Dinosaurs · Large theropod

Mapusaurus

Say it mah-puh-sore-us. The name means ‘Earth (Mapuche language, Patagonia) lizard’.

Mapusaurus beside a person 1.75 m tall. Ticks mark every metre.Body shape drawn for this site, showing the general build of large theropods

Length: 13 m
Diet: Meat-eater
When: Late Cretaceous99 to 94 million years ago
Fossils found in: Argentina
Named by: Coria and Currie (2006)
Family tree: Dinosauria › Saurischia › Theropoda › Allosauridae › Charcharodontosauridae › Giganotosaurinae

Where Mapusaurus sits in the age of dinosaurs.Periods from the ICS chart; dinosaur dates from the Natural History Museum

Large theropods. Big two-legged meat-eaters, such as Tyrannosaurus. See all 63

Lived at the same time

Buitreraptor · same country
Giganotosaurus · same country
Chubutisaurus · same country
Ligabuesaurus · same country
Unenlagia · same country
Achillobator
Carcharodontosaurus
Deltadromeus

Other large theropods

Achillobator Late Cretaceous
Carcharodontosaurus Late Cretaceous
Deltadromeus Late Cretaceous
Garudimimus Late Cretaceous
Spinosaurus Late Cretaceous
Giganotosaurus Late Cretaceous
Segnosaurus Late Cretaceous
Tyrannotitan Early Cretaceous

Source: Mapusaurus in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, read 12 November 2026. Sizes are the museum's estimates for a typical adult. "Lived at the same time" lists dinosaurs whose dates overlap, which does not always mean they met.