| With the release of the movie Jurassic Park, the | | | | appearance and the two skull crests (after which this |
| early Jurassic Theropod Dilophosaurus became quite a | | | | dinosaur is named), are narrow and delicate looking. |
| familiar sight in dinosaur model series. Despite the | | | | These crests are much more accurately reproduced |
| very dubious representation of this member of the | | | | when this particular model is compared with other |
| Coelophysoidea in the film, Dilophosaurus models have | | | | earlier representations. The legs are much thinner, |
| appeared in the Carnegie Collectibles series, Bullyland, | | | | although care has been taken to show the |
| Schleich Dinosaurs and recently in the Procon/Collecta | | | | musculature and to give the impression of a strong |
| range. | | | | runner. After all, palaeontologists believe that |
| One of the newest models of this particular dinosaur | | | | Dilophosaurus was agile and fast. |
| is the Wild Safari Dilophosaurus (Safari Ltd of the | | | | The Dilophosaurus Colouration |
| USA). This new model is an updated representation | | | | The model is painted a dark brown pigment with a |
| of this meat-eating dinosaur and presents | | | | lighter tan under-body. The head shows flashes of |
| Dilophosaurus as a more lithe and agile creature with | | | | colour, typical of an animal with crests that were |
| a long slender tail. The model measures 17 cm long | | | | used for visual display. The flesh covering the |
| and the tail makes up half the total length of the | | | | anteorbital fenestra is painted blue and the skull |
| model. This meticulously hand-painted replica contrasts | | | | crests are a reddish hue. |
| with earlier representations of Dilophosaurus, such as | | | | In the close up view of the head of the |
| the Carnegie Dinosaur Collectibles range. In this earlier | | | | Dilophosaurus model, the blue flash on the side of the |
| model, for example, a pair of Dilophosaurs are | | | | head can clearly be seen, the crests are also |
| portrayed together, a homage to the fact that since | | | | prominent and the fine paintwork around the gaping |
| three fossil skeletons were found in close proximity, | | | | jaws is revealed. The distinctive, kinked upper jaw of |
| Dilophosaurus may have lived in packs. | | | | this particular dinosaur is visible on this replica. |
| Getting the Details Right with Dilophosaurus | | | | This new addition to the Wild Safari Dinos model |
| The Wild Safari Dilophosaurus shows a terrific amount | | | | series from Safari is perhaps one of the best pocket |
| of detail, the neck is much more slender in | | | | money models of Dilophosaurus currently available. |