Reptilia - Theropoda - Abelisauridae
Full reference: J. I. Canale, C. A. Scanferla, F. L. Agnolín and F. E. Novas. 2008. New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods. Naturwissenschaften 96:409-414
Parent taxon: Abelisauridae according to L. S. Filippi et al. 2016
See also Canale et al. 2008, Delcourt 2018, Delcourt and Iori 2020, Ezcurra et al. 2010, Juárez Valieri et al. 2011, Méndez et al. 2022, Novas et al. 2013 and Tortosa et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Carnotaurinae, Coeluroides, Dryptosauroides, Indosuchus, Kryptops, Kurupi, Lametasaurus, Megalosaurus chubutensis, Ornithomimoides, Rugops, Spectrovenator, Tarascosaurus, Tralkasaurus, Xenotarsosaurus
Subtaxa: Aucasaurus Carnotaurini Dahalokely Ekrixinatosaurus Furileusauria Guemesia Ilokelesia Rahiolisaurus Skorpiovenator Thanos
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (18 collections), Brazil (2), India (1), Madagascar (1)
Total: 22 collections including 25 occurrences