Age: Cretaceous

Review: Iguanodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (18 votes)

The hulking ornithopod Iguanodon bernissartensis is probably the loveliest thing ever to spring from a mine in Belgium. Known from a number of remarkably complete specimens, you’d think it’d be hard to get the big-handed one wrong, and indeed most toys over the years have been decent, if unremarkable.

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Review: Baryonyx (Papo)

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

3.2 (44 votes)

Even for a company who apparently stumble upon scientific fidelity only by accident, Papo have made great strides towards more accurate prehistoric animal figures over the last few years, to the point where they’re even releasing a feathered Velociraptor (which shouldn’t be half as remarkable as it is).

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Review: Dinosaurs Of Japan (Capsule Q Museum by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Fukuiraptor, Pteranodon, Tambatitanis, Therizinosaurus, Toyotamaphimeia Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Crocodile, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Therizinosaur, Theropod, Titanosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Set

4.5 (11 votes)

For most of the field’s history, the bulk of paleontological research has occurred in North America, a fact reflected in the average dinosaur shelf lineup. There’s certainly no shortage of figures representing classics like Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus, while more obscure species from elsewhere in the world languish in the shadows.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Hunting) (Collecta)

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

4.6 (45 votes)

Hot on the heels of last year’s ‘Deluxe’ feathered Tyrannosaurus, Collecta have seen fit to update their smaller scale range with a similarly enfluffened tyrant. And its corpse. Happily – alive or dead – the miniature feathered T. rex has just much charm as its larger, leggier cousin.

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Review: The Dinosaur Expo 2016 set (Kaiyodo)

Genus: Parasaurolophus, Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Yi Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

4.9 (16 votes)

In the first half of 2016, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Japan, held an event simply named ‘The Dinosaur Expo’ (still ongoing at the time of writing). Though I haven’t been myself, the exhibit seems to focus on recent dinosaur discoveries, with an accompanying set of figures.

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Review: Monanthesia and Cycadeoidea (CollectA)

Genus: Cycadeoidea, Monanthesia Brand: CollectA Classification: Plant Age: Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Permian, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

5 (14 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Greens, stems, and leaves, but no teeth, no blood, no gore . . . no wonder plants seldom provide more than background for movies or our dinosaur collections. Day of the Triffids (1962) is the classic plant horror film par excellence, where seemingly harmless plants attack and kill humans and charge to take over world domination within days (for those of you that can’t stand classic B-movies or modern semi-quality TV adaptations of them, Splinter may be a more thrilling choice, though the antagonist is !SPOILER ALERT!

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Review: Williamsonia (CollectA)

Genus: Williamsonia Brand: CollectA Classification: Plant Age: Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

5 (15 votes)

Thought I’d take a stab at reviewing a prehistoric plant for the first time. Let’s take a look at Williamsonia, a member of the order of Bennettitales, or cycadeoids. Bennettitales were an order of seed plants that first arose during the Triassic and then flourished all the way until the end of the Cretaceous.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Jurassic World Hero Mashers by Hasbro)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.8 (18 votes)

We’ve looked at an Ultra set, we’ve looked at a Deluxe set, and now it’s time to look at a Basic Jurassic World Hero Mashers Set. Specifically, that iconic walking battle tank, Ankylosaurus magniventris.

The Ankylosaurus is made up of seven parts.

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Review: Euoplocephalus (Terra Series by Battat)

Genus: Euoplocephalus Brand: Battat, Terra Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (21 votes)

Euoplocephalus is one of the largest and best-known ankylosaurids, with several nearly complete fossil specimens. Indeed, many popular depictions of Ankylosaurus in books, movies, and yes, toy lines, are actually based on Euoplocephalus.

Feast your eyes on the reissued Battat Terra series Euoplocephalus.

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Review: Corythosaurus (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Corythosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (11 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
When the term hadrosaur is combined with a toy, it usually results into a Parasaurolophus. While this genus may still not be as overrepresented as some carnivorous theropods, it easily exceeds all other hadrosaur renditions in number.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Corpse by CollectA)

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

4.7 (26 votes)

Review and photos by Bokisaurus, edited by Suspsy
No matter who or what or how powerful you are, sooner or later, all living things will face the same inevitable end: death. In the long history of toy figures, death is something that you won’t see addressed often.

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Review: Mosasaurus vs. Submarine(Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Genus: Mosasaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Mosasaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.5 (10 votes)

The sky is clear and boundless blue; it is a beautiful 80 degrees, a nice day to be at the park. The water is a beautiful shade of blue green, there is barely a ripple across the calm lagoon. There is something dangerous roaming in the depth of the waters, but not a trace of it is seen.

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