The metriorhynchid Torvoneustes swam the savage seas during the Late Jurassic period around 145 million years ago. It was about 4.7 metres long, the same length as a very large American alligator and would have been a deadly predator of cephalopods, fish, and other marine reptiles—although like most other metriorhynchids, it would have in turn fallen victim to bigger pliosaurs.
Review: Mosasaurus (Jurassic World: Rebirth, Captivz Build N’ Battle Dinos by ToyMonster)
4 (2 votes)
A new Jurassic World film is on the horizon and with it we’re getting a fresh clutch of Captivz eggs from ToyMonster. Well, sort of. There are 13 figures in total with 6 of them being repaints of previously released figures and 3 of them being slightly different sculpts of dinosaurs we’ve seen before.
News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2025)(Pt.7)
5 (2 votes)
Make way for these heavyweights!
Yes, it’s a pair of Shantungosaurus, the biggest non-sauropod dinosaurs known to science. Haolonggood is really on a roll!
And as you can see, these are BIG toys.
Hope you’ve got room on the shelf!
News: Upcoming release from Mattel (New for 2025)(Pt.16)
0 (0 votes)
For this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Mattel is releasing the Tyrannosaurus rex Convention Crasher set. The outer box is styled to look like an old television set, broadcasting a familiar breaking story.
The inner box is styled to look like a convention centre, with frightened attendees streaming out the exit.
Review: Tyrannosaurus (Lab Lockdown, Jurassic World: Rebirth by Mattel)
4.7 (3 votes)
Every Mattel Jurassic World Tyrannosaurus I’ve bought since 2018 was supposed to be the last one but when the company keeps releasing new and improved versions of one of your favorite pop culture dinosaur designs, it’s hard to resist. I now have 7 Mattel Tyrannosaurus toys but to be fair, that’s only a fraction of the number that Mattel has made.
Review: Scutosaurus (Jurassic World Primal Attack by Mattel)
4.3 (3 votes)
While still relatively obscure when compared to the likes of Dimetrodon, which is arguably the most famous Permian period animal by far, Scutosaurus has had a fair bit of attention to bring it into the limelight, which is still more then most animals from the Permian period.
Review: Hypsilophodon (Jurassic World: Danger Pack by Mattel)
4.3 (3 votes)
The very first illustration of Hypsilophodon that I ever laid eyes on depicted it as a very lizard-like animal perched high on a tree branch, an erroneous notion that arose back in 1912 and persisted until 1971 when it was finally debunked—although that didn’t stop children’s dinosaur books from continuing to portray Hypsilophodon as arboreal until well into the 1980s.
News: Upcoming releases from Haolonggood (New for 2025)(Pt.6)
5 (2 votes)
Torosaurus is a huge and awesome ceratopsid and this pair from Haolonggood do a great job reflecting that.
I reckon I’m going with the red version myself.
News: Upcoming release from PNSO (New for 2025)(Pt.5)
5 (1 votes)
Well, that sure was quick! Here’s the next PNSO reveal, Huigi the “Hongkongosaurus.” It’s PNSO’s unofficial name for a fragmentary sauropod discovered in Hong Kong. This toy’s launch is being promoted through crowdfunding with an estimated release date of August.
I wonder what its official genus name will end up being.
Review: Velociraptor (The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Hammond Collection by Mattel)
4 (3 votes)
Although I no longer hold The Lost World: Jurassic Park in high regard, I do have nostalgia for it. I was 13 when the movie was released and I don’t think I was ever more hyped for a film, aside from the first Jurassic Park, perhaps.
News: Upcoming release from PNSO (New for 2025)(Pt.4)
5 (1 votes)
Youran the Guizhouichthyosaurus is the first marine reptile from PNSO in quite a long time!
The colours are attractive, especially that yellow stripe. Very reminiscent of a common dolphin.
Review: Craterosaurus (Jurassic World: Danger Pack by Mattel)
4 (3 votes)
Discovered in the Woburn Sands Formation in England and formally described in 1874, Craterosaurus was a relatively small stegosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous some 113-112 million years ago.
Mattel released the first and so far only Craterosaurus toy in 2024 as part of their Danger Pack series.