An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes Gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes Gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex. Meraxes measured around 36 feet from snout to tail tip and weighed approximately 9,000 pounds. Science News | Discovery Provides Insight into Evolution and Anatomy of Big, Carnivorous Dinosaurs.
Paleontologists initially discovered the remains of the Meraxes dinosaur in South America in 2012. They have spent the last ten years extracting, preparing. 08.07.2022, Sputnik International
Scientists in Argentina have discovered a new giant carnivorous dinosaur species that had a massive head and tiny arms.
The dinosaur, which resembles Tyrannosaurus rex, has been named Meraxes gigas after a fictional dragon in the Game of Thrones book series.
Starting with the skull, paleontologists dug up its remains over the course of four years during field expeditions in the northern Patagonia region of Argentina.