Museum Authenticated Prehistoric Replicas

Not mere toys, but an educational series of hand painted replicas that reveal the prehistoric world. 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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Corythosaurus Deltadromeus Dimetrodon

Corythosaurus

Corythosaurus (pronounced /ˌkɒrɨθoʊˈsɔrəs/), meaning 'helmet lizard' because of the shape of its crest (Greek korythos meaning 'helmet' and sauros meaning 'lizard') was a genus of duck-billed dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period, about 80 million years ago. It lived in what is now North America. Like other hadrosaurs it had a toothless beak, the back of the jaws contained a dental battery composed of hundreds of small, interlocking teeth. These were used to crush and grind plant matter and were continually replaced as they wore away. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Corythosaurus is scaled at 1:40 and measures 8" L x 3" H (20 x 7.5 cm).

SAF4023 - $8.00


Deltadromeus

Deltadromeus ("delta runner") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from Northern Africa. This carnivore had long, unusually slender hind limbs for its size, suggesting that it was a swift runner. It lived in the late Cretaceous Period, about 95 million years ago. It may have been one of the longest carnivorous dinosaurs, with one unpublished survey indicating that a referred partial specimen could represent an individual that was around 13.3 meters (44 ft) long, though it would have weighed only an estimated 3.5 tons, making it more slender than the giant carnosaurs. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Pteranodon is scaled at 1:40 and measures 5" Long.

SAF4032 - $6.00


Dimetrodon

The most distinctive characteristic of Dimetrodon was the spectacular sail on its back (other pelycosaurs such as Edaphosaurus, Ianthasaurus also, and Sphenacodon also has this trait). The sail, which was dense with blood vessels, was probably used to regulate body temperature; the surface area would allow it to warm up or cool off more efficiently. This adaptation was important because it would give the animal more time to hunt prey. The sail may also have been used in mating rituals and to warn off other predators. The sail was supported by neural spines, each one sprouting from an individual vertebra. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Dimetrodon is scaled at 1:15 and measures 8" L x 4.5" H (20 x 11 cm).

SAF4038 - $6.00



Diplodocus Doedicurus Dunkleosteus

Diplodocus

One of the best-known sauropods, Diplodocus was a very large long-necked quadrupedal animal, with a long, whip-like tail. Its forelimbs were slightly shorter than its hind limbs, resulting in a largely horizontal posture. The long-necked, long-tailed animal with four sturdy legs has been mechanically compared with a suspension bridge. In fact, Diplodocus is the longest dinosaur known from a complete skeleton. The partial remains of D. hallorum have increased the estimated length, though not as much as previously thought; when first described in 1991, discoverer David Gillete calculated it may have been up to 54 m (177.05 ft) long, making it the longest known dinosaur (excluding those known from especially poor remains, such as Amphicoelias). Some weight estimates ranged as high as 113 (rather only 50) tonnes (125 US short tons). (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Diplodocus is scaled at 1:40 and measures 24" L x 9" H (61 x 23 cm).

SAF4010 - $26.00


Doedicurus

4.25" L x 2" H. Suggested age 3+.
Doedicurus clavicaudatus was a prehistoric glyptodont, living during the Pleistocene until the end of the last ice age, some 11 000 years ago. This was the largest known glyptodontid, and one of the better known members of the New World Pleistocene megafauna, with a height of 1.5 meters (5 ft) and an overall length of around 3.6 meters (12 ft). It had a huge domed carapace that was made of many tightly fitted scutes, somewhat similar to that of its modern-day relative, the armadillos. Its tail was surrounded by a flexible sheath of bone and had long spikes or knobs on the end, at least in male individuals (McNeill Alexander et al. 1999).
D. clavicaudatus inhabited woodlands and grasslands and was herbivorous. Its tail club was probably used in intraspecific conflict rather than defense against predators like Smilodon. For one thing, the latter use would have been hard since the animal's field of vision was so limited that it would essentially have had to blindly thrash the tail club about. In addition, carapaces have been found which show fractures that were produced by roughly the same amount of energy as could be produced by the tail muscles (McNeill Alexander et al. 1999). (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF2831 - $4.50


Dunkleosteus

7.25" L x 1.5" H. Suggested age 3+.
Dunkleosteus (From "(David) Dunkle" + Greek: osteus/οστεος = bone; meaning "Dunkle's Bone") is a prehistoric fish, one of the largest arthrodire placoderms ever to have lived. This carnivorous predator lived during the Late Devonian period, about 370-360 million years ago.
No other placoderms rival its size: it is considered to have been one of the fiercest marine predators. This hunter, measuring 6 m (20 ft) and one ton, was at the top of the food chain.
New studies have revealed several features in both its food and biomechanics as its ecology and physiology. The Placodermi first appeared in the Silurian, and the group became extinct during the transition from the Devonian to the Carboniferous, leaving no descendants.
In recent decades, the Dunkleosteus has achieved recognition in popular culture, with a large number of specimens on display, and notable appearances in entertainment media.
Numerous fossils of some species have been found in North America, Poland, Belgium and Morocco. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF2833 - $7.00



Elasmosaurus Iguanodon Kronosaurus

Elasmosaurus

Elasmosaurus was about 14 m (46 ft) in length and weighed over 2,000 kg (2.2 tons), making it the longest plesiosaur. It had a large body and four flippers for limbs. More than half of its length was neck, which had more than 70 vertebrae, more than any other animal. It had a small head with sharp teeth. It most likely ate small bony fish, belemnites (similar to squid), and ammonites (molluscs). It swallowed small stones in order to aid its digestion. Elasmosaurus is believed to have lived mostly in open ocean. Its lifestyle is not well known but it most likely gave live birth to its young like modern sea snakes. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Elasmosaurus is scaled at 1:40 and measures 10.5" L x 7" H (27 x 17.5 cm).

SAF4019 - $10.00


Iguanodon

Iguanodon (pronounced /ɪˈgwɑːnədɒn/ or /ɪˈgwænədɒn/, meaning "Iguana tooth") is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived roughly halfway between the first of the swift bipedal hypsilophodontids and the ornithopods' culmination in the duck-billed dinosaurs. Iguanodon was a bulky herbivore that could shift from bipedality to quadrupedality. The arms were long (up to 75% the length of the legs in I. bernissartensis) and robust, with rather inflexible hands built so that the three central fingers could bear weight. The thumbs were conical spikes that stuck out away from the three main digits. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Iguanodon is scaled at 1:40 and measures 8" L x 5" H (20 x 12.5 cm).

SAF4021 - $10.00


Kronosaurus

13" L x 6" H. Suggested age 3+.
Kronosaurus (pronounced Kroe-noe-sore-uss) ("lizard of Kronos") is an extinct genus of short-necked pliosaur. It was among the largest pliosaurs, and is appropriately named after the leader of the Greek Titans, Kronos. The teeth of Kronosaurus are large in length (exceeding 7 cm). However, they lack carinae (cutting edges) and the distinct trihedral (three facets) of Pliosaurus and Liopleurodon teeth. The combination of large size, conical shape and lack of cutting edges allows for easy identification of Kronosaurus teeth in Cretaceous deposits from Australia.
Body-length estimates had previously put the total length of Kronosaurus at 12.8 meters (43 feet). However, recent study comparing fossil specimens of Kronosaurus to other pliosaurs suggest that the previous estimate was an exaggeration, with true length probably only 9–10 meters (30–33 feet). (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF4029 - $16.50



Megatherium Microraptor Pachycephalosaurus

Megatherium

3.5" L x 4.5" H. Suggested age 3+.
Unlike its living relatives, the tree sloths, Megatherium was one of the largest mammals to walk the Earth, weighing five tons, about as much as an African bull elephant. Although primarily a quadruped, its footprints show that it was capable of assuming a bipedal stance. When it stood on its hind legs, it was about twice the height of an elephant, or about twenty feet tall. This sloth, like a modern anteater, walked on the sides of its feet because its claws prevented it from putting them flat on the ground. The Megatherium species was a member of the abundant Pleistocene megafauna, large mammals that lived during the Pleistocene epoch.
Megatherium had a robust skeleton with a large pelvic girdle and a broad muscular tail. Its large size enabled it to feed at heights unreachable by other contemporary herbivores. Rising on its powerful hind legs and using its tail to form a tripod, Megatherium could support its massive body weight while using the curved claws on its long forelegs to pull down branches with the choicest leaves. Its jaw is believed to have housed a long tongue, which it would then use to pull leaves into its mouth, similar to the modern tree sloth. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF2741 - $7.00


Microraptor

9" L x 4" H. Suggested age 3+.
Microraptor (meaning "small thief") is a genus of small, dromaeosaurid dinosaur. About two dozen well-preserved fossil specimens have been recovered from Liaoning, China. They date from the early Cretaceous Period (Barremian stage), 130-125.5 million years ago.
At 55-77 centimeters (1.8-2.5 ft) long from its nose to the tip of its tail, Microraptor was among the smallest known dinosaurs. Aside from its extremely small size, Microraptor was among the first non-avian dinosaurs discovered with the impressions of feathers and wings. Microraptor had two sets of wings, on both its fore- and hind legs. The long feathers on the legs of Microraptor were true flight feathers as seen in modern birds, with asymmetrical vanes on the arm, leg, and tail feathers. As in bird wings, Microraptor had both primary (anchored to the hand) and secondary (anchored to the arm) flight feathers. This standard wing pattern was mirrored on the hind legs, with flight feathers anchored to the upper foot bones as well as the upper and lower leg. It had been proposed by Chinese scientists that the animal glided, and probably lived in trees, pointing to the fact that wings anchored to the feet of Microraptor would have hindered their ability to run on the ground, and suggest that all primitive dromaeosaurids may have been arboreal. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)

SAF4050 - $7.00


Pachycephalosaurus

Pachycephalosaurus (pronounced /ˌpækiˌsɛfələˈsɔrəs/, meaning "thick headed lizard", from Greek pachy-/παχυ- "thick", cephale/κεφαλη "head" and saurus/σαυρος "lizard") is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur. It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period (Maastrichtian stage) of what is now North America. Remains have been excavated in Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. It was an herbivorous or omnivorous creature which is only known from a single skull and a few extremely thick skull roofs. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Pteranodon is scaled at 1:40 and measures 7.5" Long.

SAF4018 - $7.00



Pachycephalosaurus Parasaurolophus Parasaurolophus

Pachycephalosaurus

The anatomy of Pachycephalosaurus is poorly known, as only skull remains have been described.[1] Pachycephalosaurus is famous for having a large, bony dome atop its skull, up to 25 cm (10 in) thick, which safely cushioned its tiny brain. The dome's rear aspect was edged with bony knobs and short bony spikes projected upwards from the snout. The spikes were probably blunted, not sharp. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This Pachycephalosaurus measures 5.5" L x 3" H (14 X 7.5 cm). Age 3+

SAF2785 - $3.50


Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus is a hadrosaurid, part of a diverse family of Cretaceous dinosaurs known for their range of bizarre head adornments. This genus is known for its large, elaborate cranial crest, which at its largest forms a long curved tube projecting upwards and back from the skull. Charonosaurus from China, which may have been its closest relative, had a similar skull and potentially a similar crest. The crest has been much discussed by scientists; the consensus is that major functions included visual recognition of both species and sex, acoustic resonance, and thermoregulation. It is one of the rarer duckbills, known from only a handful of good specimens. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This replica has been researched and authenticated by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The hand-painted Parasaurolophus is scaled at 1:40 and measures 7.5" L x 5" H (19 x 12.5 cm).

SAF4005 - $8.00


Parasaurolophus

Parasaurolophus is a hadrosaurid, part of a diverse family of Cretaceous dinosaurs known for their range of bizarre head adornments. This genus is known for its large, elaborate cranial crest, which at its largest forms a long curved tube projecting upwards and back from the skull. Charonosaurus from China, which may have been its closest relative, had a similar skull and potentially a similar crest. The crest has been much discussed by scientists; the consensus is that major functions included visual recognition of both species and sex, acoustic resonance, and thermoregulation. It is one of the rarer duckbills, known from only a handful of good specimens. (Read more about it at Wikipedia)
This Parasaurolophus measures 6.5" L x 3" H (16 x 7.5 cm). Age 3+

SAF2786 - $3.50



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