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Dinosaur: Meraxes gigas
Cretaceous: 100.5–93.9 Ma
| Length*: | 13 m | 42.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 8.7 t | 19,180 lb |
| Speed: | 30 km/h | 19 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Canale et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Huincul
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull and partial skeleton.
References: Canale et al. (2022). New giant carnivorous dinosaur reveals convergent evolutionary trends in theropod arm reduction.
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