Age: Cretaceous

Review: Majungasaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Majungasaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.3 (14 votes)

Review by Nicholas Anning (“Brontozaurus”), pictures by Zachary Perry (ZoPteryx)

With the notable exception of Carnotaurus, abelisaurids have not often been made as toys. Lately, though, there has been a move towards renditions of less well-known species, perhaps because toys of the most famous dinosaurs are very common.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Dinotales Series 3 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.5 (10 votes)

Styracosaurus was a centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Late Cretaceous in what is now North America. It is well known and popular amongst dinosaur fans because of its unique and menacing horn style. Despite the fact that many other ceratopsian dinosaurs with what seems to be increasingly bizarre horn adornments have since been unearthed, Styracosaurus still remains one of the most striking.

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Review: Triceratops (Dinotales Series 5 by Kaiyodo)

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

2.8 (11 votes)

Triceratops is the largest known ceratopsian and lived at the very end of the reign of dinosaurs in what is now North America. Kaiyodo came out with two different renditions of this dinosaur, one in its first series and then a newer, more up to date rendition in its fifth series featured here.

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Review: Anchiceratops (Dinotales Series 7 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Anchiceratops Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.6 (12 votes)

Anchiceratops was a large ceratopsian that lived during the late Cretaceous in what is now Canada. Like its relative, Chasmosaurus, Anchicratops is characterized by possessing a large frill complete with two large openings called finestre to prevent the skull from being too heavy.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (original) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (29 votes)

As an illustration of how far the Carnegie line has advanced in 20 years, you can’t do much better than the original Tyrannosaurus. Many people in their early 20s will remember owning one of these as a child. They’ll probably also remember it gathering dust in a dark corner of the cupboard under the stairs when the Jurassic Park toyline came along and made everything else seem a bit rubbish.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Jurassic Park III by Coca Cola)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kaiyodo Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine

4.2 (9 votes)

Famous among dinosaur figure collectors for their excellent Dinotales figures, Kaiyodo also produced a lesser known set of dinosaur figures in 2001, following the release of Jurassic Park III. The set, sponsored by Coca Cola, consisted of 12 dinosaur figures and a secret figure (a Spinosaurus skull).

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Review: Pachycephalosaurus (Dinotales Series 5 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Pachycephalosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Pachycephalosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.6 (8 votes)

Pachycephalosaurus is the largest and most well recognized member of the dome-headed dinosaurs. It lived at the end of the Cretaceous 66-65 million years ago and therefore would have been amongst the last non-avian dinosaurs ever to be alive. It coexisted with other well known dinosaurs like Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus.

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Review: Spinosaurus (Dinosauria by Sideshow)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

3.3 (9 votes)

Photos by Jeremy, Review by Dan of Dan’s Dinosaurs
One of my favorite things about my job is that it affords me a unique opportunity to interact with paleontologists and paleoartists from around the world. During a brief chat with the esteemed artist Tony McVey, he casually mentioned that he was working on a Spinosaurus for Sideshow’s Dinosauria line.

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Review: Corythosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)

Genus: Corythosaurus Brand: Antediluvia, David Krentz Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (17 votes)

Corythosaurus is a relatively well known duck-billed dinosaur, or hadrosaur that lived in what is now Canada about 80-72 million years ago. Its name means “helmet reptile” because of the shape of the hollow crest that adorns its skull. The Corythosaurus that is part of the tiny and beautiful Antediluvia Collection, sculpted by artist, David Krentz, is no short of stunning just like the rest of the members of this collection.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (10 votes)

A smaller, 20 foot relative of Triceratops, Styracosaurus lived about 10 million years earlier than its more famous ceratopsian cousin. The apt name, Styracosaurus (“spiked lizard”), refers to the elaborate spiked frill. It also bore a horn on its nose.

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Review: Saichania (original sculpt) (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Saichania Brand: Schleich Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.7 (9 votes)

The Late Cretaceous ankylosaurid Saichania (which means “beautiful” in Mongolian) was a moderately sized but heavily armored dinosaur whose fossils were first discovered in southern Mongolia in 1977. Saichania was a squat animal which reached a maximum length of slightly over 20 feet, making it smaller than its more famous American cousin Ankylosaurus.

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Review: Hesperornis (Primeval by Character Options)

Genus: Hesperornis Brand: Character Options, Primeval Classification: Bird Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

4.3 (8 votes)

Hesperornis is an extinct genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived during the late Cretaceous. Fossils have been found in Kansas and Canada. The first fossils had been dug out by Othniel C. Marsh himself during the famous “Bone Wars”. Hesperornis, a lesser-known discovery from that era, could reach 1,5m or even a little more in length.

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