Age: Pliocene

Review: Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 2)

Genus: Australopithecus, Paranthropus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Hominid, Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

3.9 (8 votes)

Toys and figurines representing early hominins and human evolution in general are rare in this hobby. The few that do exist by the likes of Safari, Bullyland, and CollectA are usually poorly sculpted and poorly researched, either looking like caveman stereotypes or generic upright monkeys.

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Review: Megalodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Megalodon Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Fish, Shark Age: Miocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

2.2 (17 votes)

MEGALODON! The undisputed monarch of all sharks. Possibly the largest and most powerful flesh-eating animal to ever inhabit Earth’s seas. Star of cheesy novels, cheesier made-for-TV movies, and even cheesier pseudo-documentaries. And surprisingly enough, underrepresented in the world of prehistoric toys. For a long time, the proper scientific name for this animal was Carcharodon megalodon, however, it has recently been reclassified as Carcharocles megalodon.

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Review: Deinotherium (Deluxe Collection by CollectA)

Genus: Deinotherium Brand: CollectA Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.3 (14 votes)

History: One of the biggest Proboscideans of all time lived during the Early Miocene through to mid Pleistocene, yet it is largely forgotten by the general public. The Woolly Mammoth gets all the attention and love, with appearances in film, literature, and in toy form.

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Review: Deinotherium (Bullyland)

Genus: Deinotherium Brand: Bullyland Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.4 (5 votes)

I guess it is time for a review of Bullyland Deinotherium.
It is a highly sought after figure, not yet a myth, but quite close. This is due to the relatively little number of Deinotheriums that have been produced and delivered.
Deinotherium (“terrible beast”) was a large prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that appeared in the Middle Miocene and continued until the Early Pleistocene.

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Review: Megatherium (Marolin / VEB Plaho)

Genus: Megatherium Brand: Marolin Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

2.9 (7 votes)

Megatherium is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. The last Megatherium died somewhere at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, only 10000 years ago. Even hair and feces of this 6m long giant sloth have been found in caves in South America.

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Review: Macrauchenia (Prehistoric Mammal Series by Schleich)

Genus: Macrauchenia Brand: Schleich Classification: Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.9 (12 votes)

The peculiar looking ungulate Macrauchenia (“large neck”) inhabited South America for roughly 7 million years, from the Miocene to the Late Pleistocene, only becoming extinct around 20,000 years ago. This herbivorous animal resembled a camelid superficially, when in reality it was a member of an extinct order called Litopterna.

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Review: Prehistoric Life Toob (Safari Ltd)

Genus: Andrewsarchus, Arsinoitherium, Doedicurus, Homo neanderthalensis, M. primigenius, Macrauchenia, Mammuthus, Megatherium, Smilodon, Woolly mammoth Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Cat, Elephant, Hominid, Mammal Age: Eocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Set, Tube

4 (10 votes)

Safari Ltd has released several new tubes in 2010, or Toobs, to be funky but grammatically incorrect, each of which contains a selection of prehistoric critters. But before we pour these new toobs out for review, let’s take a look at one of the existing toob sets.

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