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[12] [13] Abelisaurus shares some skull features, such as a relative elongation, with the carcharodontosaurids, a group unrelated to other species assigned to the Abelisauridae, and, since it is known only from a skull, it has been suggested that future discoveries may show that Abelisaurus was in fact a carcharodontosaurid. [14]
Abelisauridae (meaning "Abel's lizards") is a family (or clade) of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaurs.Abelisaurids thrived during the Cretaceous period, on the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana, and today their fossil remains are found on the modern continents of Africa and South America, as well as on the Indian subcontinent and the island of Madagascar.
Ekrixinatosaurus compared in size to a human. Ekrixinatosaurus novasi is a large abelisaurid with a relatively large head and robust limbs. The combination of characteristics including a large skull, prominent supraorbital ridge above the dorsal aspect of the orbit, anteroposteriorly compressed cervical vertebrae, and robust, proportionally short hindlimbs with a tibia shorter than femur ...
Life restoration. Koleken is known from only the holotype MPEF-PV 10826 which was initially found and reported in 2015, [2] but was not described as K. inakayali until 2024. The holotype, consists of "closely associated (but disarticulated) remains of the skull and atlas, as well as the articulated postcranial skeleton composed of the posterior most eight dorsal vertebrae, a complete sacrum ...
Reconstruction Size compared to a human. Aucasaurus was a medium-sized abelisaur, measuring 5.5–6.2 m (18–20 ft) long and weighing approximately 700 kg (1,500 lb). [6] [7] [8] Its skull was not as short or as deep-snouted as that of Carnotaurus.
It is a subgroup within the theropod family Abelisauridae, a Gondwanan clade known for their thick and often horned skulls and vestigial arms. The two subfamilies of Abelisauridae are Carnotaurinae , best known from the South American Carnotaurus , and Majungasaurinae, consisting of Madagascar’s Majungasaurus and its closest relatives.
Skull. The skull of Skorpiovenator, measured from the premaxilla to the quadrate, measured 54.1 cm (21.3 in) in length. [3] It was fairly short and blunt, similar to that of Carnotaurus, though was shorter and deeper than those of Abelisaurus and Majungasaurus. The antorbital fossa is less developed than in other abelisauroids.
The skull of C. nasicornis was rather similar to the basal theropod mold, with a distinguishing nasal crest to go along with lacrimal crests similar to the contemporary Allosaurus. C. nasicornis had larger teeth than Allosaurus , and some paleontologists postulate that it would have had a difficult time attacking larger prey.