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Review: Pteranodon (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Pteranodon Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.5 (11 votes)

Now here’s a figure that’s had a beating with the ugly stick. The Pteranodon was one of 17 models in the original Carnegie collection lineup, way back in 1989. It was retired in 1995 but reissued the following year and is still produced today. It’s one of the smaller toys in the line with a wingspan of 11cm (about 4 inches)

I think the Carnegie Pteranodon is supposed to be in a flying pose, either that or sprawled out on its tummy in the most ungainly manner.

Review: Concavenator (CollectA)

Genus: Concavenator Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.2 (18 votes)

Review by Nathan Morris (Takama), photos by Bokisaurus and Simon. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Concavenator corcovatus (meaning hunchback hunter from Cuenca). Was a 6-meter long, and primitive carcharodontosaurian that lived 130 milion years ago during the early Cretaceous Period. It was discovered last year [2010] at the Las Hoyas Plateau, and is notable for a hump that pertruded from its back.

Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)(David Krentz)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Antediluvia, David Krentz Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.9 (14 votes)

As more species slip into mainstream consciousness, the ever-popular theropoda sees its previously obscure members slowly becoming household names. Nowhere is this more evident than Acrocanthosaurus atokensis, which has quickly soared to the popularity levels of Dilophosaurus and Spinosaurus. Alright, maybe ol’ Acro isn’t quite that popular – those two examples did have the dubious backing of Hollywood, after all.

Review: Tale of Two Stegosaurs: Carnegie Miragaia and CollectA Dacentrurus

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Carnegie, CollectA, Procon, Safari Ltd Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (12 votes)

This featured article comes from longtime forum member Boki, who shares his thoughts on the two major stegosaur releases of 2011. Thanks, Boki! (-Dan)

In this year’s dinosaur lineup, we are offered two unusual late Jurassic stegosaurs.
In the past, most companies have opted for the familiar stegosaur when choosing a species to add to their line of prehistoric figures.

Review: Attenborosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Attenborosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4 (14 votes)

Unfamiliar British taxa are the order of the day for UK-based company CollectA, and we can now add the relatively obscure plesiosaur Attenborosaurus to their list. Attenborosaurus is one of two plesiosaurs released by CollectA in 2011 (the other one being the Rhomaleosaurus, again, another relatively obscure British genus).

Review: Miragaia (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Miragaia Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

5 (15 votes)

While most of the year’s new prehistoric collectibles have been released by summer, the heavy hitters always seem to arrive fashionably late. This sounds better than any figure being “delayed,” and besides, the wait only serves to heighten our anticipation. The first Carnegie of 2011 struck at the end of May, with the release of the exotic stegosaurid Miragaia longicollum.

Review: Tyrannosaurus (unknown company)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: unknown company Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.5 (25 votes)

Review and photos by Conrad (AKA neovenator08). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Well, I’m no expert in dinosaurs or dinosaur toys compared to most, but I feel obliged as this toy is the pride of my (tiny) collection and there is no review so far. So, from what I can see this is quite a good representation of one of the most well-known dinosaurs out there.

Review: Psittacosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Psittacosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.9 (15 votes)

Review by Mihnea Nicolae (aka Wildheart). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Psittacosaurus (parrot lizard) was a small ceratopsian that lived during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Eastern Asia. A number of species have been recognised so far based on the shape of their skulls and the area in which they were discovered.

Review: Hatzegopteryx (CollectA)

Genus: Hatzegopteryx Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Pterosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.1 (14 votes)

Review by Dan, photos by Boki
The CollecA lineup continues its tradition of introducing exotic species to the mass-produced figure market, admirably calling attention to animals that many have never before seen. The 2011 Hatzegopteryx may sound odd, but the appearance of this animal is quite familiar.

Review: Dickinsonia (‘Giant Disc Jelly’) (Yowie and the Lost Kingdoms Series A)

Genus: Dickinsonia Brand: Yowie Classification: Invertebrate Age: Precambrian

4.7 (3 votes)

Review and Pictures by Nicholas Anning (“Brontozaurus”). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Today on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, we’re going further back in time than we’ve evergone before. To a time when dinosaurs, and the humans who collect toys of them, were not even a gleam in the eyes of some primitive organism-assuming it had eyes to have gleams in.

Review: Triceratops (Simba)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Simba Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2 (5 votes)

Have you ever wondered where the name „greenhorn“comes from? Well, here is the answer. Just take a quick look at the head of this Simba Triceratops!
Simba is a German company producing and selling nearly every kind of toy. Their rubber dinosaurs are just a small section of their assortment.

Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Dinosaur King by Sega)

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

4.6 (18 votes)

As per the introductory convention, I should probably mention how T. rex is a popular dinosaur rarely done well, and the animal’s pop culture significance, and all that stuff. Sod it, though – just look at this beauty. That’s some serious tyrannosaur sexiness.

A little background: this model is rather scarce these days, and the specimen shown is not actually mine.

Review: Tupuxuara (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Genus: Tupuxuara Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

5 (4 votes)

Review by Dan, Photos by Jeremy
After a slight delay, Sideshow has finally released their first Dinosauria statue of 2011. They have elected to market the statue under the name “Tupuxuara – Pterodactyl,” likely to foster recognition among mainstream demographics. Fortunately, the Tupuxuara is indeed a pterodactyloid, a term that would furrow fewer brows than a separate suborder such as “rhamphorhynchoidea.” Tupuxuara is also considered a member of the popular Tapejarid family, strongly associated with elaborate cranial crests.

Review: Parasaurolophus (Furuta)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Furuta Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.8 (8 votes)

For many western paleo-enthusiasts, the world of Japanese miniatures is chock-full of wonders both common and rare. The fact that Japan produces so many outstanding prehistoric replicas is made even more jarring by their tendency to be packaged with manufactured candy, a marketing move that would make both products seem casual or cheapened to an American consumer of disposable goods.

Review: Irritator (CollectA)

Genus: Irritator Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.3 (13 votes)

Nope, that’s not a spelling error or practical joke. There really is a dinosaur named “Irritator”. The Irritator was named as such because, as it passed through the unscrupulous hands of commercial fossil markets, many modifications were made to the original fossil in order to make it appear more desirable.

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