Maip

In Depth        Maip is a genus of megaraptorid dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous,‭ ‬and going by the‭ ‬size of the fossil bones,‭ ‬potentially one of the largest megaraptorid dinosaurs so far discovered.‭ ‬The describing authors of Maip also considered the‭ ‬presence of potential attachment points of ligaments upon the ribs.‭ … Read more

Phuwiangvenator

In Depth        Phuwiangvenator is a genus of megaraptoran dinosaur that hunted in what is now Thailand during the Early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Phuwiangvenator was named alongside another theropod dinosaur called Vayuraptor,‭ ‬also present in the Sao Khua Formation.‭ ‬Care should be taken not to confuse Phuwiangvenator with Phuwiangosaurus,‭ ‬a titanosaurian dinosaur known from the same formation as … Read more

Orkoraptor

In Depth        The name Orkoraptor is derived from‭ ‘‬Orr-Korr‭’ ‬the Aoniken name for the La Leona River of Argentina.When first described,‭ ‬Orkoraptor was thought to be a coelurosaur thus a possible tyrannosauroid.‭ ‬However later studies have since caused this notion to be dismissed as Orkoraptor seems to actually be a form of late surviving allosaurid, … Read more

Murusraptor

In Depth        The holotype remains of Murusraptor were first recovered across‭ ‬2001‭ ‬and‭ ‬2002,‭ ‬but were not described in a scientific paper until‭ ‬2016.‭ ‬Murusraptor is identified as a megaraptoran theropod dinosaur,‭ ‬and one of potentially large size.‭ ‬The holotype individual of Murusraptor has been estimated to have been just short of six and a … Read more

Tratayenia

In Depth        At the time of writing Tratayenia is only known from a partial post cranial remains,‭ ‬mostly associated with the spine and hips,‭ ‬but the discovery of even these scant remains has significantly improved our understanding of the South American dinosaurs in the Cretaceous.‭ ‬It was long thought that carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaurs‭ (‬e.g.‭ ‬Mapusaurus‭) … Read more

Aerosteon

In Depth        Aerosteon was a member of Megaraptora, a group of lightly built theropod dinosaurs that are notable for having enlarged claws upon their hands. The name of this group is derived from the misidentification of first member of the group, Megaraptor being misdentified as a dromaeosaurid ‘raptor’ based upon the presence of a single … Read more