Summary:
- This article describes the discovery of a new species of dinosaur called Meraxes gigas, a type of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago.
- Meraxes gigas was a large predatory dinosaur, measuring up to 10 meters long and weighing an estimated 4 tons, with a large, heavily-built skull and teeth adapted for tearing prey.
- The discovery of Meraxes gigas provides new insights into the evolution and diversity of theropod dinosaurs, and helps to fill in gaps in the fossil record of these ancient predators.