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Review: Scutosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

5 (21 votes)

The bear-sized pareiasaur Scutosaurus inhabited the semi-arid Late Permian landscape of Russia, likely being common on floodplains and in similar environs which would have supported in relative abundance what plant life could be found in that region 250 million years ago.

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Review: Jurassic Park “When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth” T-Rex vs. Velociraptors Diorama (by Sideshow Collectibles)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor Brand: Jurassic Park, Sideshow Collectibles Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Desktop Model

4.9 (30 votes)

Review and photos by Dan Liebman of Dans Dinosaurs.
It is hard to believe that Crichton’s bestselling novel first appeared two decades ago. Since that time, the franchise has reintroduced audiences to dinosaurs like never before. Gone were the bulky, sluggish monsters of yesteryear, and in their place were lighting-fast predators with frightening levels of intellect.

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Review: Psittacosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Psittacosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.2 (12 votes)

Psittacosaurus, the “parrot lizard” is a very early member of the broad dinosaur group Marginocephothelia which includes the horned dinosaurs such as Triceratops and also the distantly related dome-headed dinosaurs such as Pachycephalosaurus. It lived in Asia during the early Cretacious about 130 million years ago and was relatively small for a dinosaur, only about 6 feet in length.

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Review: Saltasaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Saltasaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Sauropod, Titanosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (16 votes)

Titanosaurians are a quite poorly known group of sauropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period. Saltasaurus, from Argentina, is one of the better known representatives of this group and it provided the first conclusive evidence for osteoderms (bony armour) in a sauropod; many titanosaurians are now known to have been armoured.

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Review: Deinonychus (AAA)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: AAA Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.1 (17 votes)

Once there was a time when Theropods simply were divided into ‘Carnosaurs’ (the big ones such as Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus) and ‘Coelurosaurs’ (the smaller ones such as Coelophysis or Compsognathus). Then along came Deinonychus, an irritating new predator who did not really fit into this concept.

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Review: Suchomimus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Suchomimus Brand: Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

1.4 (14 votes)

Suchomimus is believed to have been a large piscivorous theropod, related to the extremely large Spinosaurus. Despite Suchomimus being relatively well known to dinosaur enthusiasts, it is usually not made in PVC form, in favor of Baryonyx.

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Review: Corythosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

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

4.4 (26 votes)

Corythosaurus was a lambiosaurine hadrosaur that lived during the Campanian in the Late Cretaceous about 75 million years ago. Its bones were discovered in Canada and the USA. It belongs to the same general group of dinosaurs as its slightly more popular cousin, Parasaurolophus.

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Review: Iguanodon (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

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

3.9 (12 votes)

The primitive ornithopod dinosaur Iguanodon lived during the Early Cretaceous period in Europe, approximately 125 million years ago. Animals like Iguanodon eventually gave rise to the hadrosaurs of the Late Cretaceous. In the past, numerous remains from all over the globe have been attributed to this genus, spanning from the Late Jurassic all the way until the end of the Cretaceous period, but current research suggests that the only valid species of Iguanodon (I.

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Review: Paraceratherium (Collecta)

Genus: Paraceratherium Brand: CollectA Classification: Mammal Age: Oligocene Type: Figurine

3.1 (15 votes)

Photographs by PhilSauria
Paraceratherium, also commonly known as Indricotherium or Baluchitherium, was a genus of gigantic hornless rhinoceros-like mammals, belonging to the family of the Hyracodontidae. Their fossils have been found in many parts of Asia, including Kazakhstan, Pakistan, India, Mongolia, and China.

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Review: Paratypothorax (The World of Dinosaurs by Bullyland)

Genus: Paratypothorax Brand: Bullyland Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (11 votes)

The hognosed Paratypothorax was, at up to 3 meters in length, one of the largest of the aetosaurs. Aetosaurs were a clade of quadrupedal armored archosaurs (“ruling reptiles”) which existed during the Late Triassic. Paratypothorax lived some 210 million years ago in Europe.

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Review: Plateosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Plateosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Prosauropod Age: Triassic Type: Figurine

4.3 (18 votes)

This Plateosaurus, with “1994” stamped on its tummy, is fast becoming one of the older figures in the Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd. Plateosaurus is from the Triassic of Germany and is classified as a prosauropod dinosaur, that is, a close relative of the later large long-necked sauropods.

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Review: Sphenacodon (Linde)

Genus: Sphenacodon Brand: Linde Classification: Pelycosaur, Reptile (other) Age: Carboniferous, Permian Type: Figurine, Monochrome, Oldies

3.9 (13 votes)

Photographs by Doug Watson, edited by Dinotoyblog
Here we have the Linde Sphenacodon. In May 2009, Tomhet wrote an excellent recension of Marx´ classic Sphenacodon, also writing that “the two others were almost impossible to find”. Well, almost.

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Review: Scutosaurus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Review: Jurassic Park “When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth” T-Rex vs. Velociraptors Diorama (by Sideshow Collectibles)

Review: Psittacosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Saltasaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Deinonychus (AAA)

Review: Suchomimus (Wild Safari by Safari Ltd)

Review: Corythosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

Review: Iguanodon (Replica-Saurus by Schleich)

Review: Paraceratherium (Collecta)

Review: Paratypothorax (The World of Dinosaurs by Bullyland)

Review: Plateosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Sphenacodon (Linde)

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