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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.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus (unknown company)

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

1.5 (24 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.

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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.

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Review: Hatzegopteryx (CollectA)

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

4.1 (16 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Review: Ampelosaurus (CollectA)

Genus: Ampelosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Sauropod, Titanosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (29 votes)

Among prehistoric collectible enthusiasts, the company currently known as CollectA has a considerable reputation to cope with. Their figures, although competitively priced, have ranged anywhere from decent to embarrassing over the past few years. Fortunately, their lineup for 2011 kicks off with a batch of fresh faces that have clearly been more carefully constructed than their predecessors.

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Review: Male Velociraptor (Jurassic Park III by Kaiyodo)

Genus: Velociraptor Brand: Jurassic Park, Kaiyodo Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure, Figurine

3.6 (8 votes)

The Jurassic Park movies are what led Velociraptor to its great fame and popularity in popular culture. This dinosaur has been represented many times in Jurassic Park memorabilia, collectibles, and toys. It is fitting that when Kaiyodo produced a set of 13 figures based on the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park 3, figures of both the male and female Velociraptors in the movie were produced.

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Review: Miragaia (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Tyrannosaurus (unknown company)

Review: Psittacosaurus (CollectA)

Review: Hatzegopteryx (CollectA)

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

Review: Triceratops (Simba)

Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Dinosaur King by Sega)

Review: Tupuxuara (Sideshow Dinosauria)

Review: Parasaurolophus (Furuta)

Review: Irritator (CollectA)

Review: Ampelosaurus (CollectA)

Review: Male Velociraptor (Jurassic Park III by Kaiyodo)

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