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The Extinct Life Pictorial Encyclopedia

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1974
Nabisco
Pom Pom Candy Prehistoric Scenes Cut-out Cards
 
     
Year:1974
Product Category:Cards
Point of Sale Items
Advertising Items
Other Stuff
Product Function:Candy & Gum
Country:United States
 
Set ID:163
Qty. Base Items *:17
Qty. Variations **:0
Qty. Filler Items ***:1
 
* Advertised Set      ** Variations (e.g., different numbering, text, design)      *** Filler Items (e.g., checklists, title cards, ad. cards)
 
Artist(s)
Dave Cockrum
 
Thank you to the individual(s) listed below 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.<p>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
 Advertising Items
 Other Stuff
 
 
 
 
========== Cards ==========
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
1985 Extinct Life -- 1 5" x 1-3/4" n/a Ursus spelaeus
Cave Bear
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
45856288 -- 1 tbd n/a
Groups of Complete Boxes
 
 
 
 
 
========== Advertising Items ==========
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Forms Fictional Life Forms
45856286 -- 1 tbd n/a
Newspaper Advertising
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
========== Other Stuff ==========
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Forms Fictional Life Forms
45856287 -- 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 Forms Fictional Life Forms
45856289 -- 1 tbd n/a
Sample Model Kits
 
 
 
 
 

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