Excavations are planned to continue in 2023. Paleontologists have discovered the largest raptor ever found. The new species, known as Maip macrothorax, was a superpredator from the megaraptor family that lived in the forests of Argentina about 70 million years ago. Discuss
Raptors became very famous thanks in large part to the Jurassic Park movies. Megaraptors, as you might expect, were much larger: most species were between 6 and 8 meters long, and about half a meter taller than an adult.
They are not were as big as the Tyrannosaurs, but at least they were creepier. Megaraptors were born to run – their long, slender legs and semi-hollow bones indicate that they were light and very agile. Having caught up with the prey, they grabbed it with their unusually muscular limbs, tearing the food with curved claws up to 35 cm long.
The newly discovered species is the largest megaraptor found so far. Maip macrothorax is estimated to be 9 to 10 m long and about 5 tons in weight. means the large chest cavity of this creature, and “Maip” is the name of an evil spirit from the mythology of the Tehuelches, the indigenous people of Patagonia, where the fossil was found. due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team hopes to return to the site to search for new bones in early 2023.