Playable Figure Over 40 cm in Wingspan, Made of Soft, Durable Material
A Vinyl Model of Pteranodon, the ruler of the Cretaceous skies.Made from safe materials that are gentle for small children to touch, it can be played with safely in the living room or children’s room.
*Some firmer parts are used to reproduce the figure’s fine details.
Pteranodon
Classification: Pterosauria / Pterodactyloidea / Pteranodontidae
Size: Wingspan: 7 m
Period: Late Cretaceous
Pteranodon is one of the best-known pterosaurs and was also the first pterosaur discovered in North America. Its most distinctive feature is the long, crest-like extension at the rear of its skull, which could reach 1.8 m in length. Two forms, Longiceps and Sternbergi, have been recognized based on crest shape. It is thought to have flown by soaring on rising air currents like a glider.
Interview with Supervisor Kazunari Araki
- What image do you have of Pteranodon?
- I picture it as the ruler of the Cretaceous skies. It would have glided leisurely like a glider, catching fish that came near the surface of the sea.
- What did you focus on when creating this model?
- I created it in a gliding pose. I paid particular attention to the colors and developed a color scheme and pattern that had not been used on previous Pteranodon figures.
- Please give us your final comments on this model.
- Pteranodon is an indispensable extinct reptile of the age of dinosaurs. Add an aerial attack to the battles taking place on the ground!
Supervisor Profile
Kazunari Araki
One of Japan’s leading dinosaur model artists, he creates dinosaur reconstruction models for natural history museums and master models for dinosaur encyclopedias and other publications.