life” Dinosaur Models (Part 1)
Mojo Fun is bringing out lots of new dinosaur models in 2020. There will be a total of twelve new dinosaurs added to the very successful Mojo Fun “Prehistoric Life” range next year. In the first of a two-part feature, Everything Dinosaur team members will be discussing these new models and showing photographs of the actual production figures.
The Mojo Fun Baryonyx Dinosaur Model (New for 2020)
The new for 2020 Mojo Fun Prehistoric Life Baryonyx dinosaur model. A geology ruler helps to provide scale.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Baryonyx Dinosaur Model
Mojo Fun will be replacing their 2018 “blue” Baryonyx figure with this new sculpt. The model reflects the more toned down approach to colouration that the company is employing with its new replicas and in our production figure the green paint on the topside of the model contrasts beautifully with the paler underside. It’s a classic case of countershading highlighted by the mottled black markings that run from the top of the neck down to the base of the tail and cover the flanks. The figure rests on its front claws, so stability is not an issue and Mojo Fun have added an articulated jaw.
“Bully for Brontosaurus” – New Mojo Fun Brontosaurus Model
The new for 2020 Mojo Fun Brontosaurus dinosaur model.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Brontosaurus Dinosaur Model
With the re-establishment of the Brontosaurus genus in 2015 following an extensive revision of diplodocid fossil material, manufacturers have been keen to add a Brontosaurus to their range. The Mojo Fun Brontosaurus opts for a more elephantine influenced colour scheme which contrasts nicely with their 2018 Diplodocus figure. The model shows lots of wrinkles and skin texture and the neck is quite robust which is typical of this genus compared to the more gracile Diplodocus. The Mojo Fun replica is sturdy and there is no noticeable flexibility in the neck or tail.
The tail itself has been skilfully modelled and the end is turning back on itself, this gives the impression of movement and will save a few cubic centimetres when it comes to boxing this model in readiness for sending out to customers. The teeth in our model, might be a shade too white, but the red eye markings are classy and the head shape reflects typical diplodocid morphology.
Mojo Fun Brachiosaurus – New for 2020
The new for 2020 Mojo Fun Brachiosaurus dinosaur model.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Joining the Brontosaurus in 2020 is a new Brachiosaurus sculpt. The figure is a little larger than other brachiosaurid models in the Mojo Fun “Prehistoric Life” range and like the Brontosaurus it reflects a more muted colour scheme with effective countershading. It is pleasing to see plenty of texture and skin definition on the neck and the carefully painted eyes have a wet-look that provides realism. The skull is typical for models representing this genus and the body proportions, the relationship between the length of the neck and the length of the tail for example, reflect our views on the brachiosaurid material ascribed from the Morrison Formation of the United States.
New for 2020 Mojo Fun Mamenchisaurus
The Mojo Fun Mamenchisaurus dinosaur model (new for 2020).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mamenchisaurus Model
Mojo Fun sauropod models are a bit like buses, you wait for ages for one to come along and then three come along together! The third in our new for 2020 Mojo Fun replicas is this beautifully painted model of Mamenchisaurus. It is a little larger than both the Brontosaurus and the Brachiosaurus figures, although none of these figures are regarded as being in scale, it is intriguing to consider that this figure represents one of the larger species assigned to the Mamenchisaurus genus. The subtle paint scheme is very effective and this model has a row of black scutes running from the base of the skull to around halfway along the tail.
This trio of figures from Mojo Fun demonstrates the diversity of the Sauropodomorpha during the Late Jurassic and it is always a pleasure to see a different type of long-necked dinosaur added to a manufacturer’s portfolio.
A Terrific Trio of Sauropods Coming in 2020
Three new sauropods from Mojo Fun for 2020. Left Mamenchisaurus, centre, the new Brontosaurus and at the back the Mojo Fun Brachiosaurus model.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Armoured Ankylosaurus
Two armoured dinosaurs are being added to the range next year (the second member of the Thyreophora will be featured in part 2), but first we focus on the new Ankylosaurus figure.
The New for 2020 Mojo Fun Ankylosaurus Dinosaur Model
The Mojo Fun Ankylosaurus dinosaur model (new for 2020).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
In contrast to the majority of the new models, the colour palette chosen for this new Ankylosaurus is more striking than the existing Ankylosaurus figure in the company’s model range. That formidable club tail is held out straight behind the body, which is anatomically correct and the bright, almost gold coloured osteoderms, spikes and scutes that run from the back of the skull to the tail reminded us of the depiction of Ankylosaurus is the ground-breaking BBC television series “Walking with Dinosaurs”. We compliment Mojo for the way in which they have maintained the level of detail even on the underside of the figure.
Mojo Fun New for 2020 Spinosaurus
The Mojo Fun Spinosaurus dinosaur model (new for 2020).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Mojo Fun Spinosaurus Dinosaur Model
The final new for 2020 model that we will feature in the first part of our review is the Spinosaurus. This figure is much larger than the previous Spinosaurus in the Mojo Fun “Prehistoric Life” range and unlike its predecessor, this aquatic dinosaur is depicted in a quadrupedal pose. The head shows lots of detail and there is that distinctive kink in the front portion of the upper jaw, little horns over the eyes and a small crest in front of the orbits. The design team have taken care to examine the known cranial material associated with Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. The figure also has an articulated lower jaw.
There is a lot of detail in the skin texture and effective muscular definition on the hind legs. The colour scheme is intriguing, the figure is painted a metallic green with overtones of carmine red. Depending on the lighting conditions, the model takes on a completely different look, as shown in the picture below which compares it with the Mojo Fun Baryonyx figure.
A Pair of Spinosaurids – Baryonyx and Spinosaurus
The new for 2020 Mojo Fun Spinosaurus (back) and the Mojo Fun Baryonyx (front).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Tale of the Tape
Mojo Fun Baryonyx – length 25 cm.
Mojo Fun Brontosaurus – length 22 cm, height of the head 11 cm.
The Mojo Fun Brachiosaurus – length 23 cm, height of the head 19 cm.
Mojo Fun Mamenchisaurus – length 26.5 cm, height of the head 19.5 cm.
The Mojo Fun Ankylosaurus – length 18.5 cm.
Mojo Fun Spinosaurus – length 28.5 cm, height of the sail 12.5 cm.
Yesterday, Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with CollectA, announced the final five prehistoric animal models to be introduced by CollectA next year (2020). These figures include three invertebrates (two cephalopods and an arthropod), plus a bizarre pterosaur, one of the strangest of all the flying reptiles and a new colour variant of the popular rearing Diplodocus replica.
As with previous CollectA releases, we have produced a short video in which we discuss these five models in a little more detail.
A Quick Video Guide to the New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models (Fifth and Final Part)
Video credit: Everything Dinosaur
CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) Caviramus Model in 1:2 Scale
The Pterosauria were the first vertebrates to master powered flight. These flying reptiles which have no close living relatives, were very strange animals, perhaps the most bizarre of all were the “campylognathoidids” – pronounced cam-pea-low-gnath-oi-dids, which are known from Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic strata.
Several genera have been assigned including Caviramus, but scientists are not sure where these types of pterosaurs fit into the Pterosauria family tree and indeed, how the genera within the Campylognathoididae family (also referred to as the Raeticodactylidae), are related to each other remains uncertain. All the fossil material known comes from northern Europe with one species described from Greenland. These were the first pterosaurs to demonstrate head crests as depicted on the CollectA Deluxe Supreme figure.
CollectA Have Four Pterosaurs in the CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) Model Range
The pterosaurs in the CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) model range. Each model has an articulated jaw. Everything Dinosaur congratulates CollectA for introducing such a dynamic range depicting the huge variety within the Pterosauria. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Caviramus (also referred to as Raeticodactylus), comes from Switzerland. It had large eyes, a curved lower jaw, that is reminiscent of these types of pterosaurs (the name campylognathoidid – is from the Latin for curved jaw), proportionately long legs and slender wings. Caviramus, with a wingspan of around 1.35 metres, is one of the largest representatives of this bizarre group.
The CollectA Deluxe Caviramus model measures around 32 cm long, it is referred to as a 1:2 scale model. The narrow jaw with its deep keel at the front, was lined by an assortment of teeth of several different shapes and sizes. What Caviramus ate remains a mystery but studies of the skull and jaws suggest that for such a small animal, it had a very powerful bite. Fittingly, this new for 2020 CollectA model will have an articulated lower jaw.
Amazing Arthropods and Cool Cephalopods
In line with CollectA’s policy of introducing more creatures from the Palaeozoic, a superb replica of a trilobite has been added to the range. Redlichia rex was only formally named and described earlier this year and it is the largest species of trilobite known from Australia to date. To read more about the Cambrian predator Redlichia rex: “King” of the Trilobites Discovered in Australia.
Two cool representatives of the Cephalopoda are also due out in the middle of 2020. Both are nektonic and predatory, but they herald from very different parts of the extensive cephalopod timeline. Nautilus pompilius can be traced back to the Pleistocene Epoch, whereas, the much larger and far more ancient Orthoceras is associated with the Ordovician-aged Baltic Sea limestones of Sweden.
All three of these beautifully sculpted replicas will be in stock at Everything Dinosaur by mid 2020.
One Trilobite (Arthropoda) and Two Cephalopods (N. pompilius and Orthoceras)
New CollectA arthropods and cephalopods. The three new models announced on Friday are shown at the top with (below), the previous new for 2020 invertebrate figures announced by Everything Dinosaur recently. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture Credit: Everything Dinosaur
CollectA Diplodocus – Grey
The final figure to be announced was the new rearing Diplodocus grey colour variant, which is due to be in stock at Everything Dinosaur early next year. At this time, Everything Dinosaur team members are not sure whether this figure will replace the original rearing Diplodocus model that came out in 2013. Naturally, if we receive information about model retirements from the CollectA ranges we will post this information up onto this blog and our other social media platforms.
A Pair of Diplodocus Models from CollectA – Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size
Comparing the new for 2020 grey Diplodocus with the original 2013 figure.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture Credit: Everything Dinosaur
For the time being, Everything Dinosaur still has stocks of the original CollectA rearing Diplodocus model: CollectA Prehistoric Life Models.
In summary, CollectA will introduce a total of eighteen new prehistoric animal models in 2020. Some of these figures will be available in early 2020, the rest should be in stock by the middle of the year.
Today, Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with our friends at CollectA publish part 5, the final part in our series of articles announcing new CollectA prehistoric animal models for 2020. Fittingly, in this fifth and final blog article we have five new figures to announce:
The five new CollectA prehistoric animal models are:
CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) 1:2 scale model of the bizarre pterosaur Caviramus.
CollectA Redlichia rex trilobite model (Other Prehistoric Animals Range).
The CollectA Orthoceras – straight-shelled nautiloid (Other Prehistoric Animals Range).
CollectA Nautilus pompilius – once thought as an example of a “living fossil” (Other Prehistoric Animals Range).
CollectA The Age of Dinosaurs – Popular Size grey Diplodocus.
The CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) Caviramus Pterosaur Model
The bizarre Late Triassic pterosaur Caviramus (CollectA Caviramus model).
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) Caviramus Model
CollectA will add a fourth pterosaur to their CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) range in 2020. The Caviramus model will have an articulated lower jaw and it demonstrates all those weird and wonderful features that have left palaeontologists scratching their heads since this flying reptile was formerly named and described in 2006
Everything Dinosaur congratulates CollectA on introducing such a fascinating and untypical member of the pterosaur family into their model range.
A CollectA Redlichia rex Trilobite
CollectA Redlichia rex – Trilobite Terror
CollectA Redlichia rex trilobite model. Like other recently announced new for 2020 CollectA models this replica was requested by a German museum and dinosaur theme park.
Picture credit: CollectA
Wandering the seabed of what is now Australia some 513 million years ago, was a very large trilobite. Redlichia rex was twice as big as other trilobites known from the Emu Bay Shale on Kangaroo Island (South Australia), the largest specimens are around thirty centimetres long. It has been suggested that this trilobite specialised in hunting smaller trilobites it may have been a cannibal. Named and described this year (2019), the species name “rex”, which means “king”, refers to its large size and predatory nature, reminiscent of Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived some 447 million years later.
The CollectA Orthoceras Model (New for 2020)
CollectA Orthoceras.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Orthoceras
A model of a straight-shelled nautiloid (Orthoceras), will be added to the CollectA range. Long before vertebrates became large enough to become apex predators, there was an evolutionary “arms race” between the Arthropoda and Mollusca. Powerful armoured sea scorpions (eurypterids), such as Megalograptus did battle with giant orthoconic nautiloids. Orthoceras was one such predator, a cephalopod and an active hunter of Ordovician seas some 465 million years ago. They are only very distantly related to the living spiral shelled nautilus.
On the subject of nautiloids…
The CollectA Nautilus pompilius Model
CollectA Nautilus pompilius sometimes referred to as the “Emperor nautilus” because of its large size.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Models the CollectA Nautilus pompilius
As with the trilobite, the Orthoceras and the ammonite/belemnite/horseshoe crab, CollectA figures discussed last week, this nautilus replica has been requested by a German museum and dinosaur-themed park. Once described as a “living fossil” scientists now believe that extant forms are not that closely related to prehistoric lineages. As for the large, chambered-shelled N. pompilius, its fossil record dates back to the Pleistocene Epoch.
The New for 2020 CollectA Grey Diplodocus
New for 2020 CollectA rearing Diplodocus – grey.
Picture credit: CollectA
The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs – Popular Size Grey Diplodocus
The last of the five models for today, the final model to be announced for 2020, is a dinosaur. This is very appropriate for a company that has forged such a strong reputation for its dinosaur figures and replicas. CollectA will be introducing a new colour variant of its popular rearing Diplodocus dinosaur model. Many collectors have requested a new colour scheme for this figure, the muted tones provide a fascinating contrast to the original CollectA rearing Diplodocus that was introduced in 2013.
Tale of the Tape
Those important model measurements:
CollectA Deluxe (Supreme) Caviramus length 32 cm, height 21 cm – available mid 2020.
CollectA Redlichia rex Trilobite length 9.5 cm, width 5.7 cm – available mid 2020.
The CollectA Orthoceras shell length 15.2 cm, spread of arms 8.1 cm in diameter – available mid 2020.
CollectA Nautilus pompilius length 10 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 6.5 cm – available mid 2020.
CollectA rearing Diplodocus model length 19.4 cm, height just under 23 cm – available early 2020.
To view the current range of CollectA Age of Dinosaurs – Popular size figures: CollectA Prehistoric Life.
The limited-edition Papo Spinosaurus dinosaur model is one of the most eagerly anticipated dinosaur models for years. Collectors and dinosaur model fans do not have much longer to wait as Everything Dinosaur expects to have this exciting, limited edition model in stock by around December 10th or thereabouts.
The Limited-edition Papo Spinosaurus Dinosaur Model
The limited-edition Papo Spinosaurus dinosaur model has an articulated jaw. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The box that this 42 cm long model comes in is huge! This box is far too large to be sent by airmail, signed or tracked and signed conventional international mail services. So, to help Everything Dinosaur’s customers overseas we are offering TWO purchase options:
Buy the model in its special edition gift box (fine for UK-based customers, but for customers overseas this would mean expensive postage).
Buy the model without the box, sending the model without the big, cumbersome box drastically reduces postage charges for our customers.
All is explained in this short, five minute video:
Papo Spinosaurus Purchase Options
Video credit: Everything Dinosaur
Papo Spinosaurus – Two Purchase Options
At Everything Dinosaur, we appreciate this postage dilemma, so team members are prepared to unpack the model for those customers who what to purchase it without the box. The model can then be sent out at a much reduced postage cost. It can be despatched by airmail and other postal services, such as the tracked and signed option (which we would recommend for this limited edition figure).
The model, although large, (that beautiful sail on the back stands some nineteen centimetres off the ground at its highest point), can be sent out on its own without the packaging using conventional international mail with Everything Dinosaur. If the model is taken out of its box and despatched, the overseas postage costs are very much reduced.
Summarising the Purchase Options Available at Everything Dinosaur
Papo Spinosaurus – two purchase options. Option 1 purchase the model in the box, or option 2 purchase the model without the box.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
If the model is sent without the presentation box, it will be packed by Everything Dinosaur to ensure that the figure is protected and it will not have a product tag, this boxed model has no product tag associated with it.
With the mail services getting increasingly busy as we head towards the 25th December, customers can even message Everything Dinosaur when placing an order and let them know to delay sending out their parcel in order to avoid the risk of their purchase getting mislaid by the mail network in the Christmas rush.
Ensuring all the Cardboard and Plastic in the Presentation Box is Recycled
Everything Dinosaur is currently working towards 100% recycling of all wastepaper and cardboard at the company. This is a key component of our environmental policy. There is a lot of cardboard and plastic packaging associated with the Papo Spinosaurus presentation box. Customers can be assured that we have put in place plans to ensure that all the cardboard and plastic from any boxes that have had the model removed will be recycled.
We have had to commission a special box to accommodate all those customers who want to purchase the model within its presentation box (we show this new packaging in the video), as part of our environmental policy we have sourced this box from a supplier that has used 70% recycled cardboard in its construction. Only the facia elements are not made from recycled card, these in turn, have been produced from wood pulp from sustainable forests.
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New Rebor and Eofauna Models Feature in Newsletter
The latest newsletter to be despatched by Everything Dinosaur features new figures from Rebor and Eofauna Scientific Research. Grabbing the headlines is the recently introduced 1:40 scale replica of Atlasaurus (A. imelakei) by Eofauna. This is a fabulous model of Atlasaurus, a strange sauropod known from the Jurassic of north Africa.
Eofauna Scientific Research
Making the Headlines – The Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
The new for November 2019 Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus headlines the Everything Dinosaur newsletter. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
As far as team members at Everything Dinosaur are aware, this is the first replica of an Atlasaurus to be made by a mainstream model manufacturer. Atlasaurus is the fifth figure to be produced in the Eofauna Scientific Research range and the second dinosaur.
Rebor GrabNGo Komodo Dragon and the Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium Replica
Also just arrived at the Everything Dinosaur warehouse are the Rebor GrabNGo Komodo dragon in 1/6th scale and the 1/35 scale Eofauna Deinotherium. Both these models have earned praise for their realism and the quality of detail. Staff have been kept busy contacting all those customers who requested one of these models to be reserved.
The Rebor GrabNGo Komodo Dragon and the Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium
Rebor Komodo dragon model (left) and the Eofauna Scientific Research Deinotherium replica (right). Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The Rebor GrabNGo Komodo dragon is the first in a new line of figures from Rebor. Customers now have the opportunity to check-out the detail and build quality associated with this exciting new range.
A large waitlist for the two Rebor Oddities figures (T. rex foetus and the Velociraptor foetus) had been built up since our first stock of these figures sold out. With the arrival of a second shipment team members have been busy sorting out orders for these two, highly collectable and very unusual dinosaur figures. It seemed appropriate to feature the return of these two popular models in our latest newsletter.
The Two Rebor Oddities Foetus Wet Specimens
The two Rebor Oddities dinosaur foetuses. The Velociraptor foetus (left) and the slightly larger T. rex foetus specimen (right).Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Fans of the “Jurassic Park/Jurassic World” movie franchise can have the opportunity to purchase their very own dinosaur foetus. Each specimen jar has a light up base, just add water to create a stunning display piece.
Newsletter subscribers can find out about new additions to model ranges, discontinued lines, receive special offers and have the opportunity to join priority reserve lists for forthcoming releases. To join Everything Dinosaur’s newsletter subscriber database, simply: Email Us or fill in the newsletter request form to be found at the bottom of our Everything Dinosaur website home page.
A Short Video Highlighting New for 2020 CollectA Models (Part 4)
Yesterday, Everything Dinosaur in collaboration with our chums at CollectA, revealed the latest collection of prehistoric animal models for 2020*. Naturally, we put up a blog post providing a little more information about each replica, specifically the new hunting Mapusaurus dinosaur model, the Pleuroceras ammonite, the belemnite and the beautiful horseshoe crab model. Team members are committed to helping to inform and educate our customers, so in this spirit, we have produced a short video providing a little more information about each of these exciting new figures.
A Quick Video Guide to the New CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models (Part 4)
Video credit: Everything Dinosaur
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs – Popular Size Hunting Mapusaurus
The first model to be featured in this short video (it lasts a little over five minutes in length), is the only dinosaur figure announced in this batch, a replica of a hunting Mapusaurus. CollectA originally introduced a model of this giant, South American member of the Carcharodontosauridae (Giganotosaurini tribe), back in 2012. This model was subsequently modified and a base added. Already represented in the CollectA Deluxe range (a 1:40 scale Mapusaurus was added in 2018), the new hunting Mapusaurus model, which measures a fraction under 23.5 cm long, will be available from Everything Dinosaur in the middle of 2020.
CollectA Ammonite (Pleuroceras) and the CollectA Belemnite Model
Fossil collectors have two new models for 2020 to get particularly excited about. CollectA will be adding an ammonite model and a belemnite to their Age of Dinosaurs range. These two superb cephalopods help to demonstrate what the actual living animal looked like.
New for 2020 the CollectA Ammonite and Belemnite Models
The CollectA ammonite and belemnite 2020 models next to examples of fossils. Everything Dinosaur team members know that a number of geologists and palaeontologists will be keen to get their hands on these realistic CollectA replicas.Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
The CollectA Horseshoe Crab Model
The fourth replica that we discuss in our short video is the horseshoe crab replica. Everything Dinosaur will be stocking this fifteen centimetre long model of an ancient arthropod, often described as a “living fossil”.
Horseshoe crabs are fascinating creatures, despite their name they are not closely related to crabs, as members of the Arthropoda phylum they are more closely related to spiders and the extinct sea scorpions (eurypterids). All four living species are vulnerable to extinction due to loss of habitat, overfishing (they are caught and used as bait) and from the harvest of their blue-coloured blood which has medical applications. It is great to see a horseshoe crab model added to the CollectA range.
New for 2020 The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Horseshoe Crab Model
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Horseshoe Crab.
It’s that time of the week when we can reveal the next set of CollectA prehistoric animal models that are to be introduced next year. Today, we announce four new models in total, one dinosaur and three invertebrates. One of the invertebrates could be described as a “living fossil”.
All these figures are in the “CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size” range and they are:
CollectA Hunting Mapusaurus Dinosaur Model
The CollectA Pleuroceras (ammonite)
CollectA Belemnite
CollectA Horseshoe Crab
The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Hunting Mapusaurus Dinosaur Model
CollectA Mapusaurus hunting dinosaur model.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The CollectA Hunting Mapusaurus
CollectA will add a model of the giant South American theropod Mapusaurus in a hunting pose. We suspect that this figure is being brought out to replace the original CollectA Mapusaurus model that was introduced in 2012. There is a Mapusaurus in the CollectA Deluxe 1:40 model range, this was introduced in 2018. Designer Anthony Beeson suggests that this Popular series figure can accompany the Deluxe version, perhaps as a representation of a juvenile or a sub-adult.
The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Pleuroceras Ammonite Model
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Pleuroceras ammonite model.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Pleuroceras Ammonite Model
The first of the three new prehistoric invertebrates is a wonderful model of the Early Jurassic ammonite Pleuroceras and what a beautiful figure it is. CollectA have been asked to create several marine creatures by a German Museum and Dinosaur Park to help illustrate what the living creatures associated with iconic fossils actually looked like.
Pleuroceras is one of the most distinctive of all the ammonites known from the Pliensbachian stage of the Jurassic, its fossils are associated with famous fossil sites such as Lyme Regis in Dorset and Nuremberg (southern Germany). This type of ammonite was an active swimmer (nektonic) and a hunter of other animals. The strongly ribbed shell and the prominent, serrated keel running around the outside of the shell are distinctive features associated with this genus.
CollectA have depicted their ammonite in a dynamic pose as if it is about to grab at prey. The hypernome (the fleshy tube underneath the head used to propel the cephalopod backwards by shooting jets of water forwards), can clearly be seen.
The CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Belemnite Model
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size belemnite model.
Picture credit: CollectA
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The CollectA Belemnite Model
Joining the ammonite is another cephalopod, a fantastic figure of a belemnite. The word “belemnite” comes from the Greek for “dart”, a reflection of the fact that these marine creatures closely related to squid, cuttlefish and ammonites for that matter, are mostly known from the robust guard (scientifically described as a rostrum), a solid piece of calcite that was located at the rear of the animal and formed part of its internal skeleton.
Designer Anthony Beeson explained that he wanted to depict these members of the Mollusca phylum as active animals he commented:
“I have tried to give the cephalopods a sense of movement which is often lacking in toy representations.”
We suspect that both the ammonite and belemnite models are going to prove very popular with UK regional museums, curators can add a representation of the living animal into display cases highlighting the fossils.
The CollectA Horseshoe Crab
CollectA Age of Dinosaurs Popular Size Horseshoe Crab.
Picture credit: CollectA
The CollectA Horseshoe Crab
The last new model for this week, is an arthropod, a model of an animal geologically much older than either the ammonite or belemnite. The horseshoe crab (family Limulidae), was around before both ammonites and belemnites evolved, this marine invertebrate, often described as a “living fossil” has not changed much in over 450 million years. That hard carapace and the eyelets including the primitive eyes (pits at the front of the model), have been beautifully sculpted. Everything Dinosaur team members are keen to see what the underside of the model looks like with its gills and paired limbs.
CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models – The Tale of the Tape
All four figures are in the CollectA The Age of Dinosaurs – Popular size model range and therefore they are not to scale.
CollectA Hunting Mapusaurus length 23.4 cm, height 8.6 cm – available mid 2020.
CollectA Pleuroceras length 11.9 cm, height just over 7 cm – available mid 2020.
The CollectA Belemnite length 10 cm, height 14.3 cm – available mid 2020.
CollectA Horseshoe Crab 15 cm long, width 7.7 cm – available mid 2020.
To view the current range of CollectA Age of Dinosaurs – Popular size figures: CollectA Prehistoric Life.
Eofauna Atlasaurus Features in Everything Dinosaur Video
Everything Dinosaur team members have been asked to post up some more images of the eagerly anticipated Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus dinosaur model. This exquisite figure is the second dinosaur model to have been introduced by Eofauna, it follows the Giganotosaurus figure that came out earlier this year (January 2019).
The Eofauna Atlasaurus
We have posted up more pictures of this 1:40 scale replica, which is now in stock, both on this blog site and on our other social media platforms such as Pinterest and Facebook. However, we also shot a short video so that viewers could appreciate the size of the model and see the Atlasaurus data card and our fact sheet that accompanies sales.
Getting to Grips with the Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
Video credit: Everything Dinosaur
The video is just under two and a quarter minutes in length, it is not really a review of the figure but we do highlight the paint scheme, discuss the anatomy of this bizarre sauropod and comment upon the beautiful, subtle osteoderms embedded in the back and the base of the tail. We also show the data card (as promised) and highlight the Atlasaurus fact sheet that we send out to our customers with their purchases.
Lighting Conditions Affect the Appearance of Replicas
An important point to note is that the lighting conditions under which a model is photographed or filmed will affect the way the model appears. Our film studio has no source of natural light, so if possible, we try and take some photographs of the model outside so that our customers can view the figure in natural light.
The Eofauna Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model Shown in Natural Light
Photographed outdoors the light conditions can alter the colouration seen on the model. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Even so, a photograph taken just minutes apart can provide an image that provides a different impression of the colouration of the model. For example, take a look at the picture (top) and contrast it with this view of the Atlasaurus model just a few moments later (below).
The New for 2019 Eofauna Scientific Research Atlasaurus Dinosaur Model
Eofauna Atlasaurus dinosaur model. In this photograph the markings on the neck seem more prominent, this is a reflection in a change in lighting conditions not a change in the model’s colouration. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Everything Dinosaur on YouTube
We aim to post up more videos on Everything Dinosaur’s YouTube channel, our next video will feature more new for 2020 prehistoric animal product information from CollectA.
To view Everything Dinosaur’s video of Atlasaurus and the other prehistoric animal model reviews that we have produced, visit our YouTube channel: Everything Dinosaur on YouTube.
