Anatomy:
Ø The
longest meat-eating dinosaur
Ø enormous
jaws
Ø 8-inch
long serrated and knife-like teeth
Ø 6-foot
(1.8 m) long skull
Ø 3-finger
hand
Ø
small and banana shaped brain
Size:
|
|
size |
|
|
Length |
44-46
ft (13.5-14.3 m) |
|
Height |
13
ft (3.9 m) |
|
weight |
8
tons |
Meaning and pronunciation:
|
|
Giganotosaurus |
|
|
Meaning |
giant southern lizard |
|
pronounced |
jig-a-NOT-oh-SAWR-us |
Diet:
|
|
DIET |
|
|
CARNIVORE |
*** |
|
HERBIVORE |
|
|
Ate large, plant-eating dinosaurs |
Locomotion:
|
|
Biped |
Quadruped |
|
Running |
*** |
|
|
Walking |
*** |
|
Period of life:
|
ERA |
PERIOD |
EPOCH |
MILLIONS YEARS AGO |
|
Mesozoic |
Cretaceous
|
LATE |
100-95 |
Discovery of fossil:
Its
fossils have been found in the Patagonia region of Argentina
(in southern Argentina, South America).
Classification:
|
|
classification |
|
|
FAMILY |
Allosauridae |
|
INFRAORDER |
Carnosauria |
|
SUBORDER |
Theropoda |
|
ORDER |
Saurischia |
