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Xenoceratops is a genus of centrosaurine discovered in the Foremost Formation in Alberta, Canada, and that lived during the late Cretaceous.
In these days when dinosaur toys only get more and more hyperrealistic, it’s easy to forget that there was a time when they could be inaccurate not just by following outdated science, but also due to complete disregard for any kind of scientific considerations.
Before I start this review, I would like to thank our generous friends at Happy Hen Toys for providing this review sample. Of all of Haolonggood’s 2024 releases, this is the one I was most excited for, so I am honored to have been able to receive it as a gift.
The Cambrian was the very first period of the Paleozoic Era, beginning a little over 538 million years ago and lasting until the start of the Ordovician period 486 million years ago. And during those nearly 52 million years, all manner of weird and wonderful life evolved in the seas.
Before we begin the review, I would like to thank the generous folks over at ToyMonster for sending me this figure to share with the blog. Today we’re looking at the second to last figure from a batch of toys that ToyMonster sent me all the way back in June 2024.
Review and photos by BlueKrono, edited by DinoToyBlog
If I were asked to pick a favorite dinosaur toy it would be a challenging query, but I think the one I’d settle on would be the Marx Kronosaurus. A relic of Marx’s early dinosaur lines, the swan-necked prehistoric reptile has a history going back almost a century.
Takara Tomy is a millennial industry giant of toy production, whose products have probably found their way into everyone’s homes at least once. Naturally, my introduction to the brand came through their ANIA “Animal Adventure” line of palm-sized action figures featuring extant and extinct animal life.
The year 2024 saw a steep decline in the number of models produced by PNSO, 7 models compared to 15 in 2023. Now we’re a month into 2025 with radio silence from PNSO, which has led some to worry about the company’s future.
Images of new LEGO Jurassic World toys have also dropped. Keep in mind that the figures will be included with sets, of which we do not have images just yet.
Quetzalcoatlus. A straight repaint of the Dominion version.
Titanosaurus.
Images of a slew of new Jurassic World toys have dropped in the wake of the JW: Rebirth trailer (my own reaction was decidedly meh). As before, there’s the Tyrannosaurus rex, a new specimen this time. First we have the Power N’ Devour toy.
Diabloceratops is a dinosaur in a curious position. Despite relatively little fame or pop culture presence, the “devil-horned face” has been a popular choice of genus for toy companies; Safari ltd., Collecta, Schleich, Mattel, and recently Haolonggood, among still others, have all taken a crack at the animal, with surprisingly good results in general.
Images from the Nuremberg Toy Fair have revealed that Schleich will also be releasing a toy of Megalodon midway through this year.
It looks, well, a lot like previously released Megalodon toys from other companies. That’s not to say that it’s a bad sculpting job, of course.
