Age: Cretaceous

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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Review: Therizinosaurus (Dinotales Series 4 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Therizinosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Therizinosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (10 votes)

Review and Photos by Dr Andre Mursch (“Brontodocus”). Edited by Plesiosauria.
One of the most bizarre dinosaurs ever found was Therizinosaurus cheloniformis from the Nemegt formation of Mongolia, which is approximately 70 million years old. Today it is a famous dinosaur every enthusiast has an image about how it looked like but that was not always the case.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Inpro)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Inpro Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (8 votes)

Ankylosaurus has been an enduring presence in dinosaur toy lines over the years, in spite of the fact that other ankylosaurs (like Euoplocephalus) are known from more extensive remains. It’s probably the animal’s sheer size, and the fact that it lived alongside some famous giant theropod or other, that have made it such a pop culture fixture.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Monster in my Pocket by Matchbox, Series 1)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Matchbox, Monster in my Pocket Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome

2.4 (11 votes)

I thought I’d review something a little different for a change. As a kid I was fascinated by the original Monster in my Pocket and managed to collect them all. After the first couple of series the lines started to go downhill though and I eventually lost interest.

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Review: Ouranosaurus (Battat)

Genus: Ouranosaurus Brand: Battat Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.9 (20 votes)

Despite the distinctive and unusual appearance of the sail-backed Ouranosaurus, it is rather rare in toy form. When it comes to iguanodontids, most companies tend to opt for the more generic and more familiar Iguanodon. Starlux, Schleich and CollectA have produced replicas of this fascinating species as well (review of the Schleich Ouranosaurus here), but the Battat figure is by far and away the superior figure.

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Review: Baryonyx (Schleich)

Genus: Baryonyx Brand: Schleich Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.9 (23 votes)

If this figure looks familiar that’s because it was reviewed here before! The original review of the Schleich Baryonyx was one of several interesting reviews here by former dinosaur toy blogger Tomhetleere. Sadly, Tomhet left the Dinosaur Toy Blog earlier this year and, to everyone’s dismay, removed his valuable dinotoyblog contributions on his departure.

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Review: Tarbosaurus (Procon CollectA)

Genus: Tarbosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.9 (12 votes)

Review by forumite Fooman666 (edited by Horridus)
CollectA (a Procon brand) is one of the most despised names in dinosaur toy collecting. Their representations of often obscure dinosaurs are generally hit and miss, mostly misses. However this Tarbosaurus has the potential to be a hit.

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Review: Baryonyx (Dinosauria by Wild Republic)

Genus: Baryonyx Brand: Wild Republic Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.8 (11 votes)

Wild Republic (or K&M International) have collaborated with the Natural History Museum in London to release a line of small, cheap plastic dinosaur toys with the tagline “When dinosaurs ruled the earth”, which I feel could do with an exclamation mark – mainly because it reminds me of a cheesy old Hammer flick (there was also a little tribute in…that movie).

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd. – 2006 sculpt)

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

1.3 (50 votes)

Guest review by forumite Fooman666 (edited by Horridus)

This 2006 offering from Safari’s Wild Safari range of dinosaurs is a lovely (if inaccurate) replica of every child’s favourite dinosaur, the famed villain of almost every dinosaur movie available, Tyrannosaurus rex.

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