Gigantoraptor erlianensis Variant:Unprimed approximately 120 million years ago

approximately 120 million years ago

which look more like hairs or bristles than modern feathers

Algunos investigadores también han propuesto que esta espina podría haber servido como defensa o incluso en interacciones entre individuos

Each thrust and each bite is a display of its ferocity and its insatiable desire for dominance

se han podido estudiar aspectos de su anatomía interna y desarrollo

Gigantoraptor erlianensis Variant:Unprimed approximately 120 million years agoGigantoraptor erlianensis was a huge theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous, approximately 85 million years ago, in what is now Inner Mongolia, China. Its name means "Giant Robber of Erlian," a reference to its large size and the location where it was discovered, near the city of Erlian. This dinosaur belongs to the oviraptorosaur group, a lineage of generally small, avian like theropods, making Gigantoraptor's gigantic size