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
