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Review: Woolly Mammoth (Cuddlekins by Wild Republic)

Genus: Mammuthus, Woolly mammoth Brand: Wild Republic Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Plush

4 (6 votes)

One of the minor perks of being a parent is being able to buy your children things that you want but cannot justify buying for yourself. Such is the case with this cute little plush we’re looking at today. I don’t personally collect plush toys but I appreciate a lot of the nicer made ones and those that do an above-average job of representing prehistoric animals in particular.

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Review: Microceratops (Johan Scherft)

Genus: Microceratops Brand: Johan Scherft Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Papercraft

5 (2 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
It’s been a while since I promised you another review of a papercraft model, but here it is, Johan Scherft’s interpretation of Microceratops. Now, if you wonder why this name isn’t italicised here or why Google redirects you to a species of parasitic wasp rather than to a ceratopsian dinosaur the explanation is, that Microceratops is in fact an insect species and because of this, the few small parts of a ceratopsian dinosaur fossil found in Mongolia and decribed 1953 by Bohlin were renamed Microceratus by Mateus in 2008.

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Review: Liopleurodon (Bullyland)

Genus: Liopleurodon Brand: Bullyland Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.4 (7 votes)

Kids perspective by William, edited by Laticauda

My first experience with Liopleurodon came in 1999 while watching the original telecast of Walking with Dinosaurs. I remember sitting in my dorm room with a box of thin mint cookies eagerly awaiting the next episode to begin.

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Review: Eotyrannus (CollectA)

Genus: Eotyrannus Brand: CollectA Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.7 (17 votes)

Eotyrannus, the “dawn tyrant,” was discovered in the fossil-rich Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight, UK. It is one of the earliest known tyrannosaurs, and while it was a far cry from the likes of Tyrannosaurus rex, Tarbosaurus, and Zhuchengtyrannus, it must have been a formidable predator in its own right.

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Review: Lythronax (CollectA)

Genus: Lythronax Brand: CollectA Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (17 votes)

Review and photos by Patrx, edited by Suspsy
Any review of a recent CollectA figure is likely to point out the dramatic increase in quality that the company has undertaken within the past few years–and rightly so. Also of note, however, is a more gradual improvement since then.

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Review: Himalayasaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Himalayasaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Ichthyosaur Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4 (8 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Just recently, the Chinese company PNSO stirred the DinoToyBlog community with the release of their first dinosaur (and some not so “dinosaur”) figures, especially because they became available via Amazon, thereby lowering the costs and challenges of overseas deals by a good share.

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Review: Kosmoceratops (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Kosmoceratops Brand: PNSO Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (11 votes)

A couple years ago I had the privilege of attending a presentation by paleontologist Dr. Scott Sampson at my local museum. The presentation was called “Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent” and concerned the recent discoveries being made in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.

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Review: Basilosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Basilosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Mammal, Whale Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

4 (34 votes)

Review and photos by Bokisaurus, edited by Suspsy
Many millions of years ago, the vast Tethys Sea covered what would one day be the deserts of the Middle East and other large parts of the world. The demise of the mighty aquatic marine reptiles, along with the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous opened up these vast oceans for a new cast of characters to take center stage and dominate.

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Review: Edmontonia (Recur)

Genus: Edmontonia Brand: Recur Classification: Ankylosaur, Nodosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (25 votes)

The last of the review samples sent to me by Recur is their 2015 rendition of the heavily armoured nodosaurid known as Edmontonia. Let’s see what this one has to offer, shall we?

Like all Recur toys, this Edmontonia is quite large.

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Review: Einiosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Einiosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (15 votes)

The last decade has seen the discovery of several new and charismatic species of ceratopsians and as fast as science describes them the toy companies start pumping them out. This is great for collectors who wish to display the diversity of this fascinating dinosaur group but while these new dinosaurs get all the attention there are several genera described in previous decades that seem to get forgotten about.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (AAA)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: AAA Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.5 (10 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
It is amazing to think how much new paleontological findings can change the whole nature of the field. It can change how an animal walks, what it looks like or even create brand new species, as is often the case with early figures of Brachiosaurus, which are clearly based off Giraffatitan, as the neck and tail are often shorter than the actual Brachiosaurus.

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Review: Nyctosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Genus: Nyctosaurus Brand: PNSO Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (16 votes)

Pterosaurs are known for their often outlandish headgear with one of the most extreme examples coming from the late Cretaceous genus Nytosaurus. The crest on this genus was truly gigantic, being as long as the body of the animal itself with a tall spike protruding from the back of the head and another horizontal crest jutting off the back.

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Good to hear support for more mini-figure reviews, I'll keep doing them! I've been enjoying writing them because they don't…

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One of their weakest offerings, yet better than other concavenators commercially available. 4 stars

They've made better figures. I must have all Concavenator figures, so these will probably come home with me.

I too like miniature figure reviews, even more than the standard sized ones! More than half the figures in my…

Agree about the love for minis - definitely saves space! Please keep them coming Gwangi! I wondered if it could…

Glad you're enjoying these reviews then! With everyone gushing over gigantic sauropod models I'm somewhat under the assumption that figures…

Yes I have been voting 5 stars on them. I have a fondness for miniatures so I tend to rate…

Well if that's you voting five stars on these last two reviews then yeah, I would say you must like…

I like it! With the wonky proportions and size, I wonder if it could function as a juvenile for a…

I may not like it but I'm happy that it has its admirers!

I actually really like this one. The feet are a bit wonky but I like the lean build, pose, and…

Had this as a kid, didn’t really care that he was inaccurate. He served his purpose well as something for…

Review: Woolly Mammoth (Cuddlekins by Wild Republic)

Review: Microceratops (Johan Scherft)

Review: Liopleurodon (Bullyland)

Review: Eotyrannus (CollectA)

Review: Lythronax (CollectA)

Review: Himalayasaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Kosmoceratops (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Basilosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Edmontonia (Recur)

Review: Einiosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

Review: Brachiosaurus (AAA)

Review: Nyctosaurus (Age of the Dinosaurs by PNSO)

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