Schleich Young Giganotosaurus

A Face Only a Mother Giganotosaurus Could Love!

The Schleich Young Giganotosaurus may still have some growing to do, but it already has the powerful legs, sharp teeth and wonderfully grumpy expression of a future giant. With a face only a mother could love, this young predator is ready to stomp straight into a prehistoric adventure.

When Did Giganotosaurus Live?

Giganotosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, around 99 to 97 million years ago. That was more than 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex appeared, so these two giant predators never met.

What Did Giganotosaurus Eat?

Giganotosaurus was a carnivore. A young animal probably began with smaller prey, but a fully grown adult may have hunted large plant-eating dinosaurs, including long-necked sauropods.

Its jaws contained sharp, serrated teeth designed to slice through meat. Rather than crushing bones like Tyrannosaurus rex, Giganotosaurus may have attacked with quick bites that left deep wounds.

How Big Was Giganotosaurus?

Scientists do not know exactly how large a young Giganotosaurus would have been at each stage of its life. However, a fully grown adult could reach approximately 12 to 13 metres long and may have weighed around 6 to 8 tonnes.

That made Giganotosaurus one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever discovered. This youngster has a lot of growing, eating and roaring ahead!

Where Did Giganotosaurus Live?

Giganotosaurus lived in what is now Patagonia in Argentina. Its world was a warm landscape of rivers, broad floodplains and seasonal wetlands, with enough vegetation to support enormous herds of plant-eating dinosaurs.

Awesome Giganotosaurus Facts

• Its name means “giant southern lizard”.
• Giganotosaurus was one of the largest land-dwelling carnivores known to science.
• Its skull may have measured more than 1.5 metres long.
• Its blade-like teeth had serrated edges for slicing through meat.
• It had three clawed fingers on each hand, unlike the two-fingered Tyrannosaurus rex.
• The first known skeleton was discovered in Argentina by fossil hunter Rubén Carolini in 1993.

Small Giganotosaurus, Big Attitude!

A young Giganotosaurus stomps across the floodplain with its head held high. It may not be big enough to challenge the giants just yet, but one look at those teeth and that determined little face tells every other dinosaur to keep its distance!

The figure’s opening mouth adds plenty of snapping, growling and roaring action to imaginative play. With the superb quality and realistic detailing expected from Schleich dinosaur figures, this young Giganotosaurus is ready to grow into a favourite in any young dinosaur expert’s collection.

• Age: 3 years and up
• Category: Dinosaurs
• Approximate dimensions: 25 x 8 x 9 cm
• Hand-painted and highly detailed
• Made of high-quality plastic
• Extremely life-like and realistic design