Age: Cretaceous

Review: Triceratops (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (15 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy

To round out all of Schleich’s World of History ceratopsians on the blog, I will be reviewing the Triceratops (be sure to read Alice’s Pentaceratops review and my Styracosaurus review).

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Review: Triceratops (Playmobil)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Playmobil, playset Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Hominid, Reptile (other), Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine

4.6 (12 votes)

A Triceratops and her baby are munching on yummy plants. Suddenly the mother senses that something is wrong. Quickly she leads her baby to safety as the nearby volcano begins to rumble!

Playmobil’s version of the número uno ceratopsid measures 23 cm long and stands 9 cm tall at the hips.

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Review: Styracosaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Schleich, World of History Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.2 (11 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
Hi everyone! You have heard of Styracosaurus, right? If so, then you’re likely a regular member of our community. If you’re not (I know I wasn’t when I first found this blog), then you may have read about it in many different dinosaur books over the years.

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Review: Velociraptor “BLUE” (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Genus: Velociraptor Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.7 (14 votes)

Velociraptor is one of the best known dinosaurs in the world, and it owes its popularity to Jurassic Park. On screen, it is a cunning and deadly foe that is smart, fast, social, and hunts in groups so it can lay traps for its quarry.

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Review: Sauropelta (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Sauropelta Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.8 (26 votes)

Between marauding packs of Deinonychus and the hulking Acrocanthosaurus, the nodosaurid Sauropelta lived in extremely dangerous times. Fortunately, the “lizard shield” was more than capable of defending itself.

The 2015 Wild Safari Sauropelta measures 19 cm long from nose to tail tip.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

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

2 (23 votes)

For better or worse, Jurassic World toys are upon us. And while most of them, frankly, look worse to me, the iconic Ankylosaurus looked somewhat better.

This “fused lizard” measures 16 cm long and is just under 13 cm tall including the raised tail.

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Review: Dolichorhynchops (CollectA)

Genus: Dolichorhynchops Brand: CollectA Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.3 (20 votes)

Swift, maneuverable, and equipped with narrow jaws full of sharp teeth, Dolichorhynchops was a pitiless predator of Cretaceous fish. But size counted for a lot back then, and this short-necked plesiosaur would have been a delicious dinner for large sharks and even larger mosasaurs.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus “Tyrant King” (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

4.6 (18 votes)

Review by Dan Liebman of DansDinosaurs.com
Photos by Chris Kastner of BackyardTerrors.com
If you ask a paleontologist what the two main types of dinosaur might be, you’re likely to receive an answer containing the words “Saurichia” and “Ornithischia”. Pose this same question to a manufacturer of dinosaur models, and you may discover an altogether different dichotomy: “T.

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Review: Medusaceratops (CollectA)

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

4.1 (20 votes)

Medusaceratops lokii is the oldest known chasmosaurine ceratopsid. The unique profile of its frill led to its awesome-sounding name, which refers to the Greek gorgon Medusa and the Marvel supervillain Loki. In a perfect world then, its archenemy would be a tyrannosaurid called Perseussaurus thori.

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Review: Nasutoceratops (CollectA)

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

4.6 (21 votes)

Nasutoceratops was a large centrosaurine ceratopsid from the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous. It is distinguished by a particularly fat snout and brow horns that greatly resemble those of extant cattle.

The 2015 Nasutoceratops measures 13 cm long.

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Review: Spinosaurus (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kenner Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3 (8 votes)

For over a century, the paleontologists and museums were the guardians of knowledge concerning beasts from the paleo world. Before the dark times…before Jurassic Park. Ok, so maybe not the dark times, but the fact remains that many in the general public owe their knowledge of dinosaurs due to what they learned in Jurassic Park.

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Review: Amargasaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Amargasaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.2 (24 votes)

I have heard it said that good things come in small packages, and the 2008 CollectA‘s Amargasaurus is certainly a diminutive figure. This was CollectA’s first attempt at the highly distinguishable sauropod, before releasing a deluxe figure a few years later.

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