Classification: Sauropod

Review: Camarasaurus (The Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Camarasaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (18 votes)

The Late Jurassic landscape of North America would not have been complete without its most abundant sauropod resident, Camarasaurus. Meaning “chambered lizard” due to its chambered vertebrae, Camarasaurus was among the earliest sauropod genera to be described in detail, likely due to the fact that its discovery occurred right in the middle of the famous “Bone Wars” between American paleontologists Edward D.

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Review: Cetiosaurus (Invicta)

Genus: Cetiosaurus Brand: Invicta Classification: Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.9 (16 votes)

Review by Dan, Photos by Boki
Ask someone to name a sauropod, and “Apatosaurus” will often be the first species to come to mind. Consequently, this prototypical animal will often be the answer if you ask “What was the first sauropod ever discovered?” In fact, that title belongs to a relatively obscure creature known as Cetiosaurus.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Museum Line by Bullyland)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (6 votes)

More Bullyland – and this time it’s their 2005 resculpt of the giant African brachiosaur Giraffatitan (still known at the time as “Brachiosaurus” brancai. And yes, I am going to refer to it as Giraffatitan throughout the review, to annoy you all and because it’s only correct, so there).

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Review: Spinophorosaurus by Bullyland (exclusively for the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig)

Genus: Spinophorosaurus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.4 (7 votes)

Species
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis was a midsize sauropod that lived in what is now Nigeria in the middle Jurassic, about 170 million years ago. It resembled a small Brachiosaurid and belonged to a sister taxon of the Eusauropoda. It was 13 metres long.

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Review: Apatosaurus (UKRD)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: UKRD Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.8 (5 votes)

The mysterious early 1990s UKRD dinosaurs, then. Although clearly cheapo Chinasaurs, they were somehow a cut above – some people have referred to them as ‘semi-serious‘ while others have described them as ‘sub-museum‘. Good descriptions both, I think. Although clearly meant to be played with by children and with no pretentions to being a ‘museum-endorsed’ line whatsoever, they generally at least resembled the animal in question, even if in a slightly outdated fashion.

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Review: Apatosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Dinomania, Kaiyodo Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (10 votes)

Formerly known as Brontosaurus, Apatosaurus is perhaps one of the most famous and easily recognizable dinosaurs. Such fame and popularity guarantees its presence in many dinosaur toy lines. However, most of these figures tend to be on the larger side, and some of them are not quite accurate, with the hands often being inaccurate.

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Review: Diplodocus (Invicta)

Genus: Diplodocus Brand: Invicta Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.9 (18 votes)

Can you believe we haven’t covered this figure yet? One of the first truly lo-o-ong dinosaur toys, the Invicta Diplodocus dates back to 1974. It was a simpler time, when sauropods were kind enough to drag their tails around for allosaurs to snack on at their convenience, and some of our more aged forum members were yet to become the embittered, black-hearted old cranks that they are today.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Furuta)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Furuta Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (7 votes)

Review and photos by Brandon. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Brachiosaurus, the “Arm Lizard”, is one of the best known of all the ancient dinosaurs of the Jurassic. Not only was Brachiosaurus one of the biggest, it was also one of the most distinctive, with its huge body and nostril bump.

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Review: Apatosaurus (Furuta)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Furuta Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (6 votes)

Review and photos by Brandon, edited by Plesiosauria.
Several years ago the Japanese company Furuta created a really nice set including some of the most popular dinosaurs: Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex and Spinosaurus! These dinosaur figures were painted but unassembled and had to be snapped together.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Deluxe)(Procon CollectA)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.4 (15 votes)

In any decent line of dinosaur figures, there is often a steady rate of progress as the quality of figures improve. For some, the application of paint is neater or more elaborate; for others, the heightened level of research before design results in a more scientifically sound reconstruction.

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Review: Jobaria (Deluxe)(Procon/CollectA)

Genus: Jobaria Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4 (12 votes)

The Procon CollectA line has released a number of exotic creatures for its prehistoric line, many of them associated with super-star paleontologist Paul Sereno. Typically these are only smallish figures for their “small” to “large” product lines; large “deluxe” figures tend to be only popular species that collectors will presumably be more comfortable with.

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Review: Allosaurus vs. Camarasaurus (Dinosauria by Sideshow Collectibles)

Genus: Allosaurus, Camarasaurus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Allosaur, Macronaria (basal), Sauropod, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Desktop Model

4.5 (15 votes)

Original photos by Jeremy Killian

At a whopping 26 inches long, Sideshow’s latest Dinosauria diorama is their largest piece yet (though it will be unseated from this position when their Spinosaurus arrives in winter). Tom Gilliland collaborated with a large team of artists, including such greats as Steve Riojas, David Krentz, and Jorge Blanco, on what he considers to be his favorite piece in the line.

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