Ferocious meat-eating dinosaur remains unearthed in Argentina
Anne Roberts
Earthtimes.org
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Scientists have announced that they have discovered what appear to be the fossilized remains of the largest meat-eating dinosaur in Argentina. This ferocious monster that weighed almost eight tons has been named as Mapusaurus roseae. Mapusaurus refers to Earth in the local language and roseae refers to the color of the sandstone found there.
Scientists say that the monster animal was pretty social and hunted together with its mates in well-organized packs. They base this assumption on the fact that the remains of seven animals were found together in a graveyard in western Patagonia in Argentina.
This region is famous for its dinosaur remains since many fossils have been previously unearthed from here. This particular discovery was made in 100-million-year-old water channel sediment about 15 miles from Plaza Huincul.
"Bone beds are a good area to work for giving info on more than one animal," said Philip Currie, of the University of Alberta, who co-led the investigation along with Rodolfo A. Coria of the Carmen Funes Museum in Argentina.
Apr 18, 2006
Anne Roberts
Earthtimes.org
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Scientists have announced that they have discovered what appear to be the fossilized remains of the largest meat-eating dinosaur in Argentina. This ferocious monster that weighed almost eight tons has been named as Mapusaurus roseae. Mapusaurus refers to Earth in the local language and roseae refers to the color of the sandstone found there.
Scientists say that the monster animal was pretty social and hunted together with its mates in well-organized packs. They base this assumption on the fact that the remains of seven animals were found together in a graveyard in western Patagonia in Argentina.
This region is famous for its dinosaur remains since many fossils have been previously unearthed from here. This particular discovery was made in 100-million-year-old water channel sediment about 15 miles from Plaza Huincul.
"Bone beds are a good area to work for giving info on more than one animal," said Philip Currie, of the University of Alberta, who co-led the investigation along with Rodolfo A. Coria of the Carmen Funes Museum in Argentina.
Apr 18, 2006
