Mapusaurus roseae Coria and Currie 2006 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Carcharodontosauridae

Alternative combinations: Mapusaurus rosae, Mapusaurus rosea

Full reference: R. A. Coria and P. J. Currie. 2006. A new carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. Geodiversitas 28(1):71-118

Belongs to Mapusaurus according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

See also Baiano et al. 2016, Bandeira et al. 2021, Bell and Coria 2013, Brusatte and Sereno 2007, Canale et al. 2012, Candeiro et al. 2012, Cerroni et al. 2020, Coria and Currie 2006, Dalman 2014, Delcourt and Grillo 2018, Fernandes de Azevedo et al. 2013, Hendrickx and Mateus 2014, Ibiricu et al. 2013, Lü et al. 2009, Motta et al. 2016, Porfiri et al. 2007, Porfiri et al. 2007 and Sereno et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCF PVPH-108.1, a partial skull (right nasal). Its type locality is Cañadón del Gato (ACDP-MUCP), which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian channel sandstone in the Huincul Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur circumference 44.5, radius circumference 27.5

Distribution: found only at Cañadón del Gato (ACDP-MUCP)

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