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Review: Ophthalmosaurus (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Genus: Ophthalmosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Ichthyosaur Age: Jurassic

4.3 (10 votes)

Ophthalmosaurus is one of the more recognizable ichthyosaurs thanks to its enormous eyes, which, at approximately 23 cm in diameter, rivalled those of the much larger Temnodontosaurus. Such peepers would have ideal for hunting squid in the depths of the Jurassic seas, or spotting dangerous predators such as Liopleurodon.

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Review: Prehistoric Mammal Skulls (Toob by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Arsinoitherium, Australopithecus, Daeodon, Embolotherium, Mammut, Smilodon, Uintatherium, Woolly rhinoceros Brand: Safari Ltd Classification: Cat, Mammal Age: Eocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Set, Skeletal, Tube

4.7 (9 votes)

Prehistoric skulls, be they those of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, sea monsters, mammals, amphibians, or any other beasts, are always things of beauty and intrigue. Let us take a look at this interesting variety of mammal skulls from Safari Ltd. There are eight in total, all coloured medium brown with a pale brown wash, and all with their names printed on the undersides.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.8 (16 votes)

The various Ankylosaurus toys that have been reviewed here on the DTB over the years range from the truly superb to the decidedly subpar. But the one I’ve got to review today may well be the most hideous of them all.

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Review: Corythosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Corythosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (16 votes)

Thanks to its distinctive rounded crest that resembles a helmet when viewed from the side, Corythosaurus is one of the most recognizable hadrosaurids. It’s also one of the best-known, with multiple complete skeletons, more than twenty fossil skulls, and mounted specimens in museums throughout North America.

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Review: Pelecanimimus (De Agostini)

Genus: Pelecanimimus Brand: De Agostini Classification: Ornithomimosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (6 votes)

Back in the 1990s there was a publication called “Dinosaurs!”. Publisher De Agostini would introduce to us the dinosaurs and their world in many issues. One special dinosaur would get a titlee story, there were stories about other dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts, a 3D – poster in the middle of each issue and on the last side my former idol Dr.

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Review: Allosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales 1:20 Collection)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (11 votes)

A couple years back I put together a poll on the Dinosaur Toy Forum with the goal of compiling a top ten list of the best Allosaurus toys ever produced. It was no small task, up until the 1990’s the Allosaurus only played second fiddle to Tyrannosaurus in the popularity contest.

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Review: Plesiosaurus (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Genus: Plesiosaurus Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Jurassic

3.2 (9 votes)

As its name suggests, Plesiosaurus was the very first plesiosaur ever to be discovered, in England back in 1823 by the legendary fossil hunter Mary Anning. At around 3.5 metres in length, it was a relatively small sea reptile, a far cry from later relatives such as Elasmosaurus and Thalassomedon.

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Review: Giganotosaurus (Small)(Schleich)

Genus: Giganotosaurus Brand: Schleich Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.8 (17 votes)

Giganotosaurus is one of the largest known theropods, exceeding even Tyrannosaurus rex in body length, though not in mass. Its razor-sharp teeth were superbly adapted for slicing through the leathery hides of the rebacchisaurs and titanosaurs that lived alongside it in Cretaceous South America.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus Rex w/articulated jaw (Prehistoric & Extinct by Mojö)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Mojö Fun Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.8 (8 votes)

Ever since Tyrannosaurus rex was described back in 1905, this amazing animal has captured our imaginations. Its not hard to see why. It was one of the largest land carnivores of all time and it had a huge skull with bone crushing jaws.

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Review: Triceratops Baby (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Chap Mei Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.7 (14 votes)

In addition to their Standard and Electronic Deluxe figures, Chap Mei also produces miniature-sized prehistoric beasts of highly dubious accuracy. Let’s take a closer look at what is billed as a baby Triceratops.

From nose to tail tip, this toy measures about 10.5 cm long.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (Dor Mei)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Dor Mei Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.4 (9 votes)

Here’s a toy that many of you will no doubt recognize. It probably doesn’t stand on too many collectors’ shelves today but certainly helped fill a lot of toy boxes in the 80’s and 90’s. Yes, you could call this a Chinasaur but you could also call it retro, vintage, and nostalgic.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Playskool Heroes Jurassic World, by Hasbro)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World, Playskool Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

1.3 (10 votes)

When you think of the toys made for Jurassic World by Hasbro, there are probably a lot of colorful adjectives that pop into your head . I warn you not utter them out loud as there are preschool toys present. One word I did not hear many people say about the toy line was “fun”.

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Review: Ophthalmosaurus (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Review: Prehistoric Mammal Skulls (Toob by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Ankylosaurus (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Review: Corythosaurus (CollectA)

Review: Pelecanimimus (De Agostini)

Review: Allosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales 1:20 Collection)

Review: Plesiosaurus (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Review: Giganotosaurus (Small)(Schleich)

Review: Tyrannosaurus Rex w/articulated jaw (Prehistoric & Extinct by Mojö)

Review: Triceratops Baby (Mini)(Chap Mei)

Review: Tyrannosaurus (Dor Mei)

Review: Ankylosaurus (Playskool Heroes Jurassic World, by Hasbro)

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