Found in Russia, Kileskus is a comparatively small tyrannosauroid that lived in the course of the Center Jurassic interval some 166 million years in the past. Whereas its stays are relatively fragmentary, they’re sufficient to find out that their proprietor was a proceratosaurid, carefully associated to Guanlong and Proceratosaurus itself.
Mattel launched what I imagine to be the very first toy of Kileskus in 2024. A part of the fundamental Hazard Pack sequence, it measures 18 cm lengthy and stands slightly below 7 cm tall on the hip. It’s sculpted with its proper foot ahead and the tip of its tail swaying to the precise.
The Kileskus‘ important color is a flat muddy brown. The top is darkish brown with white for the throat and decrease jaw. The eyes are orange, the tongue is pink, and the conical enamel are yellowish. Topping it off are white markings on the top crest and the underside of the tail. It’s not a flashy color scheme, however it’s an appropriately sinister one.
Like many different Mattel theropods, the Kileskus is one thing of a mishmash of integument. It has scales and wrinkles on its head and torso, but it surely additionally has thick scutes masking the again of its neck and the entrance of its thighs. Three rows of small spikes run from above the hips to about midway down the tail. And at last, there are shaggy feathers masking the again and the dorsal half of the tail. It is rather doubtless that the actual Kileskus had feathers, however the spikes and scutes not a lot.
Like many different Mattel theropods, the Kileskus has outsized toes, overly chunky legs, and a tail that’s too brief. Nonetheless, the arms look to be of first rate proportion and the palms are appropriately oriented. There’s presently no direct fossil proof for a big, blade-like crest adorning the snout, however on condition that different small proceratosaurids had them, there’s no cause to assume that this one didn’t.
The slide-out scan tab is positioned on the Kileskus‘ again. As you possibly can see, the sticker on this one right here has come clear off after too many play classes with my youngsters within the bathtub or on the seashore. Regardless of, they by no means cared about it within the first place. The Kileskus has the same old articulation: a decrease jaw that opens to about 50 levels, a hinged neck, rotating shoulders and hips, and naturally, a relatively pointless rotating tail.
Inaccuracies however, the Mattel Kileskus is a novel, fierce-looking, and enjoyable toy, one which me and my boys are comfortable to have within the family. It even not too long ago loved the honour of being one in every of 4 Mattel toys to come back on our household journey to Alberta, together with the Alioramus, the Borealopelta, and the Hypsilophodon (which I informed them was a Canadian Parksosaurus as a substitute). We had enjoyable enjoying with them within the lodge jacuzzi, so cash effectively spent. 🙂
This evaluation is devoted to the reminiscence of my fellow reviewer Luis Perez AKA EmperorDinobot, who tragically succumbed to sickness on July 21 on the age of solely 36. I didn’t know him all that effectively, however I can say that he was a really passionate particular person who was fiercely dedicated to his household, his mates, and his rules. He was additionally a longtime member of the dinosaur toy accumulating neighborhood, with a selected fondness for Jurassic Park and Beasts of the Mesozoic merchandise. He was initially slated to evaluation the Kileskus, so I reckon he would have appreciated me doing it to honour him. He’ll certainly be missed.
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