Classification: Mammal

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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Review: Megatherium (Prehistoric Mammals by Schleich)

Genus: Megatherium Brand: Schleich Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.4 (8 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
In many ways, the giant ground sloths are similar to prosauropods in that they are a familiar group, but only one member gets love in toy form. The other group of giant xenarthrans, the glyptodonts, tend get at least get two representatives, but only Megatherium gets a toy form among giant ground sloths.

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Review: Woolly Mammoth (AAA)

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

3.4 (9 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Mammuthus primigenius, the fabled woolly mammoth, is an iconic Ice Age animal well known around the world, a symbol of the amazing adaptability of mammals. This mighty beast is the first prehistoric mammal to be immortalized in plastic by toy companies.

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Review: Smilodon (AAA)

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

3.7 (7 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Smilodon. Whether it’s populator, fatalis, or gracilis, one thing is certain: this was a powerful felid, the epitome of ancient mammal predators. Originally from North America, then successfully emigrating to South America during the Great Faunal Interchange, there are few who haven’t heard of this mighty mammal, especially for its 28 cm sabre teeth.

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Review: Woolly rhinoceros (Starlux)

Genus: Coelodonta, Woolly rhinoceros Brand: Starlux Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine, Oldies

4 (12 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
As mentioned in my last review, Coelodonta, or the woolly rhino, is one of the first extinct mammals that most companies will make into a figurine, after the woolly mammoth and Smilodon.

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Review: Metridiochoerus (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Genus: Metridiochoerus Brand: Geoworld, Jurassic Hunters Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.1 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Takama, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
Out of all the prehistoric creatures that could have been made by modern toy companies, I assume a Metridiochoerus is not something you might expect. Metridiochoerus was basically a type of warthog that lived in Africa during the late Pleistocene, and it competed for the same niche as its modern cousin Phacochoerus, the common warthog.

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Review: Woolly rhinoceros (Papo)

Genus: Coelodonta, Woolly rhinoceros Brand: Papo Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

4.3 (17 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
If you were to ask most people to name three Ice Age mammals, the first would be the woolly mammoth, the second would be Smilodon and the third would be the subject of this review, the woolly rhino, in the form of Coelodonta.

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Review: Entelodon (Mojö Fun)

Genus: Entelodon Brand: Mojö Fun Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene, Oligocene, Paleocene Type: Figurine

4.8 (6 votes)

Despite their appearance and popular designation as “Hell” or “terminator” pigs the group scientifically knows as the entelodontidae are now thought to have been more closely related to whales and hippopotamuses. Regardless of their taxonomic affinity there is no denying the superficial resemblance the entelodonts have to pigs, and one has to wonder if they had a similar temperament to pigs and hippopotamuses as well.

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Classification: Mammal

Review: Diprotodon (Dinosaurs and Friends by De Agostini)

Review: Embolotherium (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Review: Moeritherium (Starlux)

Review: Anchitherium (Bullyland)

Review: Deinotherium (Starlux)

Review: Megatherium (Prehistoric Mammals by Schleich)

Review: Woolly Mammoth (AAA)

Review: Smilodon (AAA)

Review: Woolly rhinoceros (Starlux)

Review: Metridiochoerus (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Review: Woolly rhinoceros (Papo)

Review: Entelodon (Mojö Fun)

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