From the Tamiya Prehistoric World Series No.1, comes this ready-to-assemble, precision model kit of a 1/35th Scale Triceratops Eurycephalus.
The model has high accuracy from thorough research, and is accurate in scale and pose. It also has a lifelike skin appearance.
Model Dimensions: 28.4 x 17.6 x 5.8 cm
A very realistic and interesting diorama can be made using the Triceratops as the main subject, in a setting during the Cretaceous period. During the later part of the period, the world was getting colder due to global climate changes; however some areas were still warm and humid, with lots of green ferns and plant life. All kinds of pine trees, maidenhair and maple were seen in these areas. Although humans were not yet around in those days, a science fiction diorama with the Triceratops s in a modern setting could be entertaining.
A little history about the Triceratops Eurycephalus
The most frequently found and the largest of the horned dinosaurs is this fearsome looking beast. Twenty feet in length and almost eight feet high, this vegetarian lived in the swampy areas of what is now Wyoming, Montana and Colorado of North America.
One of the best known of all the dinosaurs is this peaceful, three horned, plant eating prehistoric animal. When his horns were first found in 1877, they were thought to be from the Bison, which roamed the North American continent many millions of yearslater. In fact, when dinosaur bones were first discovered, they were thought to be from giant men that wandered the earth before recorded history.
The Triceratops, whose full name is 'Triceratops Eurycephalus,' was a heavily built four legged animal, that moved in herds with their young, and attained a length of about 27 feet and weighed seven or eight tons. It is now believed that there were different species of Triceratops, and that they travelled in their own groups around the country. Recent finds in different areas of the North American continent show subtle differences in the horn, head and shape of the collar, but all are unmistakenly still the same Triceratops. This fearsome looking beast had a skull measuring over 6 1/2 feet, and had features such as a parrot-like beak , two large eye horns, a small nose horn, and an extended broad frill for protection of the neck. The Triceratops was one of the last and longest surviving dinosaurs, and lived during the mesozoic era 136 million years ago. It finally died out in the late cretaceous period when the changing climate and vegetation brought an end to all of these fascinating monsters. Found also on the Asian continent, the Triceratops was, in its day, the equivilent of the familiar rhinoceros in this day and age. It would have been very difficult to corner and kill, and there were certainly many of the large flesh eating dinosaurs that weren't looking for easier game, after tangling with this brute.