The Dinosauriad
Abelisaurus

Classification

Abelisaurus Bonaparte & Novas, 1985

  • Type Species:  Abelisaurus comahuensis

  • Name Meaning:  "Abel's lizard from the Comahue Formation"

  • Classification breakdown:

  • Animalia
    • Vertebrata
      • Tetrapoda
        • Sauropsida
          • Archosauromorpha
            • Ornithodira
              • Dinosauria
                • Theropoda
                  • Neoceratosauria
                    • Abelisaurus
                      • comahuensis

Measurements

Length:  6.5 meters / 21.33 feet (?)

Mass:  1.5 tonnes / 1.65 tons (?)

Placement in Time

Early Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous Period

Known Locations

Argentina

Recovered Remains

MC 11098 [holotype]: skull lacking tip of snout, much of jaws, & parts of roof

Information

Abelisaurus fossils have been found in what is now the country of Argentina. The Abelisaurus is known from a 35 inch long incomplete skull named in honor of Roberto Abel, who was the Director of the Argentinian Museum of Natural Science.  The Abelisaurus is a Ceratosaur related to Carnotaurus.

 

What's New
October 8, 2005:  Updated some information and added an image.
April 4, 2005:  Added this page.

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