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Review: Liopleurodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Liopleurodon Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (24 votes)

One of the first new releases of 2010 is the Liopleurodon from Safari’s rapidly growing and excellent quality Wild Safari line. This is Safari’s first replica of the infamous Jurassic sea monster, originally made famous for its appearance in Walking with Dinosaurs over a decade ago.

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Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)

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

3.8 (15 votes)

Acrocanthosaurus, in my opinion, is one of the coolest theropods ever. Many companies have tried and failed at creating a replica of this peculiar dinosaur, so it’s nice to see a respectable replica of one. This review will be focusing on kaiyodos attempt.

As for Acrocanthosaurus itself, it lived in the early Cretaceous of North America, alongside some other well-known dinosaurs like Deinonychus, Utahraptor, and Tenontosaurus.

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Review: Tarbosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 4)

Genus: Tarbosaurus Brand: Kaiyodo Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

5 (11 votes)

The “Asian Tyrant”, Tarbosaurus, is unfortunately looked over in favor of it’s more famous American cousin, Tyrannosaurus, by toy companies most of the time. Kaiyodo has produced many obscure genera before, so making a Tarbosaurus doesn’t come as a surprise to me.

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Review: Triceratops (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.7 (9 votes)

Review and photos by Griffin
Ever since it was discovered in the late 1800s, Triceratops has remained one of the most well known and iconic dinosaurs of all time. By this I mean it’s actually one of those dinosaur names that an average person with no interest in paleontology taken off of the street would know (A true honor only a select few kinds of dinosaurs have ever been able to claim).

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Review: Triceratops (Papo)

Genus: Triceratops Brand: Papo Classification: Ceratopsian, Chasmosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.9 (21 votes)

In my previous review of Papo’s Parasaurolophus, I pointed out that not all Papo’s pre-Allosaurus dinosaur figures were necessarily Jurassic Park copies – but this Triceratops definitely is. It will therefore be more appealing to JP fans than anyone else, but like all Papo figures it’s quite a nice piece in its own right.

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Review: Brachiosaurus (Wild Safari By Safari Ltd) (2010 Version)

Genus: Brachiosaurus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.2 (15 votes)

Review and Photos by Dan of DansDinosaurs.com
Safari Ltd. released their first Brachiosaurus figure in 1989, and it remained the largest prehistoric figure in their entire collection for two decades. Despite the changes in paint application, its mold has been unchanged to this very day. Our image of the Brachiosaurus has changed a bit since that time, and thanks to the animal’s appearance in Jurassic Park, it has become a popular species among casual collectors.

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Review: Parasaurolophus (Papo)

Genus: Parasaurolophus Brand: Papo Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.6 (23 votes)

Until the release of their Allosaurus, Papo’s prehistorics garnered attention mainly for being remarkable facsimiles of their Jurassic Park counterparts. However, even before Papo’s own Big Al hit the scene the company had released a sculpt not obviously based on a JP creature – this often-overlooked Parasaurolophus (dated 2005) at about 1:35 scale.

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Review: Spinosaurus (Kabaya)

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

3.3 (8 votes)

Review and photos by Brandon. Edited by Plesiosauria.
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the “Egyptian Spine Lizard” is the largest known theropod that ever existed to be known thus far, surpassing Giganotosaurus at both weight and length! The “Spine Lizard” is one lucky dinosaur, it was once found in 1912 and named three years later by Ernst Stromer Von Reichenbach but its remains were destroyed during bombing in World Ward Two.

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Review: Maiasaura (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Maiasaura Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (15 votes)

The discovery and description of fossil hadrosaur nesting grounds in the Cretaceous of North America provided some of the best evidence for parental care in dinosaurs. The association of fossils at the so-called ‘egg mountain’ site in Montana included eggs, babies and adults of a single species of dinosaur; crushed egg shells indicated that the babies spent time in the nest after hatching and were probably looked after by adults of the same species.

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Review: Allosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

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

3.2 (23 votes)

This little Allosaurus comes from Safari’s ‘Wild Safari’ line which, although not intended as a museum-quality line (and not set to a certain scale), has seen a huge leap in the quality of its prehistoric creature toys in recent years. Models like this one, the Stegosaurus, Dunkleosteus and Postosuchus have become very popular with collectors as they feature excellent detailing at a very low price.

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Review: Tenontosaurus (Collecta/Procon)

Genus: Tenontosaurus Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Iguanodont (basal), Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

2.6 (15 votes)

Review and photos by Griffin
Tenontosaurus was an Iguanodontid ornithopod dinosaur that lived in the Western United States during the early Cretacious period. In life it would have co-existed with dinosaurs like Iguanodon, Dienonychus, Utahraptor and Acrocanthosaurus. Thanks to a Tenontosaurus skeleton discovered with Dienonychus chew marks on its bones in addition to Dienonychus skeletons nearby, the idea of pack-hunting Dromaeosaurs is now widely accepted. Unfortunately this has also lead to the image of poor Tenontosaurus to ALWAYS be the prey item for Deinonychus. (Seriously, google image search “Tenontosaurus”. Like 80% of the images that pop up will be of it being attacked and/or eaten by the Deinonychus.) Medullary bone tissue, which is used by modern birds for laying eggs, has also been found on the bones of Tenontosaurus fossils.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (red version) (by Kabaya)

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

4 (7 votes)

Review and photos by Brandon. Edited by Plesiosauria.
The red Tyrannosaurus differs greatly compared to the Kabaya green T. rex (reviewed here) for three major reasons. One is that it seems to be paying homage to a classical standing posture. Second is the main color scheme which is red – the overall sculpt resembles Diablo, the red Tyrannosaur of Primal Rage, the great Atari Probe video game of the 1990s.

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Review: Liopleurodon (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Review: Acrocanthosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)

Review: Tarbosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 4)

Review: Triceratops (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

Review: Triceratops (Papo)

Review: Brachiosaurus (Wild Safari By Safari Ltd) (2010 Version)

Review: Parasaurolophus (Papo)

Review: Spinosaurus (Kabaya)

Review: Maiasaura (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Allosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd.)

Review: Tenontosaurus (Collecta/Procon)

Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (red version) (by Kabaya)

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