All Tanystropheus Reviews

Review: Tanystropheus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

4.3 (14 votes)

One of my favorite critters from the Triassic period has to be Tanystropheus. In a period renowned for its strange non-dinosaur Archosauromorphs the Tanystropheus is certainly among the strangest. Superficially similar to a plesiosaur this animal appears to have been semi-aquatic, with webbed feet instead of flippers.

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Review: Tanystropheus (Jurassic Park: Dinosaurs by Kenner)

Genus: Tanystropheus Brand: Jurassic Park, Kenner Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Action Figure

3.4 (14 votes)

Tanystropheus was one of evolution’s more bizarre concoctions: a carnivorous reptile from the Middle Triassic with a spindly neck longer than its body and tail combined. Like the Dimetrodon, it appeared several times in various JP lines. This particular version is from the 1999 JP: Dinosaurs line.

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Review: Tanystropheus (Jurassic World: Fierce Force by Mattel)

Genus: Tanystropheus Brand: Jurassic World, Mattel Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Action Figure

3 (17 votes)

Review and photos by EmperorDinobot, edited by Suspsy

I, Emperor Dinobot, was not very surprised to hear that Mattel would make a Tanystropheus figure. They had already done genera such as Scutosaurus and Postosuchus, along with numerous other non-dinosaur figures.

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Review: Tanystropheus (Starlux)

Genus: Tanystropheus Brand: Starlux Classification: Reptile (other) Age: Triassic Type: Figurine, Oldies

4.2 (9 votes)

Somehow, not a single Starlux figure has ever been reviewed on the Dinosaur Toy Blog! I don’t know how we omitted such an influential line all this time but it’s time to finally change that. The delightful line of prehistoric animals produced by French company Starlux, mainly during the 1960s and 70s, is highly collectible today.

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