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Abelisauroidea

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Abelisauroidea Bonaparte p. 22
1992Abelisauria Novas p. 127
1994Abelisauroidea Sereno et al. p. 270
1997Abelisauria Novas p. 683
1997Abelisauroidea Rowe et al. p. 109
2000Abelisauria Coria and Salgado
2000Abelisauroidea Holtz, Jr. p. 16 fig. 5
2002Abelisauroidea Carrano et al.
2002Abelisauria Coria et al.
2002Abelisauroidea Coria et al.
2002Abelisauroidea Lamanna et al. p. 63
2003Abelisauroidea Rauhut p. 141
2004Abelisauroidea Tykoski and Rowe p. 49
2004Abelisauria Tykoski and Rowe p. 65 fig. 3.12
2005Abelisauroidea Yates p. 118 fig. 9
2007Abelisauroidea Krause et al. p. 2
2007Abelisauroidea Sampson and Witmer p. 38
2008Abelisauroidea Carrano and Sampson pp. 199-200 fig. 4
2010Abelisauroidea Ezcurra et al. p. 14 fig. 8
2013Abelisauroidea Novas et al. p. 176
2013Abelisauroidea de Azevedo et al.
2014Abelisauroidea Hendrickx and Mateus
2014Abelisauroidea Tortosa et al. p. 70
2015Abelisauroidea Gasparini et al.
2015Abelisauroidea Gianechini et al.
2020Abelisauroidea Baiano et al.
2020Abelisauroidea Delcourt and Iori
2020Abelisauroidea Zaher et al.
2021Abelisauroidea Baiano et al.
2021Abelisauroidea Paulina-Carabajal et al.
2023Abelisauroidea Agnolín et al.
2023Abelisauroidea Giaretta et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
suborderCeratosauria()
superfamilyAbelisauroidea
superfamilyAbelisauroidea

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.

Superfm. †Abelisauroidea Bonaparte 1991
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Fm. †Abelisauridae Bonaparte and Novas 1985
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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
G. †Niebla 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]
Subfm. †Carnotaurinae Sereno 1998
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Tr. †Majungasaurini Tortosa et al. 2014
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G. †Arcovenator Tortosa et al. 2014
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†Arcovenator escotae Tortosa et al. 2014
G. †Genusaurus Accarie et al. 1995
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†Genusaurus sisteronis Accarie et al. 1995
G. †Indosaurus Huene 1933
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†Indosaurus matleyi Huene 1933
G. †Majungasaurus Lavocat 1955
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†Majungasaurus crenatissimus Depéret 1896
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Invalid names: Majungatholus atopus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Majungatholus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]
G. †Rajasaurus Wilson et al. 2003
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†Rajasaurus narmadensis Wilson et al. 2003
G. †Indosuchus Huene 1933
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†Indosuchus raptorius Huene 1933
G. †Kryptops Sereno and Brusatte 2008
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†Kryptops palaios Sereno and Brusatte 2008
G. Kurupi Iori et al. 2021
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†Kurupi itaata Iori et al. 2021
G. †Lametasaurus Matley 1924
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†Lametasaurus indicus Matley 1924
G. †Rugops Sereno et al. 2004
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†Rugops primus Sereno et al. 2004
G. †Spectrovenator Zaher et al. 2020
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†Spectrovenator ragei Zaher et al. 2020
G. †Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
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†Tarascosaurus salluvicus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
G. †Tralkasaurus Cerroni et al. 2020
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†Tralkasaurus cuyi Cerroni et al. 2020
G. †Xenotarsosaurus Martínez et al. 1986
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†Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei Martínez et al. 1986
Invalid names: Coeluroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Dryptosauroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Megalosaurus chubutensis del Corro 1974 [nomen dubium], Ornithomimoides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium]
G. †Eoabelisaurus Pol and Rauhut 2012
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†Eoabelisaurus mefi Pol and Rauhut 2012
Fm. †Vitakrisauridae Malkani 2010
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G. †Samanadrinda Malkani 2007
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†Samanadrinda surghari Malkani 2007
Subfm. †Vitakrisaurinae Malkani 2010
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G. †Vitakridrinda Malkani 2004
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†Vitakridrinda sulaimani Malkani 2004
G. †Vitakrisaurus Malkani 2010
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†Vitakrisaurus saraiki Malkani 2010
Invalid names: Rajasaurinae Malkani 2010 [empty]
Invalid names: Abelisauria Novas 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available