Classification: Ceratosaur

Review: Carnotaurus (Mini Dinosaur Collection by Schleich)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.2 (16 votes)

Schleich is a company that many of us love to hate. Although all Schleich models are of pretty high quality, especially in the detail work, they’re usually too garish and inaccurate for most of our tastes. This makes Schleich a frustrating company to get behind because with a bit more attention to anatomical accuracy they could be a stellar company.

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Review: Carnotaurus (Terra Series by Battat)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Battat, Terra Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.5 (19 votes)

One of the last models released by Battat for the Boston Museum of Science collection was the Carnotaurus back in 1998. Now, 17 years later it’s back and with a shiny new paint job too. Many Carnotaurus have come and gone since this one was originally released but this one still remains one of the best.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

1.8 (17 votes)

Ah, Jurassic Park, what it is, what it was, and what it shall be. In its fourth instalment, Jurassic World (weather you liked it or not) brought forth that warm and fuzzy inner child that beats deep inside each of us. I think many of us wanted to feel the same way about the toys that accompanied the film.

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Review: Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus (‘Savage’ by Rebor)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Rebor Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Desktop Model

3.2 (15 votes)

Review and photographs by joossa, edited by Plesiosauria.
Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus, or “Savage”, is the fourth 1/35 scale theropod model produced by Rebor, following after their Utahraptor or “Wind Hunter”. The animal represented by this model is the larger of the named and described Ceratosaurus species and is a welcomed addition to the Rebor line mostly due to the lack of other highly detailed Ceratosaurus models available.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Battat)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Battat Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.2 (17 votes)

With its distinctive nasal horn and osteoderms, Ceratosaurus is certainly one of the more well-known theropods, making appearances in such films and documentaries as Fantasia, Jurassic Park III, and Jurassic Fight Club. Yet for a dinosaur with such great media exposure, this species does not appear very much in toy form, with figures from Kaiyodo and Safari being the only other plastic versions.

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Review: Carnotaurus (World of History by Schleich)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (29 votes)

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If you didn’t know; in the late 60’s a dinosaur renaissance took place, which sparked new ideas and discoveries in paleontology. Of course, through the 70’s and 80’s, change was slow, most of the public was still being taught that dinosaurs were cold blooded and sluggish.

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Review: Carnotaurus (1996 Version)(Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.3 (19 votes)

Let me start off by saying this is a review written on impulse. I didn’t expect to write a review today and never thought I would even own the model I’m reviewing. There is a bit of a story here so get comfortable, maybe grab a drink.

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Review: Carnotaurus (Papo)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Papo Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (22 votes)

In the past, Papo have tended to make their theropods either too scaly or too monstrous. Fortunately, the real Carnotaurus was both very scaly and rather scary-looking – why, it even had a pair of devilish horns protruding from its very toothy head.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (28 votes)

Ceratosaurus is the other new Wild Safari theropod for 2012. Unlike Acrocanthosaurus, which is a brand new addition to the range, this Ceratosaurus replaces an older, now retired sculpt that was actually one of the best of the ‘old wave’ Wild Safari dinosaur toys.

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Review: Carnotaurus (2011 Version)(Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (29 votes)

The year was 1985. When the world was first introduced to Carnotaurus sastrei, the stock market went wild, the streets were flooded with panicked mobs, and the skies became saturated with an eerie purple tinge.

Alright, maybe that isn’t entirely true. The first big break for our brow-horned friend probably came in Crichton’s bestselling sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World, where Carnotaurus prowled the darkness with chameleonic camouflage (speculative, naturally).

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.8 (46 votes)

The famous Jurassic predator Allosaurus coexisted with its smaller, though likely equally fearsome relative Ceratosaurus during the Late Jurassic. Fossils of Ceratosaurus (“horned lizard”) have been recovered from numerous localities in North America, Africa, and Southern Europe.

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Review: Majungasaurus (CollectA)

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

2.3 (14 votes)

Review by Nicholas Anning (“Brontozaurus”), pictures by Zachary Perry (ZoPteryx)

With the notable exception of Carnotaurus, abelisaurids have not often been made as toys. Lately, though, there has been a move towards renditions of less well-known species, perhaps because toys of the most famous dinosaurs are very common.

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