Classification: Pliosaur

Review: Prehistoric Marine Tube (CollectA)

Genus: Archelon, Australiceras, Baculites, Cameroceras, Diplomoceras, Dunkleosteus, Leedsichthys, Olenoides, Parapuzosia, Pliosaurus, Temnodontosaurus, Xiphactinus Brand: CollectA Classification: Ammonite, Fish, Ichthyosaur, Invertebrate, Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Trilobite Age: Cretaceous, Devonian, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set, Tube

4.9 (15 votes)

CollectA has emerged as one of the most prolific producers of dinosaur figures, with a few other Mesozoic reptiles and some mammals here and there for variety. They’ve developed a reputation for giving some obscure species the plastic treatment, but in general those species have been fairly close relatives of the old standards.

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Review: Prehistoric Sea Life Toob (Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Basilosaurus, Chlamydoselachus, Dolichorhynchops, Elasmosaurus, Henodus, Ichthyosaurus, Liopleurodon, Metriorhynchus, Nothosaurus, Tylosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd Classification: Ichthyosaur, Mosasaur, Placodont, Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Reptile (other), Whale Age: Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Triassic Type: Tube

4.5 (17 votes)

Review by Cordylus, photos and figure captions by Plesiosauria
This is truely a marine reptile lover’s dream come true. For years, Nothosaurus, Metriorhynchus, Basilosaurus and the like were all hard to find and expensive (if there were any to even be found) – until now.

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Review: Prehistoric Tube B (CollectA)

Genus: Amargasaurus, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Liopleurodon, Quetzalcoatlus, Spinosaurus, Torosaurus, Velociraptor Brand: CollectA Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Ceratopsian, Diplodocoid, Macronaria (basal), Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Theropod, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

3.9 (15 votes)

Time again to downsize with CollectA’s second tube collection. Like the previous set I reviewed, this one came out in late 2015 and contains no fewer than ten teeny toy dinosaurs and other prehistoric monsters, a couple of them making their debut with CollectA.

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Review: Prehistoric Tube C (CollectA)

Genus: Alamosaurus, Argentinosaurus, Guidraco, Iguanodon, Mapusaurus, Mercuriceratops, Oviraptor, Pliosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Utahraptor Brand: CollectA Classification: Allosaur, Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Dromaeosaur, Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod, Oviraptorosaur, Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Therizinosaur, Theropod, Titanosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

4.3 (27 votes)

Since they first started producing tube sets back in 2015, CollectA has covered a pretty decent variety of prehistoric life, wild animals, sea creatures, and farm stock. In 2021, they went back to the beginning with a third dinosaur (mostly) set consisting of ten figures, all based on previously released toys.

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Review: Rhomaleosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Rhomaleosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.8 (9 votes)

Another in CollectA’s (a trademark of Procon) range is this hefty Rhomaleosaurus, which joins the terror bird Kelenken and the stegosaurid Dacentrurus in the ‘Deluxe’ line up for 2011. Funnily enough, my PhD research project was dedicated to the study of Rhomaleosaurus, so this pliosaur is particularly close to my heart.

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Review: Walking with dinosaurs miniature set (Quick/BBC)

Genus: Diplodocus, Liopleurodon, Rhamphorhynchus, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Diplodocoid, Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

4.4 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Bokisaurus, edited by Dinotoyblog
Greetings dinosaur fans! With the Christmas and the New Year upon us, this will be my last review for the year. To make it special, I have chosen to review a set of figures that I have been wanting to review for a while now.

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