It has gotten to the point where I wince a little whenever Mattel announces a new giant sauropod toy. It wasn’t that long ago that the Legacy Brachiosaurus was released, and I naively thought that such an enormous toy was a one-off release.
Brand: Jurassic World
News: Upcoming releases from Mattel (New for 2025)(Pt.9)

Toys that change colour when immersed in water have long been popular with youngsters, so it makes sense for Jurassic World to get in on the game. These skeletal individuals become fleshed out.
Dilophosaurus.
Miragaaia.
Shringasaurus.
And there are also two packs that go from one colour scheme to another, with what appear to be wounds painted on.
Review: Pyroraptor (Jurassic World Hammond Collection, by Mattel)

Nearly 30 years after Jurassic Park released and had helped reform the general public’s perception of dinosaurs, Jurassic World Dominion released in 2022. It is the first film in the franchise to feature fully feathered dinosaurs (and a pterosaur), another major step moving in line with the science that had been going on for decades.
Review: Carnotaurus (Roarin’ Real Feel, Jurassic World Legacy Collection Reimagined by Mattel)
Review: Therizinosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Trackers, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)

Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster, for sending me this figure to share on the blog.
Jurassic World: Dominion may have been a bloated mess of a film and a disappointing end to the Jurassic World trilogy but it’s hard to deny that it had its moments.
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Review: Scutosaurus (Jurassic World, Hammond Collection by Mattel)

Perhaps the most surprising addition to the Hammond Collection so far, today we’re looking at the Scutosaurus. Scutosaurus has never appeared in any Jurassic media aside from the Jurassic World: Alive augmented reality game but the Permian pareiasaur has popped up repeatedly in Jurassic franchise toy lines.