Toys
In total there were four series of Dino-Riders toys: Series 1 (1988), Series 2 (1989), Series 3 and Ice Age (1990). In contrast to the rest, the Ice Age line focused on Ice-Age mammals rather than dinosaurs.
The larger toys in the range also had a motorized walking action with the dinosaurs head swaying from side to side. Each Rulon faction toy came with a different self-automated trap.
The dinosaurs were acclaimed for their highly detailed bodies and color and impressed the Smithsonian Institution who contacted Tyco to reproduce the dinosaurs for their "Dinosaur and other Prehistoric Reptile Collection". In contrast to the Dino-Riders versions, all mechanisms such as motorized walking action and wheels were removed. Dinosaur illustrator William Stout was credited for dinosaur design on the show's credits.
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