Bigger than tyrannosaurs hunting in packs
20 April 2006
by Carina Lee
The fossilized remains from dinosaurs larger than Tyrannosaurus Rex have been discovered in Western Patagonia, Argentina. The discovery of these 12.5 metre long species, named Mapusaurus roseae, lead research scientists to believe that this species is the largest carnivorous dinosaur to have ever existed and it also suggests that large carnivorous dinosaurs lived in groups. Mapusaurus has been described to be an agile hunter with thin, sharp teeth and a low jaw. A group of paleontologists led by renowned dinosaur hunter Rodolfo Coria, found the fossils near the Andes mountain ranges. Associate paleontologist from the American Museum of Natural History, Lowell Dingus, explains “The remarkable remains of Mapusaurus provide another important example of the spectacular kinds of gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs that roamed South America near the end of the age of the dinosaurs.” Scientists and experts have speculated that future fossil discoveries may potentially exceed the size of the Mapusaurus fossils. |
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