Author: Suspsy

Suspsy has lived in Canada all his life. One day when he was in kindergarten, his teacher did a lesson on dinosaurs and put up some giant cutouts on the wall. Suspsy immediately began pretending to be a Tyrannosaurus rex at playtime, and continued to do so for many subsequent playtimes. Since then, he has acquired two degrees, worked many different jobs, travelled to many fantastic locations, fallen in love, gotten married, and settled down to raise a family, but his passion for dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals has never waned.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Rainbow Running Version by Papo)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Papo Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (55 votes)

Since its release in 2012, Papo’s Running Tyrannosaurus rex has become immensely popular with dinosaur enthusiasts. Its fearsome visage has popped in multiple books and magazines, and it has even crashed a few weddings! Not surprisingly then, Papo released this very colourful repaint in mid-2016.

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Review: Smilodon (2011)(Papo)

Genus: Smilodon Brand: Papo Classification: Cat, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

2.8 (12 votes)

One of the more bizarre proposals I’ve heard recently is that Smilodon and other machairodonts may have had large, drooping jowls to protect their famous (and fragile) fangs from the elements. I’m not convinced of this reconstruction myself, but I do find it rather amusing.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (2006)(CollectA)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.5 (24 votes)

CollectA nowadays is widely considered one of the top makers of high quality prehistoric toys, as demonstrated by their very awesome 2017 assortment. But that certainly wasn’t always the case. For this review, I’ll be taking another trip back in time to 2006, the year of CollectA’s humble beginning.

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Review: Thylacoleo (Southlands Replicas)

Genus: Thylacoleo Brand: Southlands Replicas Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.9 (11 votes)

Australia was home to many amazing beasts during the Pleistocene epoch. There were echidnas the size of sheep, lizards the size of crocodiles, wombats the size of hippos, giant flightless birds, and short-faced kangaroos that stood up to three metres tall. The thylacine was alive and flourishing.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Adult and Baby)(Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.1 (51 votes)

With Wild Safari having released an absolutely stellar assortment for 2017, I thought it would be both amusing and humbling to take a trip back in time to when the line was widely perceived as being strictly for kids and inferior to the now-defunct Carnegie Collection.

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Review: Mighty Dinosaurs (Creator by Lego)

Genus: Brachiosaurus, Pteranodon, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Lego Classification: Ceratopsian, Macronaria (basal), Pterosaur, Sauropod, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Construction, Set

4.3 (11 votes)

“Season’s Greetings, fellow dinosaur lovers! Yes, it is I, Dr. Bella Bricking, enjoying another holiday season! And where would I be without my trusty and beloved companion, Beth Buildit?”
“I can’t believe I let you talk me into wearing this hat, Doc.”

“Now, now, no humbugs, Beth!

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Review: Microraptor (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Microraptor Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Bird, Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (16 votes)

Now available from Amazon.com here.
Microraptor is a relatively recent discovery, but it has quickly become very popular with dinosaur enthusiasts. And why not? It’s one of the best known dromaeosaurs, with a whopping 300 or so fossil specimens spread out globally in various museums.

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Review: Spinosaurus and Velociraptor (Jurassic Park 2009 by Hasbro)

Genus: Spinosaurus, Velociraptor Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic Park Classification: Dromaeosaur, Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

2.1 (11 votes)

Nearly all of the Jurassic Park 2009 toys were repaints of older toys save for the Allosaurus and the Pachyrhinosaurus. These included the miniature two-packs such as this one, containing hatchling versions of the famous Spinosaurus and Velociraptor.

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Review: Prehistoric Tube B (CollectA)

Genus: Amargasaurus, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Liopleurodon, Quetzalcoatlus, Spinosaurus, Torosaurus, Velociraptor Brand: CollectA Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Ceratopsian, Diplodocoid, Macronaria (basal), Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Theropod, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

3.9 (15 votes)

Time again to downsize with CollectA’s second tube collection. Like the previous set I reviewed, this one came out in late 2015 and contains no fewer than ten teeny toy dinosaurs and other prehistoric monsters, a couple of them making their debut with CollectA.

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Review: Majungasaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Majungasaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (15 votes)

Majungasaurus was an abelisaur, closely related to Carnotaurus and Rajasaurus. One of the very last dinosaurs to roam the planet, it was the feared and undisputed ruler of the island of Madagascar.

Here’s Seia, the little Majungasaurus from PNSO.

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Review: Tuojiangosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Tuojiangosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.1 (12 votes)

What an impressive debut PNSO has made this year! From huge resin statues ranging from $500 to $2000(yowza!) to large vinyl figures and to a variety of finely detailed miniatures, it looks like this Chinese company is going to be causing us dinosaur collectors much joy and much lighter wallets in future!

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Review: Ankylosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.2 (24 votes)

With its wide muzzle and tiny, leaf-shaped teeth, Ankylosaurus, like the rest of its family, was clearly a herbivore? Or was it? In the summer of 2015, a study of its close Asian relative Pinacosaurus concluded that the animal possessed a long, prehensile tongue that it used to pluck and scoop up not only vegetation, but possibly insects and other invertebrates on occasion.

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