Ingentia is an early sauropodiform that lived during the late Triassic in what is now Argentina. Described in 2018, the name Ingentia prima means “first huge one” and Ingentia was among the first large sauropodomorphs to appear. Ingentia belongs to the Lessemsauridae clade, which is either one of the most basal sauropod groups, or a sister group to Sauropoda, and lived from the late Triassic to the early Jurassic. Ingentia is known from some vertebrae, shoulder blades, and limb bones from two different specimens, but we also have material from related animals that help us fill in some of the gaps. Today we’re looking at the 2024 CollectA Ingentia, part of their Deluxe Prehistoric Animal collection.
CollectA’s Ingentia measures about 10” (25.4 cm) long and stands 2.5” (6.35 cm) tall at the hips. The actual Ingentia is estimated to have measured about 29’ (9 meters) in length, which puts the model at 1/35 in scale, a bit off from the advertised scale of 1/40. The figure is posed striding forward on all fours with the right forelimb lifted.
The figure accurately displays the Lessemsaurid body plan, with a relatively short neck, long tail, quadrupedal posture, and flexed forelimbs that were unlike the columnar limbs of later sauropods. Four of the five digits on the forelimbs possess claws but digits four and five should both lack them. On the hindlimb there’s an added dewclaw that shouldn’t be there.
The figure is covered with a coat of pebbly scales that are largest around the torso and portions of the upper limbs, smaller along the neck, tail, and lower limbs, and smallest along the underside. Larger feature scales are scattered across the back and flanks, between the shoulders and hips. Thick folds of skin run along the underside of the neck, torso, and tail, and wrinkling is sculpted along the limb joints. The face has a lizard-like appearance, with a wide, cheek-less mouth. All bodily orifices are accounted for.
The paintjob is fairly conservative here, with a dull grayish green body and a paler underside. A wash over the body brings out the scale detail and the figure has a glossy sheen to it. Brown stripes run along the back, from head to tail. The eyes are black, and the nails are gray. The cloaca has a dark gray halo around it. Although somewhat dull, I like the toy’s base coloration. It’s calm and naturalistic and compliments the cloudy fall day that I’m writing this review on. I don’t care for the stripes though, which are overdone across the board with dinosaur toys.
I’m a sucker for Triassic fauna and basal dinosaurs so this kind of figure is right up my alley and the kind of thing I look forward to from CollectA every year. It has some inaccuracies with the digits, and the paintjob is somewhat lackluster, but it is beautifully formed, nicely textured, and possesses a relaxing demeanor. Highly recommended to collectors with a fondness for obscure and/or basal dinosaurs and Triassic fauna.
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