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Dinosaurs Of Japan (Capsule Q Museum by Kaiyodo)
For most of the field’s history, the bulk of paleontological research has occurred in North America, a fact reflected in the average dinosaur shelf lineup. There’s certainly no shortage of figures...
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Encyclopedia of the Paleozoic (Kaiyodo Capsule Q Museum)
Review and photos by Tim Sosa, edited by Suspsy The interval of Earth’s history which shows fossil evidence of animals is known as the Phanerozoic Eon (literally “visible animals”). The Phanerozoic is...
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Tyrannosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 5)
With its head tilted back and puny arms stretched out the Kaiyodo Dinotales series 5 Tyrannosaurus presents the genus in a unique posture not often depicted in the mass market. This animal clearly has...
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Acrocanthosaurus Skeleton (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)
While most of us prefer to collect dinosaur figures representing living animals there is something to be said about skeletal reconstructions as well. After all, we don’t really know what most dinosaurs...
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Triceratops (Advance Megasofubi by Kaiyodo)
Review and Photographs by Triceratops83, edited by Suspsy Triceratops is one dinosaur that needs no introduction, as it has been represented in toy and model form literally hundreds of times. Also...
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Hemicyclaspis (Series 3 by Kaiyodo)
Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy Outside of Dimetrodon and more recently, Dunkleosteus, toy companies rarely produce species from the Palaeozoic era. Maybe it’s due to them not...
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Rayonnoceras (Series 2 by Kaiyodo)
Review and photographs by Indohyus, edited by Suspsy In my last review, I mentioned how Palaeozoic creatures are rarely produced in toy form. There is, however, a group that is even rarer: prehistoric...
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Allosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales 1:20 Collection)
A couple years back I put together a poll on the Dinosaur Toy Forum with the goal of compiling a top ten list of the best Allosaurus toys ever produced. It was no small task, up until the 1990’s the...
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Chuanjiesaurus (Kaiyodo)
If you never have heard of Chuanjiesaurus you’re probably not alone. Remains of this sauropod were discovered in 1995 near the village of – you guess it – Chuanjie in the district of Lufeng (where the...
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Axelrodichthys (Dinotales Series 1 by Kaiyodo)
When you hear the term “living fossil,” one of the first examples you’re likely to think of is the coelacanth. Fossil coelacanths were first described over 160 years ago, and their fossil record spans...
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Allosaurus (Dinotales Series 2 by Kaiyodo)
Kaiyodo Dinotales – despite their significance and popularity amongst collectors, the famous Japanese series still lacks a lot of reviews on the blog. I myself own several figures still to be...
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Stegosaurus (Dinotales Series 2 by Kaiyodo)
After the Lion of the Jurassic, allow me to introduce you one of its coevals, potential prey and contender in popularity: Stegosaurus. Ever since it’s discovery by Othniel Charles Marsh during the...
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Acanthostega (Dinotales Series 2 by Kaiyodo)
The murky pond lays silently in the riparian forest of the Late Devonian, 365 mya. Dragonfly like insects soar and hunt for smaller airborne relatives, their quiet buzzing is the only sound disturbing...
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Bothriolepis (Kaiyodo)
Review and photographs by Tim Sosa Some of the commonest vertebrates on earth during the Devonian period were the antiarchs, a group of armored fishes that lived all over the world while the ancestors...
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Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 2)
Toys and figurines representing early hominins and human evolution in general are rare in this hobby. The few that do exist by the likes of Safari, Bullyland, and CollectA are usually poorly sculpted...
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Apatosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)
Formerly known as Brontosaurus, Apatosaurus is perhaps one of the most famous and easily recognizable dinosaurs. Such fame and popularity guarantees its presence in many dinosaur toy lines. However,...
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Anchiceratops (Dinotales Series 7 by Kaiyodo)
Anchiceratops was a large ceratopsian that lived during the late Cretaceous in what is now Canada. Like its relative, Chasmosaurus, Anchicratops is characterized by possessing a large frill complete...
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Acrocanthosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinotales Series 3)
Acrocanthosaurus, in my opinion, is one of the coolest theropods ever. Many companies have tried and failed at creating a replica of this peculiar dinosaur, so it’s nice to see a respectable replica of...
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Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus (Kaiyodo Dinoland Natural History Collection)
Review and photos by Bokisaurus Part 5 – the conclusion of the the five -part Kaiyodo Dinoland Natural History review series. The name Brontosaurus is one of the classic and most famous dinosaur names...
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Anchiceratops (Kaiyodo Dinoland Natural History)
Review and photos by Bokisaurus Part 4 of Kaiyodo Dinoland Natural History review series Anchiceratops is one of those dinosaurs that seems to have been forgotten in today’s popular culture. Despite...
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