Carnegie collection

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The Carnegie Collection is a series of authentic replicas based on dinosaurs and other extinct prehistoric creatures, using fossils featured at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History as references. The line is produced by Florida-based company Safari, Ltd, known for their hand-painted replicas.

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The collection was first released in 1989, featuring seventeen models. The line has seen a steady stream of additions since that time, usually two or three each year. As of 2006, 52 models have been produced for the line, although several of these have been retired during the course of its run. Each of the models is hand-painted, ensuring that no two copies of the same model are identical. Each animal featured is authenticated by paleontologists employed by the Carnegie Museum, and as such the models very accurately depict each creature according to the most recent scientific data available (although models are occasionally outdated by newer findings, see below). Most of the dinosaurs are designed at a 1:40 scale (where one inch on the model represents 40 inches on the real creature), although some models representing smaller creatures were built at a scale of 1:15. Models in the collection range greatly in size from 24 inches long (Brachiosaurus) to only three inches long (Dimetrodon) with all shapes and sizes represented in-between. On the underside of each model is information detailing its name, product number, year of initial production, and copyright information.

The models feature an informational hang tag providing scientific details about the animal represented by the replica. In some cases, the dinosaurs were packaged in cardboard display boxes, in which case a small booklet featuring information on each dinosaur featured in the collection was included in lieu of the hang tags. In some instances, two or three models would be packaged together in a box. Examples include Dimetrodon and Deinonychus, Protoceratops and Euoplocephalus, Apatosaurus and Apatosaurus Baby, Elasmosaurus and Mosasaurus, and Australopithicus Male/Female pair and Smilodon. The boxes are not often seen today, and most of the time the dinosaurs are found free of packaging. Also produced for the collection was a specially-designed display "mountain". The display featured multiple tiers upon which the pieces in the collection could be placed in a variety of creative ways. This display was touted primarily to retailers in order to encourage sales of the replicas, but the display has also become popular with collectors.

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1989

  • 4000 Stegosaurus - was later redesigned with a more textured appearance and elaborate paint job.
  • 4001 Tyrannosaurus rex - scientific evidence renders this model's stature inaccurate, as it portrays the dinosaur standing upright with its tail on the ground. A newer, more accurate model has been produced, although this model is still available.
  • 4002 Brachiosaurus - although a blue paint version is the most common, a green one also was produced in the late 90's.
  • 4003 Apatosaurus
  • 4004 Apatosaurus Baby - this model initially featured the baby craning its neck around 180 degrees. A newer model was issued showing the neck extended forward.
  • 4005 Parasaurolophus
  • 4006 Triceratops - two different paint varieties exist - one with a black back and gray underside, one featuring a black body with blue, gray, and white striping.
  • 4007 Allosaurus - the initial release featured a bulky body and a large head. A newer model was later produced with a more slender body and a slimmer nose.
  • 4008 Australopithecus male (retired 1996)
  • 4009 Australopithecus female (retired 1996) - featured holding a child.
  • 4010 Diplodocus
  • 4011 Maiasaura (retired 1996) - featured an adult sitting on a nest of eggs. Scientific evidence later suggested that this would not have been possible, as the creature's weight would have crushed the eggs. A new Maiasaura model was later produced, and it is likely that this is the reason for this model's retirement.
  • 4012 Dimetrodon (retired 1997) - at three inches long, it is the smallest model in the collection to date.
  • 4013 Protoceratops (retired 1996) - featured an adult and baby together on a nest of eggs. This model may have been retired for the same reason as Maiasaura.
  • 4014 Pteranodon - a much more detailed model replaced the initial release version in the late 90's.
  • 4015 Euoplocephalus (retired 1997)
  • 4016 Smilodon (retired 1997)

1990

  • 4017 Pachycephalosaurus (retired 2002) - featured two different paints, mirroring both the early and late versions of the first Triceratops, respectively.
  • 4018 Deinonychus (retired 1997)

1991

  • 4019 Elasmosaurus - the initial release was approximately 15 inches long with an outstretched neck. It was later replaced with a model approximately 9 inches in length with its neck curved upward in an "S" shape.
  • 4020 Mosasaurus (retired 1999) - two slightly different paint jobs exist, one with a dark green back and the other featuring a lighter green with stripes on the sides.

1992

1993

1994

  • 4024 Dilophosaurus - features two separate models. In the box packaging, they were posed to appear to be fighting eachother.

1996

  • 4025 Plateosaurus
  • 4026 Deinosuchus - two variations feature different renditions of its eyes - one featuring dark, alligator-like eyes, and one featuring gray eyes with black vertical-slit pupils like a crocodile.
  • 4027 Maiasaura with nest - this version would replace the old Maiasaura, and featured two pieces - an adult and a nest with two hatchlings within.

1997

1998

1999

  • 4034 Psittacosaurus (retired 2004) - the shortest-lived model in the collection thus far.
  • 4035 Tyrannosaurus - 10th anniversary edition special release

2000

  • 4036 Triceratops
  • 4037 Tanystropheus - featuring a posable neck.

2001

  • 4038 Dimetrodon - built on a 1:15 scale unlike the previous Dimetrodon, making it much larger than its predecessor.
  • 4039 Acrocanthosaurus

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

All the models adhere to the 1:40 scale except the following: Australopithecus male, Australopithecus female, Smilodon, Psittacosaurus, the second Dimetrodon, Woolly Mammoth, Velociraptor, Oviraptor, Beipiaosaurus, Microraptor, Caudipteryx, and Dilong. Each of these models were designed on a 1:15 scale. The various retired models have become some of the most sought-after pieces in the collection, although Safari, Ltd. has scaled back its retirement program in recent years, with only a few dinosaurs retired since the 90's.

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