A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Original description paper erecting Maip macrothorax and placing it in Theropoda > Tetanurae > Coelurosauria > Megaraptora > Megaraptoridae.
Öppna källa ↗Paleontological discoveries in the Chorrillo Formation (upper Campanian–lower Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina
Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Documents the fossil localities, stratigraphy and geographic extent of the Chorrillo Formation at Estancia La Anita, Santa Cruz Province, the unit yielding Maip.
Öppna källa ↗Paleobotany of the uppermost Cretaceous Chorrillo Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina: insights in a freshwater floral community
Cretaceous Research (Elsevier)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Reconstructs the high-latitude floodplain and freshwater palaeoenvironment and plant community of the Chorrillo Formation in which Maip lived.
Öppna källa ↗Evaluating the paleoecology of the Megaraptora (Dinosauria: Theropoda) through biomechanical approaches
Roderic – Repositori Institucional, Universitat de València
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Biomechanical study of megaraptoran feeding and predatory ecology, supporting the carnivorous diet inferred for Maip.
Öppna källa ↗New fossil mammal remains from the Chorrillo Formation (Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Öppna källa ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
Öppna källa ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
Öppna källa ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
Öppna källa ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Granskad: 2026-09-06
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
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