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Tuojiangosaurus (Qichuan) (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO)
…Shunosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, and Mamenchisaurus. PNSO has produced many dinosaurs from this formation and it’s great to see these often neglected Chinese dinosaurs get such fantastic representation. The PNSO Tuojiangosaurus is not the only figure of the genus around. PNSO also made a mini-figure of the genus and there exists others as well, including one by Imaginex and another by Colorata. But none exist by the mainstream companies such as Saf…
Yi qi (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…rt of a tiny clade of unusual maniraptoran coelurosaurs from Late Jurassic China known as scansoriopterygids. At roughly the mass of a grey parrot (380 grams est.), Yi is the largest scansoriopterygid yet discovered. As with its cousins Epidexipteryx and Scansoriopteryx, the third fingers on Yi’s hands were extremely long and may have helped to support membranous gliding planes of skin. But unlike any other dinosaur, Yi also possessed long, pointe…
Fukuiraptor (Prehistoric World by CollectA)
…hen we think of dinosaurs; we all know the famous fossil bone beds and the dinosaurs they contain from western North America, China, or Argentina, but most people, even dinosaur enthusiasts, would be hard pressed to name a single Japanese dinosaur. That is unless of course you’re from Japan; they appear to take great pride in their dinosaurs. Japanese toy makers regularly produce figures of their local dinosaurs that those of us in other countries…
Sinoceratops baby A-QI (PNSO)
…is how baby dinosaurs are usually depicted in toy form. Historically, baby dinosaurs are depicted as either a shrunken caricature of an adult or too cartoony that they look like straight out of Land Before Time, neither one appeals to me. It’s the reason I don’t have many baby dinosaurs in my collection anymore. The two baby dinosaur from PNSO released this year. I hope we see more baby ones in this style in future release. Times are changing, an…
Mamenchisaurus (CollectA)
…re is even some possible evidence that they may have even lived outside of China. Like many dinosaurs, there were a lot of confusion about how many species are there, suffering the dreaded “wastebasket” syndrome where fossil find, often very fragmentary, are assigned to the genus. Fortunately, some species are known from almost complete skeleton, while others are so fragmentary. So far, there are seven recognized species of Mamenchisaurus: M. con…
Lufengosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…C Young) after being unearthed at Shawan near Lufeng in Yunnan Province in China. The two species recognised so far range from 6 to 9 meters in length and come from enough individuals to give a good coverage of most parts of the skeleton. It has the honour of being the first dinosaur to be assembled and displayed in China. Classified as a sauropodomorph (aka prosauropod), this animal was lightly built compared to the giants that would come later a…
Microraptor (CollectA)
…environment, Microraptor was one of the most common and abundant non-avian dinosaurs around. It shared this place with other feathered as well as non-feathered dinosaurs.Today, there are hundreds of Microraptor fossils making the genus one of the best represented dromaeosaurid. Mine mine mine! Snack time! I really love this figure. The sculpting and pose give it a life-like quality to it that looks natural and not contrived. Although some would he…
Xuanhanosaurus (Jurassic World Dino Trackers Danger Pack by Mattel)
…irst, and slaps them with a random name they pulled out of The Big Book of Dinosaurs’ A-Z section later. Rest assured, most of the dinosaurs were designed to BE that dinosaur that is represented. The upcoming, or now out Megalosaurus was designed to be a Megalosaurus, Dominion’s Yangchuanosaurus was meant to be Yangchuanosaurus, and so on. Hopefully we will see more concepts of hybrids released by Universal too, that way we can corroborate these b…
Prehistoric Animals (Panini, review part 1)
…on the underside with the animal name, series number (1-24), and the word “CHINA”. I’ll treat them briefly in number order, starting with the first 12. Number 1 is the crested Corythosaurus. It is rearing up in a tail-dragging tripod pose and it has bunny hands. Many of the dinosaurs in this line do. It has warty-looking raised bumps on its brown skin. Simply put, this is an outdated restoration, but that’ll be a recurring theme! All of the figure…
Nemicolopterus (Tracy) (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…votes) Nemicolopterus was an early Cretaceous genus of pterodactyloid from China that made headlines upon its discovery in 2008. With only a 10” wingspan the single specimen we have is also the smallest of pterosaur fossils found, excluding hatchlings. What’s more is that Nemicolopterus is thought to have been an inland forest dweller with adaptations on the limbs suitable for climbing trees. The single specimen that exists is not a fully grown ad…
Sinosauropteryx (Dinotales Series 1 by Kaiyodo)
…hers on its body. That was in 1996 and since then numerous other feathered dinosaurs have come from the Yixian Formation of China. Though described over a decade ago this small species of Compsognathid is rarely produced in toy form. Actually, I’m only aware of this one by Kaiyodo. Leave it to Kaiyodo of course to be the ones to produce this genus, they often tackle obscure animals and with the utmost in quality too. This Sinosauropteryx is no dif…
Psittacosaurus (Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studio)
…etermine patterns of coloration for this dinosaur. This specimen, found in China, likely from the Yixian Formation of Liaoning Province, showed that it had a common camouflage pattern known as countershading, meaning it lived in dense, low light forest environments. This type of camouflage is especially effective for hiding from predators that use patterns of shadows on objects in order to be able to determine shapes. The paint is based on the Bob…
Velociraptor (Wild Safari Collection by Safari Ltd)
…ri at this dinosaur include those in the Carnegie Collection, Dinosaurs of China Collection (see blog entry), and the great dinosaurs collection (see blog entry) This raptor looks as though it is just about to jump on a unsuspecting Protoceratops. It’s right foot is pushing off the ground, it’s left foot is up and ready for attack, the jaws are wide open showing many yellow teeth and a pink tongue, and the arms are (somewhat) ready for grabbing an…
Caudipteryx (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)
…ctual animal described in 1998 represents just how blurry the line between dinosaurs and birds is, partly because there is no line. It is just not possible to distinguish birds from dinosaurs. The Carnegie Caudipteryx is a stunning example of what Carnegie is capable of. It is exquisitely detailed and a fairly accurate representation of this feathered dragon. With such attention to detail on this and most of their other feathered dinosaurs one can…
Odontochelys (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…s a Triassic stem turtle whose fossils from 220 mya were found in Guizhou, China. It is the testudine equivalent of Archaeopteryx, transitional between Pappochelys and Proganochelys. What does this species tell us about the origin of turtles? We’ll get back to that question later. Zhao Chuang and Yang Yang have created a beautiful PVC sculpture of Odontochelys for Item Number 25 of the PNSO miniature line. The length of the figure is 8.5 cm (3.3″)…
Anchiornis (Luffy) (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…this late Jurassic paravian have been found in the bone beds of Liaoning, China. These fossils are so well preserved that they give us one of the best representations of what a dinosaur actually looked like, right down to the color of its plumage. What’s more is that Anchiornis was 10 million years older than Archaeopteryx, giving it the distinction of being the oldest known feathered animal. Despite its significance Anchiornis was a very bird-li…
Qianzhousaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…, which led to it being nicknamed ‘Pinochio rex’. The species was found in China, and was closely related to Alioramus (which is another species in the PNSO line). When it comes to figures of Qianzhousaurus there is virtually nothing else in PVC that comes to mind. The PNSO Qianzhousaurus is a part of their small model series, which includes a wide array of prehistoric creatures, many of which were never made into toys before. The neat thing about…
Herrerasaurus (McDonald’s Happy Meal Exclusive by Schleich)
…rd of December of 2020 with Herrerasaurus and Spinosaurus as the available dinosaurs, the latter being a blue repaint of the one that was available in the 2019 Happy Meal. The second wave begins on the 29th of December 2020 and ends on the 20th of January 2021, and will offer a red repaint of the Tyrannosaurus from 2019 and a downsized version of the current Schleich Dilophosaurus. As one may notice, the new figures are both shrunken down versions…
Liaoceratops (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)
…them all is the humble Liaoceratops. Hailing from the Liaoning Province of China and growing to no bigger than an average dog, it is the most basal known member of its family, and thus offers us a unique glimpse into how later animals like Triceratops evolved in the first place. Here, courtesy of PNSO, is Hehe the Liaoceratops. She is sculpted in a walking stance with her head turned sharply to the right and her tail swaying to the left, giving he…
Carcharodontosaurus (GR Toys by Haolonggood)
…ded in my psyche to this day. Conversely, there are enough giant predatory dinosaurs known now, which have been touted as the latest “biggest” meat-eater, that if I’m not careful I almost take for granted how huge dinosaurs really did get by the standards we’re used to in land animals today. I can only attempt to imagine how exhilarating (and terrifying) it would have been during the Cretaceous period to encounter any one of these super-predators…