According to my DinoToyCollector profile I have 38 Tyrannosaurus rex figures in my collection, and I know that’s not all of them. Like many collectors, Tyrannosaurus is probably the last dinosaur I need more of on my shelves, and yet I keep getting more.
Age: Cretaceous
Review: Lythronax (Beasts of the Mesozoic by Creative Beast Studios)
5 (6 votes)
What better-suited rival for the “devil-horned face” than the “gore king” tyrant?
Some animals know the dangers of their environment by instinct. Other animals have to learn by experience – provided they can survive it. For young nestling Diabloceratopses exploring life in Late Cretaceous Utah, knowing danger could mean recognizing the difference between the casual bustle of the foraging adults, and the sound of the herd suddenly tensing in fear.
Review: Carnotaurus (Haolonggood)
4.6 (5 votes)
I was fond of the South American abelisaur known as Carnotaurus from the moment I learned about it back in the late 1980s. And really, who wouldn’t be? With its short, boxy skull, prominent pointed horns, and almost preposterously puny arms, it is easily one of the weirdest-looking theropods, and thus one of the coolest.
Review: Styracosaurus (ANIA by Takara Tomy)
3.8 (4 votes)
Takara Tomy is a brand stretching a wide range across toy production, from miniature cars to blockbuster IP tie-ins, to wildlife and extinct life replicas. Beginning in the early 2010s, Tomy began releasing the ANIA “Animal Adventure” series, a line of palm-sized action figures featuring extant and extinct animal life.
Review: Concavenator (Haolonggood)
4.8 (6 votes)
Concavenator is a genus of carcharodontosaurian that hails from Spain and was described in 2010, the same year I started collecting dinosaurs! Although only known from a single specimen it’s a nearly complete and articulated one. Concavenator is immediately recognizable thanks to two tall vertebrae in front of the hips that are thought to have supported a hump.
Review: Saltasaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)
4.8 (6 votes)
Ever since the demise of the Carnegie Collection, Safari Ltd. has been gradually adding genera from it to their wonderful Wild Safari line. Saltasaurus is the latest such addition. Discovered in 1975 and named in 1980 after Salta Province in Argentina, it was a relatively small titanosaurian sauropod at just 10-12 metres in length.
Review: Kaprosuchus (Jurassic World Epic Evolution by Mattel)
4 (3 votes)
Imagine yourself for a moment in a swamp. Not just any particular swamp. There’s mangrove trees with many vines hanging off their branches, tall reeds and cattails, and a strange assortment of prehistoric fauna. There’s a herd of ginormous Paraceratherium feeding on the trees, Phiomia fleeing from ravenous Titanoboa, Baryonyx fishing, and Beelzebufo hopping around.
Review: Pyroraptor (Jurassic World Hammond Collection, by Mattel)
4 (5 votes)
Nearly 30 years after Jurassic Park released and had helped reform the general public’s perception of dinosaurs, Jurassic World Dominion released in 2022. It is the first film in the franchise to feature fully feathered dinosaurs (and a pterosaur), another major step moving in line with the science that had been going on for decades.
Review: Tyrannosaurus rex Off-road Tracker Pack (Jurassic Park, 93’ Classic by Mattel)
3.5 (6 votes)
The Tyrannosaurus Off-road Tracker Pack represents the last set released in the short-lived Jurassic Park 93’ Classic line, which was replaced last year by the (so far) inferior Jurassic World Reimagined line. I suppose it makes sense that the line wouldn’t last too far past the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park but I think the entire range of toys released under it are some of Mattel’s best and most fun.
Review: Carnotaurus (Roarin’ Real Feel, Jurassic World Legacy Collection Reimagined by Mattel)
4.6 (5 votes)
In 1994 Kenner released the first ever toy of Carnotaurus under their Jurassic Park line. Although now one of the most popular theropods, Carnotaurus had only been described 9 years prior to the release of the Kenner toy.
Review: Therizinosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Trackers, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)
3.8 (4 votes)
Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me this figure to share on the blog.
Jurassic World: Dominion may have been a bloated mess of a film and a disappointing end to the Jurassic World trilogy but it’s hard to deny that it had its moments.
Review: Koolasuchus (CollectA)
5 (6 votes)
My sincerest thanks to Happy Hen Toys for their generosity in sending me this figure to review here. This figure is for sale over there, along with many more prehistoric animals from numerous fan favorite brands like CollectA, Haolonggood, PNSO, Safari Ltd, and so many more.