Age: Cretaceous

Review: Tylosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Tylosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Mosasaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.8 (21 votes)

Tylosaurus was one of the biggest and baddest mosasaurs, second only to Mosasaurus itself. Indeed, the largest mounted mosasaur skeleton in the world is the 13 metre long “Bruce,” located at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Manitoba.

CollectA’s 2009 Tylosaurus figure measures a mere 18.5 cm long, but that’s only due to the pose it’s sculpted in.

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Review: Baryonyx (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Genus: Baryonyx Brand: Geoworld, Jurassic Hunters Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.4 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Takama, edited by Suspsy
If you are deeply into dinosaurs, then you should already know what Baryonyx is. For those who happen to be average lay people or new to the hobby, Baryonyx was a large fish-eating theropod that lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now England.

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Review: Deinonychus Hatchling (Johan Scherft)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: Johan Scherft Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino, Papercraft

3.5 (4 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Following my review about the Styracosaurus hatched from a chocolate surprise egg, I’ll introduce you to a “real” hatchling in this review, just the right thing to put some Mesozoic spice to your upcoming Easter celebrations–the model of hatching Deinonychus by talented Netherlands artist Johan Scherft.

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Review: Hylaeosaurus (Protocasts)

Genus: Hylaeosaurus Brand: Protocasts Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.1 (8 votes)

Review and photos by Takama, edited by Suspsy
When it comes to the history of the study of dinosaurs, one must remember three species as the most important for establishing what we know about the animals to this day. Those three species are Megalosaurus, Iguanodon, and Hylaeosaurus.

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Review: Styracosaurus (CollectA)

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

2.2 (17 votes)

The many-horned Styracosaurus is one of those dinosaurs you’ll see produced by just about every toy company. In terms of ceratopsian popularity it only plays second fiddle to Triceratops, although Pachyrhinosaurus may have pushed it down a peg.

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Review: Australovenator (Australian Age of Dinosaurs and Minizoo)

Genus: Australovenator Brand: Australian AoD, Minizoo Classification: Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.5 (17 votes)

Review and photos by Triceratops83, edited by Suspsy
Australovenator wintonensis is a megaraptoran theropod from Queensland and is Australia’s best known theropod from good remains. It comes from the Winton Formation which in the Early Cretaceous was a system of rivers and forests on the edge of the inland Eromaga Sea.

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Review: Spinosaurus (Deluxe Walker by CollectA)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (18 votes)

Review and photographs by Dinomike, edited by Suspsy
CollectA has demonstrated that they’re ready to play in the niche market scene by pandering to their small, but potentially loyal dinosaur community. Faster than a Gallimimus running on a Cretaceous treadmill, they’ve sped past their competitors and produced not only one, but three amazing interpretations of Spinosaurus aegypticus based on Paul Sereno and Nizar Ibrahim’s scientific paper published in 2014.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Ferrero Kinder Überraschung)

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

3 (2 votes)

Review and photographs by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
“Styracosaurus?! Someone messed up the title, that’s obviously a Triceratops, isn’t it?” Well, let’s discuss this at a later point. This tiny figure is one of eight prehistoric reptiles dating back to 1978 and hatched out of those famous “Kinder Überraschung” chocolate eggs (“surprise eggs”).

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Review: Carnotaurus with Ichthyosaurus (Jurassic World Hero Mashers by Hasbro)

Genus: Carnotaurus, Ichthyosaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Ichthyosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Action Figure

2.5 (17 votes)

Time for a second helping of Hero Mashers! This time we’ll be looking at Carnotaurus, the mighty “meat-eating bull” of South America, and Ichthyosaurus, the English “fish lizard” that helped make Mary Anning a legend among paleontologists.

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Review: Prehistoric Landscapes Cycad by Safari Ltd.

Genus: Cycad Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Plant Age: Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Permian, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (11 votes)

Review and photographs by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Here comes another (unfortunately retired) one of the prehistoric plants produced by Safari Ltd, the other two being reviewed here. I did not include it in the first review as my usual retailer didn’t have it in stock anymore and it took some time to find one for a reasonable price.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (Dinotales Series 1 by Kaiyodo)

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

4.1 (9 votes)

While Kaiyodo is probably most beloved for their production of more obscure prehistoric critters they made sure not to neglect the classic fan favorites too. In their 7 series run the Dinotales line produced no less than three distinct models of Tyrannosaurus, not counting the Tyrannosaurus skeleton and the slew of repaints produced for each one.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Jurassic World Hero Mashers by Hasbro)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.3 (13 votes)

Hero Mashers, which consists of buildable action figures with interchangeable parts, is one of Hasbro’s more successful lines. It includes the popular brands Star Wars, Transformers, Marvel Super Heroes, and, beginning in 2015, Jurassic World. Today we’ll be taking a look at one of the largest sets: the Toys R Us exclusive Tyrannosaurus rex.

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