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Dinosaur: Maip macrothorax
| Length*: | 8.8 m | 28.9 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.6 t | 3,527 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Aranciaga Rolando et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Santa Cruz
Formation: Chorrillo
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton (mostly vertebrae).
References: Aranciaga Rolando, Motta, Agnolin, Manabe, Tsuihiji & Novas, (2022). A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina.
