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Video: Paleoart Murals in the Paleozoological Museum of China

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5 (2 votes)

Overviews of three large murals on display in the Paleozoological Museum of China. These huge historical artworks were painted in 1994. They were recently described by myself and others in the journal Geoconservation Research. For more information see:

Wang, Q., Wang Y. and Smith, A.S. 2024. Atmospheric Paleoart: A Case Study of the Murals in the Paleozoological Museum of China. Geoconservation Research. 7(2), 072409. https://oiccpress.com/gcr/article/view/8295/9393

There are lots of figures of the artworks in the paper but the murals are long and narrow so it’s difficult to appreciate them as a whole. That’s why I created this video to help show them off.

News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2025)(Pt.2)

News Category: Announcement, Upcoming Releases Brand: Haolonggood

4 (2 votes)

Take a look at this pair of bumpy-backed beasts from Haolonggood.

Unlike some other toys of Concavenator, these two are largely scaly except for the quills on their arms.

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Review: Iguanodon (Ultimate Dinosaurs by Yowie Group)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Yowie Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (2 votes)

What set of “ultimate dinosaurs” wouldn’t include the first dinosaur described by science? Although hardly obscure I wouldn’t exactly call Iguanodon popular either so any new figures of it should warrant some attention and a time to shine on the Dinosaur Toy Blog.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Captivz, Jurassic World, ToyMonster Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine Scale: 1:120

4.5 (2 votes)

Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me a large selection of Captivz figures to share with the blog.

In S01E06 of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous we were introduced to Parasaurolophus lux.

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News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2025)(Pt.1)

News Category: Announcement, Upcoming Releases Brand: Haolonggood

5 (1 votes)

The first revealed Haolonggood product of 2025 is none other than the bodacious Brachiosaurus!

And as you can see from the text above, those who preorder the great sauropod will get of two new repaints of the Huayangosaurus that came with last year’s Argentinosaurus.

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Review: Triceratops (Small World Importing)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Uncategorized Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Oldies, Retro

4 (5 votes)

I cannot believe it, my 300th review! How can it be that a single person has written 300 toy dinosaur reviews in 13 years? Well, aside from just enjoying it I also write reviews as a distraction from the trials of life, and anyone that has been paying attention to current events over the last several years will understand why my output has been so large lately!

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Review: Maiasaura (Haolonggood)

Genus: Maiasaura Brand: Haolonggood Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino, Figurine Scale: 1:35

4.9 (7 votes)

The North American hadrosaurid Maiasaura is famous for being the “good mother lizard,” the first dinosaur for which there is fossil evidence of parental behaviour in the form of nests containing babies that were clearly being fed and cared for by adults.

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Review: Allosaurus (Haolonggood)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Haolonggood Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine Scale: 1:35

4.6 (5 votes)

My thanks goes out to Happy Hen Toys, who were gracious to provide a sample of YangZhi the Allosaurus for this review. YangZhi & SuoChao are the latest in a long line of Allosaurus toys, going as far back as 1955 and now numbering into the hundreds.

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Review: Liopleurodon (Painted) (British Museum of Natural History by Invicta)

Genus: Liopleurodon Brand: Invicta Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine Scale: 1:35

4.2 (5 votes)

Whenever a line of toys gets a complete set of reviews on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, I consider it a milestone. This has happened many times over the years and in my opinion, it heightens the value of the blog and its usefulness as a resource.

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Review: T. rex (Creator by LEGO)

Genus: Pteranodon, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Lego Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Pterosaur, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Construction, Set

4.5 (6 votes)

“HHHHRRRRRROOONNKKK!!! Never fear, fellow dinosaur lovers, that’s not a real megatheropod bellowing menacingly at you. No, it is actually I, Dr. Bellasaurus rex, along with my faithful and friendly companion, Tricerabeth!”

“Already told you not to call me that, Doc.

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Review: Spinosaurus (‘Cartoon Series’ by Wing Crown / Gosnell)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Gosnell, Wing Crown Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Caricature, Figurine

2.2 (5 votes)

Review and photos by Hubert, edited by DinoToyBlog

The next critter in our overview of Wing Crown’s 7 inch ‘Cartoon Series’ is, as I’m sure you can tell from the photos, Spinosaurus. Not Dimetrodon, or Arizonasaurus – Spinosaurus.

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Review: Triceratops (Ultimate Dinosaurs by Yowie Group)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Yowie Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (5 votes)

Although another Triceratops is probably the last thing any of us need in our collections (certainly mine) this one from Yowie Group is decent enough to deserve some time in the spotlight on the Dinosaur Toy Blog. It comes from Yowie Groups Ultimate Dinosaur series which is currently available in various shop across the United States.

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One of their weakest offerings, yet better than other concavenators commercially available. 4 stars

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Video: Paleoart Murals in the Paleozoological Museum of China

News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2025)(Pt.2)

Review: Iguanodon (Ultimate Dinosaurs by Yowie Group)

Review: Parasaurolophus (Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2025)(Pt.1)

Review: Triceratops (Small World Importing)

Review: Maiasaura (Haolonggood)

Review: Allosaurus (Haolonggood)

Review: Liopleurodon (Painted) (British Museum of Natural History by Invicta)

Review: T. rex (Creator by LEGO)

Review: Spinosaurus (‘Cartoon Series’ by Wing Crown / Gosnell)

Review: Triceratops (Ultimate Dinosaurs by Yowie Group)

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