Ankylosaurus (Favorite/Safari)

With its bony armour and boney tail club, the heavily built Ankylosaurus was even a match for T. rex. Available here

Triceratops (skeleton) (Kinto)

1/20 scale replica of Triceratops from Kinto. One to keep out of the reach of children!
Available here

Parasaurolophus (Carnegie Collection, Safari)

Sticking with the theme of ‘unusual heads’, Parasaurolophus takes the trend to its extreme. As if the horn is not already conspicious enough, this feature in the Safari model is colored bright red. I find the figures in the Carnegie collection to be a little awkward and this one is no exception, especially in the case of the arms. This dinosaur is now known to predominantly walk on four legs, but this figure shows the animal rearing up on its hind legs. Available here ($)

Pachycephalosaurus (Favorite)

The bone-headed Pachycephalosaurus. These two-legged dinosaurs have a dome of bone on their head surrounded by a number of lumps and bumps. This figure from the Favorite Collection is posed mid-stridee witth its tail held out straight, and their is an appealing zig-zag pattern running along the back: certainly one of the best models of this genus. Available here ($)

Anhanguera (Schleich)

Most pterosaur toys are modeled in a flying pose – in many ways this probably reflects the fact that to model these oddly proportioned and straggly built animals in any other way would be difficult and time consuming, and therefore expensive. It makes a nice change then, to see a pterosaur toy in a perching pose. There are a few others, for example in the Bullyland series. This Anhanguera toy is also small (part of the ‘baby’ series or Schleich ‘Junior’ series). The tiny size of this model makes the legs and details a little thicker and more clumsy-looking than they would be in reality, but otherwise this is a nice model. The beak has the unusual crest typical for this genus, and the head is bald inlike many other pterosaurs. Available here ($) and here (€)

Saltasaurus (Schleich)

The unusual armoured sauropod, Saltasaurus, by Schleich. The colour in this dinosaur model is on the boring side, and it’s a small toy by sauropod standards, around 15 cm high. Available here ($) and here (€)

Velociraptor (Papo)

The Papo series are super! They combine very high details with affordability – last time I checked, this Velociraptor was just $8.95 at Amazon.com, which is real good for a toy of this quality! However, as far as current knowledge on Velociraptor and its close relatives goes, the Papo Velociraptor is not terribly accurate, its hands are all wrong, and the scaley body should be covered with feathers. But lets not allow this to detract from its beauty! – I rather consider this type of toy as ‘retro’. It’s clearly based on the Jurassic Park Velociraptors, and like many of the Papo figures, the lower jow is jointed.
here ($)

Spinosaurus (Skeleton) (Kinto)

Another dinosaur replica for the serious collector – the Spinosaurus skeletal reconstruction by Kinto. Spinosaurus is a very poorly known dinosaur – all of the original fossil material was destroyed during World War 2 – and even those remains were incomplete. Therefore, despite its huge popularity in recent years, the anatomy of Spinosaurus is largely based on its close relatives, Baryonyx, Irritator and Suchomimus, and much of the skeleton in this magnificent reconstruction is speculative. However, it is very accurate in all known aspects – the blade like spines, long thin jaws, and large clawed hands, are very distinctive. This sleek and dynamically posed statue is at a 1/20 scale – at full size this dinosaur rivalled or exceeded T. rex in length. Available here ($)

Archaeopteryx (Bullyland)

The first bird Archaeopteryx from Bullyland – it is produced at a relatively large scale (about 8 cm high). Two-legged figures are notoriously difficult to balance, which is why this figure has a built-in base to support it, also allowing the tail to be held out horizontally. The clawed wings in this figure are spread out. Although the mouth is closed, the rows of sharp teeth are visible. Available here (€)

For native Bullyland fans: Der erste Vogel, Archaeopteryx, von Bullyland – wird in einem verhältnismäßig großen Masstab produziert (ungefähr 8 Zentimeter hoch). Zweibeinige Abbildungen sind oft schwierig aufzustellen, deshalb hat diese Abbildung eine eingebaute Stuetze. Dadurch wird auch der Schwanz horizontal gehalten. Die Krallenbewehrten Flügel sind ausgebreitet. Obwohl das Maul geschlossen ist, sind die Reihen der scharfen Zähne sichtbar. Vorhanden (€)