Marx Mold Group PL-749 - also called the Large Mold Group - from 1957 has only three figures:
-Brontosaurus
-Pot Bellied Tyranosaurus Rex
-Kronosaurus
IMO, two of the three figures in the group represent the most popular dino figures of all time: the Brontosaurus and Tyranosaurus Rex. Marx's first T-Rex - with its big belly - looks like he just finished eating a big Bronto Burger and that would be corrected when Marx put out their revised mold group.
But for now let's first look at the Brontosaurus (meaning: thunder lizard), classified as a quadruped sauropod. This poor guy has seen its ups-&-downs. First he was called Brontosaurus, then the pundits said, "no that was a wrong classification" and changed his designation to Apatosaurus, but then in 2015 a new group of scientists said those earlier 'experts' were wrong and changed the fella back to Brontosaurus! When I was growing up he was BRONTOSAURUS and Fred Flintstone ate 'Bronto burgers' not 'Apato burgers' phhhhht - take that 'experts'! hahahahahaha Of course, that's a vast oversimplification of the whole process, but that's it in a nutshell.
This is the only instance I'm aware of that the dino figures in one mold set were all from the same era, in this case the Mesozoic. The herbivorous Bronto's ranged during the Late Jurassic epoch in what is now Colorado, and by its end were extinct. Marx's Brontosaurus is shown walking with its tail dragging the ground and neck held high - a common pose for this dino during the early period of dino toys - but later studies have shown that it more than likely walked with both its neck and tail extended, each serving as a counterbalnce for its massive frame. Marx's Bronto measure's 7.5" (19.05cm) L x 3" (7,62cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
Mold Group PL-749
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