The CollectA Polacanthus mannequin shall be in inventory at All the things Dinosaur quickly. Just one species is at present assigned to this genus (P. foxii). Prior to now, a number of species have been erected. Nonetheless, a proper assessment of armoured dinosaur fossils related to the Wealden Group (Raven et al 2020) clarified the position of ankylosaurian fossil materials. A lot of the fossil materials has now been assigned to different taxa or declared too vague to be confidently assigned on the genus degree.
The 2024 CollectA Polacanthus Mannequin
The brand new for 2024 CollectA Polacanthus determine displays the current assessment of the British Wealden Group ankylosaurs. It represents the very newest scientific interpretation of this iconic dinosaur which was named in 1865.
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The Polacanthus Sacral Protect
This dinosaur is known for its defend of armour positioned over the hips. That is known as the sacral defend or generally the pelvic defend. Within the holotype the sacral defend measures 108 cm in size. It’s roughly 90 cm vast. Most descriptions of the raised bosses and dermal armour related to the sacral defend seek advice from 4 rows of osteoderms on either side of this pelvic defend. These options don’t appear to be current within the holotype fossil materials.
The sacral defend on the brand new CollectA Polacanthus does replicate fairly precisely the holotype materials. For instance, the biggest bosses related to the sacral defend of Polacanthus foxii are positioned within the corners on the distal finish of the defend. These massive bosses have been reproduced within the new CollectA determine.
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A spokesperson from All the things Dinosaur defined:
“The sacral defend on the CollectA Polacanthus mannequin does replicate the morphology of the holotype. The bosses and osteoderms current on the sacral defend of the mannequin comply with the format as depicted within the nineteenth century lithographs. As well as, we predict that CollectA got entry to further photographs of the particular fossils. This helped the design crew to recreate the mannequin with a excessive diploma of accuracy.”
The CollectA Polacanthus mannequin in 1:20 scale is because of arrive at All the things Dinosaur later this yr.
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