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 D. Pol et al. 2024
See also Agnolín et al. 2021, Baiano et al. 2022, Canale et al. 2008, Delcourt 2018, Delcourt and Iori 2020, Ezcurra et al. 2010, Filippi et al. 2016, Gianechini et al. 2021, Juárez Valieri et al. 2011, Méndez et al. 2022, Novas et al. 2013 and Tortosa et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Carnotaurinae, Coeluroides, Compsosuchus, Compsosuchus solus, Dryptosauroides, Indosuchus, Kryptops, Kurupi, Lametasaurus, Megalosaurus chubutensis, Rugops, Spectrovenator, Tarascosaurus, Tralkasaurus, Xenotarsosaurus
Subtaxa: Aucasaurus Carnotaurini Dahalokely Ekrixinatosaurus Furileusauria Guemesia Ilokelesia Rahiolisaurus Skorpiovenator Thanos
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (20 collections), Brazil (2), France (1), India (1), Madagascar (1)
Total: 25 collections including 28 occurrences