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Review: Iguanodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (18 votes)

The hulking ornithopod Iguanodon bernissartensis is probably the loveliest thing ever to spring from a mine in Belgium. Known from a number of remarkably complete specimens, you’d think it’d be hard to get the big-handed one wrong, and indeed most toys over the years have been decent, if unremarkable.

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Review: Baryonyx (Papo)

Genus: Baryonyx Brand: Papo Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.2 (44 votes)

Even for a company who apparently stumble upon scientific fidelity only by accident, Papo have made great strides towards more accurate prehistoric animal figures over the last few years, to the point where they’re even releasing a feathered Velociraptor (which shouldn’t be half as remarkable as it is).

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Review: Dinosaurs Of Japan (Capsule Q Museum by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Fukuiraptor, Pteranodon, Tambatitanis, Therizinosaurus, Toyotamaphimeia Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Crocodile, Pterosaur, Sauropod, Therizinosaur, Theropod, Titanosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Set

4.5 (11 votes)

For most of the field’s history, the bulk of paleontological research has occurred in North America, a fact reflected in the average dinosaur shelf lineup. There’s certainly no shortage of figures representing classics like Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus, while more obscure species from elsewhere in the world languish in the shadows.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Hunting) (Collecta)

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

4.6 (45 votes)

Hot on the heels of last year’s ‘Deluxe’ feathered Tyrannosaurus, Collecta have seen fit to update their smaller scale range with a similarly enfluffened tyrant. And its corpse. Happily – alive or dead – the miniature feathered T. rex has just much charm as its larger, leggier cousin.

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Review: Stegosaurus (Nanoblock)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: Nanoblock Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Construction

2.8 (5 votes)

“Hello, fellow dinosaur lovers! Yes, it is I, Dr. Bella Bricking, along with my dear friend and colleague, Beth Buildit! How lovely it is to see you again!”
“Hey folks.”
“Today we’ll be introducing something new to the Dinosaur Toy Blog: the first ever Nanoblock review!”
“What’s the deal, Doc?

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Review: The Dinosaur Expo 2016 set (Kaiyodo)

Genus: Parasaurolophus, Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Yi Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

4.9 (16 votes)

In the first half of 2016, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Japan, held an event simply named ‘The Dinosaur Expo’ (still ongoing at the time of writing). Though I haven’t been myself, the exhibit seems to focus on recent dinosaur discoveries, with an accompanying set of figures.

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Review: Monanthesia and Cycadeoidea (CollectA)

Genus: Cycadeoidea, Monanthesia Brand: CollectA Classification: Plant Age: Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Permian, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

5 (14 votes)

Review and photos by Lanthanotus, edited by Suspsy
Greens, stems, and leaves, but no teeth, no blood, no gore . . . no wonder plants seldom provide more than background for movies or our dinosaur collections. Day of the Triffids (1962) is the classic plant horror film par excellence, where seemingly harmless plants attack and kill humans and charge to take over world domination within days (for those of you that can’t stand classic B-movies or modern semi-quality TV adaptations of them, Splinter may be a more thrilling choice, though the antagonist is !SPOILER ALERT!

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Review: Woolly rhinoceros (Starlux)

Genus: Coelodonta, Woolly rhinoceros Brand: Starlux Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine, Oldies

4 (12 votes)

Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy
As mentioned in my last review, Coelodonta, or the woolly rhino, is one of the first extinct mammals that most companies will make into a figurine, after the woolly mammoth and Smilodon.

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Review: Williamsonia (CollectA)

Genus: Williamsonia Brand: CollectA Classification: Plant Age: Cretaceous, Eocene, Jurassic, Miocene, Oligocene, Paleocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Triassic Type: Figurine

5 (15 votes)

Thought I’d take a stab at reviewing a prehistoric plant for the first time. Let’s take a look at Williamsonia, a member of the order of Bennettitales, or cycadeoids. Bennettitales were an order of seed plants that first arose during the Triassic and then flourished all the way until the end of the Cretaceous.

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Review: Metridiochoerus (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Genus: Metridiochoerus Brand: Geoworld, Jurassic Hunters Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Figurine

4.1 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Takama, edited by amargasaurus cazaui and Suspsy
Out of all the prehistoric creatures that could have been made by modern toy companies, I assume a Metridiochoerus is not something you might expect. Metridiochoerus was basically a type of warthog that lived in Africa during the late Pleistocene, and it competed for the same niche as its modern cousin Phacochoerus, the common warthog.

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Review: Tyrantegosaurus (Predasaurs DNA Fusion by Simba)

Genus: Tyrantegosaurus Brand: monster, monster-1, Simba Classification: Fictional Type: Figurine

1.4 (8 votes)

Review and photos by Takama, edited by Suspsy

Today I have a figure that probably should not be here given that I openly said that I did not think the Indominus Rex was worthy of a review on the blog. But since the subject is part of a series that consists of nothing but monstrous hybrid dinosaurs that I feared would appear in Jurassic World in some way or another, I decided to give it a go.

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Jurassic World Hero Mashers by Hasbro)

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

1.8 (18 votes)

We’ve looked at an Ultra set, we’ve looked at a Deluxe set, and now it’s time to look at a Basic Jurassic World Hero Mashers Set. Specifically, that iconic walking battle tank, Ankylosaurus magniventris.

The Ankylosaurus is made up of seven parts.

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A Pikaia tetszik a legjobban!

Maradok a műanyagnál.

Lol!A Carnegie Collection nekem jobban tetszik.)az újabbik)

Great review of a perfect figure. In my opinion, this one of, if not THE best ceratopsian figure on the…

Tetszik abszolút!A második verziót sikerült beszereznem egy bolhapiacon csak 2 dollárnyi pénzért.Mit mondják megérte,és ha jobban belegondolok kevés a megfelelő…

Edicatan korbóóóóóólll?Kötelező jelleggel be kell szereznem.Persze már régebbről ismerem a Yowiet de ez művészet.úgy is aktuális az Edicatan,ugyanis nemrég egy…

Az a régebbik Oenotholestes figura sokkal jobb.És bár nem a Toyway adta ki a WWD,egyértelmű az inspiráció.Eleve a sor figurái…

Mine came with a nest and a baby looking out.

It does look quite a lot like John Sibbick's 1985 Deinonychus painting.

I always thought the colour of this one looked like the Kenner Chasmosaurus...

It's certainly an excellent model, and a great figure to end 2024 on for the company; it's so cool to…

Pnso esta sufriendo una demanda, de ahí que se halla mantenido opaco todo este tiempo.

it's interesting that they've updated the look of it with shorter legs and a broader tail....i'm not sure the M…

Szerintem túl lett bonyolítva.Ez a Dilophosaurus a legjobb amit láttam,be is szereztem.A 2020-as tanulmány csak minimális változtatásokat írt le,és még…

The mosasaurus looks like it has a helmet on lol

Review: Iguanodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Baryonyx (Papo)

Review: Dinosaurs Of Japan (Capsule Q Museum by Kaiyodo)

Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Hunting) (Collecta)

Review: Stegosaurus (Nanoblock)

Review: The Dinosaur Expo 2016 set (Kaiyodo)

Review: Monanthesia and Cycadeoidea (CollectA)

Review: Woolly rhinoceros (Starlux)

Review: Williamsonia (CollectA)

Review: Metridiochoerus (Jurassic Hunters by Geoworld)

Review: Tyrantegosaurus (Predasaurs DNA Fusion by Simba)

Review: Ankylosaurus (Jurassic World Hero Mashers by Hasbro)

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