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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?

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Kronosaurus, a close relative of Liopleurodon, replica by Schleich. This Photo courtecy of Alvin Rivera. Available here ($) and here.

 

The Plesiosaurus from the "Favorite" Collection by Kinto. Photo courtecy of Alvin Rivera.

 

Carnegie Kronosaurus. Gilles Cuny kindy presented this as a gift during my recent research trip to the Museum in Copenhagen. Available here and here.

Schleich Elasmosaurus, posed in underwater flight. The eyes are too far back, this is a common mistake in plesiosaur toys. Available here.

Walking With Dinosaurs, Liopleurodon. Nice colour but they spoiled it by giving it eyebrows (!). Available here.

...the Kaiyodo Dinotales Liopleurodon. Photo by Alvin Rivera. Available here.

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! I can't find it for sale online but will link to it as soon as it becomes available. reviewed here

The recently released DinoValley2 Elasmosaurus. by Chap Mei. Anatomically appauling but quite fun. (Photograph by 'Pilkington'.) Available here

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.

Carnegie, Elasmosaurus Thanks go to Nick for this one. Posed with an impossible 'swan-neck'. Available here.

This one is from the 'Early Learning Center'. Unfortunately this one is not a particularly accurate plesiosaur.

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 temporal fenestra rather than the orbit.

Cuddly Cryptoclidus. Well spotted by Mr Simon on our trip to Dinosaur Isle Museum on the Isle of Wight

London Natural History Museum, Plesiosaurus. This is a nice set but this one doesn't seem to have a face. There is also a coloured version. Available here

The coloured version of the Invicta plesiosaur... Available here

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!

Many thanks to Alvin Rivera who contacted me with this Elasmosaurus by Bullyland. I finally managed to get this toy, during a recent research trip to Stuttgart! I took the photo from above. Available here (€) and Here ($)

 

"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.

 

London Natural History Museum, Liopleurodon. by Invicta. There is also a vesion with colour. Available here.

Coloured version of the very nice Invicta pliosaur (Liopleurodon). Available here

Baby Plesiosaurus, included in a tube of prehistoric animals.

Small Dinovalley 2 Plesiosaurus, by Chap Mei, comes in a set with two dinosaurs. Also available packaged separately. (Photo by 'Pilkington'.) Available here

Kaiyodo Futabusaurus, small figurine. (Photo by Alvin Rivera)

Kaiyodo Plesiosaurus, small figurine. There is also a Plesiosaurus skeleton in this series. (Photo by Alvin Rivera). Available here

Cryptoclidus, from an egg full of goo.

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 Hydrotherosaurus by Procon. Nice to see a more obscure name in the list of plesiosaur figures.reviewed here

 

The following plesiosaur toys are available to buy directly from Amazon.com, .co.uk or .de: