Mapusaurus was a giant carnosaurian theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous to early turonian stage. It lived along with its cousins Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus in what is now Argentina and possibly Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was discovered in a large pile, an excavation in South America in 1995 that yielded hundreds of jumbled bones containing at least seven individuals of various stages of growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mapusaurus was a large theropod similar in most respects to Giganotosaurus, with the largest known individuals estimated to be about 10.2 meters or more in length and weighing about 3 metric tons. Its legs were wider than those of most theropods. It has 12 teeth, compared to the 14 of Carcharodontosaurus, but deeper in proportion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Mapusaurus bigger than Giganotosaurus?<\/strong>
Mapusaurus was a large theropod similar in most respects to Giganotosaurus, with the largest known individuals estimated at about 10.2 meters or more in length and weighing about 3 metric tons, making it the largest animal on the planet.<\/p> <\/div>
What does Mapusaurus mean?<\/strong>
Mapusaurus means \"land lizard\", a large carnivore from the early Late Cretaceous.<\/p> <\/div>
What did Mapusaurus eat?<\/strong>
Mapusaurus may have hunted in packs and lived in family groups and would have been able to take down the largest known dinosaur, a herbivore called Argentinosaurus or the huge titanosaurs that shared its South American habitat.<\/p> <\/div>
When did the mapusaurus live?<\/strong>
Mapusaurus was a giant carnosaurian theropod dinosaur from the end of the Late Cretaceous to the beginning of the Turonian stage.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\t\n\t