Classification: Thyreophoran

Review: Bendable Dinosaur Playset (Dorda)

Genus: Brontosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Dorda Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Diplodocoid, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Theropod, Thyreophoran, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

1.8 (16 votes)

Review and photos by Emperor Dinobot, edited by Suspsy

Hello everyone! Welcome to yet another EmperorDinobot(TM) dinosaur review! Today we are going to give a look at these quirky bendable dinosaurs from Dorda! Made in 1987 (I think I would have to lift up their skirts to make sure it was ’87 or ’88), these dinosaurs look a wee bit like the Playskool Definitely Dinosaur figures from the late 80s, but definitely have their own aesthetic and gimmick in order to keep kids and strange adult dinosaur toy collectors entertained for hours!

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Review: Dr. Wu’s Lab: Baby Dinosaurs Breakout (Jurassic World by LEGO)

Genus: Ankylosaurus, Triceratops Brand: Jurassic World, Lego Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Construction, Set

3.8 (11 votes)

“Season’s Greetings, fellow dinosaur lovers! Yes, it is I, Dr. Bella Bricking and my invaluable assistant and companion Beth Buildit, back once again to celebrate the holidays with you!”

“Hiya, folks. Sure hope 2021 was kinder to all of you than 2020 was.

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Review: Kentrosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Escape, Roar Attack by Mattel)

Genus: Kentrosaurus Brand: Jurassic World, Jurassic World Dino Escape, Mattel Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

3.6 (16 votes)

With the addition of a re-sculpted Stegosaurus, Chialingosaurus, and now this Kentrosaurus to the line, Mattel has given the stegosauria clade much love this year. Until now the only member of this group represented in the line was the 2018 Stegosaurus and its re-paint.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Sinclair Dinoland)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Sinclair Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

3.6 (8 votes)

Although Sinclair’s figurines all resemble their giant sculpture counterparts to some degree, the Stegosaurus is perhaps the most strikingly close of them all, with more grace than typically seen in other artwork for the time.

Stegosaurus has been one of the most recognizable dinosaur genera since its discovery and description in 1877.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Dinoland by Sinclair)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Sinclair Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies Scale: 1:75

2.8 (10 votes)

Although their figures are often confused with the famous Marx line of dinosaurs, Sinclair’s Ankylosaurs has its own share of unique features.

When we think of “retro” dinosaur depictions, many probably think first of tall theropods dragging their tails or the massive sloped shapes of lumbering sauropods.

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Review: Chialingosaurus (Jurassic World Dino-Escape, Fierce Force by Mattel)

Genus: Chialingosaurus Brand: Jurassic World, Jurassic World Dino Escape, Mattel Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure Scale: 1:19

2.3 (28 votes)

Chialingosaurus kuani was a stegosaurian that lived 160 million years ago in China. It is one of the oldest species of stegosaurs known and would have resembled Kentrosaurus in appearance. You would be forgiven for having never heard of it, not many have.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Bumpy) (Jurassic World Dino-Escape, Roar Attack by Mattel)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Jurassic World, Jurassic World Dino Escape, Mattel Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.3 (20 votes)

They grow up so fast! It was just over 13 months ago when I reviewed the bouncing baby Bumpy for the DTB and now here I am again with another Bumpy review. Only this time, Bumpy isn’t a baby anymore. When I reviewed that baby Bumpy, the animated series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous hadn’t even premiered yet, but I knew I had to have Bumpy in my collection because she was just so stinkin’ adorable.

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Review: Z-Cardz Dinosaurs Series 2 (California Creations)

Genus: Apatosaurus, Deinonychus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Styracosaurus Brand: California Creations, Z-Cardz Classification: Ceratopsian, Diplodocoid, Dromaeosaur, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Stegosaur, Theropod, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Construction, Set

1.9 (8 votes)

The second set of dinosaurs in the Z-Cardz line reveals some surprising, if questionable, choices going on in the lineup for these little collectibles.

Constructible strategy games are a concept typically involving 3D punch-out card minifigures, which can be collected and utilized for play in large-scale games between players.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Marx)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Marx Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

3.6 (9 votes)

The Marx Stegosaurus was first released in 1955 as part of Marx’s second wave of dinosaur toys, known as the Medium Mold Group, PL-750. The Marx Stegosaurus is based on the Stegosaurus painted by Rudolph Zallinger in his Age of Reptiles mural at the Yale Peabody Museum.

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Review: Halfbaby Dinosaur Set (Yantai, distributed by Learnplay Inc.)

Genus: Ankylosaurus, Diplodocus, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Learnplay Inc, Yantai Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Diplodocoid, Hadrosaur, Ornithopod, Sauropod, Stegosaur, Theropod, Thyreophoran, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Baby Dino, Caricature, Figurine, Set

3.3 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Charles Peckham, edited by Suspsy

Trying to find information about either the creator of these toys, a Chinese company named Yantai, or their American distributor, Learnplay Inc., isn’t easy. According to one of the few sources I was able to find, Yantai has been around since 2011 and their Halftoy line is just one of hundreds of designs they have made.

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Review: Stegosaur (Lost Kingdoms Series B by Yowie)

Genus: Wuerhosaurus Brand: Lost Kingdoms, Yowie Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3 (7 votes)

Yowie has a very interesting and vast collection of prehistoric critters in their lines, though some have been a pain to write up owing to the lack of material to discuss accuracy with. However, at least most of these had something to go off.

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Review: Pinacosaurus (PNSO)

Genus: Pinacosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.9 (44 votes)

During the Cretaceous period, ankylosaurids abounded in Asia even more than they did in North America, with some of the more notable genera being Gobisaurus, Jinyunpelta, Liaoningosaurus, Minotaurosaurus, Saichania, Tarchia, and the subject of this review, Pinacosaurus.

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