When news of the discovery of Quetzalcoatlus first began breaking back in the late 1970s, it inspired a wave of paleoart depicting a rather bizarre and somewhat unnerving creature that ended up bearing very little resemblance to the mighty azhdarchid. The very first rendition appears to have been by Giovanni Caselli in 1975.
Review: Dilophosaurus (Jurassic Park, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
5 (1 votes)
It is with a heavy heart that I share my review of the Hammond Collection Dilophosaurus because I’m not the one that was supposed to review it. Fellow reviewer, EmperorDinobot (Luis Perez) was supposed to write about this one but on July 21st he passed away.
News: Upcoming release from Everything Dinosaurs Evolution (New for 2025)(Pt.3)
5 (1 votes)
Exciting news, king tyrant fans: the Evolution Tyrannosaurus rex is now up for pre-order!
To pre-order, click on this link. And here are some nice, clear images of the T. rex that may help you decide whether or not it’s for you.
Review: Mosasaurus (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Bite ‘N Blast by Mattel)
4.7 (3 votes)
I generally don’t have favorable opinions about the Jurassic World trilogy, but I’ll give them credit for one thing: reinstating Mosasaurus as the A-List paleo-media star it deserves to be. Mosasaurus has been a staple of Mesozoic media since its discovery two centuries ago now; but thanks to its prominent appearances in the Jurassic World films, the mighty quasi-lizard of the ocean has been thrust front and center into widespread fame once again.
Review: Euhelopus (1:35 Science and Art Model by Haolonggood)
5 (4 votes)
In the last several years, the toy dinosaur community has seen an exponential increase in figures of dinosaurs discovered in China, driven mainly by the prolific China-based companies PNSO and Haolonggood. Today we looking at the first dinosaur seriously scientifically investigated from China, the sauropod Euhelopus zdanski of the early Cretaceous.
News: Upcoming release from Everything Dinosaur Evolution (New for 2025)(Pt.2)
5 (1 votes)
Everything Dinosaur has revealed pricing for both versions of their upcoming Evolution 1:33 scale Tyrannosaurus rex. Better start saving up!
The Collector’s Edition will cost £99.99, which currently converts to $184.08 Canadian and $134.37 US. To reserve one, send an email to mike@everythingdinosaur.com.
Review: Stygimoloch (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
5 (2 votes)
With its crown of thorny spikes and a name meaning “demon from the river Styx”, Stygimoloch is one of the coolest dinosaurs around. Too bad then that many consider it to be a juvenile of Pachycephalosaurus or a different species of Pachycephalosaurus.
Review: Kileskus (Jurassic World: Danger Pack by Mattel)
3.8 (4 votes)
Discovered in Russia, Kileskus is a relatively small tyrannosauroid that lived during the Middle Jurassic period some 166 million years ago. While its remains are rather fragmentary, they are enough to determine that their owner was a proceratosaurid, closely related to Guanlong and Proceratosaurus itself.
Review: Inostrancevia (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Strike Attack by Mattel)
3.7 (3 votes)
I first heard of Inostrancevia in a 1994 episode of Paleo-World titled “Tale of the Sail”, about the synapsids that dominated the Permian period. It has been one of my favorite prehistoric animal names ever since, with a pleasant mouthfeel even if the name sounds cooler than it is.
News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2024)(Pt.8)
5 (1 votes)
Next up from Haolonggood is the iconic European ornithopod known as Iguanodon.
News: Upcoming release from PNSO (New for 2025)(Pt.6)
5 (1 votes)
The long-necked protorosaur Dinocephalosaurus swam the Triassic seas in what is now China some 245 million years ago. PNSO’s Xiaochong is the first toy of this marvellous monster.
Review: Yangchuanosaurus (Dayong)(PNSO)
5 (3 votes)
During the Middle and Late Jurassic, the largest predatory dinosaur in China was the fearsome metriacanthosaurid Yangchuanosaurus. Indeed, it is one of China’s most famous and popular dinosaurs, reflected by the fact that PNSO has made no less than four toys of it.