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(i.e., sets and items added within the last two weeks)

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(i.e., the company that issued and/or distributed the items)

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(i.e., the general type (e.g., cards, stickers) or purpose (e.g., packaging, display) for which the items were produced)

Explore collectibles by product type
(i.e., type of merchandise with which the items were produced (e.g., candy/gum, cereal, collector issues)

Explore collectibles by topic
(i.e., the subject matter of the items such as dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, Dinotopia)

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(i.e., the country with which the items issuer is associated)

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(i.e., the year in which the items were issued and/or their copyright date)

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(i.e., the names of the life forms depicted on the items)

Explore collectibles by fictional creatures
(i.e., the names of the fictional critters/characters depicted on the items)

Explore unknown collectibles
(i.e., items for which I have not been able to identify the issuing company)

An introduction to the Prehistoric Life Collectibles Digest along with some statistics regarding what information is available

The Extinct Life Pictorial Encyclopedia

Explore collectibles by artist
(i.e., the people who bring these extinct beasts back to life)

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Collectibles Introduction

“Living in this troubled new century, a happy and innocent diversion like card collecting can provide a healthy and most welcome mental break. In the grand scheme of things, of course, non-sports means very little. But to collectors, the hobby represents a small piece of what we like and what we are.”
Les Davis, Editor of ‘The Wrapper’

The Prehistoric Life Collectibles Encyclopedia is a virtual collectibles tour providing photos, checklists, and summary information about a variety of ephemera (i.e., paper items) which depict dinosaurs and other extinct life. More specifically, this site features cards, stickers, inserts/cutouts from food, candy, snack, tobacco, & bread packaging, collector albums, education & game cards, POGS / milk caps, cigar bands, matchbox labels, non-postal stamps (e.g., Sinclair), postcards, lobby cards, novelties (e.g., valentines), toy inserts (e.g., cards, stickers, and papers included with toys/figures) as well as advertising materials such as posters and magazine/newspaper ads which show the collectibles (e.g., cards, albums) in the ad.

There are a couple types of collectibles which are noticeably missing or of limited inclusion such as philately (e.g., postal stamp-related material like stamps & covers) and phone cards. These were originally excluded due to financial limitations and the understanding that these types of collectibles encompass a tremendous amount of material which I did not feel I could realistically collect. As time permits, I may include additional listings of these types of items, particularly in the phone card arena.

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE? The world of prehistoric animal collectibles is huge and the content of The Dinosaur Fan only scratches the surface of what collectibles exist. If you have information (e.g., images, checklists, descriptions/information, trivia) related to prehistoric animal collectibles which is not already included in the site, I'll gladly publish your information and give you credit on the webpage upon which the data is presented. If you are interested in sharing information with The Dinosaur Fan readers, please contact me at: mmriley@dinofan.com.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
 
Total Sets
3,522
Total Items
148,496
Total Images*
93,641

*Image total includes the fronts, backs, and third images of collectibles as applicable (e.g., album pages, inside of foldouts, figurines)


Below is an example of how collectibles sets and items are listed in the various collectibles sections.


Glossary

Sample collectibles listing.

  1. This symbol indicates that I do not have physical access to any of the items shown and/or described in this set. The images and information presented were gathered and synthesized from ‘virtual’ sources including, but not limited to, auction sites, manufacturer sites, collector sites, hobby magazines, and fellow collectors.
  2. This symbol indicates that this set is a 'Rogue' meaning is has little or nothing to do with the topic of this site but it does contain at least one item which does.
  3. This symbol indicates that I no longer have physical access to any of the items shown and/or described in this set. The images and information presented were usually gathered and synthesized from the actual set before access to the set was removed (e.g., I traded or sold the set).
  4. Year (if known) & set name/title/description.
  5. Issuer of the set.
  6. Title or description of the set.
  7. Summary information about the set including the date of issue (if known), the country in which it was issued (if known), the internal data base set ID, and the product type.
  8. Published number of base items in the set. This excludes chase cards, promo cards, etc.
  9. List of products included in the checklist provided.
  10. List of topics included in the checklist provided.
  11. Number of in scope ("rogue") items in the set. (Rogue Sets Only)
  12. List of artists whoes artwork was used in this set.
  13. Credit to the person(s) and/or resource(s) from which I obtained set information and/or images, if applicable.
  14. Information about the set
  15. Footnotes associated with letters or numbers shown in the 'Notes' column.
  16. Scope links to view only in scope items or only out of scope items in the set (Rogue Sets Only)
  17. Product navigation (e.g., cards, albums, point of sale)
  18. Product sections (e.g., cards, albums, point of sale)
  19. Internal database number (ID) specific to each item listed
  20. Topic of the item (e.g., extinct life, Jurassic Park, Disney Dinosaur)
  21. Does the specific item depict a creature that is within the scope of this site: check = yes, 'X' = no (applicable to Rogue Sets)
  22. Is this item physically accessible to the owner of this site (e.g., in owner's collection)? A dinosaur skull means, 'yes', a blank means, 'no'.
  23. This is the number printed on the item. If blank, there is no number.
  24. These are letters or numbers relating to footnotes contained in the set description above.
  25. Quantity of each item in the set. Used for sets with duplicate identical images (e.g., matching game cards).
  26. The dimensions of the item in inches (width x height).
  27. This the number of pages contained in an album. "n/a" indicates it is not applicable (i.e., this items does not have pages).
  28. The name(s) of the life form(s) shown/described on the item. These are hyperlinks to information about the animal(s).
  29. The name(s), title, and/or description of the item. This may or may not be printed on the item.
  30. Front image of the item.
  31. Reverse image of the item.
  32. Other image of the item (e.g., middle page of an album, figurine associated with the item, inside of folder item).

 


I would like to thank the people and/or resources in the list below from which I obtained set images, information, content corrections/elaborations and updates which were missing from my website. A special thank you to the following individuals who have spent considerable time and effort to help expand and improve the content of The Dinosaur Fan site.


  Robert Telleria - an amazing collector, researcher, and major contributor who continuously provides information and images for missing sets as well as a variety of informational updates/corrections to many of the existing sets. Please see Robert’s profile for additional information about his contributions to this site as well as his areas of interest and expertise.

David Elliott – has provided information and images for an assortment of sets including many originating in Australia and New Zealand.

Jeff Quinn – provided information and images of several older and seldom seen sets. His research into the Hobby Trading Post and Nu-cards sets is remarkable having tracked down the source images of nearly every card in those sets.

Bill Oliver – provided comprehensive coverage of the surprisingly large and somewhat complicated Kenner Jurassic Park figure insert cards.

Glyn Roberts – provided information, updates, and images of various lesser-known sets including items originating in England.
 
 
 Qty. of Sets
Robert Telleria1,048
Jeff Allender's House of Checklists80
The Trading Card Database29
Milkcap Mania26
David Elliott22
Jeff Quinn21
Glyn Roberts18
Board Game Geek15
Dinosaur King Wikia13
Bill Oliver12
David Mikulec11
Cereal Offers.com8
The Cardboard Connection8
The Prehistoric Times6
Braiiinz5
Luminias5
The Vintage Non-Sports Cards Chat Board5
Baseball CardPedia4
Beth Trimble4
Jacques Vincent4
Last Sticker4
Todd Jordan4
Dan Goodsell3
GrnRngr.com3
Nader Khedr3
Realm of Rubber Dinosaurs3
Terry Gomes3
David Welch2
Dennis Germundal2
Flickr (Robb Photostream)2
Gail Sullivan2
Non-sport .com2
Roz Gibson2
Stuart Glasscock2
Ted Neos2
The Sport Americana Price Guide to the Non-Sports Cards #42
. Mencey71
Alex Jaramillo (Collectors Dreams)1
Andrew Steven1
Bill O.1
Brantworks1
CataWiki1
Checklist Center1
Chuckman's Non-sports Trading Cards of the 1950's1
Coleccionista MX1
Comic Collector Live1
David Landis1
Dean Walker1
DeJankins1
Dino Riders World1
Donna Braginetz1
Dragon Ball Z Trading Cards Partial Lists1
Filmic Light - Snow White Archive1
FPG Web Site1
Garbage Pail Kids World1
Gee Pee Kay1
Génération-POG1
George Grigonis1
Harley Numan1
Heritage Auctions1
Inkworks1
Internet Archive1
Jerry Coleman1
John Heath1
John McDonald1
JP Toys.com1
Kandor Archives1
Kristen Anders1
Kronozio1
Limited Run Games1
Lonnie Cummins1
Lowell's Place1
Magic The Gathering1
Mark Jennings1
Michael Howgate1
Mike Fitzpatrick1
NonSportRealm.com1
Oddly Quirky1
Peter Markmann1
Peter Vermaele1
Play by Play Cards - James Macchio1
Sainsbury's1
SCF_AYA1
Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society1
Tain't The Meat … It's The Humanity!1
The Board Game Geek1
The Collectibles Workshop1
The Collector1
The Haunted Closet1
The Non-Sport Update Magazine1
The Unofficial Rugrats Online!1
tohan.dk1
Tom Sims1
Trevor Ylisaari1
Virtual Toy Chest1
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Guide1


Finally, I would like to thank each of you for visiting The Dinosaur Fan. Cards of dinosaurs and other extinct life represent an extremely specific niche of the non-sports card collecting World which in turn is a small part of the card collecting Universe. This site is a labor of love which sprang from my dinosaur card collecting hobby. I do not profit financially in any capacity from this site as I do not accept advertising and I do not sell items from this site. But I do benefit greatly from the enjoyment of sharing my hobby with the World. As you can tell from the data below, The Dinosaur Fan is not a heavily trafficked site but there are visitors from all over the World. Again, thank you. I hope you continue to enjoy my site.
 
Total Site Visits*
703,615
 
YearTotal Visits*
202421,978
2023117,412
202246,589
202134,562
202039,393
201939,570
201839,308
201739,243
201638,102
201537,910
201435,630
201331,400
201228,665
201128,210
201026,781
200918,841
200814,189
200711,814
200610,187
20059,925
20049,014
20038,232
20027,094
20015,435
20004,131
  *Totals prior to November 2020 are estimates based on known totals. Detail visit counts were lost during transitions from/to various website hosting companies since the launch of this site in January 2000.  


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