An Ode to the World’s Most Average Dinosaurs

[sauroid]

"They lacked the gargantuan size and spikes of the species museums often celebrate, but these species are how paleontologists learn about the Mesozoic"

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ode-worlds-most-average-dinosaurs-180977614/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&fbclid=IwAR31hAWaCheyL4eA7YXzXIPuk7Hiv7kbqCdW5o-epaSLgV04AZXhl1pEfYc

[Halichoeres]

Reminds me of Black's ode to the very ordinary (for Mesozoic times) fish Platysiagum. Average-sized ornithopods like Dryosaurus should get more toys.

[Gwangi]

I've always loved these average dinosaurs, like Dryosaurus. Not just the ornithopods but the basal forms of dinosaurs in general, or I should say those that retained the basal body plan. They definitely need better representation in the toy hobby.

[Halichoeres]

Absolutely. All the little bipedal ornithischians.

[Stegotyranno420]

Sometimes, i wish i had a company that made all of those obscure species like the ones here. Sure, I may prefer other animals vastly, but its still important to include these in daily life, so they do not get overshadowed by more "common" animals. And so future children can like and learn more about these criminally underrepresented animals. And collectors who want a complete collection of paleo-fauna will also be happy to have things like dryosaurs and hypsilophodonts, etc.