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Plesiosaur toys and replicas
| This is a list of all plesiosaur toys and replicas. If you know of any other plesiosaur toys/figures that do not feature in this list, especially if you have a photo I could use, please let me know (plesiosauria@gmail.com). Are there more out there? Looking for plesiosaur toys? check out the Plesio-Store and help support plesiosauria.com |
PLESIOSAURS
| Genus Kronosaurus |
Company Schleich |
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| Notes. Figure reviewed in detail here: kronosaurus-schleich | ||
| Genus Elasmosaurus |
Company Schleich |
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| Notes. Schleich Elasmosaurus, posed in underwater flight. The eyes are too far back, this is a common mistake in plesiosaur toys. | ||
| Genus Elasmosaurus |
Company Bullyland |
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| Notes. I finally managed to get this toy, during a recent research trip to Stuttgart! | ||
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| Genus Elasmosaurus |
Company Chap Mei |
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| Notes. The DinoValley2 Elasmosaurus by Chap Mei, anatomically appauling but quite fun. Also comes in other packaging. | ||
| Genus Elasmosaurus |
Company Safari (Carnegie collection) |
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| Notes. CarnegieElasmosaurus, thanks go to Nick for this one. It comes in two paint versions and is posed with an impossible 'swan-neck', at least the one pictured was until I melted it into a more reasonable shape. | ||
| Genus Cryptoclidus |
Company K and M |
Availability Out of production |
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| Notes. Cuddly Cryptoclidus. Well spotted by Mr Simon on our trip to Dinosaur Isle Museum on the Isle of Wight | ||
| Genus Kronosaurus |
Company Safari (Carnegie Collection) |
Availability Available here and here. |
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| Notes. Gilles Cuny kindy presented this as a gift during my recent research trip to the Museum in Copenhagen. It is reviewed in detail here: kronosaurus-carnegie-collection-by-safari-ltd/ | ||
| Genus Hydrotherosaurus |
Company Procon |
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| Notes. Nice to see a more obscure name in the list of plesiosaur figures. reviewed in detail here | ||
| Genus Liopleurodon |
Company Chap Mei |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. The Liopleurodon toy in the DinoValley2 series, with snapping jaws. I discovered this in my local Tesco in Dublin (of all places), it also comes with a selection of boats and humans so the box is huge! | ||
| Genus Kronosaurus |
Company Fisher Price |
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| Notes. The only plesiosaur figure with a tail fin - look like it may be based on a mosasaur. | ||
| Genus Liopleurodon |
Company Invicta |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. London Natural History Museum Liopleurodon. by Invicta, there are two versions the plain colour and the painted version. | ||
| Genus Liopleurodon |
Company Procon |
Availability Available here. |
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| Notes. Reviewed in detail here: liopleurodon-procon/ | ||
| Genus Liopleurodon |
Company Toyway |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. Walking With DinosaursLiopleurodon. Nice colour but they spoiled it by giving it eyebrows (!). Full review here: liopleurodon-walking-with-dinosaurs-by-toyway/ | ||
| Genus Plesiosaur |
Company Dinocrats |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company AAA |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. This one is from the 'Early Learning Centre'. Unfortunately this one is not a particularly accurate plesiosaur. | ||
| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company Chap Mei |
Availability Available here. |
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| Notes. Small Dinovalley 2 Plesiosaurus, by Chap Mei, comes in a set with two dinosaurs and also available packaged separately. There are two colour versions of this figure. | ||
| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company Invicta |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. London Natural History Museum Plesiosaurus. This is a nice one but doesn't seem to have a face. There are two versions, one plain the other coloured. | ||
| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company Kinto (Favourite Collection) |
Availability Available here. |
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| Notes. Can also be incorporated with a display and stand. | ||
| Genus Cryptoclidus |
Company Unknown |
Availability Unknown |
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| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company Laramie |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. Clearly based on the Invicta Plesiosaurus. | ||
| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company Kaiyodo |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. From the Dinomania series. | ||
| Genus Plesiosaurus |
Company Kaiyodo |
Availability Out of production but sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. From the Dinomania series. | ||
| Genus Liopleurodon |
Company Kaiyodo |
Availability Sometimes available here. |
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| Genus Elasmosaurus |
Company Kaiyodo |
Availability Sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. Also comes in a second colour version, yellow. The only figure I know with parasites. | ||
| Genus Plesiosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, and Tylosaurus |
Company Panini |
Availability Sometimes available here. |
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| Notes. The molds for these figures are used by other companies today. | ||
| Genus Cryptoclidus |
Company Handmade/Unknown |
Availability Stalls in Cran Canaria! |
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| Notes. Picked this up on a recent holiday. | ||
| Genus Various marine reptiles. top row from left to right - Metriorhyncus, Mixosaurus, Nothosaurus, Shonisaurus bottom row from left to right - Henodus, Placodus, Elasmosaurus, Mosasaurus. |
Company Playvisions |
Availability Out of productions but sometimes available here. |
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Other plesiosaurs...
A
squishy Elasmosaurus by Peterkin. Available
here (£UK)
This oddity is a wwd Liopleurodon pruduced by Quick Restaurants in France (Photo by Alvin Rivera).
How the scientists at Jurassic Park got DNA from a fully aquatic animal I don't know, but here is the Plesiosaurus figure. Available here.
Wooden, build-it- yourself plesiosaur. Available here.
Thanks go to Mr Ben for this happy plesiosaur from Spain! An Elasmosaurus with the eye ball positioined in the upper
1/2 scale model of Plesiosaurus skull. Not too good quality, but clearly based on scientific descriptions. Available here
Starlux plesiosaur. This photo is courtecy of Bill Whitelaw rubberdinosaurs.com
Starlux Nothosaurus, apart from a placodont in the same series, Starlux is the only line to include a non-plesiosaurian, sauropterygian...unless you know otherwise? (Photo by Bill Whitelaw)
Starlux Placochelys? (Photo by Alvin Rivera)
Louis Marx Kronosaurus. Not in a swimming pose, lifting itself up on its flippers - an impossibile feat for a living Kronosaurus. Available here! (Photo by Bill Whitelaw)
MPC 'knockoff' version of the Louis Marx Kronosaurus (left). (Photo by Bill Whitelaw) Available here.
Bouncy ball with a plesiosaur inside. Purchased from the NHM in London at last SVPCA. That skull in the background belongs to a Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus. The hand belongs to David Waterhouse, thanks Dave!
"Monster in my Pocket". Loch Ness Monster. In the attic, and a cuddly Plesiosaur. Nice.
Zoid. Wind up swimming action. I had this when I was a kid; no idea what happened to it.
Plesiosaur Keyring. Bendy neck and flippers. No longer In my pocket right now.
Kaiyodo Futabusaurus, small figurine. (Photo by Alvin Rivera)
This low quality Liopleurodon was produced by TS toys, based (unofficially) on Walking with Dinosaurs.( Photo by 'Pilkington')
Small Kronosaurus from a tube of 'dinosaurs' by Safari inc. (Photo by 'Pilkington')
...the Elasmosaurus in the Safari tube. (Photo by 'Pilkington')
Wind-up plesiosaur skeleton from Tomy
A miniture Leptocleidus, borrowed from the shelves of the Palaeo-lab, University of Bristol. One of many figures (including other plesiosaurs) in the Yowee series, including...
...the Yowee Kronosaurus (photo by Alvin Rivera)...
...and the Yowee Mauisaurus (photo by Alvin Rivera). |
The following plesiosaur toys are available to buy directly from Amazon.com, .co.uk or .de:
