A dinosaur that started as a sketch on Solana four years ago just landed a spot on one of the world's biggest streaming platforms. Claynosaurz, the Solana-based animation studio behind one of
A dinosaur that started as a sketch on Solana four years ago just landed a spot on one of the world's biggest streaming platforms.
Claynosaurz, the Solana-based animation studio behind one of crypto's most recognizable NFT collections, launched Season 1 of its animated miniseries on Amazon Prime Video on July 14.
The debut gives the clay-inspired dinosaur brand a shot at reaching Prime Video's global subscriber base of more than 245 million people, a scale few NFT projects have ever come close to.
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The series opens with three micro-episodes following four lifelong dinosaur friends, Flea, Bex, Trix, and Milo, as they navigate the everyday complications of growing up together in Claynotopia, an imaginary world built from clay and childhood creativity. Claynosaurz describes the episodes as glimpses into a larger animated series still to come.
Born on Solana, now on @amazon Prime Videohttps://t.co/GkY7Z2Sgrfpic.twitter.com/8W1T5ATHyc
— Solana (@solana) July 14, 2026
The project traces back to late 2021, when animation industry veterans Nicholas Cabana and Dan Cabral began developing the Claynosaurz concept. Cabana's brother, Phil Cabana, later suggested turning it into an NFT project as the market gained momentum.
The team began teasing the idea publicly in March 2022 with an image of a shadowy dinosaur, before revealing its full 3D animation style the following month and announcing plans for a 10,000-piece NFT collection.
Something squishy has survived ... and you'll want notifications on 👀🦕 pic.twitter.com/lEaA3403gY
— Claynosaurz (@Claynosaurz) March 14, 2022
Founded by Cabana, Cabral, and Daniel Jervis, Claynosaurz has since released more than 10,000 unique animated dinosaur NFTs and built out an ecosystem that goes beyond simple collectibles, including its Claymaker crafting system, companion NFTs, and planned gaming integrations.
Nicholas Cabana, Chief Creative Officer of Claynosaurz, framed the Prime Video launch as a deliberate departure from convention. "Maybe it doesn't have to fit a template of X-episodes or a movie," he wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Claynosaurz is also indexed on Apple TV."The real asset is fandom. Content is abundant. It's also easier to make. An audience that chooses to return, share, and participate is the scarce resource."
Solana's Head of Consumer, Pedro Miranda, pointed to Claynosaurz as an example of what the network can produce.
"Born on Solana, the Claynosaur team is at the forefront of super fan participation and ownership through collectibles through a mainstream IP now on Amazon Prime," he said.
Solana is infrastructure for the next generation of internet-native consumer brands, Miranda added.
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