The Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest 2026 sponsored by Happy Hen Toys is now open! Another year, another contest – it’s diorama time again! And thanks to our generous sponsors, Happy Hen Toys, there are cash prizes! Rules, regulations, terms and conditions Anyone can enter. All members of the Dinosaur Toy Forum, including staff, can participate. Non-members who wish to...
Last summer PNSO released a wave of Triassic, Chinese marine reptiles that included the already reviewed Guanlingsaurus and Guizhouichthyosaurus. Now it’s finally time to look at the last one, the Dinocephalosaurus. Dinocephalosaurus was described in 2003, but it generated significant buzz when a new specimen was announced in 2024 that basically doubled the known size of the thing. Dinocephalosaurus was...
Following up on my Hammond Collection Allosaurus review, is with yet another beloved animal from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, the Stegosaurus. More specifically the Hammond Collection juvenile Stegosaurus based on the one from The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Strangely this is my first time reviewing a figure of this animal, despite it being one of my favorite dinosaurs, and...
If my research is correct, it has been 13 years since Safari Ltd. released a prehistoric animal TOOB. Their last was the Cambrian Life TOOB, released in 2013 and retired from production 4 short years later. And in fact, all of the best Safari prehistoric animal TOOBs were retired in 2017, including the Prehistoric Sharks, Crocodiles, and Sea Life TOOBs....
It’s interesting to think that the last time I reviewed an Allosaurus figure for the blog here was back in 2019, and based on the individual from the short film Battle at Big Rock, released in the same year. Here I am now with the Hammond Collection iteration, yet again based on the design from that short film. Worth noting...
After the woolly mammoth and Smilodon, the third most famous prehistoric mammal is arguably Megatherium americanum, the original giant ground sloth of Pleistocene South America. Discovered in 1787 and named in 1796 by none other than George Cuvier himself, Megatherium was of the most popular museum draws during the 19th century–until it was muscled out of the spotlight by dinosaurs....
This year, the Jurassic World Reimagined series will include the Estemmenosuchus & Claire Dearing with Gyrosphere Escape Pack. Neon green camo is the way to go when dealing with life or death situations. The Estemmenosuchus is a rather impressive beast. The colour scheme is clearly a homage to the unreleased Kenner version. And here is the Reimagined Quetzalcoatlus. The poseable...
In some past reviews, as well as on the Dinosaur Toy Forum, I have confessed that I find carcharodontosaurids somewhat dull, at least when compared to other large theropods, such as tyrannosaurids, spinosaurids, or abelisaurids. Carcharodontosaurids are mostly basic in form and virtually identical to each other, to my eye. As I learn more about them though, I’m coming to...
Released back in 2024 is this interesting little Danger Pack set consisting of Eoraptor and Stegouros for the Mattel Jurassic World Epic Evolution line. Both dinosaurs were from what is now South America, with Eoraptor hailing from the Ischigualasto Formation of Argentina, and Stegouros from the Dorotea Formation of Chile. However they couldn’t have been more far apart, as Eoraptor...
Edaphosaurus was a sail-backed genus of synapsid that lived during the late Carboniferous and early Permian periods in what is now the famous Texas Red Beds in North America. Remains have also been found in West Virginia, Ohio, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Fragmentary remains found in Germany have also been attributed to Edaphosaurus. The Texas Red Beds are also known...
Boundless World is a relatively new company that’s worth paying attention to. They’ve already released an impressive Tarbosaurus. Now check out their Shantungosaurus. Looks like it’ll give the Haolonggood one a run for its money....
The megalosaur Torvosaurus and the pliosaur Liopleurodon are joining the Jurassic World Gigantic Thrashers line. But while they are popular animals and look fun to play with, they also look downright bizarre due to Mattel’s creative liberties. The Torvosaurus‘ tail looks like that of an eel’s turned sideways. And here’s Liopleurodon. Those are very nice colours, but what’s up with...
