The Safari Habitat Carnivorous Missing Links carniverous dinosaur toob

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Safari Dinosaurs 12/30/07

For 2005 Safari is released the Sue Toob. Basically a mix from Carnivore and Dino toobs plus a new Sue the Tyrannosaurus figure. Safari seems to have replaced the old Habitat series with the new Dino Toob. There are 3 different sets the Dino Toob, Carnivorous Dino Toob and a Dino Babies Toob that seems to be based on the Wild Safari babies. Safari appears to be expanding its relations with prominent museums adding the ANHM in New York and the Field in Chicago.

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Prehistoric LifeToob 2006

prehistoric life toob safari

ANHM Dino Toob 2005

The American Museum of Natural History’s Division of Paleontology, Mark Norell who has been at the forefront of documenting the evolutionary relationship of theropod dinosaurs and birds. In particular the work done describing the finds of a variety of small feathered dinosaurs found in Liaoning Province in northeastern China. The toob contains 12 dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus, Chasmosaurus, Apatosaurus, Protoceratops, Psittacosaurus andPachycephalosaurus and are well done only the Chasmosaurus being an uncommon choice. Then you get the interesting stuff the rare unique figure choices, Microraptor with flight feathers on the forearms and legs in mid flight. There a nice Dinosaur Planet Velociraptor with feathers. Dilong paradoxus ("Emperor Dragon paradox") is a small, feathered tyrannosaurid. There is Beipiaosaurus a segnosaur, Caudipteryx and Sinornithosaurus small therapods, all with feathery appendages.

The Safari Sue collection

The pride of the Field Museum is the the largest Tyrannosaurus skeleton to date call Sue after an employee of the Black Hills institute that discovered and excavated the fossil.

There are two versions of the T rex Sue and Anatotitan and Torosaurus. Both the smaller scale about 1/100 and the choice of figures appears to be designed to minimize completion with the flagship Carnegie line. Coincidently both Anatotitan and Torosaurus were cast in the Walking with Dinosaurs documentary.

Safari Carnivorous Dino Toob

Released in 2003 as a replacement for the Habitat Authentics but still retaining some of the older designs. The Toob contains 12 Habitat Authentic sized figures.

Four of the figures are repaints from the Habitat series; they are the Spinosaurus, Velociraptor, Pteranodon and Dimetrodon. Then comes the fun part. Acrocanthosaurus, Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Carnotaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Elasmosaurus, Kronosaurus and Baryonyx. These are not so much an extension of the Habitat series but a tie in to the Carnegie Safari Museum figures. They are similar in stance and color to the 1/40-scale figures with out being duplicates as was the case for the Battat mini figures. The new figures have the name stamped underneath like the Carnegie figures but unlike the Habitat figures. They are also more finely done than many of the Habitat series that were often a little chubby.

Safari Dino Toob

Released in 2003 as a replacement for the Habitat Authentics but still retaining some of the older designs. The Toob contains 12 Habitat Authentic sized figures

Safari Dino Toob

Very similar to the original Habitat figures but smaller and leaner. They also had a variety of different paint jobs. They lost a few figures along the way.

Apatosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Velociraptor, Dimetrodon, Spinosaurus, Pteranodon, Iguanodon, Diplodocus and T-Rex

Mini Carnegie / Authentics Habitat Collection

At about 2" to 4" long and about 2" to 3" tall they little bit bigger than most mini dinosaurs. They were released in 3 sets. The scale is mixed so that several of the smaller creatures like Protoceratops, Dimetrodon, Dilophosaurus and Euoplocephalus can be used comfortably with the the 1/40 scale Safari figures. Reproduce in rubber as erasures and in solid plastic they have also been knocked off by low end companies. Still available in 3 packs and call the carnegie Mini. There are a partial set of knock offs from China that show up. They are usually not as well finished as the actual Safari products.

Set 1 contains: Apatosaurus, Triceratops, Brachiosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus and T-Rex

Set 2 contains: Dilophosaurus, Styracosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Velociraptor, Protoceratops and Dimetrodon

Set 3 contains: Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Elasmosaurus, Pteranodon, Iguanodon and Diplodocus

Missing Links Prehistoric Mammals

Originally Safari had a few mammals in the Carnegie Line these were discontinued when the Missing Links series came out. Given the Safari experience with wild animals and farm animals this seems like a natural extension for the company. There were no additions to the line and with the release of a Mammoth in Carnegie Line was discontinued. There is also a Missing Links Panorama display.

MAMMUTHUS PRIMIGENIUS (woolly mammoth) and baby

COELODONTA ANTIQUITAS (woolly rhinoceros)

SMILODON (saber tooth tiger)

Neanderthal man

Neanderthal woman, Neanderthal child

Dinosaurs Of China

Mamenchisaurus, Yangchuanosaurus and Therizinosaurus were created by Ellie Kish, artist in residence for the Tyrrell Museum in Alberta Canada. They originally came with fossil display bases. Most of these figures were all in the 1/40 scale. The Velociraptor was a limited release collectible in 1/10 scale. Find all these figures featured in the Dinosaurs of China diorama page

MAMENCHISAURUS