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sharp-clawed runner
Maip
Say it like this: “MY-EEP”
Maip macrothorax
Maip ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Argentina.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
- Named in
- 2022 · Aranciaga Rolando, A. M.; Motta, M. J.; Agnolín, F. L.; Manabe, M.; Tsuihiji, T.; Novas, F. E.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 9–10 m · 30–33 ft
- Weight
- Not established
- Found in
- Argentina · Chorrillo
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Megaraptoridae
The story in short
Maip was formally named in 2022 by A. M. Aranciaga Rolando and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from Argentina, including the Chorrillo Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Maip at a length near 9–10 m.
On the family tree it sits in Megaraptoridae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Aerosteon
Aerosteon riocoloradensis
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Australovenator
Australovenator wintonensis
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Joaquinraptor
Joaquinraptor casali
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago