Meet Meraxes gigas, the newest member of the carcharodontosaurid theropod radiation! Based on a well preserved skeleton, this giant carnivore was over 35 feet long and weighed around 9000 lbs. Published today in @CurrentBiology! Artwork (c) J. Gonzalez pic.twitter.com/zoqHGBLTQu

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