Safari Ltd Will Be Releasing Six New Dinosaurs In 2016

[suspsy]

It is a nifty beast!

[CityRaptor]

Oh yeah! And it would also fit as a chinese Dinosaur.

[Dinoguy2]

Does not seem like a lot of remains to work with...


The remains consisted of the holotype IVPP V.4006, a skull-less fragmentary skeleton, and the paratype IVPP V4007,[3] three vertebrae from the tail of a second individual.[4]
A smaller species from the Ejinhoro Formation in the Ordos Basin in Inner Mongolia, W. ordosensis, was formalized by the same researcher in 1993. It is based on specimen IVPP V6877, a fragmentary skeleton lacking the skull. It was found in 1988.[5] A third species, W. mongoliensis, is based on dorsal and caudal vertebrae as well as a pair of pubes.[6][7]

Dacentrurus is also known from very scant remains, but that didn't stop Dan LoRusso from making a very well-received toy.

And now it turns out Dacentrurus may be the same animal as Miragaia, so...

[Gwangi]

Does not seem like a lot of remains to work with...


The remains consisted of the holotype IVPP V.4006, a skull-less fragmentary skeleton, and the paratype IVPP V4007,[3] three vertebrae from the tail of a second individual.[4]
A smaller species from the Ejinhoro Formation in the Ordos Basin in Inner Mongolia, W. ordosensis, was formalized by the same researcher in 1993. It is based on specimen IVPP V6877, a fragmentary skeleton lacking the skull. It was found in 1988.[5] A third species, W. mongoliensis, is based on dorsal and caudal vertebrae as well as a pair of pubes.[6][7]

Dacentrurus is also known from very scant remains, but that didn't stop Dan LoRusso from making a very well-received toy.

CollectA made a really nice one too, still need to get it actually.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I keep thinking to myself if I were Doug, and I had just sculpted that stunning Sauropelta and were looking around for something similar to follow  it up that Gargoyleosaurs would be a logical and superb choice...it is a unique dinosaur, has a decent set of remains and is another K. Carpenter mount.
   Sadly I wish the same case could be made for Aquilops with its tiny bit of cranial material and nothing more.

[Takama]

I would be happy with any other Thyreophorian(may of Spelled it wrong) Dinosaur be it a Stegosaur, or Ankylosaur.

[suspsy]

Gargoyleosaurus is indeed a beautiful animal, but as a nodosaurid, it's very similar in appearance to Sauropelta. At least to lay people it is. I'd be surprised if Safari opted to release two nodosaurids in two years. If there is a thyreophoran among the 2016 six, I think it'll be either a stegosaurid (fingers crossed) or an ankylosaurid. Pinacosaurus and Tarchia would be prime candidates. Not to mention Ankylosaurus itself.

Time will tell!

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

And now it turns out Dacentrurus may be the same animal as Miragaia, so...

Really? That's cool. When did they find that out?

[Yutyrannus]

Well, it would be nice to see a Scelidosaurus figure .

[suspsy]

And now it turns out Dacentrurus may be the same animal as Miragaia, so...

Really? That's cool. When did they find that out?

They didn't "find that out." It's a proposal by one group of paleontologists, but it's only speculation at this point.

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

And now it turns out Dacentrurus may be the same animal as Miragaia, so...

Really? That's cool. When did they find that out?

They didn't "find that out." It's a proposal by one group of paleontologists, but it's only speculation at this point.

So no actual paper on the topic, then?

[Dinoguy2]

And now it turns out Dacentrurus may be the same animal as Miragaia, so...

Really? That's cool. When did they find that out?

They didn't "find that out." It's a proposal by one group of paleontologists, but it's only speculation at this point.

So no actual paper on the topic, then?

There is a paper, have to dig up the reference. Basically they argue that the two are from the same time period and the diagnostic features of both aren't in any overlapping material (eg the distinctive long neck in M., while the neck isn't known completely in D., etc.) and all the bones that we do have from both specimens are identical. So there's no objective reason to say they are distinct (this seems like it will just end up making Dacentrurus into a nomen dubium since it can't be distinguished from better specimens of other species).

That's a lot more than just speculation, not proof of course but somebody will need to study the bones closely if they hope to counter argue the case.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

I was thinking this same, that I had read the paper as well . It seemed to me it was pretty well stated, and  left the burden fairly heavily on finding anything diagnostic to seperate the two.
  If anything, according to what I remember reading the speculative would seem more arguing they should be seperate.

[Dinoguy2]

This is the paper that suggests synonymizing Dacentrurus and Miragaia:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018210003111

Anf here's an updated skeletal showing Dacentrurus with missing parts filled in based on Miragaia reflecting its status as sister species or synonym, apparently approved by Galton:
http://sanderkools.deviantart.com/art/Dacentrurus-armatus-328393287

And here's a skeletal (top) showing what's known from just Dacentrurus.

[Concavenator]

Based on what a Safari admin said on Instagram a while ago,I would expect the news to be revealed sometime this week.At least I hope so! 

[Paleona]

Thanks for the heads up; that's really exciting if it ends up being true!  
(Curious as to what the admin said, though?  I can't seem to find it.)

[Concavenator]

Check out thishttps://i.instagram.com/safariltd/ Loot at the photo that's a teaser (the one posted a week ago).

[tanystropheus]

well they can make a Titanoboa that looks like this

that looks like a cross between an East African sand boa and a Synbranchid eel (now that looks ancient and weird enough) swallowing a caiman-like prehistoric crocodilian.

I just realized how tiny the Titanboa really is. It's 40 feet long. Largest Anacondas are about 28 feet in length. Cryptid Anacondas are believed to be around 60 feet +. Titanboa is overrated 

[sauroid]

indeed, but i guess the sheer bulk of it would still be overwhelming and scary as **** if you see it face to face. ^_^

[Concavenator]

I'm getting a little bit impatient    Please Safari reveal the photos!