Type: Figurine

Review: Tyrannosaurus vs. Indominus (Jurassic World Limited Edition Gift Set)

Genus: Indominus, Tyrannosaurus Brand: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, monster Classification: Fictional, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (33 votes)

Regardless about how you ultimately felt about the movie one of the most exciting prospects behind the release of Jurassic World was the toys and other merchandise that would inevitably be released alongside the film. The old Kenner Jurassic Park toys are some of the best movie action figures ever produced and although Hasbro dropped the ball on Jurassic Park 3 there were still those that hoped they might do better for Jurassic World.

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Review: Styracosaurus (AAA)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: AAA Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (10 votes)

Review and photographs by Dilopho, edited by Suspsy
AAA is a company that had prominence when many of us were young, way back before we cared about detail or company or accuracy. Instead, just cared about actually having a dinosaur figure. And surprisingly, Styracosaurus was not a dinosaur often made into a figure back then–Monoclonius was a winner among the horned dinosaurs.

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Review: Rhamphorhynchus (Starlux)

Genus: Rhamphorhynchus Brand: Starlux Classification: Pterosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine, Oldies

4 (7 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Once again I find myself in the origins of mass-produced dinosaur toys as I review another Starlux figure. Today I look at the pterodactyloid Rhamphorhynchus. Hailing from the Jurassic limestone of Solnhofen, Germany, it is among the oldest species to have been identified as an ancient reptile (though it was thought to have been a bird until teeth were found).

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Review: Spinosaurus (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Today I want to introduce you to a figure so obsolete that one can almost only recognize it by the big sail set on the somewhat generic theropod body: the Spinosaurus from Schleich’s Replica-Saurus 1:40 line, released in 1993.

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Review: Carcharodontosaurus (Recur)

Genus: Carcharodontosaurus Brand: Recur Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.1 (28 votes)

The frightful Carcharodontosaurus derives its name from its razor-sharp teeth, which resemble a great white shark’s. Although it shared its range in Late Cretaceous Africa with Spinosaurus, the two animals probably avoided conflict by pursuing different prey.

Recur’s rendition of Carcharodontosaurus stands 12.5 cm tall and measures about 21 cm long.

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Review: Velociraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Velociraptor Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (14 votes)

Review and Photographs by Quentin Brendel (aka Pachyrhinosaurus), edited by Suspsy
Velociraptor‘s name rose to fame in the early 90s’ with the release of Jurassic Park, despite the creature in the movie being actually based on the related Deinonychus.

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Review: Neovenator (CollectA)

Genus: Neovenator Brand: CollectA Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.8 (11 votes)

Review and photographs by Dilopho, edited by Suspsy
CollectA! One of the greatest current companies that produces dinosaur figures! While Papo has the detail, Schleich has the playability, and Wild Safari has the realism, CollectA has all of those three points! But this figure I will be looking at today is from the “dark ages” of CollectA’s history.

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Review: Oviraptor (CollectA)

Genus: Oviraptor Brand: CollectA Classification: Oviraptorosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.6 (16 votes)

Oviraptor is one prehistoric animal that’s been saddled with a terribly inaccurate name (Basilosaurus has the same problem). It was dubbed the “egg thief” because its remains were found atop a nest of eggs that was assumed to belong to Protoceratops.

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Review: Iguanodon (Starlux)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Starlux Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Oldies

4 (10 votes)

Review and photos by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
As one of the first dinosaurs ever discovered and described, Iguanodon has always stayed close to the limelight in spite of the discovery of more popular dinosaurs like Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and T.

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Review: Argentinosaurus (Geoworld)

Genus: Argentinosaurus Brand: Geoworld Classification: Sauropod, Titanosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.4 (7 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
Well, we’ve had the good, the bad, and now it’s time for the . . . okay. Once more I delve into Geoworld’s collection of dinos to see if we get a gem or a dud.

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Review: Deinosuchus (Recur)

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

3.9 (28 votes)

Deinosuchus was a giant alligatoroid (which is NOT the same as an alligator!) that inhabited the coasts of North America around 80 to 73 million years ago. Along with Purussaurus from South America and Sarcosuchus from Africa, it’s a contender for the title of Biggest Crocodyliforme Ever.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (original version)(Wild Safari by, Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.5 (14 votes)

With a long wiggly tail, nasal horn, preorbital horns, bony scutes along the back, and large blade like teeth, Ceratosaurus was a spectacular animal. This medieval dragon was not the biggest predator during the late Jurassic epoch, but with jaws designed for slicing, it was an active predator that struck fear into the Jurassic herbivores.

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