Elasmosaurid Figure Recommendations

[Concavenator]

Elasmosaurids are a group I'm interested in having represented in my collection, and I was considering getting 1 of the following:

CollectA Thalassomedon
CollectA Elasmosaurus
Safari Elasmosaurus

I would like to get the most scientifically accurate one, but I'm no expert on marine reptiles, so I wanted to hear your opinion about this. I'm especially interested in hearing Dr. Admin's opinion @dinotoyforum

[DinoToyForum]

Well, I was the scientific consultant for the Wild Safari (Safari Ltd) Elasmosaurus so I can vouch for that one. But it's quite a small model. We omitted a tail fin, if you have preference on that front, there's currently no right answer. The CollectA Thalassomedon is very good. The forelimbs are positioned awkwardly, rotated a bit too far forward, which is a recurring theme in several CollectA plesiosaur toys for some reason, but otherwise there are no mistakes that come to mind. I haven't seen the CollectA Elasmosaurus figure in person yet so I'm holding final judgement on that, but I did have some concerns about the proportions (the body looks a bit long) and the apparently humped back.

[Concavenator]

Thank you @dinotoyforum ! I think I will go with the Safari Elasmosaurus then. Seems to be the safest option, and I don't have a problem with it being small. I see what you mean about the CollectA Thalassomedon forelimbs, it's odd they did that.

[Duna]

I have the Safari Elasmosaurus and I can say it's a very good figure. In fact it's the oldest figure I have on display on the "accurate" cabinet because it still holds up very well. The colour is original and not too striking, too.

[Concavenator]

Well, it not simply holds up but it's a 2013 figure beating 2016 and 2021 figures in anatomical accuracy. This is just an example of why newer doesn't necessarily equate to better.