Author: DinoLord

My name is Andrew, and I’ve been hooked with dinosaurs ever since I watched Jurassic Parkon television at age 3. I started collecting dinosaurs at around age 4, when I got several Jurassic Park toys as well as a few others. However, I stopped collecting for a few years and have recently started getting back into it. While I love all types of dinosaurs, my favorite group is the sauropods. My other interests include drawing, skiing, hockey, and most of all, fishkeeping.

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Review: Triceratops (Jurassic Park 3 by Hasbro)

2.7 (11 votes)

Triceratops is one of the most famous and recognizable dinosaurs of all time. Anyone, even a member of the general public who knows absolutely nothing about dinosaurs, will recognize the classic three horns and frill. For over a century, Triceratops has been featured in countless books, movies, and other media where dinosaurs are involved.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Jurassic Park III by Coca Cola)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kaiyodo Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine

4.2 (9 votes)

Famous among dinosaur figure collectors for their excellent Dinotales figures, Kaiyodo also produced a lesser known set of dinosaur figures in 2001, following the release of Jurassic Park III. The set, sponsored by Coca Cola, consisted of 12 dinosaur figures and a secret figure (a Spinosaurus skull).

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Review: Apatosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Dinomania, Kaiyodo Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (10 votes)

Formerly known as Brontosaurus, Apatosaurus is perhaps one of the most famous and easily recognizable dinosaurs. Such fame and popularity guarantees its presence in many dinosaur toy lines. However, most of these figures tend to be on the larger side, and some of them are not quite accurate, with the hands often being inaccurate.

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Review: Carnotaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 5)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.3 (9 votes)

One of the last South American dinosaurs, Carnotaurus was an interesting theropod that lived in what is now Argentina 70 million years ago. Its most distinctive features are the two horns that sit atop its head. In fact, the name Carnotaurus means “flesh-eating bull”.

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Review: Deinonychus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: Dinomania, Kaiyodo Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (6 votes)

Ever since a certain motion picture was released in the early 90’s, dromaeosaurs have been ingrained into popular culture. Commonly referred to as raptors (much to the dismay of ornithologists), most people see them as swift killing machines that could hunt down anything using their vicious sickle claws.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Battat)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Battat Classification: Stegosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.8 (17 votes)

Today, we will take a look at the most controversial figure in all of the Battat line: the Stegosaurus. One of the things that the Battat line is renowned for is its great accuracy, but the makers of this Stegosaurus seem to have thrown caution to the wind.

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Review: Triceratops (Battat)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Battat Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (16 votes)

Despite being such a famous dinosaur, most of the Triceratops figures out there don’t quite do the animal justice. The rendition of this dinosaur by the legendary Battat line, created for the Boston Museum of Science, does indeed do Triceratops justice, despite being made in 1994.

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Review: Protoceratops (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 5)

Genus: Protoceratops Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.3 (9 votes)

Review by DinoLord
A sheep sized ceratopsian from Late Cretaceous Mongolia; Protoceratops was one of the earlier ceratopsians. Unlike later ceratopsians, Protoceratops did not have huge nasal or brow horns. However, it was no weakling. Perhaps the most famous Protoceratops fossil is the “Fighting Dinosaurs” specimen.

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Review: Elasmosaurus (Dinotales Series 7, by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Elasmosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.9 (7 votes)

Review by DinoLord and Plesiosauria
Elasmosaurus was a plesiosaur that lived in the great inland sea of what is now North America during the Late Cretaceous Period. It is one of the most popular plesiosaurs, second possibly to Plesiosaurus itself, but it is also one of the most poorly known of the elasmosaurids.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Battat)

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

4.9 (23 votes)

Review and Photos by DinoLord.
In 1994, the Boston Museum of Science released a line of dinosaur figures produced by the toy company Battat and sculpted by professional paleo-artists. While new figures were released in 1996 and 1998, the project was scrapped in 2002, and the line remained discontinued.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (FameMaster)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Fame Master Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Construction, Figurine

3.2 (16 votes)

Review by “DinoLord”
Acrocanthosaurus was a theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, in what is now Texas and Oklahoma. Its most distinctive feature is the tall neural spines that run down its back. These most likely supported large muscles, like in present day bison.

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Review: Camarasaurus (Dinotales Series 7, by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Camarasaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (8 votes)

Review and photos by DinoLord
Camarasaurus was the most common sauropod in the Morrison Formation, which is mainly distributed in present day Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. Many different fossils have been found, including some complete and even fully articulated specimens, so it is surprising that this dinosaur isn’t made more often in toy form.

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