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Ubirajara, the controversy rages on.

Posted on 27/12/2020 by luisvrey

At the moment these pictures were happening, I couldn’t post them for obvious reasons… this is Hector “Splintersaurus” Munive and Dahlia Castillo working on the first-ever model of Ubirajara, the strange, protofeathered and exotically ornate Sinosauropteryx-like theropod from Brazil I … Continue reading →

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Having Fun with the new, revolutionary Ubirajara jubatus.

Posted on 15/12/2020 by luisvrey

A while ago I received a commission regarding a very secret new paper about to be released. A Brazilian specimen’s reconstruction by the team of Dino Frey et al that was simply staggering… basically it looked like a very ornamented … Continue reading →

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Paleoart in Mexico 2. Metepec and Beyond.

Posted on 05/12/2020 by luisvrey

In the previous post I chronicled a bit of the the creative power that Mexico exercises on me and my different collaborations each time we go down there. Meet some more P-art produced under our shared spell! Meet Frida Soteno… … 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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Even more interesting NEW Mexican Dinosaurs.

Posted on 13/05/2020 by luisvrey

Mexico’s Palaeontology is hard work… at all levels! The numerous but very fragmentary material has palaeontologists squabbling and scratching their heads as to what the myriad of fragments are. This time I have selected two new remarkable new discoveries: Claudia Serrano … 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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