Classification: Theropod

Review: Tyrannosaurus (Great Dinosaurs Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Great Dinosaurs, Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (15 votes)

Tyrannosaurus rex is a dinosaur that needs no introduction from me. Regardless of your knowledge concerning dinosaurs this is one species that everyone is familiar with. Because of its fame it is perhaps the species most reproduced in toy form, for better or worse.

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Review: Therizinosaurus (Great Dinosaurs Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Therizinosaurus Brand: Great Dinosaurs, Safari Ltd. Classification: Therizinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (23 votes)

Review and photos by Gwangi
If you were purchasing dinosaur toys two decades ago there is one family you wouldn’t have seen represented at all, the Therizinosauridae. Though known to science since 1954 it is a family that was very poorly known only until recently.

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Review: T. rex Hatchling (Dino Discoveries by Safari)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino

2.9 (10 votes)

Review by Patrick Krol
Since I started collecting dinosaur figures I wanted to have dinosaur eggs in my collection, but couldn’t find a good one anywhere. Then, when I discovered about the foreign museum lines through internet, I found out that Safari had done some hatchling dinosaurs and they were soon in my “things to buy” list.

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Review: Carnotaurus (2011 Version)(Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Abelisaurid, Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (29 votes)

The year was 1985. When the world was first introduced to Carnotaurus sastrei, the stock market went wild, the streets were flooded with panicked mobs, and the skies became saturated with an eerie purple tinge.

Alright, maybe that isn’t entirely true. The first big break for our brow-horned friend probably came in Crichton’s bestselling sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World, where Carnotaurus prowled the darkness with chameleonic camouflage (speculative, naturally).

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Review: Spinosaurus Hunting (Desktop Model by Dinostoreus)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Dinostoreus, Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

4.8 (4 votes)

In addition to their primary line of single-character maquettes, Dinostoreus produces a number of diorama-style pieces which portray prehistoric animals in their natural environment. One that undoubtedly draws attention is this model, featuring the beloved Spinosaurus snatching a snack from churning Cretaceous waters.

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Review: Concavenator (CollectA)

Genus: Concavenator Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (17 votes)

Review by Nathan Morris (Takama), photos by Bokisaurus and Simon. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Concavenator corcovatus (meaning hunchback hunter from Cuenca). Was a 6-meter long, and primitive carcharodontosaurian that lived 130 milion years ago during the early Cretaceous Period. It was discovered last year [2010] at the Las Hoyas Plateau, and is notable for a hump that pertruded from its back.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)(David Krentz)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Antediluvia, David Krentz Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (15 votes)

As more species slip into mainstream consciousness, the ever-popular theropoda sees its previously obscure members slowly becoming household names. Nowhere is this more evident than Acrocanthosaurus atokensis, which has quickly soared to the popularity levels of Dilophosaurus and Spinosaurus. Alright, maybe ol’ Acro isn’t quite that popular – those two examples did have the dubious backing of Hollywood, after all.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (unknown company)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: unknown company Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.5 (24 votes)

Review and photos by Conrad (AKA neovenator08). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Well, I’m no expert in dinosaurs or dinosaur toys compared to most, but I feel obliged as this toy is the pride of my (tiny) collection and there is no review so far.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Dinosaur King by Sega)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Sega Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (18 votes)

As per the introductory convention, I should probably mention how T. rex is a popular dinosaur rarely done well, and the animal’s pop culture significance, and all that stuff. Sod it, though – just look at this beauty. That’s some serious tyrannosaur sexiness.

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Review: Irritator (CollectA)

Genus: Irritator Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (13 votes)

Nope, that’s not a spelling error or practical joke. There really is a dinosaur named “Irritator”. The Irritator was named as such because, as it passed through the unscrupulous hands of commercial fossil markets, many modifications were made to the original fossil in order to make it appear more desirable.

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Review: Male Velociraptor (Jurassic Park III by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Velociraptor Brand: Jurassic Park, Kaiyodo Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine

3.6 (8 votes)

The Jurassic Park movies are what led Velociraptor to its great fame and popularity in popular culture. This dinosaur has been represented many times in Jurassic Park memorabilia, collectibles, and toys. It is fitting that when Kaiyodo produced a set of 13 figures based on the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park 3, figures of both the male and female Velociraptors in the movie were produced.

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Review: Kelenken (Deluxe model by CollectA)

Genus: Kelenken Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Bird, Theropod Age: Miocene Type: Figurine

4.6 (22 votes)

This year’s new Collecta figures represent a huge leap forward from their rather ugly forebears, and one of the most handsome in the lineup is this sizeable model of the phorusrhacid ‘terror bird’ Kelenken guillermoi, released as part of the ‘Deluxe’ range.

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