Reptilia - Saurischia - Abelisauridae
Full reference: H. Jiménez Velandia, M. D. Ezcurra, M. E. Hechenleitner, G. Basilici, A. G. Martinelli and L. E. Fiorelli. 2025. A new late Cretaceous abelisaurid species from La Rioja Province, Northwestern Argentina. Ameghiniana 62(5):1-23
Belongs to Vitosaura according to H. Jiménez Velandia et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CRILAR-Pv 506, a partial skeleton (Postcranium including a first dorsal centrum, a nearly complete second dorsal vertebra, a partial sacrum, left ilium, pubis and ischium, and other indeterminate). Its type locality is Colozacán Valley, which is in a Campanian fluvial sandstone/conglomerate in the Los Llanos Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Colozacán Valley
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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