Although never featured in any Jurassic Park or Jurassic World film, Utahraptor has had ties to the franchise since the beginning. Remains of Utahraptor were first discovered in 1975 but it wouldn’t generate much attention until the discovery of a claw and additional remains in 1991.
Type: Action Figure
Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Convention Crasher Exclusive)(The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
5 (2 votes)
Review and photographs by Noideaforaname, edited by Suspsy
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is my favorite of the series thanks in no small part for its portrayal of Tyrannosaurus rex as both savage predators and caring parents, and I have been hoping for a Hammond Collection “Buck” ever since the release of “Rexy” and “Junior.” In 2023, Mattel offered the Buck as a stretch goal to their ill-fated Jurassic Park Gates crowdfund, and tried again in 2025 as a San Diego Comic Con/Mattel Creations exclusive–and succeeded.
Review: Dilophosaurus (Jurassic Park, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
4 (2 votes)
It is with a heavy heart that I share my review of the Hammond Collection Dilophosaurus because I’m not the one that was supposed to review it. Fellow reviewer, EmperorDinobot (Luis Perez) was supposed to write about this one but on July 21st he passed away.
Review: Mosasaurus (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Bite ‘N Blast by Mattel)
4.3 (4 votes)
I generally don’t have favorable opinions about the Jurassic World trilogy, but I’ll give them credit for one thing: reinstating Mosasaurus as the A-List paleo-media star it deserves to be. Mosasaurus has been a staple of Mesozoic media since its discovery two centuries ago now; but thanks to its prominent appearances in the Jurassic World films, the mighty quasi-lizard of the ocean has been thrust front and center into widespread fame once again.
Review: Stygimoloch (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
5 (2 votes)
With its crown of thorny spikes and a name meaning “demon from the river Styx”, Stygimoloch is one of the coolest dinosaurs around. Too bad then that many consider it to be a juvenile of Pachycephalosaurus or a different species of Pachycephalosaurus.
Review: Kileskus (Jurassic World: Danger Pack by Mattel)
3.8 (4 votes)
Discovered in Russia, Kileskus is a relatively small tyrannosauroid that lived during the Middle Jurassic period some 166 million years ago. While its remains are rather fragmentary, they are enough to determine that their owner was a proceratosaurid, closely related to Guanlong and Proceratosaurus itself.
Review: Inostrancevia (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Strike Attack by Mattel)
3.7 (3 votes)
I first heard of Inostrancevia in a 1994 episode of Paleo-World titled “Tale of the Sail”, about the synapsids that dominated the Permian period. It has been one of my favorite prehistoric animal names ever since, with a pleasant mouthfeel even if the name sounds cooler than it is.
Review: Velociraptor “Blue” (Jurassic World: Dominion)(Movie Mates by Wow! Stuff)
2 (2 votes)
Review and photos by PrehistoryResurrection, edited by Suspsy
Today we will be taking a look at a new Jurassic World line which I believe has not yet been covered on the blog, as well as a new type of figure, which is an articulated stop motion type.
Review: Maiasaura (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Wild Roar by Mattel)
4.5 (2 votes)
Described in 1979 by Jack Horner (and Robert Makela), the “good mother lizard” and its communal nesting sites in Montana were discovered just in time to corroborate the notion that dinosaurs were active, warm blooded, bird-like animals, that invested time in rearing their offspring.
Review: Torvoneustes (Jurassic World: Frenzy Pack by Mattel)
4 (2 votes)
The metriorhynchid Torvoneustes swam the savage seas during the Late Jurassic period around 145 million years ago. It was about 4.7 metres long, the same length as a very large American alligator and would have been a deadly predator of cephalopods, fish, and other marine reptiles—although like most other metriorhynchids, it would have in turn fallen victim to bigger pliosaurs.
Review: Tyrannosaurus (Lab Lockdown, Jurassic World: Rebirth by Mattel)
4.7 (3 votes)
Every Mattel Jurassic World Tyrannosaurus I’ve bought since 2018 was supposed to be the last one but when the company keeps releasing new and improved versions of one of your favorite pop culture dinosaur designs, it’s hard to resist. I now have 7 Mattel Tyrannosaurus toys but to be fair, that’s only a fraction of the number that Mattel has made.
Review: Scutosaurus (Jurassic World Primal Attack by Mattel)
4.3 (3 votes)
While still relatively obscure when compared to the likes of Dimetrodon, which is arguably the most famous Permian period animal by far, Scutosaurus has had a fair bit of attention to bring it into the limelight, which is still more then most animals from the Permian period.