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Set 21320 Dinosaur Fossils
LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO

Dinosaur Fossils

Dinosaur Fossils (21320) comes from the LEGO® Ideas range, where fan-submitted concepts become official sets. Built from 911 pieces with two minifigures, it recreates several dinosaur skeletons in a museum display style. This page's parts list covers all 196 unique parts used across the build.

Set number
21320
Year
2019
Pieces
911
Minifigures
2
Theme
LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO
Different parts
196
What can I build with it?

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Parts list 196

As BrickLink list (XML)

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Spare parts (28)

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Minifigures 2

Description

Skeletons instead of toy dinosaurs

Rather than colourful play dinosaurs, this set presents fossil-style skeleton replicas of the kind found in natural history museums. Several skeleton models, including a large predator, a horned plant-eater and a flying reptile ancestor, are built mostly from white and light bluish grey pieces shaped to suggest bone structure. At 911 pieces, this is a demanding build better suited to experienced builders than newcomers. Once finished, the separate skeletons can be arranged side by side, much like an exhibit hall, and repositioned freely afterwards.

Born as a fan project

As a LEGO® Ideas release, the set began life as a community proposal that gathered enough support from other fans to go into official production. That background explains the unusual focus on scientific-style replication rather than a classic play scenario, an angle mainstream theme lines rarely take, and one that has made the set especially popular among adult collectors. Anyone curious about the Ideas range will find this set a good example of just how unusual a community proposal can be.

A museum colour palette

White and light bluish grey make up the bulk of the skeleton pieces, black covers stands and bases, and tan brings in tones associated with display elements or signage. With 196 unique parts spread across 911 pieces total, the build relies on repeating similar bone-shaped elements to form the distinctive skeleton silhouettes, which can make some stretches of the build feel quite repetitive. Those same repeated shapes are exactly what makes the finished skeletons look convincing on a shelf.

Who this set suits

Dinosaur Fossils suits builders drawn to natural history or museum themes who want something clearly different from a standard play set. The two included minifigures, likely museum staff or palaeontologists, round out the display scene. Checking the parts list on this page is a good way to see how many of the white and light bluish grey specialty pieces could suit other creative projects too, especially for anyone who likes displaying finished skeletons side by side.

FAQ

What does the Dinosaur Fossils set (21320) depict?
It recreates several dinosaur skeletons in a museum display style, along with two minifigures for the exhibition scene.
How many pieces does the set have?
It has 911 pieces in total, 196 of them unique, all listed in full on this page.
Why is there so much white and light bluish grey?
Those colours are used to build the skeletons, giving the models a realistic bone-like appearance.

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