The Jurassic World theme was first introduced by the LEGO Group in 2015 to coincide with the the Jurassic World film. As you probably expect, all the sets were centered in the Jurassic world / park universe. As time when on the theme was slowly expanded to a more general dinosaur theme.
LEGO Jurassic World now includes your usual Jurassic park sets, but also brick-built dinosaurs, and recently, brick-built dinosaur skulls! Skeleton skulls like 76964 Dinosaur Fossils: T. rex Skull.
76964 – Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils T. rex Skull – Details
| Set Number | 76964 |
| Name | Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils T. rex Skull |
| Theme | Jurassic World |
| Released Date | Jan-2024 |
| Retired Date | Unknown |
| Pieces | 577 |
| Minifigures | 0 |
| Retail Price | £34.99 / $39.99 / €39,99 |
| PPP | £0.06 |
I quite like 76964 T.Rex Skull’s box. The design is not too cluttered and primarily centers the build.
Inside the box you’ll find your standard LEGO Instruction booklet and six numbered bags. Disappointingly, the set also comes with one sticker – The information plaque.
Bags one and two build the display stand and the T.Rex footprint, whilst Bag three starts on the skull build. The stand is fairly basic with a black pillar and brown base. The green leaf elements add a nice pop of colour and the footprint is incredibly well detailed. With Bag three you start the ‘tan grind’ – with the majority of pieces being some shade or tan/brown for the rest of the build.
Bags four to six finish the T.Rex skull build and the sixth bag is where you finally make the information plaque. Bag four was a little boring to build (boring for LEGO that is!) but by Bag five you can really see the skull shape starting to form.
The skull build uses some complex techniques to define the shape. From SNOT, to hinges the build is instantly recognisable as a T.Rex skull. The set designers have done a great job.
As described above the base of the builds provides much needed colour. Without it the set would be practically monochromatic.
Alongside the brown base and green leaves, is a transparent orange brick printed to look like resin with a mosquito trapped inside. The brick is nestled in a small pile of rocks, so it’s not visible from the front of the model.
Aside from the Jurassic World logo on the info plaque – The printed resin brick is the only reference to the Jurassic World/Park movies.
Here is the completed 76964 Dinosaur Fossils T. rex Skull. Sadly the set doesn’t come with any minifigures so I’ve added one for a sense of scale. Interestingly, the latest ‘Skull’ set 76969 Dinosaur Fossils Triceratops Skull (2025) does include a minifigure. Hopefully this means future sets will also have an accompanying figure.
Overall, I think it’s hard to find fault in this set aside from the lack of minifigure. It displays beautifully and it isn’t too expensive. There aren’t really any play features aside from the moving jaw but I don’t think a set like this requires play features.
Despite the 9+ age rating I’d argue this set is geared towards more mature dinosaur enthusiasts.
P.S – 10 points if you recognise the minifigure! Let us know in the comments below.
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