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Gryposuchus Wild Roar Everything we know so far about the Primal Ambush Gryposuchus — the ten-metre gharial of ancient South America returns
Gryposuchus, the giant prehistoric gharial, returns in Jurassic World Primal Ambush, Mattel’s 2027 toy line, in the first wave of Wild Roar figures with lights and sounds. The figure has been listed but no pictures have been released yet, so this page gathers what is confirmed so far alongside the story of the real animal. The full hands-on review, DNA scan code and photo gallery will be added here once it is released.
⏳ Preview · not yet released🔄 Returning speciesWild Roar · Wave 1💡 Lights & soundsMattel · 2027
▲ What We Know So Far
Gryposuchus is not new to the Mattel range, but it is back. It is confirmed for the first wave of Primal Ambush Wild Roar, the electronic assortment, alongside Cristatusaurus, Sinraptor, Tsintaosaurus and Zhejiangopterus. No packaging or figure images have appeared yet, so we do not know whether this is a new sculpt or a repaint of the earlier Mattel Gryposuchus, or what colours it will come in. The Wild Roar figures shown so far have translucent parts that light up, so something similar is likely here. We will update this page as soon as pictures are released.
🔬 Why This Species Is Worth Knowing
Gryposuchus was one of the largest crocodilians that ever lived, and it was not a dinosaur at all. It swam in the rivers and swamps of South America during the Miocene, tens of millions of years after the dinosaurs died out. The biggest species, Gryposuchus croizati from Venezuela, is estimated at around ten metres long, roughly twice the length of the largest gharials alive today. It shared its waters with other giants, including the enormous caiman Purussaurus.
Features & Articulation
✓ Wild Roar assortment✓ Lights and sounds? New sculpt or repaint — to be confirmed? Jaw, legs and tail — to be confirmed
Wild Roar is the electronic assortment in Primal Ambush. The Wild Roar boxes shown so far carry both a light icon and a sound icon, so the Gryposuchus should have both. What lights up, how the feature is triggered and how the figure moves have not been shown. We will test the electronics and every joint and add the results here.
Size & Specs
Gryposuchus ships in the first wave of Wild Roar alongside Cristatusaurus, Sinraptor, Tsintaosaurus and Zhejiangopterus. Mattel has not published measurements, so we will add the length and height, plus a comparison with the earlier Mattel Gryposuchus, as soon as we can put a ruler to it.
Early Verdict — One to Watch?
It is too early to say. A giant gharial is always a fun change from the usual dinosaurs, and a long, low crocodilian body is a good fit for light-up spines or scutes if that is the route Mattel has taken. The big open question is whether this is a brand new figure or the earlier Gryposuchus in new colours, and that will decide how much it offers to collectors who already own one. This is not a review, and we will give a proper verdict once we have the figure.
✦ What We Like So Far
- A giant prehistoric gharial, not a dinosaur
- Adds variety to a dinosaur-heavy wave
- Lights and sounds built in
- Second chance if you missed the first one
✦ What We Don't Know Yet
- New sculpt or repaint
- Colours and paint scheme
- What lights up and how it sounds
- Size, joints and product code
- Price and exact release date
About the Gryposuchus
Gryposuchus was a genus of giant gharial-like crocodilians from the Miocene of South America, living from roughly 20 to 5 million years ago. Fossils have been found in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina. The genus was named in 1912 by the German geologist Georg Gürich, and the name means “hook-nosed crocodile”.
Like the living gharial of India, it had a very long, narrow snout lined with many slender, interlocking teeth, a shape built for snapping sideways through water to catch fish. Several species are known. The largest, Gryposuchus croizati, comes from the Urumaco Formation of Venezuela and is estimated to have reached about ten metres in length and well over a tonne in weight.
In the Miocene, much of northern South America was covered by a vast system of lakes, swamps and slow rivers, sometimes called the Pebas wetland. It supported an extraordinary range of crocodilians, with half a dozen or more species living side by side, each with a different skull shape and diet. Gryposuchus was the fish specialist among them.
How to Unlock
How to unlock Gryposuchus from Wild Roar in the Jurassic World Primal Ambush Collection?
Once the figure is released, open your Jurassic World Play App (previously known as the Jurassic World Facts App), press the Scan button and point it at the DNA code. The scan code for this Gryposuchus release is not available yet. We will post it right here as soon as we have the figure, so you can scan it straight from this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Gryposuchus is part of Jurassic World Primal Ambush, Mattel’s 2027 toy line. It is in the first wave of the Wild Roar assortment. Mattel has not confirmed an exact release date or price yet, and we will update this page when it does.
Gryposuchus is a returning species in the Mattel range. It has not yet been confirmed whether the Primal Ambush Wild Roar figure is a new sculpt or a repaint of the earlier Mattel Gryposuchus.
No. Gryposuchus was a giant crocodilian related to modern gharials. It lived in South America during the Miocene, tens of millions of years after the dinosaurs died out.
The largest species, Gryposuchus croizati from Venezuela, is estimated at around ten metres long, making it one of the largest crocodilians known.
Once the figure is released, open the Jurassic World Play App, tap the Scan button, and point it at the DNA code on the Gryposuchus figure. The code for this release is not available yet, and we will add it to this page on release.