Summary:
- This article discusses the recent discovery of a new species of dinosaur called Meraxes gigas, a large carnivorous theropod that lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago.
- Meraxes gigas was a massive predator, measuring up to 10 meters long and weighing several tons, making it one of the largest known carnivorous dinosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere.
- The discovery of this new dinosaur species provides valuable insights into the diversity and evolution of large predatory dinosaurs in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, just before the mass extinction event that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs.