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Carcharodontosaurus (Blue Version)(GR Toys by Haolonggood)

4.9 (12 votes)

Review and images by Pliosaurking, edited by Suspsy

Hello, everyone and welcome to another review, in which I’ll be reviewing the Gr Toys x Halonggood Blue Carcharodontosaurus! Carcharodontosaurus was a massive carcharodontosaurid that lived in northern Africa during the Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous period about 90 million years ago.

Ampelosaurus (1:35 Scientific Art and Model by Haolonggood)

Ampelosaurus 3/4 right side

4.3 (36 votes)

Review and images by bmathison1972; edited by Suspsy

Ampelosaurus atacis is a titanosaur described in 1995 from fossils from the Late Cretaceous (Early Maastrichtian) of present day France. Interestingly, in 2012 morphometric studies of titanosaur fossils from the area showed the presence of a second, currently undescribed species of titanosaur, bringing into question historic reconstructions of the animal (a little more on that later in the review).

Cyberzoic Kickstarter Funded!

Cyberzoic group painting

3.8 (21 votes)

Yes, after a mere three days, the Cyberzoic Kickstarter succeeded in passing its goal of $205,000 US, thereby guaranteeing that Allosaurus, the Smilodon, and the Ice Dragon will go into production! You can read David Silva’s happy response here.

Artwork by Lewis LaRosa and Sunny Gho.

But there’s still stretch goals to be achieved, including the Achillobator and the newly revealed Desert Clan Deinonychus with its brilliant blue wings!

Tianzhenosaurus (1:35 Scientific Art Model by Haolonggood)

4.8 (37 votes)

Review and images by bmathison1972, edited by Suspsy

OK, here we are folks. My first review on the Dinosaur Toy Blog that is, well, actually a dinosaur! My previous reviews have consisted of a primate, a tortoise, and a bunch of invertebrates. I have to admit, despite collecting a wide variety of eukaryotic taxa, dinosaurs are the largest group for which I am least familiar.

Orkoraptor (Jurassic World: Wild Roar by Mattel)

3.7 (28 votes)

Review and images by Cretaceous Crab, edited by Suspsy

Since the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in 2018, Mattel has practically exploded in terms of the diversity of prehistoric genera it has offered, many of which are the first of their kind to be represented in toy or figure form.

Giganotosaurus (Dinosaur Action by Kid Galaxy)

1.4 (86 votes)

Review and photographs by thunderlizard, edited by Suspsy

Kid Galaxy has released several dinosaur figure sets under the “Dinosaur Action” line. Most of these consist of Hasbro Jurassic Park III bootlegs. One of these sets, the Dinosaur Action 10 Pack, released in 2019, includes this Giganotosaurus. The figure heavily resembles the Dorling Kindersley model from books, and it’s most likely based on it, as Kid Galaxy has used DK models for reference before. 

Callichimaera perplexa (Rheic Studio)

4.9 (53 votes)

Review and images by bmathison1972; edited by Suspsy

Callichimaera perlexa is an enigmatic crustacean from the Middle Cretaceous. Fossils have been found in the Churuvita Group in Colombia and the Frontier Formation in the United States. C. perlexa evolved during the Cretaceous Crab Revolution, which was a major diversification of ‘true’ crabs during the Cretaceous.

Ornithocheirus (Walking With Dinosaurs by Toyway)

4.5 (41 votes)

Review and photographs by Ikessauro, edited by Suspsy

Oh boy, I can’t believe I’m writing a review of the legendary Toyway Ornithocheirus for the Dinosaur Toy Blog. It was thanks to the DTF that I first became aware of this figure some 13 years ago. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read of a cancelled toy of the iconic Walking With Dinosaurs collection, one depicting a Brazilian pterosaur species nonetheless.

Shastasaurus (CollectA)

4.8 (96 votes)

Review and images by Kikimalou, edited by Suspsy

This is the very first time I’ve submitted a review for DTB and I thought that the new 2023 CollectA Shastasaurus would do the trick. What attracted me to this new ichthyosaur is the black and white interpretation. I like it when a creature from the past smells of convergent evolution.

Anomalocaris (CollectA)

4.8 (115 votes)

Review and images by bmathison1972; edited by Suspsy

In 2023, CollectA added Anomalocaris canadensis to its growing collection of Paleozoic invertebrates, following fellow arthropod Redlichia and mollusks Passaloteuthis, Pleuroceras, Orthoceras, Cooperoceras, and Pravitoceras (not to mention an extant nautilus and horseshoe crab). At this point A. canadensis probably doesn’t need much of an introduction on the Blog (I myself have reviewed it three times previously).

Armadon (Primal Rage by Playmates)

2.3 (56 votes)

Review and photographs by Funk, edited by Suspsy

The 1994 Atari fighting game Primal Rage featured a roster of stop-motion animated dinosaurs and giant apes that battled it out on a post-apocalyptic Earth (or “Urth”), which seems like an irresistible concept for a toyline, with Playmates jumping to the task in 1996, possibly to coincide with the sequel of the game which never materialised (toys based on characters from the sequel were also produced).

Talon (Primal Rage by Playmates)

3.3 (50 votes)

Review and photographs by Funk, edited by Suspsy

Ever since I first saw preview pictures of the stop motion figures used to animate the dinosaurs in the 1994 Atari fighting game Primal Rage in a Nintendo magazine, I thought, “Wow, they would have made great toys.” Fast forward to a few years ago where I learned such toys were actually produced by Playmates of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fame, and I got a few of them used.

Velociraptor “Blue” (Jurassic World: Ferocious Pack by Mattel)

1.7 (27 votes)

Review and photos by Prehistory Resurrection, edited by Suspsy

Mattel has made more ”Blue” toys (as well as other Velociraptors) than you can shake a stick at. Today, we will be taking a look at one of several incarnations of the beloved raptor: their Jurassic World Dominion Ferocious Pack version.

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