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    • The designated holotype for the genus and type species, Mapusaurus roseae, is an isolated right nasal (MCF-PVPH-108.1, Museo Carmen Funes, Paleontología de Vertebrados, Plaza Huincul, Neuquén). Twelve paratypes have been designated, based on additional isolated skeletal elements. See more

    Overview

    Mapusaurus (lit. Earth lizard) was a giant carcharodontosaurid carnosaurian dinosaur from Argentina during the See more

    Discovery

    Mapusaurus was excavated between 1997 and 2001, by the Argentinian-Canadian Dinosaur Project, from an exposure of the Huincul Formation (late Cenomanian–Turonian ) at Cañadón del Gato. It was described a… See more

    EtymologyEarth lizard, after the Mapuche Natives
    SpeciesM. roseae
    SynonymsTaurovenator?
    LocationSouth America
    Description

    Mapusaurus was a large theropod, but slightly smaller in size than its close relative Giganotosaurus, with the largest specimen measuring around 10.2–12.2 metres (33–40 ft) long and weighing up to 3–6 metric tons (3.3–6.6 sh… See more

    Paleobiology

    The fossil remains of Mapusaurus were discovered in a bone bed containing at least seven to possibly up to nine individuals of various growth stages. Coria and Currie speculated that this may represent a long term, possi… See more

    Classification

    Cladistic analysis carried out by Coria and Currie definitively showed that Mapusaurus is nested within the clade Carcharodontosauridae. The authors noted that the structure of the femur suggests a closer relati… See more

    Paleoecology

    As previously mentioned, the Huincul Formation is thought to represent an arid environment with ephemeral or seasonal streams. The age of this formation is estimated at 97 to 93.5 MYA. The dinosaur record is co… See more

    External links

    • Meat-Eating Dinosaur Was Bigger Than T. Rex. National Geographic News
    • "What were the longest/heaviest predatory dinosaurs?". Mike Taylor. The Dinosaur FAQ. August 27, 2002. (Named as Unnamed … See more

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