Everything Dinosaur has commissioned a new illustration of the giant lambeosaurine dinosaur Magnapaulia laticaudus. The company will feature this detailed artwork in its upcoming Magnapaulia fact sheet. At present, team members are preparing the fact sheet as they await the arrival of the new CollectA Deluxe 1:60 scale Magnapaulia model. This impressive new 2026 release measures approximately 20.5 cm in length.
A scale drawing of the lambeosaurine dinosaur Magnapaulia (M. laticaudus). The illustration will be used in the company’s Magnapaulia fact sheet. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.
Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur
Magnapaulia laticaudus
Palaeontologists know Magnapaulia from fossils discovered in the El Gallo Formation of Baja California in north-western Mexico. Initially, scientists thought these remains belonged to a large Lambeosaurus. Later, the elongated neural spines prompted suggestions that the fossils might represent a giant Hypacrosaurus. However, in 2012, researchers formally described the material as a new genus and species of lambeosaurine hadrosaur (Prieto-Márquez et al).
The CollectA Deluxe Magnapaulia model has a bright red crest, and the design team have given their figure a fleshy wattle running down the throat.
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Elongated Processes Associated with the Tail Bones
Scientists once proposed that the elongated processes of the tail vertebrae indicated a semi-aquatic lifestyle. However, this idea has since fallen out of favour. Instead, researchers now recognise Magnapaulia as one of the largest ornithischian dinosaurs known to science. Estimates vary, but there is a general consensus suggesting it could have exceeded twelve metres in length and weighed around ten tonnes.
Fossil evidence also reveals details about its skin. For example, specimen LACM 17712 preserves part of the tail integument. The skin consisted of large, rounded scales arranged irregularly across the body. In addition, smaller hexagonal or rounded scales surrounded these larger structures. The Collecta Deluxe Magnapaulia model reflects these details.
The genus name derives from the Latin word “magna”, meaning large or great. Furthermore, it honours Paul G. Haaga Jr., president of the board of trustees at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and an ardent support of the Museum’s fieldwork. Meanwhile, the species name laticaudus means “broad tail” in Latin. Taken together, the name translates as “Haaga’s great, broad-tailed dinosaur”. This name reflects both the dinosaur’s impressive size and its wide, powerful tail.
Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:
“The CollectA Deluxe Magnapaulia laticaudus figure will be with us shortly. Therefore, creating a fact sheet for this hadrosaur model is a priority.”
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