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Review: Plesiosaurus (Papo)

Genus: Plesiosaurus Brand: Papo Classification: Plesiosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

2.8 (24 votes)

The exciting news in 2010 that Papo was to release a plesiosaur, their first ever marine reptile, was quashed quickly when I saw the early publicity photograph. The picture revealed a disappointing Nessie-like concoction with a chubby body and a swan-like neck. In the flesh, the Papo Plesiosaurus evokes mixed feelings.

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Review: Deinosuchus vs. Parasaurolophus Diorama (Dinosauria by Sideshow)

Genus: Deinosuchus, Parasaurolophus Brand: Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Crocodile, Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

3.2 (15 votes)

Review by Dan Liebman of DansDinosaurs.com
Photos by Jeremy Killian
The fifth entry in Sideshow’s Dinosauria line features a predation scene like many others, yet with only a single true dinosaur. Deinosuchus vs. Parasaurolophus looks to be an almost classical depiction of violence in the natural world, the massive jaws of a monstrous crocodilian clamping down on a hapless creature that was presumably ambushed while drinking at the water’s edge.

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Review: Kentrosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Kentrosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Stegosaur, Thyreophoran Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.1 (18 votes)

What’s that coming over the hill? Why, it’s the Wild Safari Kentrosaurus, new for 2010. A special mention should go out to the magnanimous and quite probably very handsome Dan Liebman, he of Dan’s Dinosaurs, who was generous enough to airmail me this little guy for a reviewing.

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Review: Hypacrosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

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

4.5 (17 votes)

Guest review by forumite Rugops
Safari has done a wonderful job of bringing us this obscure dinosaur. This is probably one of their best hadrosaur models.

The body of this hadrosaur is well designed, and is very accurate except on a few details.

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Review: Allosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd.)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.3 (24 votes)

Allosaurus is one of the most well known meat-eating dinosaurs. Its fossils date back to the late Jurassic and have been found in both Portugal and the United States. It is characterized by wicked three-clawed hands and a skull that could have been utilized like a hatchet to slice off chunks of meat from carcasses.

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Review: Iguanodon (Kleinwelka)

Genus: Iguanodon Brand: Kleinwelka Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome

4.9 (8 votes)

Review and photos by ChemaV, edited by Plesiosauria

The Saurierpark (http://www.saurierpark.de/saurierpark.asp) is built on the grounds of a botanic garden, located in Kleinwelka, a subdivision of the city of Bautzen in Germany. In 1977 a large series of life sized dinosaurs were built out of steel and concrete.

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Review: Prehistoric Life Toob (Safari Ltd)

Genus: Andrewsarchus, Arsinoitherium, Doedicurus, Homo neanderthalensis, Macrauchenia, Mammuthus, Megatherium, Smilodon, Woolly mammoth Brand: Safari Ltd Classification: Cat, Elephant, Hominid, Mammal Age: Eocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene Type: Set, Tube

4 (10 votes)

Safari Ltd has released several new tubes in 2010, or Toobs, to be funky but grammatically incorrect, each of which contains a selection of prehistoric critters. But before we pour these new toobs out for review, let’s take a look at one of the existing toob sets.

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News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2010 – Open

News Category: Diorama Contest Brand: Uncategorized

5 (3 votes)

It’s that time of year again, the Third Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest (2010) is open!

“Cretaceous Hunt” by Tomhet. One of the winning dioramas in the 2009 contest
The rules and regulations for the 2010 contest are as follows:
-Entry is free.

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Review: Chasmosaurus (CollectA)

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

3 (15 votes)

Chasmosaurus is a fairly well known ceratopsian that lived in Canada during the Campanian era of the Late Cretacious. It’s characterized by a distinctly tall and wide frill accompanied by three horns on its face. At least three individual species of this dinosaur are known due to variation amongst frills and horns on various skulls.

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Review: Pachycephalosaurus (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)

Genus: Pachycephalosaurus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kenner Classification: Pachycephalosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.4 (13 votes)

Time – the ever-flowing river. Come with us now to a time before Walking With Dinosaurs, when the river flowed through a world easily impressed by CGI and when Spielberg ruled the Earth. Welcome…to the Jurassic Park action figure line, circa 1997.
Fine, I dropped the ball at the end there.

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Review: Oviraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Oviraptor Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Oviraptorosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (20 votes)

Following on from the recent review of the Papo Oviraptor by a fellow blogger, let us look now at a radically different interpretation of the same dinosaur from the good folk at Safari. This is actually the second Oviraptor released as part of the Carnegie line; the original, released in 2005, featured less elaborate plumage with a simpler colour scheme and no tail fan.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Jurassic Park 2009 toyline)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kenner Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

4.9 (69 votes)

For Jurassic Park fans, the news of a new toy line back in May of ’09 made many excited, and others indifferent. Hasbro was going to release another line of Jurassic Park toys that was only made out of repaints. Or so we all thought……

JP fans had come across a list of the toys in the line and their prices.

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Review: Plesiosaurus (Papo)

Review: Deinosuchus vs. Parasaurolophus Diorama (Dinosauria by Sideshow)

Review: Kentrosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Hypacrosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Allosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd.)

Review: Iguanodon (Kleinwelka)

Review: Prehistoric Life Toob (Safari Ltd)

News: The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2010 – Open

Review: Chasmosaurus (CollectA)

Review: Pachycephalosaurus (The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Kenner)

Review: Oviraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (Jurassic Park 2009 toyline)

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