The Carnegie Museum Prehistorics CollectionMuseum Authenticated Prehistoric Replicas |
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Not mere toys, but an educational series of hand painted replicas that reveal the prehistoric world. All replicas on this page have been researched and authenticated by experts at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Carnegie Museum ranks among the largest natural history museums in the world, containing approximately 16 million specimens. These replicas are molded in heavy vinyl, then hand painted in amazing detail. All of the Carnegie series replicas are made to the same 1:40 scale to accurately illustrate the relative size of these magnificent creatures. Note: The illustrations are photos of actual models, but the sizes as shown in these pictures are NOT to scale. |
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VelociraptorVelociraptor (commonly shortened to 'raptor') is one of the dinosaur genera most familiar to the general public due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park motion picture series, although in the films it was shown much larger than it was in reality and without feathers as well as having other anatomical inaccuracies. It is also well-known to paleontologists, with over a dozen recovered fossil skeletons — the most of any dromaeosaurid. One particularly famous specimen preserves a Velociraptor locked in combat with a Protoceratops. (Read more about it at Wikipedia) SAF4043 - $6.50 |
DeinosuchusDeinosuchus probably lurked in rivers and swamps waiting for prey to come and drink from the waters edge (much like modern species). It would then have grabbed its prey in its massive jaws, containing large but somewhat blunt teeth, and then drag it into the water to drown. Perhaps it would have spun lengthways to tear off chunks of flesh (the "death roll" behaviour in modern species). It most likely preyed on fish, dinosaurs (especially the abundant hadrosaurs of the time), and anything else that strayed too close to the water. (Read more about it at Wikipedia) SAF4026 - $10.00 |
CamarasaurusThe arched skull of Camarasaurus may have contributed to the name 'chambered lizard'. The skull was remarkably square and the blunt snout had many fenestrae, though it was sturdy and is frequently recovered in good condition by paleontologists. The huge nostrils, positioned in front of the eyes, probably contained a large area of moist membrane to cool the brain in the hot climate of the Jurassic.. (Read more about it at Wikipedia) SAF4041 - $22.00 |
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CarnotaurusCarnotaurus was a medium-sized theropod, about 9.0 m (30 ft) in length, 3.5 m (10 ft 7 in) tall at the hips, and weighing about 1,600 kg (1.76 tons). The most distinctive features of Carnotaurus are the two thick horns above the eyes, and the extremely reduced forelimbs with four fingers.[2] It had a small skull, a thick chest, and a thin tail. The eyes of the Carnotaurus faced forward, which is unusual in a dinosaur, and may indicate binocular vision and depth perception. There is a rather puzzling contrast between Carnotaurus’ deep, robust-looking skull and its shallow, slender lower jaw. So far no-one has worked out what this might imply about its methods of feeding. (Read more about it at Wikipedia) SAF4028 - $6.00 |
StyracosaurusStyracosaurus was a large dinosaur, reaching lengths of 5.5 meters (18 ft) and weighing nearly 3 tons. It stood about 1.8 meters (6 ft) tall. Styracosaurus possessed four short legs and a bulky body. Its tail was rather short. It also had a beak and flat cheek teeth, indicating that its diet was herbivorous. Like other ceratopsians, this dinosaur may have been a herd animal, traveling in large groups, as suggested by bonebeds. (Read more about it at Wikipedia) SAF4040 - $6.50 |
SaltasaurusIn the Cretaceous Period, sauropods in North America were no longer the dominant group of herbivorous dinosaurs, with the duck-billed dinosaurs, such as Edmontosaurus becoming the most abundant. However, on other landmasses such as South America and Africa (which where island continents much like modern Australia) sauropods, in particular the titanosaurs continued to be the dominant herbivores. (See also: allopatric speciation.) Saltasaurus was one such titanosaur sauropod, and lived 70 to 65 million years ago. When it was first discovered, in 1980, it forced palaeontologists to reconsider some assumptions about sauropods as Saltasaurus possessed crocodile-like armour (osteoderms) 10 to 12 centimetres (4 to 5 in) in diameter. Previously, it had been assumed that size alone was sufficient defence for the massive sauropods. Since then, palaeontologists have investigated the possibility that other sauropods may also have had armour; for example, the Argentinian Laplatasaurus. (Read more about it at Wikipedia) SAF4030 - $8.00 |
