When considering the family Oviraptoridae, the first species that comes to mind is probably Oviraptor itself. But despite its fame, Oviraptor remains a very poorly known animal. Much of our understanding of these unique dinosaurs comes from a close relative, Citipati.
Brand: Safari Ltd
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Review: Concavenator (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)
Review: Concavenator (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Review and photos by Loon, edited by Suspsy
Concavenator was an Early Cretaceous carcharodontosaur hailing from Spain. The beautifully preserved holotype fossil possessed a set of extended vertebrae that formed a triangular ridge in front of the hips. This bizarre feature has caused the species’ star to grow quickly, causing it to receive several toys and even cameo in the second Jurassic World movie.
Review: Corythosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)
Review: Cryolophosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)
Review: Daeodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Review: Daspletosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
Every fall, Safari Ltd announces their releases for the upcoming year. Understandably, probably owing to the pandemic and the attendant slowdown in trade, their announcements for 2021 were pretty limited, only three new items in the core dinosaur range. I confess I was a bit disappointed that all three were theropods, not being a particular fan of the clade (or at least not of the apex predators in the clade).
Review: Deinocheirus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
This past year has seen a surprisingly large number of amazing figures produced by Safari Ltd. Of all the new prehistoric figures released for 2017, only a few have yet to be reviewed so far, including the Deinocheirus that will be the subject of this review.