Mattel loves Pseudosuchians, or so it would seem. Just this year they released five of these crocodile-line archosaurs. Not since Bullyland’s heyday have we seen so many representatives of the group made by a single company, and I think Mattel must surely win the award for most Pseudosuchians ever produced.
Brand: Mattel
Review: Xuanhanosaurus (Jurassic World Dino Trackers Danger Pack by Mattel)
3.8 (43 votes)
I, Emperor Dinobot, recently posited a question around, and it was the following: Could Mattel be designing dinosaur figures and naming them afterwards? We already have an example: Roarivores Sinoceratops is actually a Pachyrhinosaurus, but it got a name change due to the fact that Universal wanted to market Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to the massive Chinese audience, and Pachyrhinosaurus was substituted by Sinoceratops, a dinosaur which represented China.
News: Upcoming releases from Mattel (New for 2024)(Pt. 9)
4.3 (32 votes)
Take a look at two more interesting 2024 Mattel Jurassic World Danger Pack toys. First is Craterosaurus, an Early Cretaceous stegosaur from England known from just a partial vertebra (which clearly didn’t deter Mattel).
And the other is Kileskus, a Middle Jurassic tyrannosauroid from Russia.
Review: Carnotaurus (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
4.2 (69 votes)
Mattel loves Carnotaurus. Our friends at DinoToyCollector.com have catalogued 22 Carnotaurus figures for Mattel’s Jurassic World line, but that number includes the minis, Snap Squad, and similar toys too, and their various repaints and repackages. Either way, the company has still produced an impressive array of Carnotaurus toys.
Review: Piatnitzkysaurus (Jurassic World Dino Trackers Danger Pack)
3.3 (33 votes)
We owe a lot of our pop dinosaur knowledge to books such as “The Humongous Book of Dinosaurs” by David Norman (et al.), written in the very late 1980’s and early 90’s, published by various publishers in many formats, like collectible magazines, all which often included a comprehensive list of dinosaurs from a-z, and from all over the world.
Review: Sinotyrannus (Jurassic World: Gigantic Trackers by Mattel)
3.9 (35 votes)
Most of the known basal tyrannosauroids from Asia are relatively small fry like Dilong, Guanlong, and Xiongguanlong, with the 7.5 metre long Yutyrannus being the most famous exception. But Sinotyrannus was an even bigger beast, estimated to have achieved around 9.1 metres long and 2.8 tons, which would put it in the same size category as Albertosaurus, Daspletosaurus, and Gorgosaurus.
Review: Borealopelta (Jurassic World by Mattel)
4 (47 votes)
Back in 2017, one of the best preserved fossils discovered was making the rounds. It was named Borealopelta markmitchelli, “Mark Mitchell’s northern shield”, honoring the man who spent more than 7,000 hours carefully preparing the fossil material, and slowly carving it out from the rock it rested in.
News: Upcoming release from Mattel (New for 2024)(Pt. 8)
3.8 (25 votes)
The latest 2024 reveal in the Jurassic World Hammond Collection line is Dimetrodon, and it definitely looks to be Mattel’s best rendition of that most iconic of non-dinosaurs.
Review: Nigersaurus (Jurassic World Dino Trackers, Wild Roar by Mattel)
3.2 (29 votes)
Nigersaurus is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod that was discovered in the Elrhaz Formation in Niger, Africa. It lived during the middle Cretaceous and is notable for its small size (by sauropod standards), short neck, and bizarrely shaped broad muzzle packed with over 500 teeth.
News: Upcoming release from Mattel (New for 2024)(Pt. 7)
4.4 (26 votes)
The latest 2024 Hammond Collection toy to be revealed is none other than the popular Carnotaurus! This definitely looks to be one of Mattel’s best creations yet. According to Target’s website, it will be released this coming January.
Review: Ornithocheirus (Jurassic World Dino Trackers Danger Pack by Mattel)
3.5 (23 votes)
Well, for my next magic tr…I mean 50th review, I will address Mattel’s strange choices when it comes to making figures based on my new favorite group of ancient reptiles: pterosauria. Ornithocheirus is a name that has been in paleo literature since the 1870’s, though the genus had become kind of a wastebasket taxon through the early 1900’s and onward.
Review: Dino Trackers Minis (Jurassic World by Mattel)
3.8 (28 votes)
Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Suspsy
Being a heavy collector of the Mattel Jurassic World line, it’s not often I give attention to their fantastic line of minis despite having collected a good portion of them ever since the line’s launch in 2018.