Right off the bat I want to give my sincerest thanks (again) to David James Armsby, who sent me this figure and for free, after a lovely conversation on the forum here. Not only that but with a wonderful little sketch as well. I cannot stress my extreme gratitude for his generosity enough. And yes that is Dead Sound himself,...
Lokiceratops is a recently discovered centrosaurine ceratopsid from the famous Judith River Formation of Montana, United States. Its name honours the Norse god Loki, who is frequently depicted wearing a helmet with curved, blade-like horns (especially so in the Marvel comics and movies) that are somewhat reminiscent of the ones found on its frill. And at 6.7 metres long and 5...
Using the holidays as an excuse to take things easy I decided to take a quick and easy look at another Captivz dinosaur. This time we’re looking at the only Captivz ceratopsian left to review, the Sinoceratops. Sinoceratops needs no introduction these days. Described in 2010, its popularity has skyrocketed in recent years. Maybe that’s because it’s the first ceratopsid...
Coronosaurus brinkmani is a species of late Cretaceous centrosaurine that was described in 2005 as a species of Centrosaurus and later reclassified as its own genus in 2012. Not everyone agrees with the reclassification however, and there are those that still consider Coronosaurus to actually be a species of Centrosaurus. Since Centrosaurus is one of my favorite ceratopsians I was...
Stellasaurus is a centrosaurine that lived in North America around 75 million years ago. Its name of course means “star lizard,” and it was bestowed upon this particular species both for the shape of its frill and as a homage to the late, great David Bowie. It lived alongside its fellow centrosaurine Einiosaurus, the hadrosaurs Hypacrosaurus and Maiasaura, the ankylosaurs Edmontonia and...
Thraex is becoming exasperated. How much longer can he endure this torment, this agony? With every step, with every second, it gets worse and worse. He was right here in this very forest only yesterday, but today he cannot seem to retrace his steps. Where was that precious object again? Where? At last! There it is! It’s that old broken...
Takara Tomy is a brand stretching a wide range across toy production, from miniature cars to blockbuster IP tie-ins, to wildlife and extinct life replicas. Beginning in the early 2010s, Tomy began releasing the ANIA “Animal Adventure” series, a line of palm-sized action figures featuring extant and extinct animal life. The ANIA line is primarily split under small (AS) and...
Furcatoceratops is a recently discovered centrosaurine ceratopsid from Montana’s Judith River Formation. The holotype specimen is an 80% complete subadult that includes much of the skull, both the left front and hind legs, parts of the pelvis, and a good many vertebrae and ribs. Furcatoceratops is estimated to have been up to four metres long as an adult, lived around...
Before we begin the review, I would like to extend my gratitude towards Happy Hen Toys for sending this figure along as a review sample. Check out their large selection of animal and dinosaur figures by clicking the banner below. Xenoceratops is a genus of centrosaurine discovered in the Foremost Formation in Alberta, Canada, and that lived during the late...
The year 2024 saw a steep decline in the number of models produced by PNSO, 7 models compared to 15 in 2023. Now we’re a month into 2025 with radio silence from PNSO, which has led some to worry about the company’s future. But what PNSO lacked in quantity last year they made up for in quality, and species diversity....
Diabloceratops is a dinosaur in a curious position. Despite relatively little fame or pop culture presence, the “devil-horned face” has been a popular choice of genus for toy companies; Safari ltd., Collecta, Schleich, Mattel, and recently Haolonggood, among still others, have all taken a crack at the animal, with surprisingly good results in general. With the advent of the Beasts...
Before we begin the review, I would like to extend my gratitude towards Happy Hen Toys for sending this figure along as a review sample. Check out their large selection of animal and dinosaur figures by clicking the banner below. When Haolonggood announced their Diabloceratops it was one of the few ceratopsians by the company that I didn’t intend to...
