PREHISTORIC LIFE
PREHISTORIC LIFE | PREHISTORIC LIFE
Creatures that once inhabited the Earth but are now extinct
カテゴリー
Paint Model
Imagine the colors of prehistoric creatures that fossils cannot reveal, and bring your ideas to life by painting your own figure. With a brush and paints included, you can get started as soon as you open the box. Whether you recreate them realistically or give them an artistic touch is entirely up to you.
Vinyl Model
A prehistoric life figure series that combines realistic details with friendly shapes and an impressive, oversized scale. Blending charm with an authentic look, each figure is made from soft material so children can enjoy hours of imaginative play.
Soft Model
A premium prehistoric life figure series sculpted and painted under the supervision of experts in their respective fields. Each figure brings the form and distinctive features of prehistoric creatures to life in your hands, like an encyclopedia you can explore from every angle. Bring your favorite prehistoric world closer to you.
Mini Model
This palm-sized figure series is perfect for easy display. Create your own diorama by pairing the figures with plants, or display them in the gaps between bookshelves or on the corner of your desk. Bring your favorite world to life and let it expand throughout your space.
Accessories
We’ve brought our figure-making expertise and creativity into everyday products. From realistic erasers to puzzle-style ballpoint pens that you twist to match the pieces and pencils with miniature erasers, these items add a little fun to everyday life.
監修者について
Hirokazu Tokugawa（とくがわ ひろかず）
Paleoartist / Prehistoric Life Reconstruction Model Artist
A dinosaur and prehistoric life reconstruction model artist who aims to create works that combine scientific accuracy with the visual appeal of three-dimensional models. He is responsible for the sculpting and supervision of the Vinyl Model, Soft Model, and Mini Model series.
Tatsuo Oji（おおじ たつお）
Specializes in Marine Biology and Paleontology
His research focuses on crinoids, often referred to as “living fossils,” as well as the Cambrian Explosion and the evolution of multicellular animals. He is responsible for supervising the Mini Model series.
Shinkai Ogino（おぎの しんかい）
Paleontologist / ActoW Co., Ltd.
His research focuses primarily on Cenozoic mammal fossils from Asia, particularly medium-sized carnivorous mammals. He is responsible for supervising the Smilodon model.
Keiichi Takahashi（たかはし けいいち）
Paleovertebrate Paleontologist
His research focuses on elucidating the origins and evolution of mammals from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene in Japan and East Asia, as well as the morphology and evolutionary relationships of large mammals. He is responsible for supervising the Woolly Mammoth model.
Taketera Tomita（とみた たけてる）
Fish Biologist
His specialties include the evolution and functional morphology of cartilaginous fishes. Based on field research in Japan and abroad, as well as data from museum specimens, he studies the paleoecology and evolution of cartilaginous fishes, particularly sharks. He is responsible for supervising the Dunkleosteus and Megalodon models.
Masanori Hirata（ひらた まさのり）
Paleontologist
His specialty is the paleontology of bivalves. He also has extensive knowledge of the Burgess Shale fauna and other ancient organisms beyond mollusks. In 2003, he introduced Japan’s first reconstruction illustration of Opabinia depicting it with limbs. He provided reference materials for the Anomalocaris model.
Ren Hirayama（ひらやま れん）
Specializes in Fossil Reptiles
His research focuses particularly on the phylogeny and evolution of turtles. He is active in a wide range of activities in Japan and abroad, including lectures and fossil excavation surveys. He provided scientific supervision and academic support for the Archelon model.
Yuji Takakuwa（たかくわ ゆうじ）
Paleovertebrate Paleontologist
His research focuses on vertebrate fossils, particularly sharks and deer, as well as museology, including the organization, management, and operation of museums. He is responsible for supervising the Dimetrodon model.
