Brand: Carnegie

Review: Camarasaurus (The Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Camarasaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Macronaria (basal), Sauropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.4 (18 votes)

The Late Jurassic landscape of North America would not have been complete without its most abundant sauropod resident, Camarasaurus. Meaning “chambered lizard” due to its chambered vertebrae, Camarasaurus was among the earliest sauropod genera to be described in detail, likely due to the fact that its discovery occurred right in the middle of the famous “Bone Wars” between American paleontologists Edward D.

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Review: Styracosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd)

Genus: Styracosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Centrosaur, Ceratopsian Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.5 (17 votes)

I really can’t get enough of this dinosaur it seems. This is what, the third review by me of a Stycacosaurus? This time I will be reviewing Carnegie’s rendition of the semi-popular spiked dinosaur.

Despite the vast myriad of dinosaurs species turned into models by them, Carnegie only has four ceratopsid species under its belt.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus rex (original) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Tyrannosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (29 votes)

As an illustration of how far the Carnegie line has advanced in 20 years, you can’t do much better than the original Tyrannosaurus. Many people in their early 20s will remember owning one of these as a child. They’ll probably also remember it gathering dust in a dark corner of the cupboard under the stairs when the Jurassic Park toyline came along and made everything else seem a bit rubbish.

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News: Upcoming dinosaur releases from Safari Ltd (New for 2011)

News Category: Upcoming Releases Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd., Wild Safari

4.6 (7 votes)

Safari Ltd have another great spread laid on for 2011, with two new additions to the Carnegie Collection, five new Wild Safari dinosaurs, and two new toobs. I’m sure we’ll review the figures properly when they are released next year but in the meantime let’s overview what’s in the pipeline based on Safari Ltd’s publicity shots…
Safari Ltd is dedicated to releasing two new Carnegie figures every year, sculpted by Forrest Rogers.

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Review: Maiasaura (original sculpt) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Maiasaura Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Hadrosaur, Ornithopod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4 (12 votes)

The Late Cretaceous hadrosaur Maiasaura has become famous for being the first large dinosaur to be discovered alongside direct evidence that it cared for its young. Fossil nests associated with this dinosaur show that young dinosaurs stayed in the nest well after hatching.

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Review: Deinonychus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Deinonychus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Dromaeosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3 (25 votes)

Now here’s a figure I know some of you will recognise from your childhood – the Carnegie Deinonychus trio. Remember your childhood? Those halcyon, carefree days that were spent frolicking through flowery fields and dawbing awful dinosaurs using wax crayons? Well, those days are gone – GONE – and you can’t have them back.

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Review: Albertosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Albertosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Theropod, Tyrannosaur Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

3.8 (28 votes)

Albertosaurus was a mid-sized theropod that flourished throughout what is now North America during the Campanian era of the late Cretacious about 75 million years ago. It can best be described as a smaller, more lightly built version of its later, more famous relative, Tyrannosaurus rex.

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Review: Ichthyosaurus (2010) (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Ichthyosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Ammonite, Ichthyosaur Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

4.8 (17 votes)

Review and photos by Dr Andre Mursch (“Brontodocus”). Edited by Plesiosauria.
Ichthyosaurus is one of the most iconic fossil marine reptiles, being a milestone in vertebrate paleontology since it was discovered by Mary Anning, and it was subject of a German poem about the lower Jurassic (“Der Ichthyosaurus” by Viktor von Scheffel, 1856).

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Review: Protoceratops (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Protoceratops Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Ceratopsian, Ceratopsian (basal) Age: Cretaceous Type: Baby Dino, Figurine

3.7 (7 votes)

One of the more unusual early Carnegie releases (© 1988), this Protoceratops is less dinosaur toy, more cheap-‘n’-cheerful diorama. The inspiration’s pretty obvious for anyone who’s read a dinosaur book or two (a classic case of mistaken identity – nobody tell this guy!), but it made for an odd early entry among the chunky theropods with painted-on teeth.

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Review: Allosaurus (Carnegie Collection by Safari ltd.)

Genus: Allosaurus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Allosaur, Theropod Age: Jurassic Type: Figurine

3.3 (24 votes)

Allosaurus is one of the most well known meat-eating dinosaurs. Its fossils date back to the late Jurassic and have been found in both Portugal and the United States. It is characterized by wicked three-clawed hands and a skull that could have been utilized like a hatchet to slice off chunks of meat from carcasses.

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Review: Oviraptor (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd.)

Genus: Oviraptor Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Oviraptorosaur, Theropod Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.6 (20 votes)

Following on from the recent review of the Papo Oviraptor by a fellow blogger, let us look now at a radically different interpretation of the same dinosaur from the good folk at Safari. This is actually the second Oviraptor released as part of the Carnegie line; the original, released in 2005, featured less elaborate plumage with a simpler colour scheme and no tail fan.

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Review: Deinosuchus (Carnegie Collection by Safari Ltd)

Genus: Deinosuchus Brand: Carnegie, Safari Ltd. Classification: Crocodile Age: Cretaceous Type: Figurine

4.3 (22 votes)

Review by Cordylus, photos by Plesiosauria
There aren’t many prehistoric crocodilian figures, but out of the very few there are, the Carnegie Collection Deinosuchus stands out.

Deinosuchus was a big alligator (well technically it wasn’t an alligator- but it was more closely related to alligators than to crocodiles) from prehistoric Texas.

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