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Post by bokisaurus on Jun 14, 2009 23:45:13 GMT
I think he was talking about the posto picture and not diorama in general ;D
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Post by therizinosaurus on Jun 15, 2009 1:56:34 GMT
Nope, its a rausuchian crocodile like Postosuchus. The sail in this and spinosaurs is convergent evolution. I actually got to see the site where the holotype of Arizonasaurus was found.  You got to see the site where he is from?  Lucky you! Yup, when I went to the Petrified Forest last year a paleontologist pointed out the type locality for him. It's on the site of a rock and fossil shop today. |
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Post by sbell on Jun 15, 2009 4:28:07 GMT
You knew this was coming, right? ;D For Postosuchus proper, there is one made (in metal) by QRF (don't have it for some reason!); there is also the Dino Magic small figure (a little leggy, but passable). For other Rauisuchians--Panosh made a figure of Teratosaurus (according to Randy Knol's identification); it is a biped, based on the ideas of the time that it was a proto-dino. NOW--since you included Ornithosuchians, there are a few others. The most obvious one is the Starlux one (also don't have, I don't like it). There is also another common figure that shows up in many sets--most prominently in the Wild Republic Dino Toob. These are examples (there are several other paint schemes--the WR one is different, and I have a maroon coloured one as well):   Here is another, similar but different one:  We can tell these are not dinosaurs, but instead must be crurotarsans based on the heavy series of plates along the back--a feature found in every branch of that group (aetosaurs, phytosaurs, rauisuchians, crocodiles, etc). If you extend out a bit, there can also be critters like Euparkeria (Starlux); Tasmaniasaurus (Yowies); Chasmatosaurus (AKA Thecodont, Dino Magic); Protorosaurus (Starlux) and probably lots of others. Not including aetosaurs, phytosaurs, and crocs of course. On another note--I just saw Dinos Alive (on IMAX) today--and I think I know where Wild Safari got the inspiration for their Postosuchus paint scheme. |
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Post by kuni on Jun 15, 2009 5:00:58 GMT
I like these little guys!
(When I get my coloratas in, if anyone has some of these little crurotarsians, LMK)
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Post by Meso-Cenozoic on Jun 15, 2009 7:14:57 GMT
Hey, they look good, Boki!
I don't think I've ever seen a real pic of the Bullyland Batrachotomus. I like him much better now! I never got him because of how he always looked in those small, poor quality pics on the online store sites. He looks much more detailed and colorful here. I think I'll have to get one after all! ;D
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Post by bokisaurus on Jun 16, 2009 0:30:27 GMT
Hey, they look good, Boki! I don't think I've ever seen a real pic of the Bullyland Batrachotomus. I like him much better now! I never got him because of how he always looked in those small, poor quality pics on the online store sites. He looks much more detailed and colorful here. I think I'll have to get one after all! ;D Yah, he is much , much better in person than in those stock photos. It's really worth acquiring, it and all of his friends. It may not be long before it is retired. |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jun 16, 2009 0:32:14 GMT
You knew this was coming, right? ;D For Postosuchus proper, there is one made (in metal) by QRF (don't have it for some reason!); there is also the Dino Magic small figure (a little leggy, but passable). For other Rauisuchians--Panosh made a figure of Teratosaurus (according to Randy Knol's identification); it is a biped, based on the ideas of the time that it was a proto-dino. NOW--since you included Ornithosuchians, there are a few others. The most obvious one is the Starlux one (also don't have, I don't like it). There is also another common figure that shows up in many sets--most prominently in the Wild Republic Dino Toob. These are examples (there are several other paint schemes--the WR one is different, and I have a maroon coloured one as well): We can tell these are not dinosaurs, but instead must be crurotarsans based on the heavy series of plates along the back--a feature found in every branch of that group (aetosaurs, phytosaurs, rauisuchians, crocodiles, etc). If you extend out a bit, there can also be critters like Euparkeria (Starlux); Tasmaniasaurus (Yowies); Chasmatosaurus (AKA Thecodont, Dino Magic); Protorosaurus (Starlux) and probably lots of others. Not including aetosaurs, phytosaurs, and crocs of course. On another note--I just saw Dinos Alive (on IMAX) today--and I think I know where Wild Safari got the inspiration for their Postosuchus paint scheme. Yah, I was wondering when you would add to the list! ;D ;D ;D You must be back from your vacation, yes? Did you have a good time?  I don't think I have any of those little ones you got, but that's fine for now, I have some BIG fish I am dealing with right now ;D |
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Post by kuni on Jun 17, 2009 16:40:41 GMT
Boki, you're a great advertiser - I bought an arizonasaurus and a batrachotomus off of Ebay because of your pictures. I love non-dino prehistorics and both of these look like great models. It's amazing how many times the archosaurs evolve the "sailback" morphology. |
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Post by Dan on Jun 17, 2009 19:02:42 GMT
It's amazing how often anything evolves that morphology. Sauropods, theropods, hadrosaurs - no one is safe from the sail-backed fashion police!
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Post by bokisaurus on Jun 18, 2009 0:42:17 GMT
Boki, you're a great advertiser - I bought an arizonasaurus and a batrachotomus off of Ebay because of your pictures. I love non-dino prehistorics and both of these look like great models. It's amazing how many times the archosaurs evolve the "sailback" morphology. ;D Glad I can help ;D I don't think you will be disappointed by figures, they are truly unique  |
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Post by bokisaurus on Jul 5, 2009 23:16:27 GMT
The latest postosuchus to find home in my zoo ;D It's the lovely Salvat Editores figure! ;D It's a copy of the official WWD figure. Here he is joining my growing collection of posto ;D  how he compares with the original WWD figure  and the pair with Jake, my helper ;D  One of this days, I will get to photographing my Permian/Triassic fauna collection ;D You will see him again, this time terrorizing some poor placerias ;D |
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Post by Gorgonopsid on Jul 12, 2009 20:11:39 GMT
They are really pretty. I got mine from the Dinosaur farm. |
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Lucky you!
