Type: Figurine

Review: Brachiosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

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

4.3 (18 votes)

The Brachiosaurus is one of the few original Carnegie Collection sculpts, as far as I can tell, that has remained unchanged (with the exception of a new paint job) since it was released in 1987. As explained by Randy Knol on the Dinosaur Collector Site, the majority of figures from the original line have been tweaked or retired.

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Review: Muttaburrasaurus (Invicta)

Genus: Muttaburrasaurus Brand: Invicta Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.9 (19 votes)

Review and photos by Marc Vincent aka Horridus
One of the more recent of Invicta’s dinosaurs, this Muttaburrasaurus dates from 1989. This model is often overlooked when compared with others in the range, especially the younger Lambeosaurus, but it demonstrates perfectly how far Invicta’s dinosaur designs had progressed, making their untimely demise all the more unfortunate.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Invicta)

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

4.8 (21 votes)

For many collectors of plastic dinosaur merchandise Invicta’s green behemoth has long been a firm favourite, often taking pride of place among their sauropod assemblages. It remains an impressive and imposing figure well worth seeking out, as much as time has detracted from its scientific accuracy.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Papo)

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

3.6 (24 votes)

Review by megaraptor1000, photos by dinotoyforum
Papo has produced some stunning, if inaccurate, toys in their short time in the model dinosaur industry. Today I will be reviewing one of their larger pieces, the Tyrannosaurus rex. I apologize in advance to Jurassic Park worshipers for bashing their little Rex, I don’t hate him, I am just a bit critical.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (2007 version) (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Schleich Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (17 votes)

Parasaurolophus is a well known lambeosaurine dinosaur from Late Cretaceous North America, where it lived near the Western Interior Seaway. It sported a large crest on its skull which may have been used for making vocalizations and has caused this genus to be easily recognizable to the public.

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Review: Steppe Mammoth (Papo)

Genus: Mammuthus, Steppe Mammoth Brand: Papo Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine

4.2 (14 votes)

Review and photographs by ‘Bucketfoot-Al’. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Papo has produced some excellent prehistoric toy dinosaur figures recently as you undoubtedly know – not always accurate but always 100% high quality, with remarkable detail. But this review is about one of their discontinued figures from our more recent past.

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Review: Leptoceratops (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Leptoceratops Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (12 votes)

Leptoceratops was a small ceratopsian from the Maastrichtian period at the very end of the Cretacious in North America. It would have lived alongside it’s much more famous cousins, Triceratops and Torosaurus as well as other dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus and Anatotitan to name a few.

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Review: Scelidosaurus (CollectA Deluxe)

Genus: Scelidosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Thyreophora (basal), Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.6 (14 votes)

Review by Libraraptor, photographs by Zachary Perry (ZoPteryx)

Scelidosaurus was a Lower Jurassic thyreophoran from England. Discovered in the middle of the 19th century in Dorset and described by Richard Owen himself, this 4 m long, bird-hipped dinosaur is standing at the changeover from small bipedal ornithopods to quadrupedal ankylosaurs or stegosaurs.

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Review: Deinosuchus (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Deinosuchus Brand: Schleich Classification: Crocodile Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.6 (14 votes)

During the Mesozoic Era, the dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the land. However, more watery environments were ruled by other reptilian denizens. The waterways of North America during the Cretaceous period 75 million years ago were stalked by the massive 50 foot alligator Deinosuchus.

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Review: Tapejara (Wild Safari Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Tapejara, Tupandactylus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.3 (10 votes)

Tapejara is a pterosaur from the Cretaceous deposits of Brazil. Historically, several species have been referred to this genus, each species was differentiated based on the shape and size of their head crests. Safari’s offering shows a tall semicircular crest and a long prong protruding from the back of the head, this arrangement is characteristic of the species Tapejara imperator.

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Review: Scutosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Scutosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Permian Type: Figurine

5 (21 votes)

The bear-sized pareiasaur Scutosaurus inhabited the semi-arid Late Permian landscape of Russia, likely being common on floodplains and in similar environs which would have supported in relative abundance what plant life could be found in that region 250 million years ago.

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Review: Psittacosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Psittacosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (12 votes)

Psittacosaurus, the “parrot lizard” is a very early member of the broad dinosaur group Marginocephothelia which includes the horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops and also the distantly related dome-headed dinosaurs such as Pachycephalosaurus. It lived in Asia during the early Cretacious about 130 million years ago and was relatively small for a dinosaur, only about 6 feet in length.

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