Terrible lizard! The dinosaur as plaything

From: Journal of American and Comparative Cultures | Date: July 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Dinosaurs were the strangest animals that ever lived.

-Roy Chapman Andrews

Without question, the popularity of dinosaurs and dinosaur toys has never been greater than now, at the turn of the second millennium. Visit any American toy store and you will find boxes, sets, and bags of dinosaur figures by Bully, Playvisions, Safari, PlaySkool, Battat, Kenner, Resaurus, Playmates, K & M International, Galileo, and Microverse-to name only some of the manufacturers-not to mention dinosaurian plush animals, games, puzzles, stickers, mobiles, models, and so on ad infinitum. Stephen Jay Gould ...

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