HAOLONGGOOD - New For 2023

[Paleoclapas]

Thank you for the detailed analysis! I really hope "Eva" gets properly described soon! That unfortunately also means that the HLG figure will likely be inaccurate in a short period of time. Such is the reality of producing genera that aren't well studied (at the time of production).

Regarding the osteoderm arrangement, I agree it is not very convincing on the figure. Seems like other paleoartists like Knuppe also favour the parasagittal arrangement, which is based on fossil evidence unlike previous Ampelosaurus armour reconstructions.

Yes, it is surprising that HLG did not rely on Daniel Vidal's study on osteoderms from the Spanish site of Lo Hueco in which the arrangement in two parasagittal rows is proposed. Recent studies on titanosaur osteoderms have focused primarily on their shape diversity, their arrangement, and their internal structure. The most mysterious and least studied osteoderms are certainly those with concave bulbs. Based on their structure it is likely that the latter supported a fully keratinized spine without bony core (perhaps the flat bulbs also supported a spine). However, this is currently only a theory present on the internet and which has not been formally proposed or tested by a scientific study. Perhaps a study similar to that carried out on the bony surfaces supporting the keratinized facial pads of Pachyrhinosaurus could provide an answer. But I don't know if any researchers are working on this.

Osteoderms referred to Ampelosaurus:
The well-known spiny morphotype, and the other two less often represented, the flat and concave bulb morphotypes.

[Basilosaurus]

Does anyone know anything about the Maip Macrothorax that was hinted at a while ago?

[Fembrogon]

No further news on the megaraptoran yet; typically Haolonggood's only been revealing ready-to-go products anyway.
I'm sure vampiredesign will be prompt in announcing the megaraptoran when it's ready.

[Sim]

There was never a Maip.  The Haolonggood megaraptoran is Megaraptor.

[bmathison1972]

There have been some comments on the recent Edmontonia but it's been hard to keep up. Do we have a confident species? I have it databased as E. rugosidens, but maybe there's a better option? Thanks!

[Sim]

Dinosdragons identified it as Edmontonia longiceps in their review of the figure.  I agree it's that species based on the lack of cheek plates, and armour configuration.

[Flaffy]

Dinosdragons identified it as Edmontonia longiceps in their review of the figure.  I agree it's that species based on the lack of cheek plates, and armour configuration.

I remain unconvinced that hard structures like that would be absent in a closely related species within the same genus. E. rugosidens cheek plates were found to be "free floating", so it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that they were lost during/prior to fossilisation on the E. longiceps specimen.

Moreover, GSP proposed that E. rugosidens is the direct ancestor of E. longiceps. So it would make much more sense to reconstruct E. longiceps with a cheek plate. Something about absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence afterall.

[Sim]

I think it's easy to have/not have a cheek plate even if a close relative doesn't have it/has it.  I think it's good to not let our opinions become more than that.

[Fembrogon]

I've been trying to determine the Edmontonia's designation myself (for an eventual DTB review), and I'm leaning towards E. longiceps as well, if only due to the skull shape. Most fossils we have of the genus seem to be classified as E. rugosidens, however, so Haolonggood's figurine probably relies heavily on that species anyway.

[bmathison1972]

thanks all; I suspected it was E. longiceps. Not sure why I called it E. rugosidens initially. Armor configuration is more important than this 'cheek plate' analysis

[Prehistory Resurrection]

[Concavenator]

Surprised no one mentioned it, but the Daspletosaurus is already available on AliExpress.

[Bread]

$25 for a lipped and beautifully colored Daspletosaurus? Sorry PNSO...

[Samrukia]

i am becoming Haolonggood'2023 completeist

[bmathison1972]

i am becoming Haolonggood'2023 completeist

I am close! Everything so far except the theropods, Apatosaurus, and megalodon

[Samrukia]

Surprised no one mentioned it, but the Daspletosaurus is already available on AliExpress.

summarizing

Model Toy Center
https://m.aliexpress.ru/item/1005006044360328.html?fbclid=IwAR2-hKs_N3JBmNYfSVI0GAoEI6NDQaiEe7mZbNS4J8VGPUiLBlA0mnSAhZw&gatewayAdapt=gloPc2rusMsite4itemAdapt&sku_id=12000035464210128

My Online Toy Store
https://m.aliexpress.ru/item/1005006044402506.html?fbclid=IwAR2F9jfdHcf3WdoKK41v4im-rBnrFo6yw066E_IwOmM_OdOyDJelwBJmMfE&gatewayAdapt=gloPc2rusMsite4itemAdapt&sku_id=12000035464530101

[BlueKrono]

Surprised no one mentioned it, but the Daspletosaurus is already available on AliExpress.

summarizing

Model Toy Center
https://m.aliexpress.ru/item/1005006044360328.html?fbclid=IwAR2-hKs_N3JBmNYfSVI0GAoEI6NDQaiEe7mZbNS4J8VGPUiLBlA0mnSAhZw&gatewayAdapt=gloPc2rusMsite4itemAdapt&sku_id=12000035464210128

My Online Toy Store
https://m.aliexpress.ru/item/1005006044402506.html?fbclid=IwAR2F9jfdHcf3WdoKK41v4im-rBnrFo6yw066E_IwOmM_OdOyDJelwBJmMfE&gatewayAdapt=gloPc2rusMsite4itemAdapt&sku_id=12000035464530101

Those .ru endings are bringing me to the Russian version of the site, in Cyrillic.

[Fembrogon]

replace the .ru with .com or .us and it should correct just fine.

At those prices, I will definitely try picking up the Das in the future if I can - probably partnered with the Ampelosaurus.

[Samrukia]

Haolonggood statues
Daspletosaurus and Pachyrhinosaurus
from Paleofiguras

[ceratopsian]

Black Mamba apparently painted the Daspletosaurus prototype.