Maip macrothorax Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2022 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Megaraptoridae

Full reference: A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, M. J. Motta, F. L. Agnolín, M. Manabe, T. Tsuihiji and F. E. Novas. 2022. A large Megaraptoridae (Theropoda: Coelurosauria) from Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Patagonia, Argentina. Scientific Reports 12:6318:1-29

Belongs to Maip according to A. M. Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPM 21,545, a partial skeleton (including axis, dorsals 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 (or 11), and 12 (or 13), two proximal caudals (caudal A, probably pertaining to caudal 3–5 and caudal B, pertain). Its type locality is La Anita (Megaraptorid site), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone in the Chorrillo Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at La Anita (Megaraptorid site)

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