- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 5.0m
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 84-71 million years ago
- Found in:
- Argentina
Aucasaurus is known from an almost complete skeleton.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ceratosauria, Neoceratosauria, Abelisauroidea, Abelisauria
- Named by:
- Coria, Chiappe and Dingus (2002)
- Type species:
- garridoi
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