PNSO’s latest reveal is the very first toy of the hefty African iguanodont Lurdusaurus. His name is Bakari.
As you can see, Bakari is quite unlike any previous iguanodont toy, and should therefore be a popular seller.
Hailing from the Wahweap Formation of the Grand Staircase in Utah, Lythronax, the “gore king,” is one of the more recently discovered North American tyrannosaurids. It is estimated to have been up to 8 metres in length and 2.5 tons in weight, making it comparable in size to the better known Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus and significantly smaller than Tyrannosaurus rex, of course.
Stellasaurus is a centrosaurine that lived in North America around 75 million years ago. Its name of course means “star lizard,” and it was bestowed upon this particular species both for the shape of its frill and as a homage to the late, great David Bowie. It lived alongside its fellow centrosaurine Einiosaurus, the hadrosaurs Hypacrosaurus and Maiasaura, the ankylosaurs Edmontonia and Euoplocephalus, and the tyrannosaur Daspletosaurus.
In the wake of PNSO’s run of ceratopsians it appears as though they’ve moved on to a new succession of prehistoric animal figures, marine reptiles. Not just any marine reptiles though, Triassic marine reptiles known from China. This has dashed the hopes of those wishing for a new Mosasaurus or long-necked plesiosaur and those who focus solely on dinosaurs are starting to tire of this latest wave of figures, but I couldn’t be happier.
Most collectors set limitations on themselves. They only collect a certain scale, one of each species, certain animal groups, certain brands, etc. With how spoiled for choice we’ve become this makes sense, very few collectors have the luxury of buying and displaying everything, we need these self-imposed rules to assure we remain responsible collectors.
Well, that sure was quick! Here’s the next PNSO reveal, Huigi the “Hongkongosaurus.” It’s PNSO’s unofficial name for a fragmentary sauropod discovered in Hong Kong. This toy’s launch is being promoted through crowdfunding with an estimated release date of August.
I wonder what its official genus name will end up being.