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Maip is a genus of large megaraptorid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Chorrillo Formation of Santa Cruz, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, M. macrothorax, known from an incomplete, disarticulated skeleton. Maip may represent the largest megaraptorid known from South America, and possibly the world. [1]
Megaraptor is known from the Late Turonian to Early Coniacian-dated Portezuelo Formation of Argentina. [1] Other named dinosaurs known from the formation include the titanosaurian sauropods Futalognkosaurus , Baalsaurus , and Malarguesaurus , and several other theropod taxa including the dromaeosaurids Neuquenraptor , Unenlagia , and ...
Megaraptor retained a vestigial fourth metacarpal, the hand bone that would have connected to the fourth finger in early dinosaurs. This was a primitive feature lost by most other tetanurans. The first two fingers had absurdly large unguals (claws); in Megaraptor the first claw was larger than the entire ulna. Unlike the large unguals of many ...
Biggest 'Megaraptor' Ever Discovered. If you've seen Jurassic Park, you know how scary velociraptors are -- and even if you haven't, they were dinosaurs with really sharp teeth, so that alone is ...
The 5-ton apex-predator measuring 3 stories from nose to tail was found eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws.
The fossils provide unique insights into an ancient Australian ecosystem dominated by powerful “megaraptor” dinosaurs measuring 6-7 metres in length. Two of the new megaraptor species are the ...
Similarly to Megaraptor, ... Possessed the largest known teeth of any dinosaur Leshansaurus: 2009 Shaximiao Formation (Late Jurassic, Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian)
Siats (/see-ats/) is an extinct genus of large theropod dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation (Mussentuchit Member) of Utah, United States. The genus contains a single species, Siats meekerorum. It was initially classified as a megaraptoran, a clade of large theropods with controversial relationships.