Kurupi itaata Iori et al. 2021 (ceratosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Abelisauridae

Full reference: F. V. Iori, H. I. Araújo-Júnior, S. A. Simionato Tavares, T. Silva Marinho, and A. G. Martinelli. 2021. New theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil improves abelisaurid diversity. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 112(1):103551

Belongs to Kurupi according to F. V. Iori et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPMA 27-0001/02, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Gaviões's Paleontological Site, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Marília Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Gaviões's Paleontological Site

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