New DinoToyBlog entries

[indohyus]

Another Happinet review, this time the mighty Allosaurus!

http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/01/24/allosaurus-happinet/

[Gwangi]

Marx Megatherium, my 200th review and my last review of a Marx toy.
http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/01/25/megatherium-marx/

[Fembrogon]

Congratulations on 200 reviews! I think you made a fitting choice of a toy to mark the occasion.

[Duna]

I've gone back and revised the section about the "hooves" in light of some crucial information that Thomas Holtz passed on to me today. It would appear that CollectA, along with a great many people, may have jumped the gun. 

I was under the impression that the only reason the term "hoof" is commonly circulated is because it's a close enough analogy, rather than it representing the actual morphology of the forelimb itself. Like, a "hoof-like structure" is certainly easier to explain, and visualize for non-paleo savy people as opposed to explaining how weird the actual thing was. Similar case to the "hooved crocodiles" of Planocraniidae. Was not aware that the term "hoof" was taken rather literally.

Accurate(?)


vs

Innacurate



Re-examining the forelimbs of the figure, the nail doesn't cover the bottom of the digit completely. The fleshy weight bearing pad is still present. I think only the shape of the hoof itself is subject to debate as to whether it's accurate or not.


Digit 2 however has issues. It's supposed to look more flat and spade like, rather than a pointed conical spike/spur. I believe this misconception stems from the angle of most images of the Dakota specimen. Where only the edge of Digit 2 is captured, i.e. a profile shot. I don't think there are any good images of a "head-on" view of digit 2 available at the moment, though the first illustration posted above gives a decent approximation of it's actual shape when viewed in different angles.

I highly recommend this video of one of the best paleo experts in the world, it's in Spanish language, but it's an absolute gem. Hope you can enjoy it with the subtitles. His channel is pure gold in every single video.
This is all about hadrosaur's hands. He ranges everything from scientific evidence to fossils. Dakota's hand is discussed at 14:10. I've watched the video with the English automatic traslation subtitles and it's not bad. It fails to translate Dakota and uses some funny words in scientific names, mistakes helmet as hoof, but the rest is nice.
Basically he explains the same: that Dakota has a nail and not a hoove, and explains it perfectly. His reconstruction of the hoove at the end is very accurate.

The title of the video is:

Duckbills with horse hands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1b0VqnPD44&t=32s

[Gwangi]

Congratulations on 200 reviews! I think you made a fitting choice of a toy to mark the occasion.

Thank you, @Fembrogon!

[suspsy]

The new PNSO Triceratops:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/01/31/triceratops-doyle-2021pnso/

[Lanthanotus]

Another PNSO..... here comes Harvey

[SidB]

Another PNSO..... here comes Harvey

Thanks for another fine review, @Lanthanotus. However you might want to correct the TYPO on the heading, which reads "Igunanodon" instead of Iguanodon, since this will result in the review being misfiled in the "Contents" section of the Blog.

[Lanthanotus]

Thx S @SidB , fixed it

[suspsy]

Amber Legacy Pteranodon:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/03/pteranodon-jurassic-park-legacy-amber-collection-by-mattel/

[Lanthanotus]

A great view.... you deceide

[indohyus]

Time to journey back and see the horned reptile of the Triassic, Shringasaurus by Jurassic World.

http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/05/shringasaurus-jurassic-world-dino-escape-wild-pack/

[suspsy]

Time to journey back and see the horned reptile of the Triassic, Shringasaurus by Jurassic World.

http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/05/shringasaurus-jurassic-world-dino-escape-wild-pack/

Good review, @indohyus. Can you also tag it with 'Mattel,' please?

[indohyus]

Time to journey back and see the horned reptile of the Triassic, Shringasaurus by Jurassic World.

http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/05/shringasaurus-jurassic-world-dino-escape-wild-pack/

Good review, @indohyus. Can you also tag it with 'Mattel,' please?

Done!

[Bokisaurus]

My much delayed review of PNSO's Tylosaurus
http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/07/tylosaurus-pnso/

[Shonisaurus]

I congratulate you as I always do. You make a correct product review and match it with data on the species of prehistoric animal in this case tylosaurus, framing it in its geological time scientifically speaking. Nice to read your writings.

[Gwangi]

Nabisco Baluchitherium (Paraceratherium)
http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/08/baluchitherium-lido-nabisco/

[Fembrogon]

Ooh, neat! That's the one Nabisco mammal I have, too. They're quite the charming little figurines!

[suspsy]

 Sinclair T. rex:
http://dinotoyblog.com/2022/02/10/tyrannosaurus-rex-dinoland-by-sinclair/

[Fembrogon]

One more on the way for these Sinclair reviews; I had fun writing these.