Classification: Mammal

Review: Macrauchenia (Prehistoric Mammal Series by Schleich)

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

4.9 (12 votes)

The peculiar looking ungulate Macrauchenia (“large neck”) inhabited South America for roughly 7 million years, from the Miocene to the Late Pleistocene, only becoming extinct around 20,000 years ago. This herbivorous animal resembled a camelid superficially, when in reality it was a member of an extinct order called Litopterna.

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Review: Macrauchenia (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Macrauchenia Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.8 (21 votes)

Review and photos by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Island isolation can have some amazing results in terms of evolution. Insular dwarfism for some organisms, gigantism for others, or simply some of the oddest creatures that can be conceived. Today’s review subject is an example of the latter, Macrauchenia, a liptotern from South America, which was an island continent during most of the Cenozoic era.

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Review: Mammoth (Cuddly toy giveaway by Mammut)

Genus: Mammuthus, Woolly mammoth Brand: Mammut Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Plush

3.9 (11 votes)

A Swiss company which produces outdoor clothing and equipment named itself „Mammut“ after the iconic Mammoth, probably because the prehistoric giants were as well equipped against cold and rainy weather conditions as you are supposed to be if you wear a Mammut product.

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Review: Mammoth Skeleton Tent with Cavemen (Playmobil)

Genus: Canis, Mammuthus, Woolly mammoth Brand: Playmobil, playset Classification: Elephant, Hominid, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Action Figure, Figurine, Set, Skeletal

4.9 (7 votes)

As storm clouds gather overhead, a trio of human hunters work quickly to finish erecting their shelter. Fortunately, the mammoth that they recently killed and butchered has provided far more than just food. Its large, sturdy bones form an effective structure while its thick fur hide acts as a waterproof covering.

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Review: Marsupial Tapir/ Palorchestes (Lost Kingdoms Series A by Yowie)

Genus: Palorchestes Brand: Lost Kingdoms, Yowie Classification: Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4 (4 votes)

Interpreting fossils is never an easy task. Unless the animal was complete when found, or very well preserved, it can be hard to tell what an animal looked like. Prehistoric animals can be revised over and over as new information comes in about them.

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Review: Megacerops (CollectA)

Genus: Brontotherium, Megacerops Brand: CollectA Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4.7 (13 votes)

Review and photos by Nathan Morris (AKA ‘Takama’), edited by Plesiosauria.
Megacerops was a large odd-toed ungulate that lived during the Late Eocene in North America. It is most commonly referred to by the synonymous name Brontotherium. Brontotherium means ‘thunder beast’, and its origins come from an old American legend that suggest that these beasts ran across the clouds, while causing thunder to roar with their footsteps.

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Review: Megacerops (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Megacerops Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4.9 (21 votes)

Fighting for the ultimate prize, Lunk deals a heavy blow to his opponent’s flank in an attempt to end the battle. But the other male responds in turn, and Lunk experiences a sudden surge of pain as a couple of his ribs shatter.

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Review: Megachoerus AKA Archaeotherium (Tyco)

Genus: Archaeotherium Brand: Tyco Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene, Oligocene Type: Action Figure

4.2 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Archinto, edited by Suspsy
Here we will be taking a look at a classic rendition of the prehistoric mammal Archaeotherium, as perceived by the Tyco company in 1990 for their awesome Dino-Riders toy line. This particular figure was released for the Ice Age sub-theme (under the subgenus Megachoerus), which also featured a motorized woolly mammoth as well as an articulated Smilodon and Megatherium.

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Review: Megaloceros (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

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

4 (6 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Dinotoyblog
Despite being one of the more famous species of the Pleistocene megafauna, Megaloceros, also known as the Irish elk or giant deer, has fewer toy incarnations in comparison to its peers such as the mammoth and woolly rhino.

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Review: Megaloceros (Papo)

Genus: Megaloceros Brand: Papo Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

4.7 (15 votes)

2020 has been a bumper year for the Palaeozoic, Therapsids and minor creatures of the Mesozoic, but this has come at the expense of Cenozoic species, at least among the major toy lines, and the mammals only made half of this list. CollectA produced Megalodon, and Papo brought out the only mammal of 2020 from the major toy producers.

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Review: Megaloceros giganteus (Irish elk) (Prehistoric Times by Bullyland)

Genus: Megaloceros Brand: Bullyland Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

4 (5 votes)

I am sure most collectors are aware that Bullyland has produced an interesting collection of prehistoric mega fauna, mammals, and terror birds. One overlooked mammal by most toy lines has been the Irish elk. It was nice to see a company take a chance on an animal that rarely sees any toy love.

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Review: Megatherium (Bullyland)

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

4.6 (10 votes)

With all that new JP, sorry, JW stuff around, let’s not forget that there’s plenty of retired figures not being reviewed yet. One of these is Bullyland’s Megatherium, released in 1998 and discontinued some years back. Despite representing a quite rare animal in the toy world, it probably wasn’t sold in big numbers, at least when one compares the chances spotting this on ebay or fleamarket sites with some other Bullyland figures as Stegosaurus or Tyrannosaurus.

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