Potential Other Prehistoric Animals for Mojo Fun

[Trexroarr]

Now I know Mojo hasn't asked us to choose anything other than Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Mammals, but I feel like we should list other Prehistoric Species for them in this thread JUST in case they decide to surprise us with something else for 2014.

So for this thread, I suggest we each put up to 3 different Prehistoric Species that are NOT mammals or dinosaurs. Anything else, is fair game.

Phorusrhacos longissimus (We definitely need the most famous of the Terror Birds made in to a figure, right?)
Carcharodon megalodon (Mojo's 2012 Great White Shark is actually fantastic, so this is a no brainer. I'd love to see a Megalodon figure in 1/30 scale!)
Titanoboa cerrejonensis (Titanboa has DEFINITELY NOT been made in to a figure yet and it should be! This guy was just awesome lol.)

[ZoPteryx]

Good idea Trexroarr. 

My picks are:

Nyctosaurus gracilis   (Pteranodon's whacky cousin)
Prionosuchus plummeri   (the biggest amphibian ever)
Xiphactinus sp.   (the famous "bulldog fish")

[SBell]

This is a tough category. I would have to say, two early suggestions are ones that can be summed up as 'large great white' and 'large boa'.  I am thinking that the reason these animals don't get made is because, at the end of the day, they don't really look different from a modern counterpart.

Case in point--Deinosuchus is big, but Sarcosuchus has become a more common figure. Why? Because, overall, Deinosuchus just looks like a heavy gator.  To the average eye, it just looks like a croc, so why not find one with a more unusual morphology.  Plus, of course, we still don't really know anything about the size of megalodon anyway. Double a great white? Less? More?

I would like to see some therapsids and therocephalians like Estemmenosuchus and Moschops by a larger company. And a better variety of fish. There are lots of cool ones, including armoured, sharks, agnathans, various lobefins, etc.

[tyrantqueen]

Globidens
Edaphosaurus
Pterodaustro

[anchry6]

My picks are:
Desmatosuchus
Dimetrodon gigashomogenes
Ornithosuchus

[Brontozaurus]

I'd love to see an Estemmenosuchus done by SOMEONE at least. AFAIK the last one was a Jurassic Park toy so we really need a new one.

Also getting my vote for cool things that Mojo should do are marine crocodiles and the odd icthyosaur Eurhinosaurus, because there's no better way to stand out amongst a horde of Tyrannosaurus figures than through replicas of weird animals.

[SommoDracorex]

There are too many that I would like... pterosaurs, marine reptiles, amphibians, sharks, fishes, crocodiles, synapsids... it would take a lifetime to list all the figures that SHOULD be produced ._.

[Mauro "Raptor86"]

Nyctosaurus, 1:15
Moschops, 1:20
Ischigualastia, 1:15

[Ikessauro]

Armadillosuchus arrudai
Prionosuchus
Pampaphoneus

[DinoToyForum]

Well, I give in to my bias every time, so I will suggest some marine reptiles.

The long snouted ichthyosaur Eurhinosaurus
The new extremely long-necked plesiosaur Albertonectes
And Liopleurodon. I don't think one can have too many Liopleurodons. Basking in the fame of Walking with Dinosaurs, they are great sellers too.

[Takama]

How about Pliosaurus, Based on Predetor X (AKA, P Funki)

The should also do an icthiyosaur at some point, so

Shonisaurus

And for the Heck of It  A Giant Turtle named Archolon

This is a tough category. I would have to say, two early suggestions are ones that can be summed up as 'large great white' and 'large boa'.  I am thinking that the reason these animals don't get made is because, at the end of the day, they don't really look different from a modern counterpart.

Case in point--Deinosuchus is big, but Sarcosuchus has become a more common figure. Why? Because, overall, Deinosuchus just looks like a heavy gator.  To the average eye, it just looks like a croc, so why not find one with a more unusual morphology.  Plus, of course, we still don't really know anything about the size of megalodon anyway. Double a great white? Less? More?

Thinking from a childs point of view, i would think big versions of modern cretures would be cool.    "Behold My massive Condor (holds up Potential Argentavius figure) Whoooooosshh, die you little pengiun"

I think They could inspire creativity and imagination for children, while at the same time, give us prehistoric collectors a reason to buy such modern looking Cretures

[CityRaptor]

Well, as far as Kaiju go, I prefer individual Designs over scaled up normal animals. Same for the Prehistoric ones. So yes, Sarco instead of Deino.

That being said:
I want the Crocoduck! Anatosuchus!
Also Lystrosaurus
And Sinemys, especially Sinemys gamera!

[Patrx]

Thinking from a childs point of view, i would think big versions of modern cretures would be cool.

Potentially, but I think what Sbell was getting at is that there's not much difference between a model of, say, Titanoboa versus a model of an anaconda in a larger scale. It's a bit redundant.

[Splonkadumpocus]

Seymouria
Eryops
Moschops
Cynognathus

for me.

[CM]

Since I don't care much for Safari's Inostrancevia, I'll take any gorgonopsid at all.

[Patrx]

Since I don't care much for Safari's Inostrancevia, I'll take any gorgonopsid at all.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that model looked a little dodgy. I'd also be thrilled to see a gorgonopsid.

[SBell]

Thinking from a childs point of view, i would think big versions of modern cretures would be cool.

Potentially, but I think what Sbell was getting at is that there's not much difference between a model of, say, Titanoboa versus a model of an anaconda in a larger scale. It's a bit redundant.

That is precisely what I meant. Since their series, like most, are not to scale, a Titanoboa might as well be  an anaconda in their wildlife line. It's not that they aren't a cool concept, it's that they don't differentiate well without something to indicate size.

[STORMnlNIJMEGEN]

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[Megalosaurus]

Hi.

• Estemmenosuchus +1
  
• Thalattosaurus
  
• Redondasaurus

Saludos.

[crankydinosaur]

I would love to see more prehistoric fish / arthropods / cephalopods...

going with the big guys since Mojo seems to do mostly larger figures

-Dunkleosteus
-Endoceras (a straight shelled nautiloid)
-Pterygotus (a "sea scorpion")
-Arthropleura (a very large relative of centipedes / millipedes)
-Anomalocaris (probably the largest creatures from the Burgess Shale)