Guide Note

Abelisaurus is a family of dinosaurs that lived during the late Cretaceous period. They were two-legged predatory dinosaurs, and fossils have been found South America.

Fast Facts

Name means: "Abel's lizard"
Named after: Professor Roberto Abel
Classification:
1. Order: Theropoda
2. Suborder: Ceratosauria
3. Superfamily: Abelisauroidea
4. Family: Abelisauridae¹
Diet: Carnivore
Height: 7 feet
Length: 21 feet
Weight: 1.5 tons
Skull length: 33 inches
Time period: 80 to 74 million years ago²
Fossils found in Argentina
Territory: South America

Incomplete Picture

The only existing record of Abelisaurus is a single, incomplete skull that was found in Argentina. Though the skull resembles that of the Tyrannosaur family, other features indicate that Abelisaurus was its own separate family.³

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Abelisaurus

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Abelisaurus Information and Articles

Argentina on View: Abelisaurus Comahuensis
The Dinosaur Fan: Life Form Information - Abelisaurus
IngentaConnect: A new Abelisauroid Theropod from Northwestern Patagonia (September 1, 2006
ScienceDirect: "An abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) Tooth From the Lower Cretaceous... (October 2006)
Science Magazine: Predatory Dinosaur Remains from Madagascar: ...Cretaceous... (May 15, 1998)

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YouTube: Tribute to Abelisaurids (Time: 3:35)

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