A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Original description paper erecting Maip macrothorax and placing it in Theropoda > Tetanurae > Coelurosauria > Megaraptora > Megaraptoridae.
Åpne kilde ↗Paleontological discoveries in the Chorrillo Formation (upper Campanian–lower Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina
Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Documents the fossil localities, stratigraphy and geographic extent of the Chorrillo Formation at Estancia La Anita, Santa Cruz Province, the unit yielding Maip.
Åpne kilde ↗Paleobotany of the uppermost Cretaceous Chorrillo Formation, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina: insights in a freshwater floral community
Cretaceous Research (Elsevier)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Reconstructs the high-latitude floodplain and freshwater palaeoenvironment and plant community of the Chorrillo Formation in which Maip lived.
Åpne kilde ↗Evaluating the paleoecology of the Megaraptora (Dinosauria: Theropoda) through biomechanical approaches
Roderic – Repositori Institucional, Universitat de València
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Biomechanical study of megaraptoran feeding and predatory ecology, supporting the carnivorous diet inferred for Maip.
Åpne kilde ↗New fossil mammal remains from the Chorrillo Formation (Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åpne kilde ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
Åpne kilde ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
Åpne kilde ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Peer-reviewed overview of the anatomy, body size, age and evolutionary significance of Maip macrothorax, one of the youngest known megaraptorids.
Åpne kilde ↗A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
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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