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Review: Andrewsarchus (Prehistoric Life Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Andrewsarchus Brand: Prehistoric Life, Safari Ltd, Wild Safari Classification: Mammal Age: Eocene Type: Figurine

3.7 (18 votes)

Andrewsarchus was a large basal mesonychid which existed roughly 45 million years ago during the Eocene epoch. It is known only from a large skull measuring more than three feet long and a few bone fragments, so most reconstructions of the animal’s postcranial anatomy are based on its smaller and more well known mesonychid relative Mesonyx.

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Review: Procynosuchus (Bullyland)

Genus: Procynosuchus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Therapsid (non-mammal) Age: Permian Type: Figurine

4.9 (19 votes)

Today I want to introduce to you an extraordinary Bullyland figure that is not available that easily: The Procynosuchus from the “Korbacher Spalte” in Germany (“cleft of Korbach”). Also called the “Korbach dachshund”, this ‘mammal-like reptile’ has been found in a cleft where Permian layers outcrop, about 256 million years old.

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Review: Tsintaosaurus (No company, exclusive to the Museum Of Natural History in Basel, Switzerland)

Genus: Tsintaosaurus Brand: No company Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous

3.9 (9 votes)

Tsintaosaurus is a dinosaur that has not been reconstructed as a figure very often. To be honest, I do not even know of one company that has produced it, maybe our readers know more?
However, the Tsintaosaurus of this review was not produced by a special company but is an exclusive version apparently produced for the Museum Of Natural History in Basel, Switzerland.

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Review: Micromachines dinosaurs (National Geographic Collection/ Micromachines)

Genus: Brachiosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Pachycephalosaurus, Protoceratops Brand: Micromachines Classification: Ankylosaur, Ankylosaurid, Ceratopsian, Ceratosaur, Macronaria (basal), Pachycephalosaur, Sauropod, Theropod, Thyreophoran Age: Cretaceous, Jurassic Type: Figurine, Set

3.8 (5 votes)

Micromachines, a brand noted for their wide range of miniature automobiles, stepped outside the box when they produced a series of dinosaurs in association with National Geographic. Obviously they are all tiny, a bit smaller than the figures in Kaiyodo’s dinotales range, but they are quite nice and very collectible.

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Review: Stenonychosaurus / Troodon (Invicta)

Genus: Stenonychosaurus, Troodon Brand: Invicta Classification: Theropod, Troodont Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine, Monochrome Scale: 1:13

4.8 (21 votes)

Review by Stefan Schröder (alias Libraraptor)
This Invicta Stenonychosaurus/ Troodon is already 21 years old and still one of the best coelurosaur reconstructions that have ever been made.

I really like this very credible sculpture for it has many details which are not obvious at first sight.

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Review: Edaphosaurus (Bullyland)

Genus: Edaphosaurus Brand: Bullyland Classification: Pelycosaur Age: Permian Type: Figurine

4.6 (16 votes)

Photos by Lanthanotus
This figure is not a dinosaur but a very felicitous reconstruction of a plant-eating pelycosaur from the Lower Permian Period. Once again, Bullyland have proved that they are able to create realistic and authentic figures of extinct animals.

I said felicitous because the Bullyland Edaphosaurus is very authentic in many aspects.

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Review: Utahraptor (Kenner, Jurassic Park series 2)

Genus: Utahraptor Brand: Jurassic Park, Kenner Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Action Figure

3.5 (21 votes)

If you you are looking for an up-to-date, scientifically accurate dinosaur, this guy isn’t for you. However, if you like cool, vicious-looking, fun to play with dinosaurs, this figure is perfect.If you want to look at the Kenner Utahraptor with a scientist’s eye, there are very many problems; The short and bendy tail, the wrong positioning of the hands, the huge feet, the lack of feathers, and the over-sized claws.

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News: First Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest – Winners!

News Category: Diorama Contest Brand: Uncategorized

4 (4 votes)

I’m delighted to announce the winners of the recent First Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest. Thanks to everyone who entered and voted! We had a total of seven unique entries and seventeen members cast their votes to decide the winners. All of the entries can still be seen here on the Dinosaur Toy Forum, the companion forum to this very blog.

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Review: Liopleurodon (CollectA/Procon)

Genus: Liopleurodon Brand: CollectA, Procon Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.9 (18 votes)

Pliosaurs again! This time we will sample Procon’s offering which is a Liopleurodon.

This is the second plesiosaur produced by Procon, the first one being the elasmosaurid Hydrotherosaurus (reviewed here), but this is their first pliosaur. Procon are tending to divide collectors with their new lines.

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Review: Baryonyx (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Baryonyx Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd Classification: Spinosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.1 (27 votes)

Baryonyx figures have a tendency to be produced in a quadropedal posture. This is most notable in the Schleich version (reviewed here) and the Invicta version (reviewed here), and is almost the case in this Carnegie Collection version by Safari Ltd.

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Review: Apatosaurus (Galaxy/Safari, 'Great Dinos' Collection)

Genus: Apatosaurus Brand: Galaxy, Great Dinosaurs, Safari Ltd Classification: Diplodocoid, Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.6 (18 votes)

We reviewed this figure briefly before (here) but thanks to Atomic Elephant who sent us a review sample, we can now give this hefty figure a little more attention. There are two versions with differing paint schemes, a blue design and the grey/blue design, which we present here (although it look blue in our photos because of the lighting!).

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Review: Liopleurodon (Walking with Dinosaurs by Toyway)

Genus: Liopleurodon Brand: Toyway, Walking with Dinosaurs Classification: Plesiosaur, Pliosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.9 (24 votes)

It’s time to continue our series of pliosaur figure reviews and this time we will look at the Walking with Dinosaurs Liopleurodon toy by Toyway. The WWD line has been out of production for some years and was only available locally for a short period of time, so this rare figure is quickly becoming a ‘holy grail’ for dinosaur collectors.

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I'm glad that you mentioned the Ceratosaurus. It's one of the best examples of Kenner's uncanny ability to inadvertently predict…

@dinotoyblog I have the whole set of these including the cards. I always loved them and the Jurassic Park world-building…

I have debated collecting these on and off for many years. If I did collect them I would want the…

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A Safari Toob Dolichorynchops feje és nyaka arányosabb a testéhez,a színek is jobbak.Talán a fogak egy kicsit túl egyformának tűnnek…

Great review of a great toy. I love how Mattel is making more obscure dinosaurs lately. 5 stars!

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@dinotoyblog I used to have this as a child, donated it to a nursery years and years ago

Review: Andrewsarchus (Prehistoric Life Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Procynosuchus (Bullyland)

Review: Tsintaosaurus (No company, exclusive to the Museum Of Natural History in Basel, Switzerland)

Review: Micromachines dinosaurs (National Geographic Collection/ Micromachines)

Review: Stenonychosaurus / Troodon (Invicta)

Review: Edaphosaurus (Bullyland)

Review: Utahraptor (Kenner, Jurassic Park series 2)

News: First Dinosaur Toy Forum Diorama Contest – Winners!

Review: Liopleurodon (CollectA/Procon)

Review: Baryonyx (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Review: Apatosaurus (Galaxy/Safari, 'Great Dinos' Collection)

Review: Liopleurodon (Walking with Dinosaurs by Toyway)

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