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Which extinct animals need to be better represented in toy form?

Started by Archosauria, October 18, 2017, 06:35:24 AM

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Which of these do you think are poorly represented in toy form and need some more love?

Crocodilians (e.g Deinosuchus, Sarcosuchus, Desmatosuchus)
Ornithomimosaurs (e.g Gallimimus, Pelicanimimus, Deinocheirus)
Pro-sauropods (e.g Plateosaurus, Mussaurus, Unaysaurus)
Azhdarchids (e.g Quetzalcoatlus, Hatzegopteryx)
Obscure Mammals (e.g Thylacosmilus, Platybelodon, Eohippus, Paraceratherium)
"Terror birds" (e.g Gastornis, Phorusrhacos, Kelenken)
Spinosaurids (e.g Suchomimus, Baryonyx, Irritator)
Small Tyrannosaurids (e.g Eotyrannus, Guanlong, Dilong)
Small Pterosaurs (e.g Rhamphorynchus, Dimorphodon, Petinosaurus)
Ichthyosaurs (e.g Shonisaurus, Excalibosaurus, Opthalmosaurus)
Pliosaurs (e.g Kronosaurus, Pliosaurus, Liopleurodon)
Mosasaurs (e.g Mosasaurus, Tylosaurus, Platycarpus)
Pachycephalosaurs (e.g Goyocephale, Pachycephalosaurus, Stegoceras)
Hadrosaurs (e.g Hadrosaurus, Corythosaurus, Lambeosaurus)
Primates (e.g Australopithecus, Gigantopithecus, Dryopithecus)
Cephalopods (e.g Belemnites, Ammonites)
Fish (e.g Dunkleosteus, Stenthacanthus, Certoxyrhina)
Therapsids (e.g Gorgonops, Placerias, Edaphosaurus)
Amphibians (e.g Eryops, Diplocaulus, Beezlebufo)
Giant Arthropods (e.g Jaekolopterus, Arthropleura, Meganeura)
Therizinosaurs (e.g Beipaosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Nothronychus)
Trilobites.
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Ravonium

#20
October 20, 2017, 09:49:29 PM Last Edit: October 20, 2017, 10:04:44 PM by Ravonium
Most of these options can be put into much more broad groups, including 'Paleozoic Life', 'Non Dinosaurian Mesozoic Life' and 'Non Quaternary Cenozoic Life'.

This being said, there are 2 more options I would like to have been put on the list, which are "Other Marine Reptiles (e.g. Nothosaurus, Henodus) and "Cambrian and Pre-Cambrian Life (e.g. Hallucigenia, Dickinsonia, Charnia).

In my opinion, while all of these options are underrepresented, there are certain ones that are more underrepresented than others, and the options I've found to be particularly underrepresented include Crocodilians (especially fully terrestrial crocodilians), Prosauropods, Obscure Mammals, Terror Birds (here I'm also extending this definition to birds like Dromornis and Gastornis, which weren't true terror birds), Small Pterosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Hadrosaurs, Primates, Fish, Therapsids, Amphibians and Arthropods in general.

bmathison1972

#21
October 21, 2017, 01:23:32 AM
I know this will be an obvious response from me, but yeah more big arthropods. And I mean terrestrial ones; Cambrian critters and sea scorpions have received increased attention in recent years. Time for some Carboniferous and Permian terrestrials!

By the way, is this poll in general, or is it by Paleo-Creatures by Jetoar for what to make next?

Archosauria

#22
October 21, 2017, 02:24:35 AM
It's just a general poll that will probably have no effect on anything whatsoever. I just wanted to see opinions.
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Halichoeres

#23
October 23, 2017, 06:32:55 PM
Quote from: Reptilia on October 20, 2017, 09:00:21 PM
Ouch, that Dimorphodon is ugly. What the two theropods are supposed to be? Coelophysis and Velociraptor?

Correct. The Coelophysis isn't too bad, in my opinion. These are basically all based on the models in DK books, which themselves were uneven in quality.
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#24
October 23, 2017, 07:33:21 PM
Quote from: Ciaphus Cain on October 20, 2017, 05:02:27 PM
Wow, that set was also being sold at Costco Canada (at least the one in Burlington, Ontario) about 6 months ago for 25$
Shame we never got them here in NS, most of them aren't half bad, especially placed alongside JP figs.

Bowhead Whale

#25
November 15, 2017, 08:57:08 PM
That is a very good poll. I'm tired of seeing always the same species over and over again in toys stores.

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