Pack includes 1x Carnotaurus, 1x Triceratops, 1x tree and a presentation box.
These lifelike animals add an element of realism to imaginary play spaces. Through engaging spaces, children are able to explore a variety of animal environments.
The animals will encourage children’s understanding of animal names, temperaments and their natural habitat. The inclusion of natural elements such as grasses, logs and soils will inspire children’s explorations and imaginative role play.
About Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus means “meat-eating bull” and was a typical carnivorous dinosaur with two horns on top of its head. It had an unusually short snout and narrow head when viewed from the front. It had a mouth full of sharp, long teeth.
It was undoubtedly one of the most dangerous predators of its times.
It is believed to have walked on powerful hind legs, although palaeontologists have not yet found a complete skeleton. To do a full-body reconstruction there was a lot of guesswork on the tail and lower legs based on the remains of the Carnotaurus’ close relatives.
Carnotaurus was a formidable predator, roaming Earth during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago. It had unique characteristics, including a very muscular build, its horns and remarkably short arms.
The only skeleton ever found was dug up in Argentina in 1984. It is estimated that it is 7.6m in length, weighed 1.5 to 2 tonnes and 3m in height from its hips. As its legs have not been discovered, it is hard to accurately guess how tall this dinosaur was.
About Triceratops
The name 'Triceratops' comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face. Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period around 65 million years ago. The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur.
The Triceratops is one of the most easily recognisable dinosaurs due to its large body, unique frill and three horns. It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from carnivorous predators which lived during the same time period.
It is believed that fully grown, Triceratops were about 8m in length, 3m in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tonnes. The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 2m in length. The first known fossils to be that of a Triceratops were horns attached to a partial skull, found near Denver, Colorado in 1887.
Triceratops had anywhere between 400 and 800 teeth, although only a small percentage of these were in use at any one time as they were constantly replaced throughout its' lifetime.
Suitable for 3+ yrs
Dimensions
Carnotaurus: 17cm (L) x 4cm (W) x 8cm (H)
Triceratops: 21cm (L) x 5.5cm (W) x 9cm (H)
Tree: 14cm (L) x 8cm (W) x 5cm (H)
Specifications
Suitable for Age Group
- 2 - 3 years
- 3 - 4 years
- 4 years +
