Giganotosaurus: The Giant Southern Lizard

Imagine a predator SO HUGE… it may have been even BIGGER than T. rex.

And no—this isn’t a movie monster.” This was Giganotosaurus, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs

to ever walk the Earth. Giganotosaurus lived about 98 million years ago in what

is now Argentina. It wasn’t just big — it was a speedy, long-legged hunter, over 12 metres long,

with a skull nearly the size of a person. Its jaws were packed with razor-sharp teeth built for

slicing through massive prey. Unlike some slower giants, Giganotosaurus was

built for chasing, using its strong legs to run down huge plant-eaters like Argentinosaurus.

And it didn’t hunt alone — some scientists think it may have worked in packs, making it even more