Press Releases - Part 91

Everything Dinosaur’s press releases and other information.

19 07, 2015

Countdown to the New CollectA Models

By Mike|2023-04-01T14:37:11+01:00July 19th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

New CollectA Models Due in Shortly

The majority of the new for 2015 CollectA prehistoric animals should be in stock at Everything Dinosaur very shortly. The models, which include the 1:4 scale Guidraco pterosaur replica and the feathered Tyrannosaurus rex are currently on the water and they should be arriving at Everything Dinosaur’s warehouse by the end of the month.

CollectA Models

The CollectA ranges, including the “Supreme” range, to which the Guidraco scale model belongs, have earned themselves a big reputation amongst dinosaur model fans and collectors for their beautiful designs and attention to detail. The ranges have been extended recently and new additions will include the “war pig” Daeodon as well as the huge Moropus.

The genus Moropus contains a number of species, all members of the “knuckle-walkers” group of prehistoric mammals (Chalicotherioidea). New dinosaurs from CollectA include an eagerly awaited Acrocanthosaurus model (expect more news from Rebor on this dinosaur shortly) and more stocks of the popular 1:40 scale CollectA Carcharodontosaurus.

Coming Soon to Everything Dinosaur

New models all available from Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Lots of New Figures and CollectA Models

As you can see from the picture above, a marine reptile is also included in these new releases. The marine reptile is a Temnodontosaurus and it is depicted giving birth, showing that these superbly adapted marine creatures were viviparous (live birth). Emerging from behind the head of the fearsome Daeodon is the new Smilodon replica, and what a beautiful Sabre-tooth cat model it is too.

To view Everything Dinosaur’s range of CollectA models: CollectA Prehistoric World Models.

The not to scale series now contains over a hundred prehistoric animal replicas, all of which are available from Everything Dinosaur, we have seen a number of these replicas already and they really are top quality. The feathered T. rex and the Acrocanthosaurus (A. atokensis) are both new additions to the scale model range (both these dinosaurs are sculpted in 1:40 scale).

CollectA Deluxe Scale Models

To view the scale model series made by CollectA: CollectA Deluxe/Supreme Prehistoric Animal Models.

Earlier this year, the first of the 2015 prehistoric animals from CollectA were released. These replicas included a 1:40 scale Pliosaurus, two horned dinosaurs (Medusaceratops and Nasutoceratops), plus the Chinese tyrannosaurid Xiongguanlong and the enormous titanosaur known as Daxiatitan.

Some of the New for 2015 Prehistoric Animal Models (CollectA)

A wide variety of prehistoric animal models.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

A Field Ruler Shows the Scale

The inclusion of one of our field rulers in the photograph above gives readers and idea of the size of these hand-painted replicas. The picture shows just some of the new CollectA models, from left to right (as you view the photograph), we have the green and black, long-necked Daxiatitan, the ichthyosaur Temodontosaurus, Medusaceratops then at the back the 1:40 scale Pliosaurus model complete with Lampreys attached to its body.

The Xiongguanlong can be seen on its base in the centre of the photograph, close to the sandy coloured Moropus and the grey Nasutoceratops. The Daeodon, prehistoric mammal figure is in the bottom right corner of the photograph. It certainly is a very eclectic bunch of prehistoric animals.

12 07, 2015

Everything Dinosaur to Prepare More Fact Sheets

By Mike|2023-04-01T12:38:06+01:00July 12th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Four More Prehistoric Animal Fact Sheets to Write

As Everything Dinosaur prepares for the imminent arrival of the next set of 2015 prehistoric animal models from CollectA, team members have the task of writing fact sheets to accompany these new model introductions. For every named prehistoric animal item that we sell, whether it is a soft toy, a jigsaw puzzle or a dinosaur themed pair of socks we always send out a fact sheet on the animals featured. The next four fact sheets to be prepared feature the pterosaur Guidraco (a member of the enigmatic Ornithocheiridae from China), the fearsome “War Pig” Daeodon, an ichthyosaur – Temnodontosaurus and last but not least a Moropus.

Preparing Fact Sheets

The Moropus genus is represented by a number of species. They are members of the chalicothere group of extinct, hoofed mammals distantly related to horses, tapirs and rhinos. Unlike most of their modern relatives, the chalicotheres were slow moving animals. Their large hands were twisted inwards at right angles and this meant that they walked on their knuckles, hence the popular name for the chalicotheres – “knuckle walkers”. However, the large body mass of Moropus suggests that this “knuckle walker” may not have walked on its knuckles like its relatives, this can be seen in the angle and orientation of the left arm in the drawing below.

An Illustration of Moropus Prepared for the Everything Dinosaur Fact Sheet

An illustration of Moropus.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Moropus

With its sideburns and flowing mane this prehistoric mammal illustration reminds of a number of rock stars from the 1970’s. We have nicknamed our Moropus prototype model “Noddy” after Noddy Holder, the lead singer of the very successful rock band Slade.

With four fact sheets on the new CollectA models to prepare, it has been pointed out to us that none of these four fact sheets are going to feature dinosaurs. We are going to be a little bit out our comfort zone. However, we have some very useful reference sources, for example we have some excellent notes within our database on the original work by Othniel Charles Marsh, the American palaeontologist who named this genus back in 1877.

The genus name means “Sloth or Slow Foot”), whatever the form of locomotion, Moropus was probably a very slow moving animal, one that relied on its sheer bulk and muscle to keep out of harm’s way.

To view the range of CollectA models currently available from Everything Dinosaur: CollectA Prehistoric Animal Models.

Fact Sheets

These four new fact sheets will be ready by the end of the month so that they can be sent out with the first orders of the newly arrived CollectA replicas.

New for 2015 An Array of Prehistoric Animal Models from CollectA

A wide variety of prehistoric animal models.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

In the picture above, the Moropus replica can be seen on the right and what a magnificent figure it is. The large claws on the front feet can clearly be seen.

Scientists debate what the claws could have been used for, anatomical studies have revealed that the phalanges (finger bones) were quite flexible so the claws could be raised slightly and held off the ground as it walked. The claws could have been used to dig up plant roots and tubers as well as acting as a deterrent to any would-be attacker, a “Bear Dog” (Amphicyonidae), for example. After all, with 1,000 kilogrammes of muscle behind it, Moropus could pack quite a punch!

To view the range of scale models in the CollectA range: CollectA Deluxe Figures.

9 07, 2015

Win, Win, Win with a Special Everything Dinosaur Contest!

By Mike|2024-04-11T10:27:13+01:00July 9th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|1 Comment

Win a 1:4 Scale CollectA Guidraco Pterosaur Model (Competition is now Closed)

WIN! WIN! WIN! with Everything Dinosaur! Or should we change our name to Everything Pterosaur as we are giving away a brand new, super-duper 1:4 scale replica of the pterosaur called Guidraco.

We have got another super, prehistoric animal giveaway. CollectA have already brought out some amazing dinosaur models in 2015, all new additions to their excellent “Prehistoric Life” range that we at Everything Dinosaur are so proud to support. To celebrate this and the fact Everything Dinosaur will officially be ten years old on August 1st we are holding a special competition, your chance to win a superb 1:4 scale replica of a flying reptile.

CollectA Guidraco Pterosaur

CollectA have extended their “Supreme” range of large scale models and the new for 2015 Guidraco with its moveable lower jaw is splendid and it makes a fitting prize in our special ten year anniversary competition.

Celebrate Everything Dinosaur’s Tenth Birthday

Win this 1:4 scale model!

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Tenth Anniversary Prize Giveaway

Our tenth anniversary prize giveaway is this fantastic Guidraco with an articulated jaw. The replica measures more than twenty-five centimetres tall and more than twenty-six centimetres long. Its colouration is based on a modern puffin and our replica needs a name.

Please note, this competition is now closed.

To enter Everything Dinosaur’s competition, all you have to do is “Like” Everything Dinosaur’s FACEBOOK page, share, then comment on the picture (either here or on Everything Dinosaur’s Facebook page) including a suggestion for a name for this fabulous Pterosaur.

Everything Dinosaur on FACEBOOK: “LIKE” Our Facebook Page and Enter Competition.

For example, if you think our Guidraco should be called “Graham”, then comment on our Facebook page or here in the comments section in our blog!

We will draw the lucky winner at random and the name caption competition closes on Friday, July 31st. Good luck!

Just visit Everything Dinosaur’s Facebook page, give our page a “like” and then leave a comment on the picture showing the Guidraco model. What flying reptile names can you come up with?

“Like” Everything Dinosaur’s Page on Facebook

Like our Page (please).

Super CollectA Guidraco Replica to Win Thanks to Everything Dinosaur

Just like our Facebook page to enter.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Everything Dinosaur

To view Everything Dinosaur’s range of CollectA prehistoric animals: CollectA Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animal Replicas.

To see the full range of CollectA scale prehistoric animal replicas: CollectA Guidraco Pterosaur Model and Other Figures.

Terms and Conditions of the Everything Dinosaur Tenth Anniversary Competition

Automated entries are not permitted and will be excluded from the draw.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Only one entry per person.

The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered.

The Everything Dinosaur tenth anniversary competition runs until midnight on Friday 31st July 2015.

Winner will be notified by private message on Facebook.

Prize includes postage and packing.

For full terms and conditions contact: Contact Everything Dinosaur.

Please note, this competition is now closed.

22 06, 2015

2,000 “Likes” on Everything Dinosaur’s Facebook Page

By Mike|2023-03-31T18:04:08+01:00June 22nd, 2015|Categories: Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Main Page, Press Releases|2 Comments

2,000 “Likes” on Facebook for Everything Dinosaur

Over the last few days or so, the Everything Dinosaur Facebook page has passed the 2,000 “likes” mark. We just want to say a very big thank you to all our customers, readers and dinosaur enthusiasts who have given our page a “like”. Every “like” is greatly appreciated and unlike many companies, we have never purchased “likes” or manipulated the site to add fake likes. All these endorsements have come from people who genuinely think that we are good at what we do.

Two Thousand “Likes” on Everything Dinosaur’s Facebook Page

Two thousand likes on Everything Dinosaur’s Facebook page.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Recently, there have been a number of studies undertaken into how businesses can purchase endorsements such as positive reviews, favourable blog articles, Facebook “likes” and so forth. BBC journalists have even tracked down individuals who have posted up company reviews and been paid for doing so. We at Everything Dinosaur believe that good companies don’t need to mislead customers and potential new customers in this way. We let our good service and hard work speak for us.

2,000 Facebook Likes

To read a recent article about misleading company and product reviews being posted online: Fake Reviews Mislead Customers.

We are truly grateful for all the Facebook “likes” that we receive. We really enjoy posting up pictures, articles and information on our Facebook page, we have lots of friends and last year we accumulated 1,580 “likes” so we are truly honoured to have added nearly five hundred more this year. At Everything Dinosaur we believe that Facebook “likes” have to be earned and not purchased we shall continue to work hard to earn every appreciative “like” that we receive.

At the start of 2015 we set ourselves a few “targets” for Everything Dinosaur’s Facebook page, let’s see how we are doing:

Targets:

Increase “likes” to “2,000” by the end of 2015 (we have reached this target by the third week of June)
Increase the number of friends we have on Facebook to 400 by the end of the year (gaining more Facebook friends all the time and we should pass this target later on this year)
Run at least three competitions and free giveaways to show our gratitude to our Facebook fans (just like we did last year), a new competition will be announced shortly

Target for 2015 was 2,000 earned “likes”.

Feel free to “like” our page by clicking on the Facebook logo – that would be brilliant!!

Perhaps we should reset our Facebook “likes” target for 2015 to 2, 500!

To see the amazing range of prehistoric animal toys and games available from Everything Dinosaur: Prehistoric Animal Themed Toys and Gifts.

19 06, 2015

Woman Killed by Rock Fall at Popular Fossil Hunting Location

By Mike|2023-03-31T08:03:10+01:00June 19th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Fatal Accident at Llantwit Major (South Wales)

A twenty-four year old woman has been killed after a rock fell on her at Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan (South Wales). The accident happened yesterday evening and emergency services were called to this popular walking and fossil hunting location just before 5.30pm. A spokesperson for the Welsh ambulance service stated that they had received a report of an incident where a rock from the cliffs had fallen on a person’s head.

Unfortunately, the impact proved fatal and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The cliffs are extremely dangerous and there are numerous signs posted up along the beach warning visitors of the potential hazards.

Very Dangerous Cliffs along the British Coast

Good idea to go fossil collecting on a falling tide and to keep away from the steep cliffs. There are some very dangerous cliffs along the British coast.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Rock Fall

Each year, the beautiful beaches to be found in this part of south Wales attract thousands of visitors, many of whom are keen to explore the area looking for fossils. There are a lot of different types of fossil to be found, including giant gastropods and numerous bivalves.

Occasionally, vertebrate fossils can be discovered, fish scales and teeth as well as isolated bones from marine reptiles. The blue lias rocks date from the Early Jurassic and they are approximately 200 million years old.

A spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur stated:

“This is very sad news. We will soon be at the height of the holiday season with thousands of tourists flocking to locations such as the Vale of Glamorgan, Ravenscar and the Dorset coast. However, many of the cliffs at these places which are so popular with tourists, are extremely dangerous. Rock falls and land slips are very common around the Lyme Regis and Charmouth areas for example and we urge all visitors to heed the warning signs and to stay away from cliffs.”

Dangerous Cliffs Around Britain’s Coasts

Back in 2012, Everything Dinosaur reported on a fatal accident that took place at Hive Beach (near Bridport, Dorset), this latest terrible incident demonstrates that care and precaution must be taken at all times and visitors to locations such as Llantwit Major are urged to stay clear of the cliffs.

If you are looking for fossils, Everything Dinosaur advises that visitors limit their searches to the rocks along the foreshore and the shales exposed on the beach away from the cliffs. Fossils are being constantly eroded onto the beach and there are always plenty of specimens to find.

The Fossil Collecting Code

Our team members are happy to provide advice and guidance to fossil hunters, in addition, we wrote an article a few years ago now that provided hints and safety tips for fossil hunters.

To read Everything Dinosaur’s tips on safe fossil collecting: Fossil Collecting Code – Safety Tips.

The accident occurred just a few miles to the west of Lavernock Point, it was at Lavernock Point that the fossilised remains of an Early Jurassic meat-eating dinosaur were discovered in 2014. These fossils have just been put on display at the National Museum of Wales. This exceptional fossil find might persuade more people to visit these sites along the Welsh side of the Bristol Channel, whilst fossil hunting can be a wonderful hobby, all the team members at Everything Dinosaur strongly urge that visitors take great care and that they do not approach the cliffs. No fossil collecting should be attempted from the cliffs themselves or any adjacent scree slopes.

19 06, 2015

Papo Velociraptors Claim to Fame with Exciting Film Scenes

By Mike|2024-05-05T14:19:50+01:00June 19th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Movie Reviews and Movie News, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases|0 Comments

“Jurassic World Raptors” and the Papo Velociraptor Replica

Some of the most exciting scenes in the record breaking dinosaur movie “Jurassic World” involve the pack of “raptors” and the various chase scenes. Velociraptors, at least over-sized ones anyway, have been a mainstay of the “Jurassic Park” franchise, ever since the first film came out way back in 1993. Pack hunting and some form of social behaviour has been ascribed to these types of dinosaurs, which as members of the Dromaeosauridae (swift lizards) family, are closely related to modern birds.

Velociraptor

In reality, the two species of Velociraptor described to date were much smaller than their movie counterparts, but even so, they would very probably have been aggressive animals and formidable hunters, much feared by even the largest of the herbivores that shared their Asian habitat towards the end of the Cretaceous.

Which Dinosaur Model Most Closely Resembels the Movie Raptors?

This accolade, we think, goes to Papo for their Velociraptor replica. The theropod dinosaurs in “Jurassic World” have been criticised for not reflecting some of the latest thinking with regards to meat-eating dinosaurs. For example, there is an absence of feathers and many palaeontologists now think that the majority of the Theropoda were at least partially feathered. The Papo Velociraptor dinosaur model is also not feathered.

A Pair of Papo Velociraptors

Papo Velociraptor dinosaur model.

Papo Velociraptor

Papo, the French model and figure manufacturer, has built up a strong reputation for its excellent replicas. The company’s dinosaur model range was believed to have been inspired by the first film, “Jurassic Park” that was released in 1993. The current range consists of over thirty different prehistoric animal models.

To view the full Papo prehistoric animal model range: Papo Dinosaur Models.

In the film, animal trailer turned dinosaur behaviourist Owen Grady, played by Chris Pratt, leads a pack of Velociraptors, describing himself as the “alpha” member of the pack, Owen is able to exercise some degree of control over the actions of his dinosaurs. How much control..? Well, that would be giving away details of the plot and since not all our readers have seen the film yet, we shall say no more.

18 06, 2015

Fake Reviews Misleading Potential Customers but the Helpful Everything Dinosaur Team have the Answers

By Mike|2024-05-05T14:22:13+01:00June 18th, 2015|Categories: Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

Genuine Customer Reviews after Dinosaur Workshops

This week there have been a number of reports commissioned that focus on the allegations over the publishing of fake and misleading reviews on retailing websites. In a survey carried out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), some 54% of the adults questioned revealed that they relied on reviews that had been posted up on websites and that many respondents found them invaluable.

Third Party Testimonials

Third party testimonials, posted up feedback and customer reviews are a very helpful source of information. Visitors to a website can read the comments and other information posted and this does affect their purchasing decisions.

It is important that customers can feel confident about the information in reviews, that these reviews have been provided by genuine customers, whether it be a service or product purchased. There have also been a number of allegations made of people “blackmailing” businesses with threats to leave very negative reviews in order to obtain a benefit such as a discount.

In addition, many of the reviews that are posted up are often paid for, examples of which are Tweets from innovators and celebrities endorsing a product, or favourable blog articles singing the praises of a company. Some of these blog posts endorsing a firm or its goods and services do state within the article that this is a paid for posting, whilst others do not. The CMA has launched an investigation into several companies, as the use of paid for endorsements without a clear admission of payment may be unlawful.

Genuine Customer Reviews

Everything Dinosaur team members would like to reassure readers that every review posted up on its websites is genuine. The reviews, feedback and comments we receive are from our customers or, as is the case on our dinosaur workshops in school website, from teachers or senior management from an organisation that has had one of our dinosaur themed workshops.

Review Given to Everything Dinosaur from Year 1 Teacher

Every review posted is genuine feedback from a member of the teaching team.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

Feedback from a Workshop

Take for example, the image above. This is our latest review, teaching feedback given to us after a dinosaur workshop with a class of Year 1 children. We have removed the teacher’s surname and email address in order to compile with our own online publishing policy in terms of protecting an individual’s privacy. The teacher even took the trouble to colour in the stars as she awarded as “five stars” for our dinosaur workshop.

Nikki (the teacher), stated:

“Fantastic knowledge of dinosaurs, very interactive. Children thoroughly enjoyed it! Great workshop. Thank you.”

Genuine Customer Reviews Received by Everything Dinosaur

Thank you Nikki, your comments are greatly appreciated. We log all our feedback, comments, reviews and such like. Teaching feedback for example, is stored so that we can use this information to help improve our service to schools and to demonstrate to STEM/STEMNET (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths – Network) how we have feedback loops built into our training to help promote continuous development.

Nisha Arora, Senior Director at the CMA, commented to the BBC:

“We are committed to ensuring that consumers’ trust in these important information tools is maintained. We will take enforcement action where necessary to tackle unlawful practices.”

Facebook “Likes”

Facebook “likes” are another area of concern. We know of a number of companies who have purchased thousands of likes to help boost the profile of the Facebook pages and in turn, their own brand/web presence. Facebook, claims to have cracked down on this practice but there are still many examples on this social media platform.

Sue Judd, the Finance Director of Everything Dinosaur stated:

“A huge, international business has sprung up in the last few years all aimed at helping to promote companies, boost brands and endorse products. At Everything Dinosaur, we pride ourselves in publishing genuine feedback, reviews and comments and we would never knowingly post up information such as fake reviews and endorsements.”

Influencing Consumer Spending

The CMA estimates that some £23 billion (GBP) a year of consumer spending was potentially influenced by online reviews. So called “astroturfing”, the practice of creating fake grass root reviews can lead to big rewards for unscrupulous businesses. There have also been reports made about businesses writing fake reviews of themselves to boost their ratings on review sites and even some examples of firms writing or commissioning fake negative reviews to undermine rivals, for malicious reasons or for personal gain.

Purchased Facebook “Likes”

Customers can gain some understanding of the practices employed by examining the business profiles of companies on Facebook. If an organisation suddenly has hundreds or even thousands more “likes”, then this could be an example of purchased likes being added to the business profile. Although, as site managers aim to get on top of this problem, the firms and individuals behind such practices are getting smarter. Rather than post up huge numbers of “likes” in a short period, contracts are drawn up whereby dozens and dozens of fake “likes” are posted up over a period of several weeks. These trends are more difficult for administrators and site security watchdogs to spot.

Everything Dinosaur currently has around 2,020 Facebook “likes”, this number has been steadily rising since the Facebook page was launched.

Everything Dinosaur’s Reviews – The Numbers

Here is a list of the numbers of published reviews from customers posted up on Everything Dinosaur’s websites:

1,286 customer reviews on Everything Dinosaur’s website – Everything Dinosaur. Sadly, we were not able to transfer the many thousands of reviews that had been posted up previously when we transferred website servers.
2,020 Facebook “likes”
57 dinosaur workshop reviews since this site went live at the end of August 2014. To read more about the way in which Everything Dinosaur supports its customers: Everything Dinosaur Testimonials.

Recently, social media sites such as Facebook have introduced a number of enhancements. For instance, visitors to a company’s Facebook page can get an insight into the firm’s responsiveness if the site displays a logo (found under the Page’s cover photo) that states that this firm is very responsive to messages. To qualify a Page must have done both of the following over the previous 7 days:

Responded to 90% of messages
Maintained a median response time of five minutes for all replies sent

These are quite tough, especially when you consider the global nature of a business such as ours. We do our best to respond quickly, but messages sent from Australia could arrive when all our team members are tucked up in bed. Everything Dinosaur confidently predicts that very soon (if not already), a number of dubious practices will be offered by various individuals/companies to provide a false impression of a firm’s responsiveness.

15 06, 2015

“Jurassic World” in Record Weekend

By Mike|2023-03-30T22:01:08+01:00June 15th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Movie Reviews and Movie News, Press Releases|0 Comments

$511 Million USD in Cinema Ticket Sales in a Weekend for Jurassic World

“Jurassic World” directed by Colin Trevorrow and co-produced by Steven Spielberg has become the first film in history to take more than $500 million dollars (USD) at the box office on its opening weekend. The film, the fourth in the Jurassic Park franchise, had been scheduled for release in the summer of 2014, but script issues and filming delays put back the release of the movie.

All Doubts Removed

Any doubts the executives at Universal Studios had about “Jurassic World” were very quickly dispelled as advance ticket sales for the opening weekend had hinted that the lure of genetically engineered dinosaurs was going to result in huge financial rewards for the studio.

The film was the most popular screening in all sixty-six countries where it was released over the weekend. In the United States it took some $204 million dollars (USD), box office receipts in China are estimated to have exceeded $100 million (USD), whilst in the United Kingdom and Ireland ticket sales were around the $30 million (USD) mark.

According to media reports, the success of “Jurassic World” in America makes it the second highest grossing opening weekend for a film in the United States (the record is held by the 2012 release of Marvel’s “The Avengers” which took $207.4 million (USD) in its first weekend.

A Monster Hit in the Cinemas!

A model of a genetically designed dinosaur. Inspired by InGen? A film proves to be a “monster hit” on the opening weekend.

For models and replicas of prehistoric animals: Nanmu Studio Jurassic World Models.

Global box office ticket sales have been estimated at around the $511.8 million dollars mark (USD), that equates to approximately £325 million (GBP), even the giant Masrani conglomerate, the fictitious global concern that supposedly owns the theme park where the movie is set, would be impressed with sales figures such as these.

Possibly Universal Studio’s Highest Grossing Film Ever

The first “Jurassic Park” film was released in 1993. Everything Dinosaur team members think that this first movie (for the time being), remains Universal Studio’s highest grossing film ever, with over $921 million (USD) generated at the box office worldwide. This figure was further boosted by cinema receipts from the twentieth anniversary edition released in 2013.

To put these cinema sales into context, the top grossing film in the United States and Canada last year (box office receipts), was “Guardians of the Galaxy which took some $333.1 million (USD), “Jurassic World” achieved over sixty percent of this sales figure in just its opening weekend. “Guardians of the Galaxy” starred Chris Pratt, who plays Owen Grady, the Velociraptor behaviourist turned hero of “Jurassic World”.

People Just Love Dinosaurs – “Jurassic World”

What does all this mean? Put simply, people just love dinosaurs and the bigger and fiercer they are the better. Perhaps this film will inspire the next generation of scientists, a spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“Jurassic World, was always going to be a huge success in all likelihood. The film puts people and dinosaurs together and that is a winning combination that has been proved time and time again throughout cinema history.”

A Sequel?

The success of the film does not just mean a rekindling of our love affair with summer block-busters, it also virtually guarantees that the “Jurassic Park” franchise will continue. Everything Dinosaur team members predict that there will be a sequel, expect announcements soon and a cinema release of maybe late 2017.

Team members try to make annual predictions about dinosaur discoveries, fossil finds and likely events related to palaeontology at the beginning of each year. Our first prediction for 2015, was a real no-brainer, we confidently stated that “Jurassic World” was going to be a huge success!

To read Everything Dinosaur’s full list of palaeontology predictions for 2015: Everything Dinosaur’s Predictions 2015.

To visit Everything Dinosaur’s website: Visit Everything Dinosaur.

14 06, 2015

An Exclusive Apatosaurus Illustration

By Mike|2024-05-05T14:21:29+01:00June 14th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Everything Dinosaur News and Updates, Everything Dinosaur Products, Main Page, Press Releases|0 Comments

A Young Apatosaurus is Sketched

To reflect the recently published scientific paper that summarised the re-evaluation of the Apatosaurinae, that subfamily of diplodocid sauropods, that led to the re-establishment of the genus Brontosaurus, team members at Everything Dinosaur have commissioned a new illustration of one of these long-necked dinosaurs. Brontosaurus means “thunder lizard”, an apt description for this type of dinosaur, one that could have weighed as much as twenty-five tonnes and measured as long as a tennis court (B. excelsus). Long-necked dinosaurs are extremely popular amongst adults and youngsters and we do get asked a lot of questions about these types of prehistoric animals when we visit schools, from the teachers as well as the children.

For further information: Is Brontosaurus Back?

An Illustration of Apatosaurus, or is it Brontosaurus?

Or is it a Brontosaurus?

Picture credit: Mike Fredericks/Everything Dinosaur

Apatosaurus Illustration

We will probably use this new illustration to make a scale drawing for our dinosaur fact sheets. We research and write a fact sheet for every named prehistoric animal item that Everything Dinosaur supplies. We have hundreds of these fact sheets and we do supply them to schools and to home education groups to help teachers and parents. More drawings will be commissioned shortly, the majority of these will be for new model introductions. We can’t say too much about this just yet, further information will be made available at the end of the year. What we can say is that there are going to be some very exciting new models in 2016.

To view Everything Dinosaur’s existing model range, including Apatosaurus models: Apatosaurus Models and Prehistoric Animal Figures.

25 05, 2015

My First Toy Dinosaurs Model Set

By Mike|2023-03-30T10:54:17+01:00May 25th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaur Fans, Educational Activities, Everything Dinosaur Products, Photos of Everything Dinosaur Products, Press Releases, Product Reviews, Teaching|0 Comments

My First Toy Dinosaurs Model Set (6 Rubber Dinosaurs)

Great for imaginative, creative play, a set of six rubber dinosaurs from Everything Dinosaur. An ideal gift for the young dinosaur fan in your family or as a play set for use in schools. The set of six dinosaur models includes a Tyrannosaurus rex, a long-necked Brachiosaurus, the plated dinosaur Stegosaurus, along with a bright and colourful duck-billed dinosaur, a Parasaurolophus. The set also includes a horned dinosaur (Triceratops), and a wonderful armoured dinosaur, an Ankylosaurus. This set of soft rubber dinosaurs makes an ideal my first dinosaurs model set as these prehistoric animals are suitable for children from three years and upwards.

My First Toy Dinosaurs Model Set (6 Rubber Dinosaurs)

A set of six rubber dinosaurs, great for tactile play.

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My First Toy Dinosaurs

The teaching team at Everything Dinosaur have specially chosen this toy dinosaurs set as the models represent typical examples of dinosaurs and show the variety of these ancient reptiles that once roamed our planet. The models are made from soft rubber and they are great for imaginative, tactile play.

To view the range of educational dinosaur toys including replicas of iconic fossil animals available from Everything Dinosaur: Everything Dinosaur Models, Toys and Games.

This really is a super set of soft and squeezy rubber dinosaurs. The set makes an ideal, my first dinosaur model set for any young dinosaur fan. They are a great way for young minds to explore materials and discover the world of dinosaurs.

One of our customers wrote this review:

“Loved the colourful models, six different ones that my little boy just loves. A great first dinosaur model set. Soft and squeezy rubber dinosaurs, very well made.”

Thanks for your review Mrs Jacobs.

Everything Dinosaur supplies a set of useful dinosaur fact sheets about the animals featured in this set. This is a great dinosaur themed resource for schools.