Summary:
- This article discusses the discovery of a new species of dinosaur called Meraxes gigas, a massive carnivorous theropod that lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago.
- The Meraxes gigas was an apex predator with a large skull and powerful jaws, measuring up to 10 meters (33 feet) in length and weighing an estimated 4.8 tons, making it one of the largest known carnivorous dinosaurs.
- The discovery of this new dinosaur species provides valuable insights into the evolution and diversity of the theropod group, which includes iconic dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, and helps to fill in gaps in our understanding of the prehistoric ecosystem in South America during the Cretaceous period.