Classification: Mammal

Review: Woolly Mammoth (Cuddlekins by Wild Republic)

Genus: M. primigenius, Mammuthus, Woolly mammoth Brand: Wild Republic Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Plush

4 (6 votes)

One of the minor perks of being a parent is being able to buy your children things that you want but cannot justify buying for yourself. Such is the case with this cute little plush we’re looking at today. I don’t personally collect plush toys but I appreciate a lot of the nicer made ones and those that do an above-average job of representing prehistoric animals in particular.

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Review: Basilosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Basilosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Mammal, Whale Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4 (34 votes)

Review and photos by Bokisaurus, edited by Suspsy
Many millions of years ago, the vast Tethys Sea covered what would one day be the deserts of the Middle East and other large parts of the world. The demise of the mighty aquatic marine reptiles, along with the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous opened up these vast oceans for a new cast of characters to take center stage and dominate.

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Review: Evolution of Man (Safariology by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Australopithecus, Cro-Magnon, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Neanderthal Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Hominid, Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Set

4.7 (10 votes)

Review and Photographs by Quentin Brendel (aka Pachyrhinosaurus), edited by Suspsy
The main theme of Safari Ltd’s Safariology line is education. The line includes life cycle sets, fossil replicas, a solar system model, and other items to encourage children to learn more about nature.

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Review: Smilodon (Prehistoric Mammals by Schleich)

Genus: Smilodon Brand: Schleich Classification: Cat, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

2.9 (8 votes)

Around 2003, Schleich released six prehistoric mammals, two Woolly Mammoths (adult and calf), Megatherium, Machruchania, Cave Bear, Glyptodon, and Smilodon. Some of these figures appear to be modeled after the BBC show, Walking with Prehistoric Beasts.

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Review: Andrewsarchus (CollectA)

Genus: Andrewsarchus Brand: CollectA Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4.6 (31 votes)

Andrewsarchus mongoliensis could be thought of as the mammalian equivalent of Spinosaurus in that it was a gigantic carnivore known only from scant remains. Namely, a single skull discovered in Mongolia by the legendary Roy Chapman Andrews in 1923. Once thought to have been a mesonychid, Andrewsarchus has since been determined to be an artiodactyl, and thus related to entelodonts, hippos, and whales.

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Review: Smilodon (Prehistoric Life Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Smilodon Brand: Prehistoric Life, Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Cat, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

4.4 (12 votes)

Review and photographs by Quentin Brendel (aka Pachyrhinosaurus), edited by Suspsy
Smilodon, the notorious sabre-toothed cat, has been included in dinosaur toy sets for decades. It’s often depicted in the likeness of a modern tiger, probably in part due to its common name being “sabre-toothed tiger.” On the contrary, this cat wasn’t closely related to tigers, belonging to a now-extinct subfamily of felidae: Machairodontinae.

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Review: Woolly Mammoth (Inpro)

Genus: M. primigenius, Mammuthus, Woolly mammoth Brand: Inpro Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

2.1 (8 votes)

Looking back again at the toys of yesteryear we have another little Inpro figurine dug out of my attic, this time it’s a woolly mammoth. Inpro would produce only two mammals for their collection; this mammoth and the equally popular Smilodon.

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Review: Diprotodon (Dinosaurs and Friends by De Agostini)

Genus: Diprotodon Brand: De Agostini, Dinosaurs and Friends Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine, Caricature

4.6 (7 votes)

Guest review and photographs by Viergacht, edited by Suspsy

At the local CNA, I was intrigued to see a children’s book–“Prehistoric Plants: Algae, Fern and Mosses” – that was packaged with a toy fern and what looked to be a Diprotodon, a rhino-sized, bear-like relative of modern wombats and a prehistoric animal not often represented in toy form.

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Review: Embolotherium (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Genus: Embolotherium Brand: Geoworld, Jurassic Hunters Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4.4 (8 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
By now, we are all aware of the reputation of the Geoworld Jurassic hunters line: cheaply made figures, full of inaccuracies despite (false) claims of palaeontological approval and shameless plagiarism of palaeoartists. However, I wanted to investigate these figures personally, so I got a figure from each of the first three ‘expeditions’ and see what they were like.

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Review: Moeritherium (Starlux)

Genus: Moeritherium Brand: Starlux Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine, Oldies

4 (10 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
For many palaeontologists in my age group, the inspiration to become one came from watching the Jurassic Park movies and collecting the toy lines from them. I, on the other hand, became set on the idea from watching the Walking With .

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Review: Anchitherium (Bullyland)

Genus: Anchitherium Brand: Bullyland Classification: Mammal Age: Miocene Type: Figurine

3.6 (10 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Horses have played a great roll in the history of mankind since the end of the ice ages. One of the last few large mammals alive from that time, they are found all across the world in various forms.

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Review: Deinotherium (Starlux)

Genus: Deinotherium Brand: Starlux Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine, Oldies

3.7 (11 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Once again I find myself returning to the origins of dinosaur figurines, Starlux, to look at another animal reproduced long before other companies got to it. This time, it’s Deinotherium, the terrible beast!

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