"Giganotosaurus " Topic

"Large carnivores are always worth a headline, be it a shark attack or a prehistoric discovery in a country as neglected by international news media as Australia. Back in 1995 the world's public was introduced to a dinosaur species which had been discovered two years before in the endless wastes of Patagonia by Rubén Dario Carolini, who is also the species' namesake: Giganotosaurus carolinii. This immense carcharodontian theropod was fit to rival T. rex and therefore immediately gained a lot of popularity. With an estimated length of more than 12 or even 13 metres the species is more or less on par with our all time favourite theropod, but being built comparably lighter and less robust, the new competitor couldn't push good ol' Rex from its throne and gain a leading role in a movie or such. But Giganotosaurus does not need such media hype and fame for being awesome. After all, it's an animal that evolved to hunt down the largest land dwelling prey that ever roamed the earth. Back in the Late Cretaceous, most surviving sauropods continued to thrive in what one day would be South America and species as Argentinosaurus grew to tremendous sizes. It was this was the presumed prey of the specialized Giganotosaurus. At an estimated top speed of 50 km/h, this flesh-eating giant probably hunted in packs in a hit-and-run strategy, biting and ripping parts of flesh out of their towering prey until it trembled and fell…"

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