Most produced Paleozoic genera (visual encyclopedia)

[Faelrin]

After neglecting this list for several years I've decided to revisit this thread, and update it. Original post here. I've also decided to add images to help folks decide which they might want for their collection. This list only focuses on mass produced and/or plastic toys (and things that should be safe for older children and adult collectors. This does not include things like skeletons, skulls, fossil replicas, unsafe figures like Starlux (brittle, lead paint), resin figures, 3D printed figures, etc, or other things like:

-Oumcraft Evolution Life game
-Paleozoo
-Paleo-Creatures
-and whatever other indie or limited release figures are out there

Will also recommend @Halichoeres collection thread and list of models, as well as the Unique Species Reference List by @Roselaar. Also be sure to checkout the ToyAnimalWiki and the DinoToyCollector websites where most of the images below will be sourced from. Lots of obscure brands and other things that might be missed since they wouldn't count here. Listing all of that would make this list way too large anyways. Anyways the list:

Ediacaran:

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Charniodiscus:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



2004 Takara Tomy/Yujin NHK Special Earth Evolution -retired:



Dickinsonia:

2000 Cadbury Yowies Series Lost Kingdom Series A -retired:



Kimberella:

2004 Takara Tomy/Yujin NHK Special Earth Evolution -retired:



Mawsonites:

2001 Cadbury Yowies Series Lost Kingdom Series B -retired:

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Cambrian:

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Anomalocaris:

2023 Bandai Namco Unitroborn:





2023 CollectA:



2022 F-Toys Confect (ball jointed figures, 4 colorations, standard, Deep Sea, Machine, and Skeleton):









2022 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 古代海洋記 /Ancient Marine Records:



2022 SO-TA 水中最強王図鑑フィギュア /Underwater Strongest King Picture Book Figure

https://ninjaaquarium.web.fc2.com/etc/SO-TA/suichusaikyo/index.html

2021 Favorite Ltd Soft Model:



2020 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 /Ancient Sea:



2018 Sonokong Co. Dino Mecard Double Figure:



2018 Sonokong Co. Dino Mecard Tinysaur Capsule Egg:



2017 Colorata Paleozoic Creatures:



2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set, yellow color is exclusive to full set):





2015ドラえもん もっと!ふしぎのサイエンス Vol.7 (小学館の学習ムック)/ Doraemon Motto! Mysterious Science Vol.7 (Shogakukan Learning Mook) -retired:





2015 Kaiyodo Great Leaps in Evolution - retired:



2014 Favorite Ltd Soft Model -retired:



2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 2 -retired:



2001 Yowies Series Lost Kingdom Series B -retired:



Diramix Epic Animals - Antichi Abissi (no image)

Favorite Ltd Vinyl Model:



Furuta Choco Egg Underwater Strongest King Encyclopedia/ チョコエッグ 水中最強王図鑑 (comes in green, red, blue; no image, but a good place to check for some is https://jp.mercari.com/ or similar Japanese auction sites)

Aysheaia:

2008 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



Canadaspis:

2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set):



Goticaris:

2021 ノルコーポレーション /Nol Corporation わけあって絶滅しました /Extinct for a reason bath bombs:





Haikouella:

2004 Takara Tomy/Yujin NHK Special Earth Evolution -retired:



Hallucigenia:

2022 F-Toys Confect (ball jointed figures, 4 colorations, standard, Sea Slug, Skeleton, and Machine):









2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set):



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 3 -retired:



Marrella:

2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set): 



Naraoia:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



Olenoides:

2022 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 古代海洋記 /Ancient Marine Records:



2020 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 /Ancient Sea:



2017 CollectA Mini Marine Animals Box:



2017 Colorata Paleozoic Creatures:



2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set):



2001 Royal Ontario Museum Primeval Predators -retired:



Opabinia:

2019 ノルコーポレーション /Nol Corporation わけあって絶滅しました /Extinct for a reason bath bombs:





2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set):



2015 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Paleozoic Era -retired:



2009 Innovative Kids Gone Extinct! Groovy Tube Book -retired:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1-2 -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1 -retired:



2001 Royal Ontario Museum Primeval Predators -retired:



Favorite LTD Soft Model:



Ottoia:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



Peytoia:

2001 Royal Ontario Museum Primeval Predators "Laggania" -retired:



Pikaia:

2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set):



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



2001 Royal Ontario Museum Primeval Predators -retired:



Redlichia:

2020 CollectA:



Sanctacaris:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



Sidneyia:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



Tricrepicephalus:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



Vauxia:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



Wiwaxia:

2016 Favorite Ltd Cambrian Creatures Mini Model Set (both standalone and part of the full set):



2001 Royal Ontario Museum Primeval Predators -retired:



2001 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdoms B -retired:

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Ordovician:

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Arandaspis:

2001 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series B -retired:



Cameroceras:

2017 CollectA Mini Marine Animals Box:



2017 Colorata Paleozoic Creatures:



Orthoceras:

2020 CollectA:



Pleurocystites:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 3 -retired:



Triarthrus:

2015 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Paleozoic Era -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 3 -retired:

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Silurian:

Spoiler

Acutiramus:

2022 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 古代海洋記 /Ancient Marine Records:



2020/2021 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 はじまりの世界 / The Beginning World:



2017 Colorata Paleozoic Creatures:



2015 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Paleozoic Era "Pterygotus" -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo Lawson Dinotales-7 Blue "Pterygotus"-retired:



2000's Kaiyodo Lawson Dinotales-7 Yellow "Pterygotus"-retired:



Climatius:

Unknown year and manufacturer:





Eurypterus:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 2 -retired:



Poraspis:

2017 Diramix Mega Squali -retired:

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Devonian:

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Acanthostega:

2006 Takara Tomy ARTS Yujin 恐竜大図鑑 / Dinosaur Encyclopedia -retired (2 color variations):





2004 Takara Tomy ARTS Yujin NHKスペシャル地球大進化　46億年・人類への旅 原色地球大進化図鑑 / NHK Special Earth Evolution 4.6 Billion Years - Journey to Humanity Primary Color Earth Evolution Encyclopedia -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 2 -retired:



Bothriolepis:

2015 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Paleozoic Era -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1-2 -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1 -retired:



Cephalaspis:

2017 Colorata Paleozoic Creatures:



Cladoselache:

2013 Safari Ltd Cambrian Life Toob -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1-2 -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1 -retired:



Dinichthys:

2016? Diramix Mega Abissi -retired:



Dunkleosteus:

2022 SO-TA 水中最強王図鑑フィギュア /Underwater Strongest King Picture Book Figure

https://ninjaaquarium.web.fc2.com/etc/SO-TA/suichusaikyo/index.html

2022 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 古代海洋記 /Ancient Marine Records:



2021 Eikoh Miniature Planet:



2021 PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models Zaha:



2020/2021 Takara Tomy ARTS 大むかしの海 はじまりの世界 / The Beginning World:



2019 Mojo Fun:



2019 Recur:



2018? Chap Mei Animal Planet Deep Sea Exploration Playset -retired:





2018 CollectA Deluxe:



2017 CollectA Mini Marine Animals Box:



2017 Colorata Paleozoic Creatures:



2016 Schleich:



2017 Favorite Ltd Soft Model:



2007 Safari Ltd:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 2 -retired:



Favorite Ltd Vinyl Model:



Eusthenopteron:

2015 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Paleozoic Era -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo Lawson Dinotales Series 6 Brown -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo Lawson Dinotales Series 6 Green -retired:



Groenlandaspis:

2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



2000 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series A -retired:



Hemicyclaspis:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 3 -retired:



Ichthyostega:

2015 Kaiyodo Great Leaps in Evolution -retired:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



Kettneraspis:

2000 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series A "Devonian Trilobite":



Mcnamaraspis:

2001 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series B -retired:



Mucrospirifer:

American Educational Products (no image)

Pituriaspis:

2017 Diramix Mega Squali -retired:



Psychopyge:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1-2 -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1 -retired:



Pteraspis:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 2 -retired:



Pterichthyodes:

1970's Henkel/Ovomaltine/Yoplait "Pterichthys" - retired (no image)

Rolfosteus:

2001 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series B "Gogo Tube-nosed Fish" -retired:



Stethacanthus:

2011 Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob -retired:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



Diramix Antichi Abissi -retired:



Xenacanthus:

2011 Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 4 -retired:

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Carboniferous:

Spoiler

Arthropleura:

2009 Innovative Kids Gone Extinct! Groovy Tube Book -retired:



Crassigyrinus:

1998 Play Visions Prehistoric Amphibians -retired:



Diplocaulus:

2021 ノルコーポレーション /Nol Corporation わけあって絶滅しました /Extinct for a reason bath bombs:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1-2 -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 1-2 -retired:



1998 Play Visions Prehistoric Amphibians -retired:



1977 Imperial -retired:



1970's Henkel/Ovomaltine/Yoplait - retired (no image)

DeAgostini - Dinosaur and Friends Prehistoric Animals #66 -retired?:





Echinochimaera:

Action Products I Dig Prehistoric Shark -retired:



Edaphosaurus:

2023 Mattel Jurassic World Dino Trackers Strike Attack:



2019 CollectA:



2003 Bullyland Museum Line -retired:



1986 Dor Mei-retired:



1980's Diener Industries - retired:



Edestus:

2011 Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob -retired:



Eryops:

2000's Kaiyodo CC Saurus Dinotales Series 5 B -retired:



2000's Kaiyodo CC Saurus Dinotales Series 5 A -retired:



1998 Play Visions Prehistoric Amphibians -retired:



1980's Diener Industries - retired:



Meganeura:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 4 -retired:



Orthacanthus:

2011 Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob -retired:



Action Products I Dig Prehistoric Shark -retired:



Pholiderpeton:

1998 Play Visions Prehistoric Amphibians "Eogyrinus" -retired:



Platyhystrix:

1998 Play Visions Prehistoric Amphibians -retired:



Rayonnoceras:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 2 -retired:



Sphenacodon:

1960's Linde -retired:



1950's-1970's Marx Dinosaurs and Prehistoric -retired (comes in numerous colors):





Strepsodus:

2000 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series A "Ducabrook Rhizodont" -retired:



Tullimonstrum:

2001 Medicom Toy Mystery Museum "Nessie" -retired:

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Permian:

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Coelurosauravus:

2007 Character Options Primeval Abby Maitland with Rex and a Dodo:





Cooperoceras:

2022 CollectA:



Dicynodon:

2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



Dinogorgon:

2018 Schleich -retired:



Endothiodon:

Somatra -retired:



Estemmenosuchus:

2019 CollectA Mini Prehistoric Animals Box:



2018 CollectA Deluxe:



1997 Kenner The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dino Tracker Adventure Set -retired:





Helicoprion:

2021 PNSO Prehistoric Animal Models Haylee:



2011 Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob -retired:



2001 Cadbury Yowies Lost Kingdom Series B -retired:



Action Products I Dig Prehistoric Shark -retired:





Inostrancevia:

2011 Safari Ltd -retired:



Keratocephalus:

2011 One2Play Dinowaurs Survival:



Kotlassia

2023? Wild Past (unreleased yet):



Lycaenops:

2000 Hasbro Jurassic Park Dinosaurs Lynx -retired:



1998 Kenner Jurassic Park Chaos Effect "Tyrannonops" -retired:



1994 Kenner Jurassic Park Series 2 -retired:



Lystrosaurus:

2022 Mattel Jurassic World Dominion Maisie & Velociraptor 'Beta':



2022 Mattel Jurassic World Mini Dinos:



2022 ToyMonster International Captivz (no image)

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 3 -retired:



Moschops:

1987 Hasbro Playskool Definitely Dinosaurs Series 2 Elgar -retired:



1970's Henkel/Ovomaltine/Yoplait - retired (no image)

1960s-1970s MPC -retired:



1950s to 1990s Ajax-Joy Toy-Tootsie Toy Large Dinosaurs -retired:



1950s-1970s Marx Dinosaurs and Prehistoric -retired (comes in numerous colors):



Dunkin -retired:



Sellanomer Gimiki's Journey -retired?:



Somatra -retired:



Neospirifer:

American Educational Products (no image)

Pareiasaurus:

Sellanomer Gimiki's Journey -retired?:



Peltobatrachus:

1998 Play Visions Prehistoric Amphibians -retired:



Procynosuchus:

Bullyland -retired:



Sarcoprion:

2011 Safari Ltd Prehistoric Sharks Toob -retired:



Action Products I Dig Prehistoric Shark -retired:



Seymouria:

1950's Tim-Mee -retired:



Scutosaurus:

2023? Wild Past (unreleased):



2023 Mattel Jurassic World JP 30th Anniversary (repaint/retool):



2020 Mattel Jurassic World Primal Attack Savage Strike -color retired:



2009 Safari Ltd -retired:



2005 Cog Ltd Dino Horizons -retired:



1997 Kenner The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dino Tracker Adventure Set -retired:



Trochosaurus:

2000's Kaiyodo/UHA Mikakuto Chocolasaurs Dinotales Series 3 -retired:

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[SBell]

There's also some probable weigeltisaurs from Aurora, and maybe Iwako as erasers. I don't know if they're named to genus.

It can be tough with some to be sure they aren't Triassic Kuehneosaurids sometimes though.

[Crackington]

Fabulous list @Faelrin, well done on your hard work.

@SBell - I think the list wasn't counting model kits? There'd be also be two Aurora Diplocauluses to add if they were though.

Also I think Deiner did an Edaphosaurus too and SRG did a Dinicthys, though again not sure if it could count as a toy (remember reading someone in Prehistoric Times saying he played with the metal figures as a child in the 50s, before Marx came along).

[SBell]

Fabulous list @Faelrin, well done on your hard work.

@SBell - I think the list wasn't counting model kits? There'd be also be two Aurora Diplocauluses to add if they were though.

Also I think Deiner did an Edaphosaurus too and SRG did a Dinicthys, though again not sure if it could count as a toy (remember reading someone in Prehistoric Times saying he played with the metal figures as a child in the 50s, before Marx came along).

I'd forgotten the model thing!

And there's indeed Edaphosaurus from Diener.

[Faelrin]

I'll add Deiner to the list of Edaphosaurus. Also wondering if Diplocaulus and Eryops should be moved to the Carboniferous? I forgot that both had fossils discovered from the Mississippian.

The only reason I didn't go about adding anything beyond toys, is because of how many things could be out there that I haven't been able to find yet (though that isn't to say folks couldn't help suggest things as well), particularly in the realm of model kits or statues. Granted I suppose such a list would be very helpful to have around though, but I'm also not entirely sure where the line should be drawn on what to add. Like obviously things like Aurora, Paleo-Creatures, Paleocasts (maybe?) Paleozoo, etc could probably be on such a list. But what about short lived shapeways models, model kits, statues, and potential other custom one-offs, etc? There were also these gorgeous (I think made to order) museum quality replicas out there that I recall seeing in @Halichoeres collection thread. Would probably need to do a bit of digging to find out who made them again as it has been a while. Would something like that belong on such a list as well?

As another example there was this Ichthyostega I came across on ebay earlier this year, but I have no idea who created it, and how many of them are out there. It was green, and had a base like some of the Favorite desktop models did. If I had to guess that was probably just a custom one-off type thing, but it is possible it wasn't. Would omitting that until more information surfaces (if it were) be the best option?

[CityRaptor]

Dimetrodon being the clear winner is no surprise. It's basically the T.rex of the Lower Permian and the to go non-mammalian Synapsid. I might be wrong but I think the only lines that do have non-mammalian Synapsids but no Dimetrodon are Gimiki's journey and Predators.

[Halichoeres]

Very impressive effort, @Faelrin!

The wing-ribbed eraser figure (probably by Iwako) says "Icarosaurus" on its belly, so it's definitely Triassic.

Bandai has made at least two Paleozoic genera. They made a Dunkleosteus for the Animal Kaiser line, and an Anomalocaris for an issue of Doraemon magazine.

[Faelrin]

@Halichoeres Thanks for mentioning those. I'll add them to the list as well, and revise the numbers (not that it will change much).

[Halichoeres]

I remembered another one! I'm not sure what company made it, but there was an Opabinia available as a prize in this Japanese crane game: http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=8731.msg259240#msg259240

[Faelrin]

@Halichoeres Ah right. I remember that now. Kind of a nice trip down memory lane. I'll add it to the list as well, and once again revise the totals. Edit: And of course thanks.

[Faelrin]

Original post here:

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I worked on this list like all day. Not sure if something to this extant has been done before or not. I was just curious as to what were the most represented Paleozoic genera (Dimetrodon aside), and what companies had the most to offer in this regard. This list focuses only on toys at the moment, and does not include resin figures, 3D prints, model kits, etc. So that means things like Kaiyodo's Ceraurinella, everything from the LIFE (game), Paleocasts, Paleo-Creatures, Paleozoo, etc will not be included. But maybe I could do a separate list and include them.

When a brand below has something like 2x (or more) in front of it, it means repaints, and other versions of that genus, such as new molds, that have been released by that company, such as Kaiyodo's three different versions of Pterygotus, as an example.If there is anything I am missing then please let me know, or if I have added any resin, etc, by mistake. Most of the information I gathered from the DinoToyCollector, and ToyAnimalWiki sites. I've also poured over @Halichoeres collection thread, the Unique species list, and the various threads in the groups section of the forum.

Edit: I added total numbers of figures, total numbers of genera, periods with the most produced figures, periods with the most produced genera, and which companies have the most Paleozoic genera total produced.

Edit 12/13/20: Added Deiner to the list of Edaphosaurus figures. Thanks @Crackington and @SBell for bringing this one to my attention.

Edit 4/26/21: Added the Tim Mee Tootsie Toys Moschops that I missed way back when I made this.

Most produced Ediacaran genera (5 figures total, 4 genera total; not technically Paleozoic, but included because why not):

Nothing in particular

Charniodiscus (Safari Ltd, Yujin)
Dickinsonia (Yowie)
Kimberella (Yujin)
Mawsonites (Yowie)

Most produced Cambrian genera (50 figures total, 20 genera total):

Anomalocaris (13 figures)
Opabinia (8 figures)
Olenoides (6 figures)

Anomalocaris (Bandai, Colorata, Dino Mecard, Diramix, 2x Kaiyodo, 4x Favorite, Safari Ltd, Takara Tomy, Yowie)
Aysheaia (COG)
Canadaspis (Favorite)
Haikouella (Yujin)
Hallucigenia (COG, Kaiyodo, Favorite)
Marrella (Favorite)
Modocia (Bullyland?)
Naraoia (Safari Ltd)
Obolella (American Educational Products)
Olenoides (COG? CollectA, Colorata, Favorite, ROM, Takara Tomy)
Opabinia (COG, Innovative Kids, 2x Favorite, 3x Kaiyodo, ROM)
Ottoia (COG, Safari Ltd)
Pikaia (COG, Favorite, ROM)
Peytoia (ROM)
Redlichia (CollectA)
Sanctacaris (Safari Ltd)
Sidneyia (Safari Ltd)
Tricepicephalus (Safari Ltd)
Vauxia (Safari Ltd)
Wiwaxia (Favorite, ROM, Yowie)

Most produced Ordovician genera (10 figures total, 7 genera total):

Nothing in particular

Arandaspis (Yowie)
Bathyurus (2x Safari Ltd)
Cameroceras (CollectA, Colorata)
Michelinoceras (Takara Tomy Dinosaur Train)
Orthoceras (CollectA)
Pleurocystites (Kaiyodo)
Triarthrus (2x Kaiyodo)

Most produced Silurian genera (10 figures total, 6 genera total):

Pterygotus (4 figures)

Acutiramus (Colorata)
Climatius (unknown brand)
Eurypterus (Kaiyodo, Yowie?)
Mixopterus (Safari Ltd)
Poraspis (Diramix)
Pterygotus (3x Kaiyodo, Takara Tomy - unreleased yet?)

Most produced Devonian genera (56 figures total, 23 genera total):

Dunkleosteus (17 figures)
Eusthenopteron (4 figures)

Acanthostega (Kaiyodo, 2x Yujin)
Bothriolepis (3x Kaiyodo)
Cephalaspis (Colorata, Starlux)
Cladoselache (2x Kaiyodo, Safari Ltd)
Dinichthys (Diramix)
Drepanaspis (Starlux)
Dunkleosteus (Bandai, COG, Chap Mei, 2x CollectA, Colorata, 2x Favorite, 4x Kaiyodo, Mojo, Recur, Safari Ltd, Schleich, Takara Tomy - unreleased yet?)
Edestus (Safari Ltd)
Eusthenopteron (3x Kaiyodo, Starlux)
Groenlandaspis (COG, Yowie)
Hemicyclaspis (Kaiyodo)
Ichthyostega (COG, Kaiyodo, Starlux)
Kettneraspis (Yowie)
Mcnamaraspis (Yowie)
Mucrospirifer (American Educational Products)
Orthacanthus (Action Products, Safari Ltd)
Paraspirifer (Starlux)
Pituriaspis (Diramix)
Psychopyge (2x Kaiyodo)
Pteraspis (Kaiyodo)
Rolfosteus (Yowie)
Stethacanthus (COG, Diramix, Safari Ltd)
Xenacanthus (Kaiyodo, Safari Ltd)

Most produced Carboniferous genera (15 figures total, 11 genera total):

Edaphosaurus (5 figures)

Arthropleura (Innovative Kids)
Crassigyrinus (Play Visions)
Echinochimaera (Action Products)
Edaphosaurus (Bullyland, CollectA, Deiner, Dor Mei, Starlux)
Eogyrinus (Play Visions)
Meganeura (Kaiyodo)
Platyhystrix (Play Visions)
Rayonnoceras (Kaiyodo)
Sphenacodon (Linde, Marx)
Strepsodus (Yowie)
Tullimonstrum (Medicom)

Most produced Permian genera (125 figures total, 51 total without Dimetrodon, 26 genera total):

Dimetrodon, obviously (74+ figures, assuming I didn't miscount)
Diplocaulus (7 figures)
Scutosaurus (6 figures)
Moschops (5 figures)
Eryops (4 figures)

Bradysaurus (Starlux)
Cacops (Starlux "Labyrinthodont")
Dicynodon (COG)
Dimetrodon (4D Master, 6x AAA, AJAX, Animal Planet, 8x Bullyland, Chap Mei, COG, CollectA, Deagostini, Deiner, Dor Mei, Dino Mecard, 2x Favorite, 3x Kenner, Imperial, Inpro, Invicta, 2x JH Miller, K&M, 3x Kaiyodo, Lego, Linde, 2x Marx, Mattel Jurassic World, MPC, Nabisco, Panini, 3x Papo, Playmobil, 2x Playskool, Play Spaces, Play Visions, Recur, 6x Safari Ltd, Salvat, 2x Schleich, Starlux, 3x Tim Mee Toys, Timpo Toys, Tyco, 3x UKRD, Yujin, etc)
Dinogorgon (Schleich)
Diplocaulus (COG, Deagostini, Imperial, 2x Kaiyodo, Play Visions, Starlux)
Coelurosauravus (Character Options Primeval, Playmobil?)
Endothiodon (Starlux)
Eryops (2x Kaiyodo, Deiner, Play Visions)
Estemmenosuchus (2x CollectA, Kenner Jurassic Park)
Helicoprion (Action Products, Safari Ltd, Yowie)
Hybodus (Safari Ltd)
Inostrancevia (Safari Ltd)
Keratocephalus (DinoWaurs)
Kotlassia (Wild Past - unreleased yet)
Lycaenops (3x Kenner Jurassic Park)
Lystrosaurus (Kaiyodo, Yowie)
Moschops (Marx, MPC, Playskool, Sellanomer Gimiki's Journey, Tim Mee Tootsie Toys)
Neospirifer (American Educational Products)
Pareiasaurus (Sellanomer Gimiki's Journey)
Peltobatrachus (Play Visions)
Procynosuchus (Bullyland)
Sarcoprion (Safari Ltd)
Seymouria (Tim Mee Toys)
Scutosaurus (COG, Kenner Jurassic Park, Mattel Jurassic World, Safari Ltd, Starlux, Wild Past - unreleased yet)
Trochosaurus (Kaiyodo)

Most represented Paleozoic genera overall:

Dimetrodon, obviously (74+ figures, assuming I didn't miscount)
Dunkleosteus (17 figures)
Anomalocaris (13 figures)
Opabinia (8 figures)
Diplocaulus (7 figures)
Scutosaurus (6 figures)
Olenoides (6 figures)

Periods with the most produced figures:
Permian (124 figures total, 50 total without Dimetrodon)
Devonian (57 figures total)
Cambrian (51 figures total)

Everything else is less then 20 figures (unfortunately)
Periods with the most produced genera:
Permian (26 genera total)
Devonian (23 genera total)
Cambrian (20 genera total)

Top 10 leading brands/producers of Paleozoic figures (assuming I didn't miscount):

Kaiyodo: 6 Cambrian, 3 Ordovician, 4 Silurian, 19 Devonian, 2 Carboniferous, 8 Permian = 42 total
Safari Ltd: 1 Ediacaran, 7 Cambrian, 2 Ordovician, 1 Silurian, 6 Devonian, 11 Permian = 28 total
Favorite: 12 Cambrian, 2 Devonian, 2 Permian = 16 total
COG: 6 Cambrian, 4 Devonian, 4 Permian  = 14 total
Yowie: 2 Ediacaran, 2 Cambrian, 1 Ordovician, 1 Silurian, 4 Devonian, 1 Carboniferous, 2 Permian = 13 totalStarlux: 5 Devonian, 1 Carboniferous, 6 Permian = 12 total
Bullyland: 1 Cambrian? 1 Carboniferous, 9 Permian = 11 total
CollectA: 2 Cambrian, 2 Ordovician, 2 Devonian, 1 Carboniferous, 3 Permian = 10 total
Kenner (Jurassic Park): 8 Permian = 8 total (mostly repaints)
Play Visions: 3 Carboniferous, 4 Permian = 7 total

Companies with the most Paleozoic genera total produced:

Kaiyodo 3 Cambrian, 2 Ordovician, 2 Silurian, 10 Devonian, 2 Carboniferous, 5 Permian = 24 total
Safari Ltd 1 Ediacaran, 7 Cambrian, 1 Ordovician, 1 Silurian, 6 Devonian, 6 Permian = 22 total
Cog 6 Cambrian, 4 Devonian, 4 Permian = 14 total
Yowie 2 Ediacaran, 2 Cambrian, 1 Ordovician, 1 Silurian, 4 Devonian, 1 Carboniferous, 2 Permian = 13 total
Starlux 5 Devonian, 1 Carboniferous, 6 Permian = 12 total
Favorite 8 Cambrian, 1 Devonian, 1 Permian = 10 total
CollectA 2 Cambrian, 2 Ordovician, 1 Devonian, 1 Carboniferous, 2 Permian = 8 total
Play Visions 3 Carboniferous, 4 Permian = 7 totalColorata 2 Cambrian, 1 Ordovician, 1 Silurian, 2 Devonian = 6 total
Diramix 1 Cambrian, 1 Silurian, 3 Devonian = 5 total
ROM 5 Cambrian = 5 total
Takara Tomy 2 Cambrian, 1 Ordovician, 1 Silurian, 1 Devonian = 5 total
Yujin 2 Ediacaran, 1 Cambrian, 1 Devonian, 1 Permian = 5 total

Unidentified?:

Playmobil Trilobites
Starlux Trilobite Nodule
Yowie straight shelled Cephalopod

By the way, I'm not sure if these should be included or not. I'm not sure who made these, but they look like toys? Looks like Dunkleosteus, a nautiloid, a eurypterid, a trilobite, etc.

(edit: image that was here currently lost)

Lastly would anyone like to see lists of this nature for any other periods (such as the Triassic), or perhaps the Cenozoic as a whole?

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Anyways I'll be working on revising the whole op. I'll add an edit here once it is finished.

[bmathison1972]

Remember the two Kaiyodo Pterygotus are really Acutiramus, and the recent Takara sea scorpions (one of which has been released; a repaint is pending if not released) is also Acutiramus 

[Faelrin]

B @bmathison1972 Thanks for the heads up on that. I'll take note of it when I get there.

The Takara Tomy repaint of it has been released. I have images of it in my collection thread here:

http://dinotoyblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=5078.msg328817#msg328817

[bmathison1972]

I like the re-release paint on the sea scorpion better, but I think the original Anomalocaris and Olenoides are better

EDIT: Thanks for the link; I need to follow your collection thread more

[Faelrin]

Well Ediacaran to Silurian is done now. Or at least mostly. I might have forgotten some. Rest I can probably get done tomorrow, along with the Devonian to Permian stuff. I know there's a couple of Japanese Anomalocaris figures I left out that I spotted on mercari and such. Specifically some older NHK Special one, some plainly colored green and red Furuta ones, and some strange looking version from a company called People? Can't be bothered with adding those tbh, but figured I'd mention them here for completion sake. Could be a few others I'm missing as well.

Also when I get to the Permian and Dimetrodon specifically, I don't think I'll be adding all 75+ versions of it. Perhaps just those from the past decade I suppose, such as those from the major brands. My main concern and point of this list is really for the rest of the genera that seldomly gets made (except Anomalocaris, Opabinia, and Dunkleosteus at this point, I guess).

Worth mentioning for some of those Silurian figures I copied the image links from @Halichoeres thread. If you see this, hope you don't mind.

[Halichoeres]

Worth mentioning for some of those Silurian figures I copied the image links from @Halichoeres thread. If you see this, hope you don't mind.

No problem at all!

[Faelrin]

So aside from Dimetrodon, I believe this list is finished now? If anyone spots anything missing, should be moved into a different period, or anything incorrect, please feel free to let me know. Otherwise, please enjoy, and I hope this iteration is much more helpful then the previous one.

[Halichoeres]

Cool! This thread is almost like one of the old-fashioned threads in the "Dinosaur Groups" board.

[Faelrin]

Added 2023 CollectA Anomalocaris, 2022 SO-TA Anomalocaris & Dunkleosteus, and Furuta Choco egg Anomalocaris (no idea what year, but comes in red, blue, and green colors).

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

"Extinct For A Reason" ... ah, so THAT'S the title! lol
Thanks for sharing. I actually have the books that these are related to, but I bought them in a random shop somewhere and nobody was able to translate it for me. I got them anyway because I liked the illustrations.