Jurassic North America was home to an astonishingly diverse assemblage of sauropod dinosaurs, roughly 20 species have been recovered from the Morrison Formation, including iconic genera such as Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Camarasaurus, and Brachiosaurus.
Review: Fukuiraptor (ANIA by Takara Tomy)
3.7 (23 votes)
Review and photographs by Brontozaurus, edited by Suspsy
I recently visited the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (FPDM) while on a trip in Japan. The museum is located near the Kitadani Formation, where many of Japan’s dinosaur species have been found and described. It was well worth it, but even before I got to the FPDM, I was encountering Japanese dinosaurs in toy stores.
News: Upcoming releases from Mattel (New for 2024)(Pt.17)
4.1 (21 votes)
Two more Hammond Collection toys have been revealed. Feast your eyes on the Pyroraptor and Velociraptor Delta. Quite the contrast, aren’t they?
Apologies for the poor quality of the images; they are taken from Amazon Japan. Once more and better quality images become available, they will be added to this post.
Review: Sphenacodon (Marx)
4.4 (19 votes)
The Sphenacodon was part of Marx’ first wave, produced from 1955 onwards. This species is not a very common choice for toy producers. Since the Sphenacodon was of the earliest wave it may not be surprising that it is a comparably weak representative of the real animal, even with its outdated history in mind.
Review: Cynognathus (Marx)
4.2 (17 votes)
Cynognathus is not a very common choice for toy producers. This Cynognathus was part of Marx’ first wave, produced from 1955 onwards, so it may be not surprising that it is a comparably weak representative of the real animal, even with its outdated history in mind.
News: Upcoming release from LEGO (New for 2024)(Pt. 2)
3.8 (14 votes)
A new LEGO Creator summer set has just been revealed: 31151 T. rex!
If this set looks somehow familiar to you, that’s because it’s essentially a major upgrade of Mighty Dinosaurs. The main model also bears a striking resemblance to T. rex Rampage, although not as ginormous.
Review: Plesiosaurus (Mini Dinosaurs I by Bullyland)
3.5 (17 votes)
This small Plesiosaurus toy belongs to the first line of dinosaur figures produced by Bullyland beginning in 1980, a few years after the German toy company was founded in 1973. The line of seven miniature dinosaurs (and other prehistoric creatures) is informally known as Mini Dinosaurs I, to separate it from a later line of mini dinosaurs released by Bullyland in 1993 (Mini Dinosaurs II), and other separate Bullyland dinosaur lines.
Review: Smilodon with Neanderthal (ANIA by Takara Tomy)
4.4 (27 votes)
The majority of items in my prehistoric collection are purchased online. Schleich abounds at several brick and mortar stores in my neck of the woods, but I’m not a huge consumer of their wares. Safari Ltd. products are sold at Michael’s and the local natural history museum, but the assortment is always woefully limited.
Review: Tyrannosaurus (Bite Club by Mattel)
4.1 (21 votes)
Despite being the most popular of all dinosaurs, with multiple figures to its name released per year, everyone is still on the hunt for what they consider the “definitive” T. rex. Companies have tried to deliver it with mixed success. At various points over the last several years the title has been held by Safari, PNSO, Rebor, Beasts of the Mesozoic, PNSO again, and this year we have the long awaited Eofauna Tyrannosaurus hitting the scene.
Review: Stegosaurus (Animal World Dinosaurs by Bullyland)
2.5 (22 votes)
If we were handing out awards for ‘chonkiest Stegosaurus toys’ this one would surely be in the running. When I first embarked on this review I had assumed it would be a simple matter of specifying this as the Bullyland ‘mini’ Stegosaurus, but I quickly realised it isn’t that simple.
News: Upcoming releases from Mattel (New for 2024)(Pt. 16)
4.2 (26 votes)
Two new Hammond Collection toys have been revealed, both creatures from Jurassic World: Dominion. First is the Giganotosaurus.
As you can see, this toy features some heavy articulation, including a jointed tongue and a flexible tail.
And the second new addition is the Therizinosaurus.