Reptilia - Theropoda - Abelisauridae
Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte and F. E. Novas. 1985. Abelisaurus comahuensis, n.g., n.sp., Carnosauria del Crétacico Tardio de Patagonia [Abelisaurus comahuensis, n.gen., n.sp., Carnosauria from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia]. Ameghiniana 21(2-4):259-265
Parent taxon: Ceratosauria according to D. Pol et al. 2024
See also Agnolín et al. 2023, Agnolín et al. 2021, Agnolin and Chiarelli 2010, Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021, Baiano et al. 2021, Baiano et al. 2022, Bittencourt and Langer 2011, Bonaparte 1985, Bonaparte 1991, Bonaparte and Novas 1985, Bonaparte et al. 1990, Calvo et al. 2004, Candeiro and Martinelli 2005, Carrano et al. 2002, Carrano et al. 2004, Carrano and Sampson 2008, Cerroni et al. 2020, Coria et al. 2002, Coria et al. 2006, Coria and Salgado 2000, Currie 1997, Currie and Zhao 1994, Delcourt 2018, Delcourt and Iori 2020, Ezcurra et al. 2010, Furtado et al. 2013, Gasparini et al. 2015, Gianechini et al. 2015, Gianechini et al. 2021, Giaretta et al. 2023, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Holtz 1994, Holtz 1995, Holtz 1998, Holtz 2000, Iori et al. 2021, Juarez et al. 2023, Kellner and Campos 2002, Krause et al. 2007, Kurzanov 1989, Lamanna et al. 2002, Le Loeuff 1998, Longrich et al. 2017, Martínez et al. 2004, Méndez et al. 2022, Molnar 1992, Novas 1991, Novas 1992, Novas 1997, Novas et al. 2004, Novas et al. 2013, Novas et al. 2008, Novas et al. 2006, Pol and Rauhut 2012, Rauhut 2003, Rowe et al. 1997, Ruiz et al. 2011, Sampson et al. 1998, Sampson and Witmer 2007, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999, Sereno and Brusatte 2008, Sereno et al. 2004, Tavares et al. 2014, Tortosa et al. 2014, Tykoski and Rowe 2004, Wilson et al. 2003, Yates 2005 and Zaher et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Abelisauroidea, Berberosaurus, Betasuchus, Ceratosauridae, Ceratosauroidea, Ceratosaurus, Dolichosuchus, Genyodectes, Megalosaurus meriani, Neoceratosauria, Noasauridae, Orthogoniosaurus, Pterospondylus, Saltriovenator, Spinostropheus
Subtaxa: Brachyrostra Carnotaurinae Coeluroides Compsosuchus Compsosuchus solus Dryptosauroides Indosuchus Kryptops Kurupi Lametasaurus Megalosaurus chubutensis Rugops Spectrovenator Tarascosaurus Tralkasaurus Xenotarsosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore