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An other video explaining the mystery about this group of theropods, the megaraptors. What surprises me a lot are the very recent controverses, - till 2022 ! - about their classification and the common agreement tending to a very close proximeety with the tyrannosaurids that were nevertheless their exact opposite as concerns their anatomy and their repartition during the Upper Cretaceous period.
The tyrannosaurids evolved towards a maximal efficiency of their powerful jaws, whereas megaraptors evolved toward the weaponization of their forelimbs - the biggest claws ever discovered reaches 45 cm - . And about their repartition, the tyrannosaurids ruled over the Nothern hemisphere while the megaraptors were the Upper Cretaceous absolute masters of the South hemisphere, especialy South Amerika and Australia where the biggest species were discovered, Bahiariasaurus 12 meters long, but dubious because the skeletton was completely destroyed in 1944 by an England air raid, Fukuiraptor and Megaraptor itself 10-11 meters long...

" Megaraptora were Predatory Theropod Dinosaurs from the Cretaceous. In this video I take you through the discovery and history of Megarptora; describe them in detail based on up-to-date, reliable studies; Discuss the different genera and species of the family and finally, give you a glimpse into the decade old, ongoing argument regarding the classification of this enigmatic group of Dinosaurs. Ultimately, you will learn that Megaraptora are extremely under-rated Dinosaurs. Our most recent studies describe them as very close relatives to the Tyrannosauridae family, only strongly adapted for the use of their claws as weapons. " Reply