Argentina: Scientists discover giant dinosaur 'Meraxes'
The newly discovered carnivorous dinosaur had a massive head and tiny arms, similar to the famous T. rex. The small front limbs may have held an advantage for survival.
Date 07.07.2022
This artistic representation of the predator is based off the well-preserved remains found in Argentina
In an article published Thursday, paleontologists said they had discovered a new apex predator with a massive head and little arms, like those of the Tyrannosaurus rex.
The findings were published in the journal Current Biology and suggest that the small front limbs were not an accident of evolution but rather helped the creature survive in its era.
Meraxes gigas, named after a dragon in the Game of Thrones books, was excavated over four years of field expeditions in northern Patagonia, Argentina. The skull was first found in 2012.
"We won the lottery and found it literally on the first morning," Peter Makovicky, from the University of Minnesota, told Agence France-Presse.
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