Having grown up within the 80s and the 90s, I can vividly recall Lambeosaurus generally being described as one of many very largest ornithopods, rivalling Shantungosaurus itself. That notion was based mostly on a specimen often known as LACM 17715, found in Baja California, Mexico, and named L. laticaudus in 1981. However in 2012, it was renamed as a separate genus, Magnapaulia, and plenty of different specimens have since been referred to it. And whereas it ended up not being as humongous as Shantungosaurus, it’s nonetheless to this point the largest recognized member of Lambeosaurinae, with an estimated dimension of wherever between 12.5 and 16 metres in size and eight to 10 tons in weight.
New for 2026, the CollectA Magnapaulia is sculpted in a quadrupedal strolling pose with its left limbs prolonged ahead and again and its proper limbs introduced in shut to at least one one other. Each the tail and the pinnacle are turning to the left and the mouth is open as if the person have been munching on greens or sounding off. The toy measures about 20.5 cm lengthy and 9.3 cm excessive, which may be very large for a toy within the Age of Dinosaurs Well-liked sequence.
The Magnapaulia’s primary color is a light-weight gray with a good lighter underbelly. The fingers and ft are darkish gray with medium gray claws. Medium brown spots and stripes adorn the physique and white wash has been utilized down the size of the backbone. The invoice is medium gray with brown wash and the eyes are shiny black. And eventually, the crest and the throat are decked out in pastel purple. All of it seems to be good and it’s fairly not like any earlier CollectA ornithopod.
Tiny rounded scales cowl the whole thing of the Magnapaulia’s physique, together with on the soles of the hind ft. There are additionally bigger spherical scales scattered throughout the torso area, however they are often onerous to discern amongst all of the brown spots. That is consistent with preserved skin impressions which present that Magnapaulia possessed such scales. There are additionally heavy folds and wrinkles current on the neck, the limbs, and alongside the stomach.
No Magnapaulia cranium has but been discovered with an intact crest, however provided that cladistic evaluation has discovered this hadrosaur to be closest to fellow Mexican Velafrons, and near Corythosaurus and Hypacrosaurus as effectively, it’s completely affordable to conclude that it had a rounded crest like them. Practically all paleoart depicts it this manner. The crest on this toy is spherical and swept again, and its giant dimension means one may interpret this particular person as a mature male. The remainder of the pinnacle has the proper profile, though the tip of the invoice ought to be a bit extra rounded. The neck is good and thick.
The forelimbs are lengthy and muscular, and very similar to the Deluxe Edmontosaurus proven earlier above, function giant hooves sandwiched between smaller claws on the second and fifth digits. The hind limbs are equally lanky and finish in three-toed ft. Unusually, the fitting foot is bent in such a method that it nearly seems to be hyperextended backward.
The torso is appropriately enormous and deep, with the again held greater than the pinnacle. The tail begins out deep as effectively, however finally tapers to a skinny, fairly rod-like construction. Total then, this toy has a physique that definitely seems very typical of a hadrosaur. Nonetheless, Magnapaulia possessed particularly tall vertebral spines, nearly 4 occasions as tall because the centra. This toy does have a outstanding ridge operating down its again and tail, however it doesn’t look like fairly tall sufficient.
The CollectA Magnapaulia finally ends up being one thing of a combined bag. On the one hand, there’s the oddly bent proper foot and the wanting vertebral spines. However however, it nonetheless boasts a superb color scheme, glorious sculpting, and the honours of being the very first Magnapaulia toy and one in all solely a small handful of toys representing Mexican dinosaurs. So all issues thought-about, I’m happy with this one in the long run. And thanks very a lot for this evaluation pattern, CollectA!
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