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Review: Entelodont (AAA)

Genus: Entelodon Brand: AAA Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene, Oligocene, Paleocene Type: Figurine

4 (9 votes)

Admittedly, there were lovelier animals to have walked the earth in prehistoric times than entelodonts, omnivorous beasts that were two metres tall and four metres long. Entelodonts were especially abundant in what are now Mongolia, China and Northern America and strolled through the landscape searching for any kind of food in the Eocene epoch – mainly probably carrion.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Prehistoric Masterpiece Collection by X-Plus)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Prehistoric Masterpiece, X-plus Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.7 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Patrick Bate. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Styracosaurus was a centrosaurine ceratopsian from Cretaceous North America. Its unique and formidable horn arrangement have made it perhaps the second-most popular toy ceratopsian, behind Triceratops. This effort by X-Plus is one of two dinosaurs from their (retired) Prehistoric Masterpiece collection.

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Review: Carnotaurus (2011 Version)(Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Carnotaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Ceratosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.4 (29 votes)

The year was 1985. When the world was first introduced to Carnotaurus sastrei, the stock market went wild, the streets were flooded with panicked mobs, and the skies became saturated with an eerie purple tinge.

Alright, maybe that isn’t entirely true. The first big break for our brow-horned friend probably came in Crichton’s bestselling sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World, where Carnotaurus prowled the darkness with chameleonic camouflage (speculative, naturally).

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Review: Styracosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Antediluvia, David Krentz Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (9 votes)

I really do like Styracosaurus very much. So much, in fact, that I decided to break my long absence from writing reviews with yet another rendition of this lovely spiked ceratopsid. Today we will be looking at David Krentz’s sculpt from his Antediluvia line.

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Review: Torosaurus (Collecta)

Genus: Torosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (19 votes)

I know I’ve said it before, but Collecta really have upped their game this year, spurred on by what seems like a genuine urge to please us geeks. It’s much appreciated, as it’d be easy for a company to not give a stuff about accuracy/aesthetics as long as the products were selling (they ARE toys, after all).

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Review: Ankylosaurus (Soft model by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Genus: Ankylosaurus Brand: Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (8 votes)

This Ankylosaurus from Favorite is one of the best plastic ankylosaurs out there. It’s just not Ankylosaurus…

A little background: in 2004, a paper by Ken Carpenter was published that redescribed Ankylosaurus and finally gave it a definitive modern ‘look’.

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Review: Spinosaurus Hunting (Desktop Model by Dinostoreus)

Genus: Spinosaurus Brand: Dinostoreus, Favorite Co. Ltd. Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

4.8 (4 votes)

In addition to their primary line of single-character maquettes, Dinostoreus produces a number of diorama-style pieces which portray prehistoric animals in their natural environment. One that undoubtedly draws attention is this model, featuring the beloved Spinosaurus snatching a snack from churning Cretaceous waters.

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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.

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Review: Concavenator (CollectA)

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

3.3 (17 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.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)(David Krentz)

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

3.8 (15 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.

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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.

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Review: Attenborosaurus (CollectA)

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

4.2 (13 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).

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The trick was to space out writing the review over several weeks so that I could enjoy each build for…

Thanks! Honestly, despite the fantastic offerings of the modern age, if Invicta announced that they were coming back with monochrome…

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Review: Entelodont (AAA)

Review: Styracosaurus (Prehistoric Masterpiece Collection by X-Plus)

Review: Carnotaurus (2011 Version)(Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Styracosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)

Review: Torosaurus (Collecta)

Review: Ankylosaurus (Soft model by Favorite Co. Ltd.)

Review: Spinosaurus Hunting (Desktop Model by Dinostoreus)

Review: Pteranodon (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Concavenator (CollectA)

Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Antediluvia Collection)(David Krentz)

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

Review: Attenborosaurus (CollectA)

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