Leyster's Collection

Roger wrote:

This is the kind of dinosaur that I think it good to be released for a TOOB. It is almost human sized, quite small when compared with the majority of the other dinosaurs.

Kikimalou wrote:

So you chose the Toob one instead of the Carnegie, could you explain ? 

Well, there is not much to explain... for I have the Carnegie too!   But really, I needed something running away from the PNSO Yutyrannus to justify its pose  

Binomial name: Beipiaosaurus inexpectus Xu et al. 1999
Classification: Dinosauria->Theropoda->Neotheropoda->Averostra->Tetanurae->Coelurosauria->Tyrannoraptora->Maniraptoromorpha->Neocoelurosauria->Maniraptoriformes->Maniraptora->Therizinosauria->Therizinosauroidea
Time: Aptian (early Cretaceous)
Formation: Jianshangou Beds of the Yixian Formation (present day China)
Manifacturer and date of release: Carnegie Collection of the Safari LTD, 2006
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
Scale: 1:11 based on IVPP 11559
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In truth, I'm not too sure about BOTH Beipiaosaurus' proportions. But it's a really weird animal, with a lot of immature traits (it might in fact be a very young animal when it died).

..anyway a beautiful model!

Leyster wrote:

Roger wrote:

This is the kind of dinosaur that I think it good to be released for a TOOB. It is almost human sized, quite small when compared with the majority of the other dinosaurs.

Kikimalou wrote:

So you chose the Toob one instead of the Carnegie, could you explain ? 

Well, there is not much to explain... for I have the Carnegie too!   But really, I needed something running away from the PNSO Yutyrannus to justify its pose  

Of course every fox need a chicken 

Caracal wrote:

..anyway a beautiful model!

Yes, it is.

Kikimalou wrote:

Leyster wrote:

Roger wrote:

This is the kind of dinosaur that I think it good to be released for a TOOB. It is almost human sized, quite small when compared with the majority of the other dinosaurs.

Kikimalou wrote:

So you chose the Toob one instead of the Carnegie, could you explain ? 

Well, there is not much to explain... for I have the Carnegie too!   But really, I needed something running away from the PNSO Yutyrannus to justify its pose  

Of course every fox need a chicken 

Obliviously

Since I mentioned it...

Binomial name: Yutyrannus huali Xu et al., 2012
Classification: Dinosauria->Theropoda->Neotheropoda->Averostra->Tetanurae->Coelurosauria->Tyrannoraptora->Tyrannosauroidea->Proceratosauridae
Time: Aptian (early Cretaceous)
Formation: unknown member of the Yixian Formation (present day China)
Manifacturer and date of release: PNSO, 2021
Sculptor: somebody in the atelier of Zhao Chuang
Scale: 1:32 for the largest specimen, but see below
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A long awaited model, but like many long awaited things, it turned out just a bit deluding. The skull shape doesn't match Yutyrannus, the keratin is lacking and the head is bit too small. More in my review. Otherwise a great model.

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*flopping chicken noises*

.. but where the keratine is missing?

A "conservative keratin"
I enjoy the way this figure puts its weight over its front leg. Strongly leaning forward in a wide walk, clearly wanting to know who is the responsible for its lack of keratin.

Caracal wrote:

.. but where the keratine is missing?

The horns and nasal crest. Generally speaking keratine increases the lenght of horny sheats by a lot (I've heard 15-20% or even more), while its horns and crests barely matches the ones in skeletals. This is very evident since PNSO gave its Torvosaurus (whose lacrimal horns are really, really small) very huge, speculative crests.
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(image by Scott Hartman)

Roger wrote:

A "conservative keratin"  
I enjoy the way this figure puts its weight over its front leg. Strongly leaning forward in a wide walk, clearly wanting to know who is the responsible for its lack of keratin.

They're gonna be in big trouble.

OK thank you Leyster! :)

My pleasure!

Binomial name: Diplocaulus magnicornis Cope, 1882
Classification: Lepospondyli->Holospondyli->Nectridea->Diplocaulidae
Time: Kungurian (Early Permian)
Formation: Arroyo Formation (present-day USA)
Manifacturer and date of release: Kaiyodo, 2001
Sculptor: Seiji Yamamoto?
Scale: 1:10
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After Dimetrodon, probably the most iconic Permian animal.

I don't know if Diplocaulus is more iconic than Edaphosaurus but I know it is far more bizarre. I really like that creature and I think Kaiyodo did a great job.

Binomial name: Amargasaurus cazaui Salgado & Bonaparte 1991
Classification: Dinosauria->Sauropodomorpha->Bagualosauria->Massopoda->Sauropodiformes->Sauropoda->Eusauropoda->Neosauropoda->Diplodocoidea->Diplodocimorpha->Flagellicaudata->Dicraeosauridae
Time: Barremian (Early Cretaceous)
Formation: La Amarga Formation (present day Argentina)
Manifacturer and date of release: Battat, 1996 (reissued in 2014 as part of the Terra Line)
Sculptor: Dan LoRusso
Scale: 1:42 for MACN-N 15
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Battat and Carnegie Amargasaurus both have their pro and cons

Binomial name: Coelophysis bauri Cope, 1889
Classification: Dinosauria->Theropoda->Neotheropoda->Coelophysoidea
Time: Rhaetian-Hettagian? (Late Triassic-Early Jurassic)
Formation: Siltstone Member and Petrified Forest Member of the Chinle Formation (present day USA)
Manifacturer and date of release: Safari LTD; 2017
Sculptor: Doug Watson
Scale: 1:14 based on AMNH 7223
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It was time to made an updated Coelophysis for the western market! And it's feathered, which agrees with Lovelace et al. 2020!

Binomial name: Nyctosaurus gracilis Marsh 1876
Classification: Pterosauria->Macronychoptera->Novialoidea->Breviquartossa->Pterodactylomorpha->Caelidracones->Pterodactyloidea->Lophocratia->Eupterodactyloidea->Ornithocheiroidea-> Pteranodontoidea->Pteranodontia->Nyctosauridae
Time: Santonian/Campanian (Late Cretaceous)
Formation: Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation (present day USA)
Manifacturer and date of release: PNSO, 2016
Sculptor: somebody in the atelier of Zhao Chuang
Scale: 1:10
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Binomial name: "Chilantaisaurus" zheziangensis Dong 1979
Classification: Dinosauria->Theropoda->Neotheropoda->Averostra->Tetanurae->?*
Time: Santonian (Late Cretaceous)
Formation: Tangshang Formation (present day China)
Manifacturer and date of release: Vitae, 2018
Sculptor: Cheung Chung Tat
Scale: 1:26 for known elements of ZhM V.001 (it would NOT have looked like this)
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*currently there is disagreement about the philogenetic position of Chilantaisaurus. It's recovered as either a Megaraptora or a Carcharodontosaurid. I personally suspect it to be a Carcharodontosaurid, but let's see what happens. And, anyway, "Chilantaisaurus" zheziangensis is not Chilantaisaurus.

The scaling of this models require further explanation which you can find in my review here.

I missed a few good ones here.
Oh, I enjoy that Coelophysis , it preserves a certain reptilian madness, like a varan or so, such a cool figure.
It is now late here but let's see if I remember reading your Chilantaisaurus blog entry tomorrow.

Don't worry, and welcome back!

Binomial name: Styracosaurus albertensis Lambe 1913
Classification: Dinosauria->Ornithischia->Genasauria->Neornithischia->Marginocephalia->Ceratopsia->Neoceratopsia->Coronosauria->Ceratopsoidea->Ceratopsidae->Centrosaurinae
Time: Campanian (Late Cretaceous)
Formation: Upper Dinosaur Park Formation (present day Canada)
Manifacturer and date of release: Carnegie Collection of the Safari LTD, 2002
Sculptor: Forest Rogers
Scale: 1:31 based on CMNH 3034. Damn, Styracosaurus was small!
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Binomial name: Miragaia longicollum Mateus et al., 2009
Classification: Dinosauria->Ornithischia->Genasauria->Thyreophora->Stegosauria->Stegosauridae->Dacentrurinae
Time: Kimmeridgian/Tithonian (Late Jurassic)
Formation: Praia Azul Member of the Lourinhã Formation (present-day Portugal)
Manifacturer and date of release: PNSO, 2021
Sculptor: somebody in the atelier of Zhao Chuang
Scale: 1:27 for MG4863
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I love the Chilantaisaurus and this Miragaïa!

Finally I've read your blog entry about the Chilantaisaurus. Your blog entries are really very informative and I enjoy the way you present each model considering several aspects of them.
Now there's a Portuguese dinosaur, the coolest stegosaurid of ever!

Sorry for my disappearance, busy times

Roger wrote:

Finally I've read your blog entry about the Chilantaisaurus. Your blog entries are really very informative and I enjoy the way you present each model considering several aspects of them.
Now there's a Portuguese dinosaur, the coolest stegosaurid of ever!

Thank you, I try my best to aducate the reader when reviewing a figure!


Binomial name: Sinornithosaurus millenii Xu, Wang, & Wu 1999
Classification: Dinosauria->Theropoda->Neotheropoda->Averostra->Tetanurae->Coelurosauria->Tyrannoraptora->Maniraptoromorpha->Neocoelurosauria->Maniraptoriformes->Maniraptora->Pennaraptora->Paraves->Eumaniraptora->Deinonychosauria->Dromaeosauridae->Microraptoria
Time: Aptian (early Cretaceous)
Formation: Jianshangou Beds of the Yixian Formation (present day China)
Manifacturer and date of release: Safari LTD, 2009
Sculptor: Doug Watson
Scale: 1:12 for IVPP V12811
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Sorry for the disappearance, I'm back!

Binomial name: Acrocanthosaurus atokensis Stovall & Langston 1950
Classification: Dinosauria->Theropoda->Neotheropoda->Averostra->Tetanurae->Carnosauria->Allosauroidea->Allosauria->Carcharodontosauria->Carcharodontosauridae
Time: Aptian-Albian (Early Cretaceous)
Formation: Twin Mountains Formation, Antlers Formation, Cloverly Formation (present day USA)
Manifacturer and date of release: Kaiyodo, 2002
Sculptor: Eiichiro Matsumoto
Scale: 1:86 for NCSM 14345
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A 20 years old figure that is distinctively better than any Acrocanthosaurus produced after it. Shameful.