Maip

Mayp
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Maip ‭(‬named after a figure from Aonikenk mythology‭)

Phonetic

Mayp

Named By

Alexis M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Rolando,‭ ‬Matias J Motta,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Makoto Manabe,‭ ‬Takanobu Tsuihiji‭ & ‬Fernando E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Megaraptora,‭ ‬Megaraptoridae.‭

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬macrothorax‭

Size

Uncertain due to fragmentary nature of remains,‭ ‬but holotype roughly estimated to have been between nine and ten meters long.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Santa Cruz‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chorrillo Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Maip is a genus of megaraptorid dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous,‭ ‬and going by the‭ ‬size of the fossil bones,‭ ‬potentially one of the largest megaraptorid dinosaurs so far discovered.‭ ‬The describing authors of Maip also considered the‭ ‬presence of potential attachment points of ligaments upon the ribs.‭ ‬These might indicate a more avian type of respiratory system as opposed to the classical reptilian system.

Further reading

-‭ ‬Paleontological discoveries in the Chorrillo Formation‭ (‬upper Campanian-lower Maastrichtian,‭ ‬Upper Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬Santa Cruz Province,‭ ‬Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales.‭ ‬Nueva Serie.‭ ‬21‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬-‭ ‬Fernando E Novas,‭ ‬Federico Agnolin,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rozadilla,‭ ‬Alexis Mauro Aranciaga Rolando,‭ ‬Federico Briss�n Egli,‭ ‬Matias Motta,‭ ‬Mauricio Cerroni,‭ ‬Martin Ezcurra,‭ ‬Agustin G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬Julia D’Angelo,‭ ‬Gerardo Alvarez Herrera,‭ ‬Adriel Gentil,‭ ‬Sergio Bogan,‭ ‬Nicolas Chimento,‭ ‬Jordi Garcia Mars�,‭ ‬Gast�n Lo Coco,‭ ‬Sergio Miquel,‭ ‬F�tima Fernanda Brito,‭ ‬Ezequiel Ignacio Vera,‭ ‬Valeria S Perez Loinaze,‭ ‬Mariela Soledad Fern�ndez‭ & ‬Leonardo Salgado‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

-‭ ‬A large Megaraptoridae‭ (‬Theropoda:‭ ‬Coelurosauria‭) ‬from Upper Cretaceous‭ (‬Maastrichtian‭) ‬of Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬12‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬Article number‭ ‬6318.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Alexis M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Rolando,‭ ‬Matias J Motta,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬Makoto Manabe,‭ ‬Takanobu Tsuihiji‭ & ‬Fernando E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022

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