CollectA Dinosaur refrence guide

Paralititan Basic Facts
The Sauropod Family Titanosauria currently holds some of the largest dinosaurs that ever walked the earth, despite being only known from Fragmentary remains. Paralititan was at one time thought to be among these largest creatures but new studies have shown that these thoughts were exaggerated. It was a African Titanosaur that was found in the Bahariya Formation (In fact, it was the First Tetrapod to be found in that formation) and its remains are very fragmentary, with a large humorous being the only complete bone to be associated with its discovery.

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That is one of the interestings dinosaurs

Fascinating !!!! I love his face

Amargasaurus Basic Facts
Amargasaurus hails from la Amarga in Argentina, and it is recognized by two rows of spines that protrude from its neck vertebra, along with a single row that continues down its back. It was a sauropod dinosaur, and its relatively short compared to other members in that group. Hypotheses for the spines had vary, some scientists thought that they were a couple of fine like sails, similar to a synapsid named Dimetrodon. It was also thought that this sail may have been used for regulating temperature, and warding off predators. However ,Paleontologist Gregory S Paul argues that the Spines were coverd in a boney sheath, and could probably be clattered together to makes a sound display for mates.

Standerd
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Comparison
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Also a interesting dinosaur

Thanks Takama for continuing with your very interesting work.
This work almost as a blog but in a much nicer version. A very good idea for future presentations.

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WOW! What a lot of TRs

Poor Dino-man, he really should learn that these critters are not pets
I hope he survived

Unfourtanatly, he did not survive, Thats why hes cloned

:lol!

Hatzegopteryx Basic Facts.
From the sediment of Transylvania, comes the giant Pterosaur Hatzegopteryx. Hatzegopteryx was related to Quetzalcoatlus from North America. Like its cousin it was one of the largest creatures that every flew, with a wingspan reaching around 40feet (though is only a estimate, as this creature is known from fragmentary remains, and it was compared with Quetzalcoatlus). Its name comes from the fact that It was found to be a resident of the Hateg Island, a island that existed during the cretaceous, and its dinosaurs were isolated from the mainland allowing them to grew up to smaller sizes compared to those on the mainland. This also begs the question as to why such a huge flyer would live on this island. This Pterosaur was a meat eater and was capable of eating the islands smaller inhabitants.

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I like that big headed creature. With fossiles found on an island and being so big headed, it is natural some controversy about their wings once their remainings were not found as I understood. Maybe it flies as nicely as a crocodile. Something with a similar evolutionary traject of a dodo? Well, it looks most paleonthologists are accepting better that it was able to fly. So, let's see what they can find more.

Also a wonderful Hatzegopteryx

Rebbachisaurus Basic Facts.
Rebbachisaurus, was a diplodocid sauropod from the Early Cretaceous in Africa. The most notable feature on it, is the tall neural spines on its back, which could either of been, a long sail or a simple fatty hump like structure. Another feature of this dinosaur, is its face. Like its cousin Nigersaurus, had a dental battery at the front of its mouth that allowed it to eat continuously.

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Wonderful dinosaur, i have a fossil teeth of this dinosaur

Eustreptospondylus
A single, and possibly immature skeleton is all that was found of Eustreptospondylus. It was one of the victims in Megalosaurus’s waste basket, which means it was assigned to that genus, but it turned out to be its own even though there both related. Eustreptospondylus is the most well preserved theropod dinosaur in Europe, and its skull was used as a basis for when museums mount reconstructions of Megalosaurus. This dinosaur is also notable for being found in sediment that appeared to be part of the ocean floor. Since Europe was nothing but small islands and shallow seas at the time Eustreptospondylus was alive, It was suggested it swan from island to island, and fed on carcass on the beach, but it is also possible that it was a carcass itself that got swept away into the bottom of the ocean.

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Your european dinosaurs are especially interesting for me

That is a strange creature. It was interesting to read of it. Thanks again for great pictures.

Neanderthal.
Thanks to burial sights that may have been intentional graves. We known more about Neanderthals then any other humans in the fossil record. They had a more robust body, that was heavily muscled, and were well adapted to the harsh cold weather environments of the Ice Age. They also had big noses that helped warmed up the wintry cool air that they inhaled, and there were mainly scavengers, but they can be proficient hunters when necessary, using there seemingly expert craftsmanship to make stone tools with prepared core technology. This technique was more advanced then earlier hand axe making, and allowed them to make sharp points for spears.
There is evidence that modern day Homo Sapiens did live at the same time as Neanderthals, though there is currently no evidence that suggest that they fought, and little evidence that suggest two species had met.

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Woman
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GREAT pictures again (o)):

They look very little like the way I imagine Neandertalers, but I am probably influenced by the descriptions in the "Cave.Bear"-books

I think this topic needs a little change again and be called CollectA prehistoric line reference guide instead of dinosaurs.
Not hard to accept that some not dinosaurs are called like that but, this poor family?
Those were a good idea from CollectA

Nice figurines

Roger wrote:

I think this topic needs a little change again and be called CollectA prehistoric line reference guide instead of dinosaurs.
Not hard to accept that some not dinosaurs are called like that but, this poor family?
Those were a good idea from CollectA

Hey this Thread has a saber tooth tiger and a few other non dinosaur cretures.

Takama wrote:

Roger wrote:

I think this topic needs a little change again and be called CollectA prehistoric line reference guide instead of dinosaurs.
Not hard to accept that some not dinosaurs are called like that but, this poor family?
Those were a good idea from CollectA

Hey this Thread has a saber tooth tiger and a few other non dinosaur cretures.

Yes, even a sarcosuchus!

Last one for a week. (I have two new ones comeing, and there 2013 figures)

Plateosaurus
Plateosaurus (meaning Broad Lizard, Not Flat Lizard as it is sometimes cited) is a common sauropodamorph dinosaur from the Triassic sediments of Germany. For a long time, it was thought that this dinosaur primarily a quadruped that could switch to be a biped if needed. However, new studies in 2007 show that the front limbs were incapable of being pronated. Making a strictly bipedal creature. Although they were useless for walking, the front limbs had some strong grasping hands. As of now, there are only two species that are validated in this Genus. Plateosaurus Gracilis and Plateosaurus Engelhardti are those species. There were several others, but they turned out to be juveniles of the two valid species. It also had a small rectangular side shaped skull with lots of bluntly serrated teeth which were capable of stripping away leaves from branches.

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I like very much this plateosaurus Takama, I enjoy it everyday and it is one of my favourite COLLECTA dino (o)): Thank you for the good pics

Beautyful dino again. I agree with Christophe, it is very special
I repeat myself, but I so much enjoy your information and pictures, - thankyou for all your work, Takama (o)):

Thank you so much for the next german dinosaur

The bipedal condition doesn't look completely natural to me but, probably, it also doesn't look when I see a goose. So, maybe it had a similar stance. It is a great figure!