| Description | Abelisaurus ("Abel's lizard") is a genus of predatory abelisaurid theropod dinosaur during the Late Cretaceous Period (Campanian) of what is now South America. It was a bipedal carnivore that probably reached about 7.4 metres (24 ft 3 in) in length, although this is uncertain as it is known from only one partial skull.
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| Rank | genus |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Abelisauridae : Abelisaurus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Abelisauridae : Abelisaurus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Scientific Name | Abelisaurus Bonaparte & Novas, 1985 |
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| Name Published In | Bonaparte, José F. & Fernando E. Novas. 1985. Abelisaurus comahuensis, n.g., n.sp., Carnosauria del Crétacico Tardio de Patagonia. Ameghiniana 21(2-4): 259-265. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Bonaparte and Novas, 1985 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisaurinae | stated without evidence | Paul, 1988 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Kurzanov, 1989 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Bonaparte, 1996 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Chatterjee and Rudra, 1996 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisaurinae | stated with evidence | Sereno, 1998 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Prasad and Sahni, 1999 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Holtz, 2000 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Coria and Salgado, 2000 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Lamanna et al., 2002 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Carrano et al., 2002 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Sereno et al., 2004 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Coria and Arcucci, 2004 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisaurinae | stated with evidence | Tykoski and Rowe, 2004 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | implied | Candeiro and Martinelli, 2005 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Candeiro et al., 2006 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Canale et al., 2008 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Novas et al., 2010 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Hendrickx and Mateus, 2014 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Carnotaurini | stated with evidence | Tortosa et al., 2014 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated with evidence | Gianechini et al., 2015 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisauridae | stated without evidence | Ratsinbaholison et al., 2016 | | Abelisaurus | genus | belongs to Abelisaurinae | stated with evidence | Filippi et al., 2016 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Theropoda) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Diet | carnivore (based on Theropoda) |
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| Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Bonaparte. 1984. I dinosauri dell’Argentina [. In G. M. Ronzoni, M. L. Greggio, & T. B. Guarinoni (eds.), Sulle Orme dei Dinosauri |
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| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelisaurus |
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| Bonaparte J. F. (1984) I dinosauri dell’Argentina [, Sulle Orme dei Dinosauri, 125-143 |
| Bonaparte J. F., Novas F. E. (1985) Abelisaurus comahuensis, n.g., n.sp., Carnosauria del Crétacico Tardio de Patagonia [Abelisaurus comahuensis, n.gen., n.sp., Carnosauria from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia], Ameghiniana 21 2-4, 259-265 |
| Paul G. S. (1988) , Predatory Dinosaurs of the World. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1-464 |
| Bonaparte J. F., Novas F. E., et al (1990) Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, the horned, lightly built carnosaur from the middle Cretaceous of Patagonia, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 416, 1-42 |
| Bonaparte J. F. (1991) The Gondwanian theropod families Abelisauridae and Noasauridae, Historical Biology 5 1, 1-25 |
| Novas F. E. (1992) La evolucion de los dinosaurios carnivoros [The evolution of carnivorous dinosaurs], In J. L. Sanz and A. D. Buscalioni (eds.), Los Dinosaurios y Su Entorno Biotico: Actas del Segundo Curso de Paleontologia in Cuenca. Instituto "Juan Valdez", Cuenca, Argentina, 126-163 |
| Currie P. J., Zhao X.-J. (1994) A new carnosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Jurassic of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30 10-11, 2037-2081 |
| Bonaparte J. F. (1996) Cretaceous tetrapods of Argentina, Münchner Geowissenschaften Abhandlungen 30, 73-130 |
| Chatterjee S., Rudra D. K. (1996) KT events in India: impact, rifting, volcanism and dinosaur extinction, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39 3, 489-532 |
| Sampson S. D., Krause D. W., et al (1996) The premaxilla of Majungasaurus (Dinosauria: Theropoda), with implications for Gondwanan paleobiogeography, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16 4, 601-605 |
| Sereno P. C. (1997) The origin and evolution of dinosaurs, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 25, 435-489 |
| Sampson S. D., Witmer L. M., et al (1998) Predatory dinosaur remains from Madagascar: implications for the Cretaceous biogeography of Gondwana, Science 280, 1048-1051 |
| Sereno P. C. (1998) A rationale for phylogenetic definitions, with application to the higher-level taxonomy of Dinosauria, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 210 1, 41-83 |
| Coria R. A., Salgado L. (2000) A basal Abelisauria Novas, 1992 (Theropoda–Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, GAIA 15, 89-102 |
| Carrano M. T., Sampson S. D., et al (2002) The osteology of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, a small abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 3, 510-534 |
| Lamanna M. C., Martínez R. D., et al (2002) A definitive abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Patagonia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 1, 59-69 |
| Rauhut O. W. M. (2003) The interrelationships and evolution of basal theropod dinosaurs, Special Papers in Palaeontology 69, 1-213 |
| Coria R. A., Arcucci A. B. (2004) Nuevos dinosaurios terópodos de Auca Mahuevo, provincia del Neuquén (Cretácico Tardio, Argentina) [New theropod dinosaurs from Auca Mahuevo, Neuquén province (Late Cretaceous, Argentina)], Actas I Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Ameghiniana 41 4, 597-603 |
| Martínez R. D., Novas F. E., et al (2004) Abelisaurid remains (Theropoda, Ceratosauria) from southern Patagonia, Actas I del Congreso Ltinoamericano de Paleontología de Vertebrados. Ameghiniana 41 4, 577-585 |
| Sereno P. C., Wilson J. A., et al (2004) New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the mid-Cretaceous, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271 1546, 1325-1330 |
| Tykoski R. S., Rowe T. E. (2004) Ceratosauria, The Dinosauria (second edition). University of California Press, Berkeley, 47-70 |
| Candeiro C. R. A., Martinelli A. G. (2005) Abelisauroidea and Carcharodontosauridae (Theropoda, Dinosauria) in the Cretaceous of South America. Paleogeographical and geochronological implications, Sociedade & Natureza, Uberlândia 17 33, 5-19 |
| Candeiro C. R. A., Martinelli A. G., et al (2006) Tetrapods from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian–Maastrichtian) Bauru Group of Brazil: a reappraisal, Cretaceous Research 27, 923-946 |
| Malkani M. S. (2006) First rostrum of carnivorous Vitakridrinda (Abelisaurid Theropod Dinosaur) found from the latest Cretaceous Dinosaur Beds (Vitakri) Member of PAB formation, Alam Kali Kakor Locality of Vitakri area, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan, Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 38 2, 7-26 |
| Novas F. E., Ezcurra M. D., et al (2006) Humerus of a basal abelisauroid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, nuevo serie 8 1, 63-68 |
| Canale J. I., Scanferla C. A., et al (2008) New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods, Naturwissenschaften doi:10.1007/s00114-008-0487-4 |
| Carrano M. T., Sampson S. D. (2008) The phylogeny of Ceratosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda), Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6 2, 183-236 doi:10.1017/S1477201907002246 |
| Novas F. E., Chatterjee S., et al (2010) Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis, n. gen. n. sp., a new abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of India, New Aspects of Mesozoic Biodiversity. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 132. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 45-62 doi:10.1007/978-3-642-10311-7_3 |
| Furtado M. R., Candeiro C. R. A., et al (2013) Teeth of Abelisauridae and Carcharodontosauridae cf. (Theropoda, Dinosauria) from the Campanian- Maastrichtian Presidente Prudente Formation (southwestern São Paulo State, Brazil), Estudios Geológicos 69 1, 105-114 doi:10.3989/egeol.40829.170 |
| Hendrickx C., Mateus O. (2014) Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal and dentition-based phylogeny as a contribution for the indentification of isolated theropod teeth, Zootaxa 3759 1, 1-74 |
| Tortosa T., Buffetaut E., et al (2014) A new abelisaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of southern France: palaeobiogeographical implications, Annales de Paléontologie 100 1, 63-86 doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2013.10.003 |
| Gianechini F. A., Apestteguia S., et al (2015) New abelisaurid remains from the Anacleto Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Patagonia, Argentina, Cretaceous Research 54, 1-16 |
| Filippi L. S., Méndez A. H., et al (2016) A new brachyrostran with hypertrophied axial structures reveals an unexpected radiation of latest Cretaceous abelisaurids, Cretaceous Research 60, 209-219 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.12.018 |
| Ameghiniana 21 (2-4) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
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