What We Know About the Dinosaur Giganotosaurus

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast · May 4, 2015 · 16m

What can fossils tell us about Giganotosaurus, one of South America's most famous giant predators? This episode explains the dinosaur research behind what we know.

Giganotosaurus was discovered in Patagonia in 1993, and the first specimen was described in 1995. We look at what the fossils tell us about its size, skull, teeth, limbs, speed, and possible hunting behavior, including the question of whether it could have hunted enormous titanosaurs such as Argentinosaurus. The episode also explores why some details remain uncertain, including its growth pattern and whether it was actually larger…