Schleich Apatosaurus

by Schleich

Product Features

• True to life modeling and meticulously handpainted
• The Apatosaurus measures 5.5" L by 2" H by 1.25" W
• Made in compliance with all safety regulations
• Developed with the assistance of parents, teachers and children
• With the Schleich-S tag, symbol for the highest quality

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 2 inches ; 8.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CECKS4
• Item model number: 14501
• Our recommended age: 5 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,107 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The dinosaur Brontosaurus is now called Apatosaurus was one of the largest land animals that ever existed. This enormous plant-eater had a long neck, a long whip-like tail, a hollow backbone, peg-like teeth in the front of the jaws, and four massive, column-like legs. This hand painted replica comes equipped with booklet containing scientific data the Apatosaurus and a figure of a human in the same scale, to facilitate comparison of the size. Sculpted in close cooperation with the Natural History Museum of the Humboldt-University Berlin.

Product Description

Apatosaurus had strong legs to support its extended body.

With its pencil-like teeth, this herbivore spent most of its time grazing and swallowing its food whole. Known for having a small head and an even smaller brain, it was still considered to be one of the largest land animals. At ninety feet long and over ten feet tall at the hip, this dinosaur weighed almost forty tons. Its tail alone could reach a length of fifty feet! In terms of age, it would not have been unheard of for an Apatosaurus to celebrate his centennial.

Fun Facts: An Apatosaurus egg was approximately twelve inches wide.

Zoological Name: Apatosaurus
Conservation Status: Extinct
Primary Habitat: Grassland
Global Home: North America

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a big figure, August 7, 2010

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Kelly L Perozo (princeville, HI United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Schleich Apatosaurus (Toy)

Two separate reviews stated how HUGE this dino figure is but my daughter and laughed when this tiny package arrived at our door step. It is only 5 inches long and super light. The listing is a bit confusing since under product details it described as "5.5 x 1.2 x 2 inches ; 12 ounces" but then under product description the manufacture describes it as "Item size in centimeters (L x W x H): 51.4 x 10.0 x 15.4." which would make it 20inches long. We are disappointed since we were really looking forward to the huge dino as stated in the reviews. Original price was [...] so I assumed it was for a big figure! No booklet or human figure accompanied this dino either. Since shipping to Hawaii was over $8 we won't send it back but won't order again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the HEAVY Dinos, April 21, 2009

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Anne B. Schofield (Overseas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Schleich Apatosaurus (Toy)

I knew this dinosaur would be heavy and large due to the description on Amazon, but I was still surprised. It is heavy! And HUGE. We have many of the Schleich animals, as well as the Schleich Dinosaur Nature set, and the Apatosaurus is much much bigger than any of them. It comes with a little info booklet (in several languages) which shows you where fossils have been found, how big it was compared to an adult human, how much it weighed, etc. Based on this info, I think it is to scale in relation to the other Schleich animals, despite being in its own "replica saurus" series. But since it was such a big dinosaur, it looks too big compared to the others, and is a little hard to play with for younger kids. My kids are 5 and 2.5, and they can carry it around, but mostly prefer to use the other animals around and under it. They really like it though, despite how heavy it is. I think it makes it more realistic - it is much more heavy than the adult cheetah because in real life that would be true too, even though they were not alive at the same time. Finally, the picture on Amazon seems to show a dull gray dinosaur without much detailing. The Apatosaurus we received is a beautiful deep greenish blue color with vertical black stripes. This would look great simply displayed on a shelf. I don't think I personally would pay full retail price for this since I am not an avid collector, but we got it on sale and have no regrets buying it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Confusion, April 26, 2011

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Andy (SLC, UT USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Schleich Apatosaurus (Toy)

Above reviewers are clearly confusing two differently scaled Apatosaurus figures from Schleich. The large figure is from the "replica series" and it is BIG. The second is the standard figure which is much smaller. There is also a significant price variance between these two offerings. Whichever you choose, these are awesome figures to be revered by young and old alike.