Dinosaur
Maip
Maip takes the story of great megaraptorids to the far south of Patagonia.
Maip takes the story of great megaraptorids to the far south of Patagonia. It was a large member of this theropod branch, known for its arms and claws. Because its skeleton is incomplete, its length and overall appearance are estimated through comparisons with better-known relatives.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Maip at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It fed on other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Megaraptoridae
- Megaraptorids
- Fossil locations
- Santa Cruz
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Maip
The remains come from the Chorrillo Formation in Santa Cruz, southern Argentina. Separate bones from different parts of the body survived, enough to identify a new genus.
Maip lived near the end of the Cretaceous and shows that large predators were not the same on every continent. Patagonia retained lineages different from the tyrannosaurids often associated with that time in North America.
Maip lived near the end of the Cretaceous and shows that large predators were not the same on every continent. Patagonia retained lineages different from the tyrannosaurids often associated with that time in North America.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
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