Summary:
- This article discusses the recent discovery of a new species of dinosaur called Meraxes gigas, a type of carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago.
- The Meraxes gigas was a large predator, measuring up to 9 meters (30 feet) in length and weighing several tons, making it one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known from the Southern Hemisphere.
- The discovery of this new dinosaur species provides valuable insights into the diversity and evolution of theropod dinosaurs in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, just before the mass extinction event that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs.