Age: Triassic

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: 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: Coelophysis (Dinotales Series 5 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Coelophysis Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (13 votes)

Review and photographs by Federreptil, edited by Suspsy

This dinosaur is one of my absolute favorites in the collection. The Coelophysis by Kaiyodo is special in several ways. First, there are only a few figures from the Triassic–the dawn of the dinosaurs.

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Review: Prehistoric Plants (Safari Ltd)

Genus: Agathis, Araucaria, Tree fern Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Plant Age: Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (10 votes)

Review and photographs by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Plants and trees may not be a collector’s first choice of models to collect, and not only because there’s so few around. In general, humans feel more attracted to animals than towards plants despite the fact that we could still live well without keeping or even breeding (and feeding on) animals, but not without plants.

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Review: Plateosaurus (Dinotales Series 5 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Plateosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Prosauropod Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (8 votes)

Review and photographs by Dennis AKA Lanthanotus
When I first discovered the Dinosaur Toy Blog, I began with browsing the several dinosaur toy producing companies listed. The Kaiyodo site woke my interest, mainly because of the intriguing color schemes and accuracy of their models.

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Review: Coelophysis (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Genus: Coelophysis Brand: Geoworld, Jurassic Hunters Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

3.4 (11 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan ‘Takama’ Morris, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s about time we got to reviewing more of the wide selection of Geoworld’s Jurassic Hunters prehistoric animals, and what better way to start this trend off than with a creature that hails from the Triassic?

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Review: Coelophysis (DINO by Lego)

Genus: Coelophysis Brand: Lego Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Triassic Type: Construction

3.5 (11 votes)

“Hello there, fellow dinosaur lovers! My name is Dr. Bella Bricking and I am the curator of paleontology at the Bricksburg Museum of Natural History. And this is my assistant and friend, ace tracker and wrangler Beth Buildit. It’s so nice to meet all of you!”
“Hey there.”

“Today we shall be embarking on an exciting and educational journey through the amazing world of Lego dinosaurs.

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Review: Tanystropheus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Tanystropheus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (14 votes)

One of my favorite critters from the Triassic period has to be Tanystropheus. In a period renowned for its strange non-dinosaur Archosauromorphs the Tanystropheus is certainly among the strangest. Superficially similar to a plesiosaur this animal appears to have been semi-aquatic, with webbed feet instead of flippers.

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Review: Tanystropheus (Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs by Kenner)

Genus: Tanystropheus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kenner Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Action Figure

3.4 (14 votes)

Tanystropheus was one of evolution’s more bizarre concoctions: a carnivorous reptile from the Middle Triassic with a spindly neck longer than its body and tail combined. Like the Dimetrodon, it appeared several times in various JP lines. This particular version is from the 1999 JP: Dinosaurs line.

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Review: Placerias (Tyco)

Genus: Placerias Brand: Tyco Classification: Therapsid (non-mammal) Age: Triassic Type: Action Figure

3.9 (10 votes)

Although the Dino-Riders line consisted mostly of familiar faces like Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, and, of course, Tyrannosaurus rex, there were a few obscure animals tossed into the mix. I had never heard of Placerias until I came across it on the shelf at Toys R Us.

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Review: Liliensternus (CollectA)

Genus: Liliensternus Brand: CollectA Classification: Theropod, Theropod (basal) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

3 (11 votes)

History: Ah the Triassic, a vastly important but overlooked period of time that occurred before the Jurassic. The Triassic began in the wake of the massive die off and it would take 30 million years for life to recover. Strange and magnificent beasts emerged from the dust and battled for control of Pangaea.

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Review: Protochirotherium (Bullyland, exclusively for the Regionalmuseum Wolfhagen, Germany)

Genus: Protochirotherium Brand: Bullyland Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Permian, Triassic Type: Figurine

4.1 (17 votes)

Just recently I came across one of these figures which make a collector´s life so interesting. I was visiting the museum in Korbach with its great Procynosuchus exhibition when I saw this Bullyland Protochirotherium for sale in a cabinet among many other more common Bullyland figures such as their Apatosaurus or Tyrannosaurus.

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