Type: Figurine

Review: Estemmenosuchus (CollectA)

4.8 (22 votes)

The Permian Period gets neglected by toy companies, despite its huge assortment of outrageously strange animals. Maybe this is just because there aren’t any true dinosaurs. When we do get a Permian animal, it’s usually Dimetrodon, where we’re really spoiled for choice.

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Review: Dimorphodon (Papo)

Genus: Dimorphodon Brand: Papo Classification: Pterosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.3 (15 votes)

Review and photos by Apatosaurus3232, edited by Suspsy
In 2017, Papo released their largest assortment of prehistoric figures to date, from stellar sculpts like the Acrocanthosaurus and Ceratosaurus to mixed bags like the Polacanthus. Today I’ll be reviewing the Dimorphodon, which falls into the mixed bag category.

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Review: Medusa (Bullyland)

Genus: Medusa Brand: Bullyland Classification: Invertebrate Age: Cambrian, Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Devonian, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Ordovician, Paleocene, Permian, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Precambrian, Silurian, Triassic Type: Figurine

4.6 (12 votes)

Summer melts us here since weeks, so time for another wet review….

Today I want you to introduce you to one of those creatures everybody knows, but knows almost nothing about, a jellyfish. Jellyfish are a very very old group of animals, they date back to the famous Ediacarian, more than 600 mya.

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Review: Triceratops (DinoWaurs Survival)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: DinoWaurs Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.1 (7 votes)

Photographs and review by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
The idea of blind bags and boxes to distribute toys is not a new idea. For years, many companies and toy lines have done this, and dinosaurs are not an unknown feature of these blind grabs.

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Review: Camarasaurus (Waiphoon)

Genus: Camarasaurus Brand: Waiphoon Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Knock-off

3.2 (6 votes)

The well known and abundant late Jurassic sauropod, Camarasaurus, is seldom counted as a favorite among dinosaur enthusiasts. True, it’s not the largest or most elegant example of the group. In fact, looking at the skeletal elements and the skull especially, it might be tempting to call this dinosaur ugly.

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Review: Prehistoric Playground Dinosaur Set (Melissa and Doug)

Genus: Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Melissa and Doug Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Diplodocoid, Sauropod, Theropod, Thyreophoran, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Baby Dino, Caricature, Figurine, Set

3.5 (8 votes)

So at is turns out, my daughter is a little bit dinosaur obsessed. Nothing crazy like the kids on the “Dino Dan” TV series that she’s watched at least three times through but obsessed enough that this dinosaur obsessed father beams with joy when she corrects grandma; “it’s not an Apatosaurus grandma, it’s a Brachiosaurus”.

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Review: Explorer with Dinos (1.2.3 by Playmobil)

Genus: Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Playmobil Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur, Hominid, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine, Set

3.7 (6 votes)

Playmobil’s 1.2.3 line is the equivalent of Lego’s Duplo line: simpler, safer versions of their main products aimed at toddlers. When I saw that there was a dinosaur-themed set among the 2018 releases, I knew that I had to get it for my son.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Natural History Museum by Toyway)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Natural History Museum, Toyway Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.9 (10 votes)

Photographs and review by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Ankylosaurus seems to capture the imagination of children and adults alike, mainly due to its morphology. Often described as a walking tank, its osteoderms provided a most impressive defence, not to mention the power behind its solid bone club, which could instantly smash the bones of even the most ruthless predators.

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Review: Ornithomimus (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Genus: Ornithomimus Brand: Geoworld, Jurassic Hunters Classification: Ornithomimosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (9 votes)

Photographs and review by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Ornithomimids seem to be getting more and more popular in the realms of figures and collectibles. But of the great and diverse clade, it is surprising that Ornithomimus itself seems to be oddly absent, with few companies taking on the task of recreating this rather famous dinosaur.

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Review: Triceratops (Happinet)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Happinet Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (4 votes)

Photographs and review by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
The number of Triceratops models and figures can hardly be counted at this point. Every line has one, some great, some not. Here I will be examining the one from Happinet, a Japanese company, that created a series of articulated dinosaur figures, similar in certain styles to the Sega Dinosaur King line.

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Review: Acanthostega (Dinotales Series 2 by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Acanthostega Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Amphibian Age: Devonian Type: Figurine

4.9 (11 votes)

The murky pond lays silently in the riparian forest of the Late Devonian, 365 mya. Dragonfly like insects soar and hunt for smaller airborne relatives, their quiet buzzing is the only sound disturbing the lethargic scene. A pair of those hunters engages is their distinct mating ritual, the “heart”.

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Review: Sivatherium (Prehistoric Creatures by Shapeways)

Genus: Sivatherium Brand: Shapeways Classification: Mammal Age: Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4 (2 votes)

Photographs and review by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a review, but now that I have a brief break from things, I have time to write a new one. And I’ll start with 3D printing. I adore 3D printing; the idea that you can design nearly anything and create a physical model for it is astounding, and has great prospects for recreating prehistoric life.

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