Spinosaurus Makeover

2014 was a great year for dinosaur fans.  One of the biggest highlights was a new study on our old friend, Spinosaurus.  The study suggests that this super-preditor didn't walk around on 2 feet; he walked on all fours.  But even more suprising is the conclusion that Spinosaurus lived a mainly aquatic lifestlye, similar to crocodiles and alligators today.

All this new evidence has dinosaur toy collectors chomping at the bit to get their hands on new Spinosaurus sculpts, reflecting the latest scientific informatoin.  That's the reasons I took the Papo Spinosaurs off my 2015 buying guide.  As beautiful as it is, it is now out of date.  You may as well wait for the next generation of figures to hit the market.

Collecta has aleady announced that they will release a new 1/40th scale Spinosaurus this year, based on the latest study.  From the pictures, it looks great:

If you want to get a Spinosaurus figure for your kid, just hold off for a bit.  The new Spinosaurus is on its way.