Described in 1978, Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis was a large metriacanthosaurid from the Middle to Late Jurassic of what is now China. It was an apex predator and likely shared its realm with the stegosaur Chungkingosaurus, the sauropod Mamenchisaurus, and others. In 1983, Y. magnus was also described from China. However, in 2012 it was suggested that the two species are conspecific,...
Before we begin the review, I would like to extend my gratitude towards Happy Hen Toys for sending this figure along as a review sample. Check out their large selection of animal and dinosaur figures by clicking the banner below. This year has been a good one for fans of the hornless rhinocerotoid, Paraceratherium, contender for the largest terrestrial mammal...
Crikey, colossal caimans! Yes, it’s Purussaurus, terror of Miocene South America’s waterways. Brown, green, or both? Keep ’em coming, Haolonggood, you’re doing just awesome!...
Creative Beast Studio’s upcoming 1/18 scale Ceratosaurus looks absolutely amazing, and boasts articulation that puts earlier theropods to shame! Preorders are said to be shipping next month. Also slated for shipping next month are the preorders for Spicomellus, Creative Beast’s first ankylosaur. What a wonderfully spikey saurian this is! As well, during their latest Livestream, Creative Beast revealed images of...
Welcome back at last, PNSO! And what better way to return to the stage than with Nick the Ceratosaurus? Semi-lipped, this one. Certainly less toothy than previous Ceratosaurus toys....
Although only known from isolated skeletal elements, Titanis walleri is an important fossil animal. It is the only known species of terror bird to have lived in North America, and it only went extinct about 1.8 million years ago. It is thought to have evolved from decedents that island hopped to North America before the Great American Interchange that saw...
By the time of the Late Miocene, the proboscideans were well-established across much of the world. There were deinotheres, mammutids, stegodonts, ambelodonts, and gomphotheres. And it was from the latter group that a very special beast arose somewhere between eight and six million years ago: Stegotetrabelodon, the first known member of the family Elephantidae, the true elephants. Four species are currently recognised:...
Mattel’s Jurassic World line will be continuing into 2027, and their first (and presumably not last) Tyrannosaurus rex of the year will be the Legacy Collection Reimagined Real Feel Tour Takeover toy. Wow, that was a mouthful. That extra loud colour scheme should be very familiar to you. It’s based on the touring vehicles from the first Jurassic Park film....
Last year saw the release of what I still consider to be the best pterosaur action figure ever made, the Aerial Ambush Quetzalcoatlus. As I said in my review of it, it was a true marvel of pterosaur toy engineering. Not just big and impressive, it also had the ability to realistically stand quadrupedally (as pterosaurs did) and open its...
Favorite has just revealed a new Spinosaurus toy. The blue and red are a striking colour combination. Pity that this Spinosaurus, like many others, has to balance on its foreclaws, but it’s still a nice pose....
Andrews´ leader Welcome to a first-rate detective story that will either succeed or fizzle out and be forgotten! I’m either dealing with a very rare figure here, or you’re going to laugh at me because I’m on a completely wrong track. What is the reason for my confusion and this unusual introduction? Well, a few years ago when I interviewed...
The last Planet Wow figure that I can review is the Dakosaurus. In addition to their crocodylomorph figures I’ve reviewed so far, the company also released a Sarcosuchus, though as a secret figure or something like that. But unfortunately, I don’t have that one. Everything you need to know about the relationship between Blue Ocean and Planet Wow and who...
