"They likely kept the tyrannosaurus down," she explained ... distinct from the bulkier T. rex. Giganotosaurus Time Period: Lived around 98–97 million years ago during the late Cretaceous ...

Yet Giganotosaurus carolinii is always getting compared to the world's most popular dinosaur, the beloved and well-known Tyrannosaurus rex, both vying for the position of the largest carnivorous ...