Story quality aside, one good thing that Jurassic World: Rebirth brought us were some bold and fresh designs for the prehistoric animals previously featured in the franchise. The Tyrannosaurus, Mosasaurus, Spinosaurus, Compsognathus, Velociraptor (briefly featured as they were), and Quetzalcoatlus all got a spiffy makeover. In the case of the Quetzalcoatlus, it was less accurate than the Dominion version but...
I’ll be honest, I initially planned to skip this figure back when it was originally announced in 2020 due to the animal in question’s fragmentary nature currently consisting of hind limb material for the most part. That’s despite the beautiful prototype it got later on, which was certainly tempting. Enter the “dragon prince” Khankhuuluu mongoliensis described just last year, which...
Up until this year, the largest Mattel toy in my sons’ Jurassic World collection was the Dino Escape Mosasaurus. I had had no intention to bestow anything greater than that upon them. But as it so happened, the latest Super Colossal Tyrannosaurus rex went on sale last December for a whopping 55% off, which I reckoned was a bargain simply...
Stegouros (roofed tail) is a genus of late Cretaceous ankylosaur from Chile’s Dorotea Formation. It was described in 2021and has already proven to be a fairly popular dinosaur with three mass produced toys to its name. One from CollectA, another from Mattel, and this one from Safari Ltd. Its popularity can no doubt be attributed to its unique tail weaponry,...
Review and photos by Torvosaurus, edited by Suspsy
Howdy from wonderful, windy Wyoming! Today we’ll take a (satirical) look at Bicaputosaurus ivani, sculpted by an unknown artist.
For the first time, a national big box department store steps to the front, ahead of offerings by typical dinosaur manufacturers, offering this rare dinosaur to any discriminating collector. Bicaputosaurus ivani translates to...
Review and photos by Torvosaurus, edited by Suspsy
Howdy from wonderful, windy Wyoming! Today we’ll take a look at the DeeZee (DZ) Liopleurodon. DeeZee figures were incorporated with the Honourable Lead Boiler Suit figures and sold as one line, as additions to HLBS’s Saurian Safari game. This is a partial figure, with the pliosaur leaping from the water and showing...
One of the positive outcomes from the release of Jurassic World: Dominion was its launching of the generally obscure Lystrosaurus to stardom. Although relegated to what was basically a cameo appearance in the film it was enough to give the little synapsid far more public attention than it would have otherwise received. Named Leonard, the Jurassic World Lystrosaurus garnered a...
