Similarities with "The Many-Colored Land" 

While reading "The Many-Colored Land" written by Julian May I came across numerous similarities between this novel and Dino Riders. Torcs that enhance psychic abilities together with a crashed spaceship on a prehistoric earth. The book was released in 1981, while Dino Riders was made in 1988. This cannot be coincidence, yet I have prowled the internet for references to an official link between the book and the series, without result. 94.254.96.196