Summary:
- This article reports the discovery of a new species of dinosaur called Meraxes gigas, a giant carnivorous theropod that lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, around 95 million years ago.
- Meraxes gigas was a massive predator, estimated to have been up to 10 meters long and weighing over 4 tons, making it one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs ever discovered.
- The study of the Meraxes gigas fossil provides important insights into the evolution and diversity of large theropod dinosaurs, as well as the ecosystem and climate conditions of the Late Cretaceous period in South America.