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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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The Waikato Museum in New Zealand hosts Dinosaur rEvolution!

Posted on 07/03/2020 by luisvrey

Things are definitively looking up  for Dinosaur rEvolution, Secrets Of Survival. The efforts of Peter Norton and Gondwana Studios are now more evident than ever in this new outing at the Waikato Museum in Hamilton,  New Zealand.  Always trying to … Continue reading →

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Pterosaur squid eating? I did it first…

Posted on 30/01/2020 by luisvrey

Well it is not very often that I post anything about pterosaurs,,, but since a  recent paper by Hoffmann et al. (2020) documented the remarkable discovery of a Plesioteuthis squid with a Rhamphorhynchus tooth embedded in its tissues reminded me … Continue reading →

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Strange tales of the road… Dinosaurs and me at Havana, Cuba 1958. A scrapbook.

Posted on 12/01/2020 by luisvrey

It really is a long time and shows how back my interests and fascination with  dinosaurs go! Just found these pictures on my first visit to a dino-park ever… Bellomonte, Playa de Guanabo (in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba. These … Continue reading →

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Starting 2020 at​ a strong pace. DINOSAUR PATHOLOGIES.

Posted on 01/01/2020 by luisvrey

…27 of them and to the last detail! Following an initiative from Ruben Molina-Pérez, responsible for the “Records and Curiosities of the Dinosaurs”, two of the greatest  Mexican Palaeontologists, Angel Ramírez and Ricardo Servín Pichardo,  that supported and backed me … Continue reading →

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Mark Witton’s review of Extreme Dinosaurs, The Projects.

Posted on 30/11/2019 by luisvrey

Thank you Mark Witton… this review really does the book justice. High Praise from high places at the level of Paleontology… and still managing to positively dissect my work like a good fellow palaeontologist,  artist… and nerd…  aren’t we all? https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2019/11/book-review-luis-v-reys-dinosaurs.html?showComment=1575072531090#c2670421361318886343 … Continue reading →

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EXTREME DINOSAURS! Pt 2.The Projects is finally available!

Posted on 22/10/2019 by luisvrey

Took a while and even a Kickstarter campaign that couldn’t quite make it… but I decided that the Projects needed to be available both in hardback and Paperback. Self-published and somehow in control of what I wanted to convey, this … Continue reading →

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TetZoo.Con 2019… a throwback to better times looking into​ the future.

Posted on 21/10/2019 by luisvrey

As far as biology-oriented meetings in England this TetZoo one has finally proven that this is the kind of gathering place for anyone interested in all things Paleo. Well organised,  the atmosphere was simply extraordinary, for old times sake!  We … Continue reading →

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