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Brachyrostra

Reptilia - Abelisauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Brachyrostra Canale et al.
2010Brachyrostra Ezcurra et al. p. 14 fig. 8
2011Brachyrostra Juárez Valieri et al. p. 162
2013Brachyrostra Novas et al. p. 182
2014Brachyrostra Tortosa et al. p. 71
2016Brachyrostra Filippi et al. p. 217 fig. 9
2018Brachyrostra Delcourt p. 3
2020Brachyrostra Delcourt and Iori
2022Brachyrostra Méndez et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
suborderCeratosauria()
superfamilyAbelisauroidea
familyAbelisauridae
—Brachyrostra
—Brachyrostra

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Brachyrostra Canale et al. 2008
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G. †Aucasaurus Coria et al. 2002
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†Aucasaurus garridoi Coria et al. 2002
G. †Dahalokely Farke and Sertich 2013
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†Dahalokely tokana Farke and Sertich 2013
G. †Ekrixinatosaurus Calvo et al. 2004
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†Ekrixinatosaurus novasi Calvo et al. 2004
Unr. †Furileusauria Filippi et al. 2016
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Subfm. †Abelisaurinae Paul 1988
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G. †Abelisaurus Bonaparte 1984
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†Abelisaurus comahuensis Bonaparte 1984
G. †Niebla Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021
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†Niebla antiqua Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021
G. †Carnotaurus Bonaparte 1985
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†Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985
G. †Elemgasem Baiano et al. 2022
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†Elemgasem nubilus Baiano et al. 2022
G. †Llukalkan Gianechini et al. 2021
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†Llukalkan aliocranianus Gianechini et al. 2021
G. †Pycnonemosaurus Kellner and Campos 2002
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†Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Kellner and Campos 2002
G. †Quilmesaurus Coria 2001
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†Quilmesaurus curriei Coria 2001
G. †Viavenator Filippi et al. 2016
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†Viavenator exxoni Filippi et al. 2016
G. †Guemesia Agnolín et al. 2021
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†Guemesia ochoai Agnolín et al. 2021
G. †Ilokelesia Coria and Salgado 2000
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†Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis Coria and Salgado 2000
G. †Rahiolisaurus Novas et al. 2010
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†Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis Novas et al. 2010
G. †Skorpiovenator Canale et al. 2008 [scorpion hunter]
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†Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale et al. 2008
G. †Thanos Delcourt and Iori 2020
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†Thanos simonattoi Delcourt and Iori 2020
Invalid names: Carnotaurini Coria et al. 2002 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1000 kgg
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 93.90000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Brazil (Mato Grosso) Abelisauridae indet. (32335)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Tetanurae indet. (49409)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Brachyrostra indet., Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (85501) Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis (28458)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Madagascar (Antsiranana) Dahalokely tokana (143113)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet. (49415)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina ( Neuquén) Elemgasem nubilus (230241)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5Argentina (Neuquén) Theropoda indet. (55445)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Argentina (Neuquén) Brachyrostra indet. (147178) Brachyrostra indet., Furileusauria indet., Viavenator exxoni, Abelisauridae indet. (176562)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Argentina (Río Negro) Carnotaurinae indet. (84309)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Brazil (São Paulo) Abelisauridae indet. (96196)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet. (28461) Theropoda indet. (61458)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Río Negro) Abelisauridae indet. (164849) Abelisaurus comahuensis (32339)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Niebla antiqua (222575) Theropoda indet. (28459)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Salta) Guemesia ochoai (226523)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Gujarat) Indosuchus sp. (95807)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Carnotaurus sastrei (25534)