Majungasaurus[1] (meaning "Mahajanga lizard") was a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian stage of the Cretaceous period (approximately 70 to 66 million years ago), in what is now known as the Maeverano Formation in Madagascar. It was first discovered in 1896 by French paleontologist Charles Depéret, and was assigned to the genus Megalosaurus (which was considered a wastebasket taxon in the 1800s). Depéret later reclassified Majungasaurus as a species of Dryptosaurus (a genus of theropod dinosaur, famous for its portrayal in Charles R. Knight's "Leaping Laelaps" painting). in 1995, René Lavocat named the dinosaur: Majungasaurus, which translates to "Mahajanga lizard", referring to the Mahajanga district of Madagascar, where the first remains of the animal were found.
Majungasaurus appeared in the first episode "Cannibal Dinosaur" and later in the final episode "Armageddon" and the episode Biggest Killers (episode).
In the first episode, a male Majungasaurus wanders into the territory of a female, and attempts to attract her with a courtship display. This doesn't work, and after a short skirmish, the male discovers that the female already has a baby, hence her not wanting to mate. The male's new objective is to kill the baby to bring the female back in heat. after a violent brawl, the female stumbles over a log and is knocked unconscious, at which point the male kills the baby Majungasaurus. The female Majungasaurus regains consciousness and charges toward the male in a final effort to save her baby, breaking his neck and subsequently paralyzing him. Unfortunately, the female fails to save her baby and eats it to regain the energy she spent fighting the male. Speaking of which, he becomes the female's next meal as she tears into him, ripping out his liver and presumably feeding until she was full.
Description
Majungasaurus was a relatively small dinosaur compared to animals such as Tyrannosaurus; measuring approximately 6-7 meters (20-23 feet) in length, standing over 2 meters (6.5 feet) tall at the hips), and weighing an estimated 1,500 kilograms. It belonged to a family of dinosaurs known as abelisauridae (Bonaparte and Novas, 1985), which had unusually short and broad skulls, elongated bodies, and short limbs (Carnotaurus is the one exception to this trend, as its legs were elongated and built for speed). The arms of abelisaurs in particular were incredibly short and imobile, resting horizontally against the animal's body and likely being vestigial in life. Like most of its relatives, Majungasaurus possessed a series of bumps, rough patches, and other head ornamentation. A small, horn-like structure protruded from its skull, which may have been a display structure that was covered in keratin when the animal was alive.
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