INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A new dinosaur species, with a large head and tiny arms, was discovered by paleontologists, who have now named the giant carnivorous
dinosaur species Meraxes gigas.According to the researchers& findings, published in Current Biology this week, the new species is similar to
the Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex).The findings were obtained over a four-year period, as researchers conducted field expeditions in the northern
Patagonia region of Argentina, starting with unearthing the skull which was found in 2012.The Meraxes remains indicated that the dinosaur
died at about 45 years of age and weighed about four metric tons
Scientists believe the dinosaur lived 90 to 100 millions years ago in what is now Argentina.The researchers told Reuters that the short
forearms have now become understood to indicate that such dinosaurs relied on their skulls to attack prey.Despite their powerful appearance,
it&s hard to imagine they were used much as they barely extend beyond the body and could not have reached the huge mouth,& University of
Minnesota paleontologist and study co-author Pete Makovicky told Reuters.The post Scientists discover giant, meat-eating new dinosaur
species in Argentina first appeared on Ariana News.
