Discovered by the legendary paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope during the famous Bone Wars of the late 1800s’, Edaphosaurus was the herbivorous counterpart to Dimetrodon during the Early Permian. It can easily be distinguished from its deadly cousin by a much smaller head, a wider gut, and an array of supporting crossbars on its fin.
Review: Iguanodon (Jurassic Park Junior by Playskool / Hasbro)
2.6 (11 votes)
This so-called “Li’l Iguanodon” was part of a short-lived ‘Jurassic Park Junior’ toy line released in 2001, presumably prompted by the release of Jurassic Park 3 in cinemas that same year. The line was aimed at young audiences and is made up of cutesy renditions of several dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park film series.
Review: Dilophosaurus (Jasman)
2.8 (8 votes)
Next up on the Jasman list is the 2001 Dilophosaurus, after this we’ll have one more review and then the torture will be over. I must admit, I’ve grown weary of writing about these toys and this one is going to be a slog.
Review: Archaeopteryx (version 1)(Museum Line by Bullyland)
4.2 (13 votes)
Our recent review of the 2017 Bullyland Archaeopteryx prompted me to search through the Dinotoyblog archives to compare the new version with the old…only to discover that we’ve never reviewed the original Bullyland Museum Line Archaeopteryx. That immediately helped me settle on which figure to review next.
News: Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018 – Results
5 (2 votes)
I’m delighted to announce the winners and runners up in the Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2018, sponsored by Urzeitshop.
1st Place. Diorama 1. In the jaws of death by dreadmane
2nd Place. Diorama 25. Go for the tender meat by Andreioli
3rd Place.
Review: Archaeopteryx (version 2, 2017)(Museum Line by Bullyland)
3.4 (8 votes)
Photographs and review by ‘Resurrection of the dinosaurs,’ edited by Suspsy
Back in my review of the Bullyland Smilodon, I had mentioned that Bullyland had released nothing special or new for 2017, just resculpts of their past Triceratops and Archaeopteryx models.
Review: Carnotaurus (Jasman)
2.3 (8 votes)
Described in 1985 the genus Carnotaurus is a relatively new addition to the elite list of truly popular dinosaurs. This abelisaurid is certainly unique enough to warrant notoriety but it has only recently really achieved it. Although toys abounded of the Carnotaurus from the 2000 film Dinosaur as well as some earlier Kenner toys for Jurassic Park, we really didn’t get a good toy of the theropod until 2011 with the re-sculpt of the Carnegie collection model.Â
Video: The Birthday Liopleurodon
3.3 (13 votes)
In which I unbox ‘the birthday Liopleurodon’, a gift from mum and dad, and recount its epic journey from bondage to freedom and onto my display shelves. The toy is the Jurassic Clash action figure by Lanard Ltd.
Title graphics by Patrx.
Review: Smilodon (2009)(CollectA)
2.8 (16 votes)
Life as a prehistoric predator, even one as powerful and ferocious as Smilodon fatalis, was far from easy or enjoyable. A recent study done on thousands of specimens collected in California found that 4.3% of them had sustained trauma to their backs and shoulders.
Review: Carnotaurus (Disney’s Dinosaur by Thinkway)
2.8 (10 votes)
This might seem like Déjà vu, but it isn’t. We recently reviewed a Disney’s Dinosaur Carnotaurus by Mattel here but savvy Disney didn’t put all their dinosaur eggs into one basket. They licensed ‘Disney’s Dinosaur’ to an array of different manufacturers, which means there are more versions of the Disney Carnotaurus than you can throw a family of lemurs at.
Video: Schleich magazine, Jurassic World mosasaur comparison + more
0 (0 votes)
In which I unbox (or unenvolope) gifts and trades from Postsaurischian, IrritatorRaji, and Libraraptor. Including Jurassic World and Schleich figures.
Title graphics by Patrx
Review: Chilantaisaurus (Vitae)
4.4 (9 votes)
Review and photos by Paul Carter, edited by Suspsy
Chilantaisaurus (Ch’i-lan-t’ai lizard) was a large late Cretaceous neovenatorid theropod related to Allosaurus. It is estimated to weigh between 2.5 metric tons and 4 metric tons and was probably 11 m (36 ft) to 13 m (43 ft) in length.
Chilantaisaurus (Ch’i-lan-t’ai lizard) was a large late Cretaceous neovenatorid theropod related to Allosaurus. It is estimated to weigh between 2.5 metric tons and 4 metric tons and was probably 11 m (36 ft) to 13 m (43 ft) in length.