Summary:
- This article describes the discovery of a new species of dinosaur called Meraxes gigas, a giant carnivorous theropod that lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago.
- Meraxes gigas was a massive predator, estimated to have been up to 10 meters long and weighed over 4 tons, making it one of the largest known carnivorous dinosaurs.
- The discovery of Meraxes gigas provides important insights into the evolution and diversity of large theropod dinosaurs, and helps to fill in gaps in our understanding of the prehistoric ecosystem in South America during the Late Cretaceous.