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Review: Ceratosaurus (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Genus: Ceratosaurus Brand: Hasbro, Jurassic World Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Action Figure

1.8 (17 votes)

Ah, Jurassic Park, what it is, what it was, and what it shall be. In its fourth instalment, Jurassic World (weather you liked it or not) brought forth that warm and fuzzy inner child that beats deep inside each of us. I think many of us wanted to feel the same way about the toys that accompanied the film.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.7 (9 votes)

Review and photographs by Laura aka “Paleona”, edited by Plesiosauria.
Hadrosaurs may not be as exciting as toothy theropods, as elaborately ornamented as ceratopsians, or as grand in size as sauropods, but I’ve always had a fondness for the “duck-bills”. There’s a certain charm in their unique shape and distinctive crests; I like to imagine them peacefully grazing in the prehistoric swamps, trumpeting to their family members. Parasaurolophus is the most easily recognized of all hadrosaurs, and is the star of todays review!

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Review: Spinosaurus (Swimmer and Walker by CollectA)

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

4.2 (19 votes)

Her limbs paddling, her tail undulating, her great sail cutting through the water like a razor blade, the angler pursues her quarry. Although she cannot see in the murky water, her narrow snout contains pressure sensors that detect the slightest movement. A quick jerk of her neck, a snap of her jaws, and a fat coelacanth is caught.

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Review: Pteranodon (Invicta)

Genus: Pteranodon Brand: Invicta Classification: Pterosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.8 (13 votes)

Released in 1978 the Invicta Pteranodon has a very vintage look to it, almost like something out of a Ray Harryhausen picture. Unlike Harryhausen’s stop motion marvels this Pteranodon doesn’t have bat wings though, which is a relief. But much like bats, we know that pterosaurs adopted a similar posture when on all fours, with the wings folded and tucked back.

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Review: Sauron (Primal Rage by Playmates)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Playmates, Primal Rage Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

4.6 (22 votes)

Primal Rage was one of the more unique fighting games to hit arcades back in 1994. Instead of martial arts warriors, its cast consisted of godlike prehistoric beasts waging a savage battle for control of the planet. By far my favourite character, the one which I mastered the game with, was Sauron, the God of Hunger.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Terra Series by Battat)

Genus: Acrocanthosaurus Brand: Battat, Terra Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.5 (26 votes)

The wait is finally over folks, and the triumphant return of Battat is underway. Late last summer we were both shocked and thrilled to learn that Battat was back with a new series of dinosaur figures sculpted by Dan LoRusso for the Terra line, exclusive to Target stores in the United States.

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Review: Sabre-Toothed Cats (Playmobil)

Genus: Smilodon Brand: Playmobil, playset Classification: Cat, Hominid, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Action Figure, Figurine

4.1 (7 votes)

For ages, the sabre-toothed cats have been the top predators in their ecosystem. But now humans have appeared on the scene, and what they lack in brute strength, they make up for in cunning and intelligence!

Rounding out Playmobil’s prehistoric megafauna is this the menacing pair of sabre-tooths, clearly belonging to the Smilodon genus.

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Review: Neovenator (Deluxe by CollectA)

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

3.2 (17 votes)

Discovered on the Isle of Wight, UK, Neovenator was one of Europe’s deadliest dinosaurs, preying on the likes of Hypsilophodon and Iguanodon.

CollectA’s first stab at Neovenator was a Standard class toy, and from the photos I’ve seen, it was nothing to write home about.

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Review: Woolly Mammoth (Invicta)

Genus: Mammuthus, Woolly mammoth Brand: Invicta Classification: Elephant, Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.9 (14 votes)

Mammuthus primigenius, the one Cenozoic animal that’s been done to death. Every company has tackled this classic Ice Age proboscid. It’s not a particularly strange animal; in size and general appearance it matches closely with extant elephant species and it’s not nearly as bizarre as other genera such as Platybelodon.

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Review: Woolly Mammoth (Hansa)

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

4.4 (7 votes)

Review and photographs by Quentin Brendel (aka ‘Pachyrhinosaurus’), edited by Plesiosauria.
As the most commonly-depicted prehistoric mammal out there, Mammuthus primigenius, the woolly mammoth, can be found in many different forms in the toy world. Unlike most reviews on the blog, the incarnation to be reviewed here is a soft toy.

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Review: Stegosaurus Corpse (CollectA)

Genus: Stegosaurus Brand: CollectA Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (14 votes)

Under attack, the young warrior lashes out desperately. Although he possesses great strength and weaponry, his stamina is fading and his attackers are many. His thagomizer swings through the air, but then one of the allosaurs manages to seize it just behind the spikes and hold on furiously.

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Review: Glyptodon (Invicta)

Genus: Glyptodon Brand: Invicta Classification: Mammal Age: Pleistocene Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.8 (14 votes)

For my last review I tackled the Schleich Glyptodon with a pretty obvious hint regarding what I would be reviewing next. Well here we are, reviewing another Glyptodon and transitioning back into my Invicta reviews. There aren’t a lot of models in this classic line left to review.

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Review: Ceratosaurus (Jurassic World by Hasbro)

Review: Parasaurolophus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Review: Spinosaurus (Swimmer and Walker by CollectA)

Review: Pteranodon (Invicta)

Review: Sauron (Primal Rage by Playmates)

Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Terra Series by Battat)

Review: Sabre-Toothed Cats (Playmobil)

Review: Neovenator (Deluxe by CollectA)

Review: Woolly Mammoth (Invicta)

Review: Woolly Mammoth (Hansa)

Review: Stegosaurus Corpse (CollectA)

Review: Glyptodon (Invicta)

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