Classification: Ornithopod

Review: Parasaurolophus 2017 (Wild Safari, by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (18 votes)

Kids perspective by William, edited by Laticauda

First impressions can be entirely wrong .
When I first saw a picture of the 2017 Safari Ltd. Parasaurolophus, I didn’t think very highly of it. In the stock photo from Safari’s website, I thought it looked rather plain and uninteresting.

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Review: Iguanodon (Deluxe by CollectA)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: CollectA Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.8 (39 votes)

As CollectA enters their twelfth year of operation, their products continue to improve by leaps and bounds. Last year, they released a sterling Styracosaurus that utterly eclipsed the original one. Now it’s time to see what their new 2018 Deluxe Iguanodon is all about.

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Review: Corythosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Corythosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (16 votes)

Thanks to its distinctive rounded crest that resembles a helmet when viewed from the side, Corythosaurus is one of the most recognizable hadrosaurids. It’s also one of the best-known, with multiple complete skeletons, more than twenty fossil skulls, and mounted specimens in museums throughout North America.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Baby)(Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Safari Ltd., Wild Safari Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (7 votes)

Review and photos by Quentin Brendel, edited by Suspsy
With its long, tubular crest protruding from the back of its skull, Parasaurolophus is one of the most easily-recognized hadrosaurids. The model to be reviewed today does not have much of one, being a juvenile animal.

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Review: Shantungosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Shantungosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine Scale: 1:35

4.6 (24 votes)

Hello, all, this is Fembrogon with my first review for the DinoToyBlog. My featured creature for this review is a big hadrosaur from an equally big up-and-coming toy brand: the gargantuan hadrosaur Shantungosaurus from PNSO’s Age of Dinosaurs series. Shantungosaurus is a genus which I believe could achieve minor stardom in the mainstream with the right push.

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Review: Saurolophus (Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Saurolophus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (7 votes)

Part 2 of the Nemegt Fauna Series. Review and photos by Bokisaurus, edited by Suspsy
Back in 2012, the Osaka Museum Of Natural History launched an impressive special exhibit highlighting the impressive diversity of dinosaur fossils found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. This special exhibit was aptly named “The Gobi: Cradle of the Most Enchanting Dinosaur Fossils” and consisted of beautiful specimens of some of the most famous Mongolian dinosaurs for the public to admire.

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Review: Dinosaur Boxset 2 (Toyway)

Genus: Camptosaurus, Corythosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Iguanodon, Placerias, Postosuchus Brand: Toyway Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Crocodile, Hadrosaur, Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod, Therapsid (non-mammal), Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic Type: Baby Dino, Figurine, Set

4.4 (8 votes)

Review and photos by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
We’ve all seen them. The crude dinosaur toys that you get in small museum shops for extremely cheap prices, normally just bought by parents to keep their children quiet for a while. The last thing you’d expect is to put six of these together and sell them as a box set.

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Review: Mandschurosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Mandschurosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (16 votes)

Beijing-based PNSO (Peking Natural Science and Art Organization) made a splash this year with the release of several large hollow vinyl figures. Besides being imposing due to their size, the new figures are notable for their high level of detail and the unconventional species choices.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Tsukuda Hobby Collection)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Tsukuda Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (5 votes)

Review and photos by docronnie moraleta, edited by Suspsy
Parasaurolophus is known from only a handful of specimens, but somehow it has become one of the most popular dinosaurs around, maybe because of its very interesting cranial crest.

Like all Tsukuda figures from the standard 13 piece set in the 1980s’, this vintage Parasaurolophus is made of hollow vinyl plastic in a multi-piece construction and moulded into one piece; hence the evident appearance of seams along the neck, extremities, and tail.

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Review: Ouranosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Ouranosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (17 votes)

Ouranosaurus is instantly recognizable by virtue of its tall neural spines, which supported either a sail or possibly a hump. Residing in Africa during the Late Cretaceous, it was long thought to be part of the iguanodontid family. However, it is now thought to have been a basal hadrosauroid.

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Review: Discovery Kids Smart Animals 4-Set (Jakks)

Genus: Brachiosaurus, Othnielia, Rhamphorhynchus, Stegosaurus Brand: Discovery Kids, Jakks Classification: Macronaria (basal), Ornithopod, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

3 (3 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
The objective of many lines of dinosaur figures (aside from making money) is to educate children and adults alike about extinct animals. In the last ten years, many lines have been integrated with modern technology to give children more information on dinosaurs besides a 3D view of these animals.

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Review: Iguanodon (Naturecraft)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Naturecraft Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous

3.6 (7 votes)

The Naturecraft Ltd. company was founded in 1931 in Congleton, Cheshire, UK. It was one of Congleton’s oldest companies, and was headed until its buyout by Managing Director Peter Tomlins. Naturecraft England originally produced figurines such as dogs and other animals, as well as caricatures and other wall art.

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