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We Just Found a Megaraptor in Australia, and It Changes Everything
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- Bright Side
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- Sep 17, 2026
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Summary
Scientists in Australia just discovered a huge Megaraptor, and it’s a total game-changer. This dinosaur had massive claws and was way bigger than anyone thought lived there during that time. Before, most people believed Australia didn’t have giant predatory dinosaurs like the ones found in other parts of the world. But this Megaraptor proves that ferocious, massive hunters were roaming the ancient Aussie landscape too. It also hints that Australia’s dinosaur history is way more connected to South America and Antarctica than we realized. Basically, everything we thought we knew about dinosaurs Down Under just got flipped! Credit: CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... seagull: by Julian Johnson-Mortimer, https://skfb.ly/6SIsY Tapejara: by TheAquaticSpinosaurid, https://skfb.ly/pqKSB Ornithocheirus: by Digital3dWorld, https://skfb.ly/6WVtA JWA Brachiosaurus: by TheAquaticSpinosaurid, https://skfb.ly/pqZ7Y Dinosaur: by arqdehr, https://skfb.ly/6QZVN Carcharodontosaurus: by Julian Johnson-Mortimer, https://skfb.ly/6RUtB austroraptor: by seth the yutyrannus, https://skfb.ly/prDYV Megaraptor: by Ivaskiv Grigory, https://skfb.ly/oyYw8 Natural History Museum: by Larry D. Moore, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Megaraptor claw: by Duffymeg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Megaraptor mount: by ケラトプスユウタ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Cryolophosaurus caudal: by Jens Lallensack, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Zigong Dinosaur: by Zhangzhugang, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Dreadnoughtus: by ArcaneHalveKnot, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Pterosaur remains: by Etemenanki3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Megaraptor hand: by raffaele sergi, https://flic.kr…