Reptilia - Theropoda - Abelisauridae
Alternative combination: Skorpiovenator bustingorrii
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
Belongs to Skorpiovenator according to M. A. Cerroni et al. 2022
See also Baiano et al. 2016, Canale et al. 2016, Canale et al. 2008, Cerroni et al. 2020, Dalman 2014, Filippi et al. 2016, Haluza et al. 2012, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Juárez Valieri et al. 2011, Machado et al. 2013, Méndez 2014, Méndez 2014, Méndez et al. 2022, Motta et al. 2016, Novas et al. 2013, Ratsinbaholison et al. 2016 and Zaher et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MMCH-PV 48, a skeleton. Its type locality is Bustingorry's farm, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian fluvial sandstone in the Huincul Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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