Category Archives: Spinosaurs

New Edition of Dinosaurs of Africa arrived today!

Posted on 27/03/2021 by luisvrey

Just IN! Glad to report that Anusuya Chinsamy–Turan has updated her popular book, carrying all the weight of the edition herself! Very glad to continue to participate in her great work adding some new artwork… obviously most of the old … Continue reading →

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The Next Project will be coming from Mexico (again).

Posted on 25/11/2020 by luisvrey

It was that time of the year, again. There were only two things that made would made us brave the elements and risk everything in these horrible pandemic times: going back to the Soteno family in Metepec and continue my … Continue reading →

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…and now for the Spinosaurus Apotheosis Downfall.

Posted on 10/10/2020 by luisvrey

I will leave this here. Almost no words necessary… needless to say there will be comparisons and zoologists will know where this scene is coming from, only that it is at such colossal scale that is difficult to think of … Continue reading →

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My Spinosaurus finally takes to the waters…

Posted on 05/08/2020 by luisvrey

Lately, this blog is in danger of becoming an obsessive fan club of the Spinosaurus saga, but I couldn’t resist the temptation of finally doing a water-bound restoration of our favourite fisher kings… I understand that the paleo-art market may … Continue reading →

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Yet More Spinosaurus! A matter of legs. The Ideal Vs Scientific papers.

Posted on 24/06/2020 by luisvrey

I have always been a fan of the skeletal models from a very talented Chinese, popular sculptor that I found via Internet 袁圣钊 (Yuan Shengzhao). I recommend any serious collector to get in contact with him. Not only his replicas … Continue reading →

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Spinosaurus Revisited Part 2. Spinosaur hysteria!

Posted on 19/05/2020 by luisvrey

There is a veritable flood of commentary and new restorations of Spinosaurus on the internet.  Most of the commentary is based on false assumptions that feverishly support this or that “Ideal” image of this poorly known, biggest of all theropods. … Continue reading →

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Spinosaurus revisited.

Posted on 30/04/2020 by luisvrey

Yes, this is the moment we have all been waiting for…  the newest, most formal restoration of Spinosaurus, modified so it now includes the tail… and it has surprised many, but not me. The tail definitively depicts Spinosaurus as an … Continue reading →

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Popularising science… The right way!

Posted on 05/12/2015 by luisvrey

Remember this? When I did this restoration of Sereno’s outlandish Spinosaurus, I could’t wait to hear the complaints… there were some but not as many as I expected! Now I have just purchased the new 1:40 scale Spinosaurus from the … Continue reading →

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Fossils For Africa is out… and not all are dinosaurs of course!

Posted on 30/11/2014 by luisvrey

This little Euparkeria (revised  by John Hutchinson  and Dave Hone, both of whom I also thank here) is one of the several new illustrations featured in the new Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan  book “Fossils For Africa” that I have been advertising here for a … Continue reading →

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What happens when Spinosaurus runs ashore…

Posted on 14/09/2014 by luisvrey

The continuing Spinosaurus saga has reached its peak with Paul Sereno and National Geographic’s final, detailed description of the new version of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.  And things just couldn’t get weirder. Are we witnessing the first ever “cetacean-like” dinosaur? It has the bone … Continue reading →

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