Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 23 of 40
Giganotosaurus
South America · Cretaceous
Giganotosaurus was a large Argentine meat-eater. It lived in the Cretaceous, long before the last tyrannosaurs.
Did you know?
Its name does not mean it was a tyrannosaur.
Look together
Must two meat-eaters resemble each other in every way?
An idea to try
Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Giganotosaurus carolinii belongs to a different group from Tyrannosaurus rex. Its known skeleton is incomplete. Pack-hunting stories and size-record comparisons are not presented as certainties.
Look together: Must two meat-eaters resemble each other in every way? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: GiganotosaurusCompare a South American predator with African and North American examples.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
