Meraxes

Meraxes is a genus of large carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Patagonia, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Meraxes gigas.

Meraxes
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, (Cenomanian), ~
Reconstructed skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Carcharodontosauridae
Tribe: Giganotosaurini
Genus: Meraxes
Canale et al., 2022
Species:
M. gigas
Binomial name
Meraxes gigas
Canale et al., 2022
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