LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO 21320 Dinosaur Fossils

LEGO Ideas 21320, Dinosaur Fossils, is a 2019 set focused on buildable dinosaur fossils. Part of the LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO theme, it contains 911 pieces and 2 minifigures, framing the model as a paleontology display rather than a story driven playset.

Set 21320, Dinosaur Fossils, brings a scientific subject into LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO. The model is not presented as a licensed narrative scene, but as a set of dinosaur fossils intended to evoke study, display and museum interpretation.

The build uses 911 pieces to create skeletal forms with an orderly presentation. Together, they give the model a clear research and exhibition context while leaving the fossils as the main subject.

This set is best understood as a display and collection piece, with some role play value added by the minifigures. Among LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO releases, it sits apart from sets based on buildings, vehicles or entertainment properties, because its appeal comes from reconstructing natural history in brick form.

Inventory of set 21320

The inventory of set 21320 lists 911 pieces, spare parts excluded: 205 different lots (one shape in one color) for 172 part shapes. The box also contains 31 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 21320

Main color: white, making up 67% of the parts, followed by black (9.8%) and light bluish gray (6.4%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 21320

165 of the 172 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 21320

One part shape in set 21320 appears in no other set in the catalog, most often a printed element, a sticker or a mold specific to the model. If it gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set.

No similarly sized set supplies more than a quarter of its parts: set 21320 relies on a little-shared assortment.

Size of set 21320 within its line

With 911 pieces, set 21320 ranks #52 out of 94 LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO sets in our database, which have an average of 1,279 parts. Among the 459 sets released in 2019, it ranks #58.