Abelisaurus

Abelisaurus

Pronunciation:
ah-BEEL-ee-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Abel's lizard'
Abelisaurus
large theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
9.0m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 74-70 million years ago
Found in:
Argentina

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Ceratosauria, Abelisauridae, Abelisaurinae
Named by:
Bonaparte and Novas (1985)
Type species:
comahuensis

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