Explore Newly Added Content
(i.e., sets and items added within the last two weeks)

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

Explore collectibles by category
(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)

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

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

Explore collectibles by life form
(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)

Return to The Dinosaur Fan home page
1974
Nabisco
Pom Pom Candy Prehistoric Scenes Cut-out Cards
Date:  1974
Country:  United States 

Set ID:  163
Product Type:  Candy & Gum
SetItems
Advertised Qty:17
ProductsItems
Cards:18
Point of Sale Items:1
Other Stuff:2
Advertising Items:1
TOTAL ITEMS:22
TopicsItems
Extinct Life18
n/a4

 
Artist(s)
Dave Cockrum

 

Thank you to the individual(s) and/or to the owner(s) of the resource(s) listed below for contributing information, checklist data, and/or image(s) included on this page.
Dan Goodsell
Trevor Ylisaari
 
These cards, which were printed on the backs of "Pom Poms" candy boxes, are representations of (and advertisements for) Aurora "Prehistoric Scenes" model kits.
 
I want to thank Dan Goodsell (Tick Tock Toys - www.theimaginaryworld.com)  and Trevor Ylisaari (www.tylisaari.com/prehistoricscenes/main.html) for allowing me to use images of their Pom Pom candy boxes.

 

Contents
Cards
 Point of Sale Items
 Other Stuff
 Advertising Items
 
 
========== Cards ==========
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1977 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Herrerasaurus
Neanderthal Man
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1978 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Homo
Cro-Magnon Man
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1979 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Homo
Cro-Magnon Woman
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1980 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a
Cave
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1981 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Smilodon
Saber-Toothed Tiger
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1982 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Pteranodon
Flying Reptile
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1983 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Coelodonta
Teratornis
The Tar Pit
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1984 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Allosaurus
Allosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1985 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Ursus
Cave Bear
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1986 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Icarosaurus
Phorusrhacos
Giant Bird
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1987 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Archaeopteryx
Compsognathus
Hyracotherium
Icarosaurus
Rhamphorhynchus
Jungle Swamp
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1988 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Triceratops
Three-horned Dinosaur
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1989 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Styracosaurus
Spiked Dinosaur
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1990 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Mammuthus
Giant Wooly Mammoth
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1991 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Ankylosaurus
Armored Dinosaur
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1992 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Dimetrodon
Sail-Back Reptile
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1993 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus rex
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
1994 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a
Check List
 
 
 
========== Point of Sale Items ==========
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
45856288 n/a -- 1 tbd n/a
Groups of Complete Boxes
 
 
 
========== Other Stuff ==========
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
45856287 n/a -- 1 tbd n/a Styracosaurus
Styracosaurus Model Kit & Pom Pom Card
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
45856289 n/a -- 1 tbd n/a
Sample Model Kits
 
 
 
========== Advertising Items ==========
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
45856286 n/a -- 1 tbd n/a
Newspaper Advertising