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Scientists believe tiny limbs gave the giant predator - named Meraxes gigas - survival advantages.

The Cretaceous predator, Meraxes gigas, hints that giant carnivores may have had more uses for their comically small forelimbs than previously thought.

Findings suggest that small arms were no evolutionary accident, but rather gave apex predators certain survival advantages.

An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes Gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex

Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes Gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex. Meraxes measured around 36 feet from snout to tail tip and weighed approximately 9,000 pounds. Science News | Discovery Provides Insight into Evolution and Anatomy of Big, Carnivorous Dinosaurs.

Paleontologists initially discovered the remains of the Meraxes dinosaur in South America in 2012. They have spent the last ten years extracting, preparing... 08.07.2022, Sputnik International

Scientists in Argentina have discovered a new giant carnivorous dinosaur species that had a massive head and tiny arms. The dinosaur, which resembles Tyrannosaurus rex, has been named Meraxes gigas after a fictional dragon in the Game of Thrones book series. Starting with the skull, paleontologists dug up its remains over the course of four years during field expeditions in the northern Patagonia region of Argentina.

WASHINGTON, July 8 — Paleontologists said Thursday they had discovered a new giant carnivorous dinosaur species that had a massive head and tiny arms, just like Tyrannosaurus...

Meraxes gigas roamed the Earth between 90 to 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.

A new giant carnivorous dinosaur has been discovered in Argentina’s Patagonia, with enormous head and tiny arms, similar to Tyrannosaurus rex.