If there’s one thing that young prehistory fans enjoy, it’s randomly pitting their toys against one another in savage battles, geography and time be blowed. And if there’s another thing that young children in general are entertained by, it’s seeing things change colour by immersing them in water. That’s precisely why Mattel’s two biggest properties, Barbie and Hot Wheels, have...
“Happy International Dinosaur Day and Happy Pride Month, fellow dinosaur lovers!🦖🏳️🌈 I am the one and only Dr. Bella Bricking, along with the invaluable Beth Buildit, here once again to entertain and educate!” “Yup. And exhaust ourselves in the process.” “Today we shall be reviewing 76962 Baby Bumpy: Ankylosaurus, released in 2024 and containing 358 pieces. We previously reviewed Dolores...
Following up on my Hammond Collection Allosaurus review, is with yet another beloved animal from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, the Stegosaurus. More specifically the Hammond Collection juvenile Stegosaurus based on the one from The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Strangely this is my first time reviewing a figure of this animal, despite it being one of my favorite dinosaurs, and...
It’s interesting to think that the last time I reviewed an Allosaurus figure for the blog here was back in 2019, and based on the individual from the short film Battle at Big Rock, released in the same year. Here I am now with the Hammond Collection iteration, yet again based on the design from that short film. Worth noting...
Released back in 2024 is this interesting little Danger Pack set consisting of Eoraptor and Stegouros for the Mattel Jurassic World Epic Evolution line. Both dinosaurs were from what is now South America, with Eoraptor hailing from the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, and Stegouros from the Dorotea Formation of Chile. However they couldn’t have been more far apart, as Eoraptor...
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 toy company, Blokees produces buildable action figures under various licensed properties. They appear to be rather popular with the Transformers community, but I had never heard of them until the...
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 Mattel went and made one with rubber skin! I resisted it for as long as I could, but when it inevitably went on sale, I caved, so here I am...
Ceoptera (meaning “mist wing”) is a genus of darwinopteran that lived in Scotland during the mid-Jurassic. It is notable in several respects. It’s the only pterosaur known from the Kilmaluag Formation, one of the only pterosaurs known from the middle Jurassic, the second described pterosaur from Scotland (Dearc is the first), and the most complete pterosaur found in the UK...
Mussaurus is a genus of early Jurassic sauropodomorph that in the old days would have been known as a “prosauropod”. Mussaurus means “mouse lizard” because the first discovered specimens of it were all hatchlings and juveniles. We now have adult specimens as well, indicating that Mussaurus reached a length of 20-26’ (5-8 meters), making its name misleading. Growth stages of...
Since its release in 2018 one of my favorite dinosaurs in the Jurassic World: Evolution video game has been Dryosaurus. Nearly every park I’ve bult in all three Jurassic World: Evolution games has had a large flock of these cute and charming ornithopods mingling with the Morrison Formation giants. Of course, I’m also really into basal dinosaurs; the humble beginnings...
Noasaurids are weird little theropods with a somewhat shocking pedigree in that they’re closely related to abelisaurids, large and gnarly looking apex predators like Carnotaurus. Masiakasaurus is the most well-known, thanks to its distinctive downturned jaw and forward projecting teeth. It was featured in Prehistoric Planet and has been reproduced in plastic by Safari Ltd. and Mattel. On the other...
Achillobator is a genus of dromaeosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous is what is now Mongolia. It is known from the Bayanshiree formation, which is known for its diverse assortment of therizinosaurs, including the recently described Duonychus. It is the first dromaeosaur known from this formation and was discovered in 1989, although it wouldn’t be described until 1999. Achillobator ...
