My name is Arthur but I go by Gwangi on the blogs and forums, as homage to the old dinosaur and monster movies I love so much. In addition to writing about and collecting toy animals (extinct and extant) I also share my home with a variety of living animals, mostly reptiles but a little bit of everything. I have a lifelong interest in all things nature and natural history and most of my hobbies can be linked to those things in some way. I currently live in Maryland with my wife and daughters. In addition to writing on here I also write magazine articles, typically about local wildlife and aquarium fishes.

Phorusrhacos (Deluxe Prehistoric Collection by CollectA)
4.8 (4)

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Before we begin the review, I would like to thank Happy Hen Toys for sending this figure along as a review sample. Check out their large selection of animal and…

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Stomatosuchus (Jurassic World Survival, Wild Roar by Mattel)
4.5 (2)

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When it comes to prehistoric crocodilians there are two species I’ve wanted in my collection more than any other: Purussaurus, the gigantic caiman from the Eocene, and Stomatosuchus, one of…

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Dinocephalosaurus (Xiaochong) (Prehistoric Animal Models by PNSO)
5 (5)

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Last summer PNSO released a wave of Triassic, Chinese marine reptiles that included the already reviewed Guanlingsaurus and Guizhouichthyosaurus. Now it’s finally time to look at the last one, the…

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Herbivorous Dinosaurs TOOB (Safari Ltd.)
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If my research is correct, it has been 13 years since Safari Ltd. released a prehistoric animal TOOB. Their last was the Cambrian Life TOOB, released in 2013 and retired…

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Edaphosaurus (Diener Industries)
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Edaphosaurus was a sail-backed genus of synapsid that lived during the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods in what is now the famous Texas Red Beds in North America. Remains…

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Ankylosaurus & Brachiosaurus Skeleton (Jurassic World Terraventure, by Blokees)
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Across the various online Jurassic World collector communities I’ve seen increased talk about a new sort of collectable that appears to have slipped in under the radar, Blokees. A Chinese…

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Triceratops (Jurassic World Legacy Collection, Reimagined Real Feel by Mattel)
4.3 (4)

With the Duel Attack, Hammond Collection, and Habitat Defender Triceratops toys all in my collection I didn’t think I would ever add another Mattel Trike to my shelves, but then…

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