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Abelisauridae

Reptilia - Abelisauridae

Taxonomy

Abelisauridae was named by Bonaparte and Novas (1985).

It was assigned to Carnosauria by Bonaparte (1985), Bonaparte and Novas (1985), Kurzanov (1989); to Carnosauria by Currie and Zhao (1994); to Neoceratosauria by Novas (1991), Holtz (1995), Holtz (1998); to Ceratosauroidea by Bonaparte et al. (1990), Sereno (1997), Sereno (1998), Sampson et al. (1998), Sereno (1999); to Theropoda by Molnar (1992), Bittencourt and Langer (2011); to Abelisauria by Novas (1992), Novas (1992), Novas (1997), Tykoski and Rowe (2004), Calvo et al. (2004), Tavares et al. (2014); to Etrigansauria by Delcourt (2018); to Ceratosauria by Currie (1997), Le Loeuff (1998), Ruiz et al. (2011), Longrich et al. (2017), Méndez et al. (2022); to Ceratosauria by Wilson et al. (2003), Pol and Rauhut (2012), Gianechini et al. (2021), Pol et al. (2024); and to Abelisauroidea by Bonaparte (1991), Holtz (1994), Rowe et al. (1997), Holtz (2000), Coria and Salgado (2000), Lamanna et al. (2002), Carrano et al. (2002), Coria et al. (2002), Rauhut (2003), Sereno et al. (2004), Martínez et al. (2004), Novas et al. (2004), Carrano et al. (2004), Yates (2005), Candeiro and Martinelli (2005), Novas et al. (2006), Coria et al. (2006), Sampson and Witmer (2007), Krause et al. (2007), Carrano and Sampson (2008), Novas et al. (2008), Sereno and Brusatte (2008), Ezcurra et al. (2010), Agnolin and Chiarelli (2010), Novas et al. (2013), Furtado et al. (2013), Tortosa et al. (2014), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Gasparini et al. (2015), Gianechini et al. (2015), Cerroni et al. (2020), Zaher et al. (2020), Delcourt and Iori (2020), Baiano et al. (2021), Aranciaga Rolando et al. (2021), Iori et al. (2021), Agnolín et al. (2021), Baiano et al. (2022), Juarez et al. (2023), Giaretta et al. (2023), Agnolín et al. (2023), Agnolin et al. (2025).

Subtaxa

Brachyrostra, Carnotaurinae, Coeluroides, Compsosuchus, Compsosuchus solus, Dryptosauroides, Indosuchus, Kryptops, Kurupi, Lametasaurus, Megalosaurus chubutensis, Rugops, Spectrovenator, Tarascosaurus, Tralkasaurus, Xenotarsosaurus

Synonyms

Dryptosauroides was named by Huene (1933) [Named by Huene in Huene & Matley 1933.].

It was considered a nomen dubium by Tykoski and Rowe (2004), Novas et al. (2004), Carrano and Sampson (2008).

It was assigned to Megalosauridae by Romer (1956); to Coelurosauria by Kuhn (1939), Huene (1958); to Megalosaurinidae by Tatarinov (1964), Romer (1966), Steel (1970); to Dryptosauridae by Carroll (1988); and to Coeluridae by Huene (1933), Molnar (1980), Khosla and Lucas (2023).
Coeluroides was named by Huene (1933) [Named by Huene in Huene & Matley 1933.].

It was considered a nomen dubium by Tykoski and Rowe (2004); it was considered a nomen dubium by Carrano and Sampson (2008).

It was assigned to Coelurosauria by Kuhn (1939), Huene (1958); to Theropoda by Carroll (1988); to Abelisauroidea by Novas et al. (2004); and to Coeluridae by Huene (1933), Romer (1956), Tatarinov (1964), Romer (1966), Steel (1970), Molnar (1980), Khosla and Lucas (2023).
Compsosuchus was named by Huene (1933) [Named by Huene in Huene & Matley 1933.]. Its type is Compsosuchus solus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Novas et al. (2004), Carrano and Sampson (2008), Carrano et al. (2011), Mohabey et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Coelurosauria by Kuhn (1939); to Coeluridae by Romer (1956), Romer (1966), Steel (1970), Molnar (1980); to Theropoda by Carroll (1988); to Allosauridae by Kurzanov (1989); to Carnosauria by Molnar et al. (1990); and to Compsognathidae by Huene (1933), Tatarinov (1964), Khosla and Lucas (2023).
Compsosuchus solus was named by Huene (1933) [Named by Huene in Huene & Matley 1933]. Its type specimen is GSI K27/696, a set of vertebrae (cervical axis), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bara Simla, Jabalpur [Carnosaur Bed], which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India. It is the type species of Compsosuchus.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Novas et al. (2004), Carrano and Sampson (2008), Carrano et al. (2011), Mohabey et al. (2023).
Coeluroides largus was named by Huene (1933) [Named by Huene in Huene & Matley 1933.]. Its type specimen is GSI K27/562, K27/574, K27/595, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bara Simla, Jabalpur [Carnosaur Bed], which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Tykoski and Rowe (2004); it was considered a nomen dubium by Carrano and Sampson (2008).
Dryptosauroides grandis was named by Huene (1933) [Named by Huene in Huene & Matley 1933.]. Its type specimen is GSI IM K20/334, 609, K27/549, 601, 602, 626, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bara Simla, Jabalpur [Carnosaur Bed], which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Tykoski and Rowe (2004), Novas et al. (2004), Carrano and Sampson (2008).
Megalosaurus chubutensis was named by del Corro (1974). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MACN 18.189. Its type locality is Estancia Mallín Grande, Cerro Crettón, which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in the Castillo Formation of Argentina.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Frey and Martill (1995), Holtz et al. (2004), Carrano et al. (2012).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1933	Compsosuchus Huene p. 60 fig. 20
1933	Compsosuchus solus Huene p. 60 fig. 20
1933	Coeluroides Huene p. 61 fig. 21
1933	Coeluroides largus Huene p. 61 fig. 21
1933	Dryptosauroides Huene p. 62 fig. 22
1933	Dryptosauroides grandis Huene p. 62 fig. 22
1939	Dryptosauroides Kuhn p. 47
1939	Dryptosauroides grandis Kuhn p. 47
1939	Coeluroides Kuhn p. 48
1939	Coeluroides largus Kuhn p. 48
1939	Compsosuchus Kuhn p. 49
1939	Compsosuchus solus Kuhn p. 49
1956	Coeluroides Romer p. 612
1956	Compsosuchus Romer p. 612
1956	Dryptosauroides Romer p. 615
1957	Coeluroides largus Lapparent p. 111
1957	Compsosuchus solus Lapparent p. 111
1957	Dryptosauroides grandis Lapparent p. 111
1958	Coeluroides Huene p. 205
1958	Dryptosauroides Huene p. 205
1964	Coeluroides Tatarinov p. 533
1964	Compsosuchus Tatarinov p. 533
1964	Dryptosauroides Tatarinov p. 537
1966	Coeluroides Romer p. 369
1966	Compsosuchus Romer p. 369
1966	Dryptosauroides Romer p. 369
1970	Coeluroides Steel p. 15
1970	Coeluroides largus Steel p. 15
1970	Compsosuchus Steel p. 15
1970	Compsosuchus solus Steel p. 15
1970	Dryptosauroides Steel p. 31
1970	Dryptosauroides grandis Steel p. 31
1974	Megalosaurus chubutensis del Corro
1978	Megalosaurus chubutensis Bonaparte p. 551
1980	Coeluroides Molnar p. 139
1980	Compsosuchus Molnar p. 139
1980	Dryptosauroides Molnar p. 139
1984	Coeluroides largus Welles p. 162
1985	Abelisauridae Bonaparte p. 149
1985	Abelisauridae Bonaparte and Novas
1988	Coeluroides Carroll
1988	Compsosuchus Carroll
1988	Dryptosauroides Carroll
1988	Coeluroides largus Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 416
1988	Compsosuchus solus Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 416
1988	Dryptosauroides grandis Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 416
1989	Coeluroides largus Jain p. 100
1989	Compsosuchus solus Jain p. 100
1989	Dryptosauroides grandis Jain p. 100
1989	Abelisauridae Kurzanov p. 3
1989	Compsosuchus Kurzanov p. 4
1990	Abelisauridae Bonaparte et al. pp. 2-3
1990	Compsosuchus Molnar et al. p. 191
1990	Compsosuchus solus Molnar et al. p. 191
1991	Abelisauridae Bonaparte p. 22
1991	Abelisauridae Novas p. 401
1992	Abelisauridae Molnar p. 265
1992	Abelisauridae Novas
1994	Abelisauridae Currie and Zhao p. 2079
1994	Abelisauridae Holtz
1995	Abelisauridae Holtz, Jr. p. 35A
1996	Coeluroides largus Kohring et al. p. 51
1996	Compsosuchus solus Kohring et al. p. 51
1996	Dryptosauroides grandis Kohring et al. p. 51
1996	Coeluroides largus Loyal et al. p. 629
1996	Compsosuchus solus Loyal et al. p. 629
1996	Dryptosauroides grandis Loyal et al. p. 629
1997	Abelisauridae Currie p. 732
1997	Abelisauridae Novas p. 1
1997	Abelisauridae Rowe et al. p. 108–109
1997	Abelisauridae Sereno p. 455
1998	Abelisauridae Holtz, Jr. p. 39
1998	Abelisauridae Le Loeuff p. 53
1998	Abelisauridae Sampson et al. p. 1050 fig. 3
1998	Abelisauridae Sereno p. 64
1999	Abelisauridae Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2
2000	Abelisauridae Coria and Salgado
2000	Abelisauridae Holtz, Jr. p. 16
2001	Coeluroides largus Mohabey p. 484
2001	Compsosuchus solus Mohabey p. 484
2001	Dryptosauroides grandis Mohabey p. 484
2002	Abelisauridae Carrano et al.
2002	Abelisauridae Coria et al.
2002	Abelisauridae Lamanna et al. p. 63
2003	Abelisauridae Rauhut p. 142
2003	Abelisauridae Wilson et al.
2004	Abelisauridae Calvo et al. p. 556
2004	Abelisauridae Carrano et al. p. 44A
2004	Abelisauridae Martínez et al. p. 578
2004	Abelisauridae Novas et al. p. 80
2004	Coeluroides Novas et al. p. 83
2004	Coeluroides largus Novas et al. p. 83
2004	Abelisauridae Sereno et al. p. 1326 fig. 4
2004	Abelisauridae Tykoski and Rowe p. 65 fig. 3.12
2005	Abelisauridae Candeiro and Martinelli p. 9
2005	Abelisauridae Yates p. 118 fig. 9
2006	Abelisauridae Coria et al. p. 1288 fig. 6
2006	Abelisauridae Novas et al. p. 63
2007	Abelisauridae Krause et al. p. 2
2007	Abelisauridae Sampson and Witmer p. 38
2008	Abelisauridae Carrano and Sampson pp. 199-200 fig. 4
2008	Abelisauridae Novas et al. p. 629
2008	Abelisauridae Sereno and Brusatte p. 17
2010	Abelisauridae Agnolin and Chiarelli p. 294
2010	Abelisauridae Ezcurra et al. p. 14 fig. 8
2011	Abelisauridae Bittencourt and Langer p. 35
2011	Abelisauridae Ruiz et al. p. 1271
2012	Abelisauridae Pol and Rauhut p. 1
2013	Abelisauridae Furtado et al. p. 109
2013	Abelisauridae Novas et al. p. 176
2014	Abelisauridae Hendrickx and Mateus
2014	Abelisauridae Tavares et al. p. 61
2014	Abelisauridae Tortosa et al. p. 70
2015	Abelisauridae Gasparini et al.
2015	Abelisauridae Gianechini et al.
2017	Abelisauridae Longrich et al.
2018	Abelisauridae Delcourt p. 3
2020	Abelisauridae Cerroni et al. p. 7
2020	Abelisauridae Delcourt and Iori
2020	Abelisauridae Zaher et al.
2021	Abelisauridae Agnolín et al.
2021	Abelisauridae Aranciaga Rolando et al. p. 3
2021	Abelisauridae Baiano et al.
2021	Abelisauridae Gianechini et al. p. 4
2021	Abelisauridae Iori et al. p. 4
2022	Abelisauridae Baiano et al. p. 4
2022	Abelisauridae Méndez et al. p. 2
2023	Abelisauridae Agnolín et al.
2023	Abelisauridae Giaretta et al.
2023	Abelisauridae Juarez et al. p. 6
2023	Coeluroides Khosla and Lucas p. 718
2023	Coeluroides largus Khosla and Lucas p. 718
2023	Compsosuchus Khosla and Lucas p. 718
2023	Compsosuchus solus Khosla and Lucas p. 718
2023	Dryptosauroides Khosla and Lucas p. 718
2023	Dryptosauroides grandis Khosla and Lucas p. 718
2024	Abelisauridae Pol et al. p. 312
2025	Abelisauridae Agnolin et al. p. 234

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Eugnathostomata
—	Teleostomi	(Bonaparte 1836)
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Eureptilia	()
—	Romeriida
—	Diapsida	()
—	Archosauromorpha	(Huene 1946)
—	Crocopoda
—	Archosauriformes	Gauthier 1986
—	Eucrocopoda
—	Archosauria	()
informal	Avemetatarsalia
—	Ornithodira
—	Dinosauromorpha
—	Dinosauriformes
—	Dinosauria	()
—	Theropoda	()
—	Neotheropoda
—	Averostra	Paul 2002
suborder	Ceratosauria	()
family	Abelisauridae
family	Abelisauridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Abelisauridae Bonaparte and Novas 1985

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Unr. †Brachyrostra Canale et al. 2008

G. †Aucasaurus Coria et al. 2002

†Aucasaurus garridoi Coria et al. 2002

G. †Dahalokely Farke and Sertich 2013

†Dahalokely tokana Farke and Sertich 2013

G. †Ekrixinatosaurus Calvo et al. 2004

†Ekrixinatosaurus novasi Calvo et al. 2004

Unr. †Furileusauria Filippi et al. 2016

Subfm. †Abelisaurinae Paul 1988

G. †Abelisaurus Bonaparte 1984

†Abelisaurus comahuensis Bonaparte 1984

G. †Niebla Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021

†Niebla antiqua Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021

G. †Caletodraco Buffetaut et al. 2024

†Caletodraco cottardi Buffetaut et al. 2024

G. †Carnotaurus Bonaparte 1985

†Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985

G. †Elemgasem Baiano et al. 2022

†Elemgasem nubilus Baiano et al. 2022

G. †Koleken Pol et al. 2024

†Koleken inakayali Pol et al. 2024

G. †Llukalkan Gianechini et al. 2021

†Llukalkan aliocranianus Gianechini et al. 2021

G. †Pycnonemosaurus Kellner and Campos 2002

†Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Kellner and Campos 2002

G. †Quilmesaurus Coria 2001

†Quilmesaurus curriei Coria 2001

G. †Viavenator Filippi et al. 2016

†Viavenator exxoni Filippi et al. 2016

G. †Guemesia Agnolín et al. 2021

†Guemesia ochoai Agnolín et al. 2021

G. †Ilokelesia Coria and Salgado 2000

†Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis Coria and Salgado 2000

G. †Rahiolisaurus Novas et al. 2010

†Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis Novas et al. 2010

G. †Skorpiovenator Canale et al. 2008 [scorpion hunter]

†Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale et al. 2008

G. †Thanos Delcourt and Iori 2020

†Thanos simonattoi Delcourt and Iori 2020

Invalid names: Carnotaurini Coria et al. 2002 [empty]

Subfm. †Carnotaurinae Sereno 1998

Tr. †Majungasaurini Tortosa et al. 2014

G. †Arcovenator Tortosa et al. 2014

†Arcovenator escotae Tortosa et al. 2014

G. †Genusaurus Accarie et al. 1995

†Genusaurus sisteronis Accarie et al. 1995

G. †Indosaurus Huene 1933

†Indosaurus matleyi Huene 1933

G. †Majungasaurus Lavocat 1955

†Majungasaurus crenatissimus Depéret 1896

Invalid names: Majungatholus atopus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]

Invalid names: Majungatholus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]

G. †Rajasaurus Wilson et al. 2003

†Rajasaurus narmadensis Wilson et al. 2003

G. †Indosuchus Huene 1933

†Indosuchus raptorius Huene 1933

G. †Kryptops Sereno and Brusatte 2008

†Kryptops palaios Sereno and Brusatte 2008

G. Kurupi Iori et al. 2021

†Kurupi itaata Iori et al. 2021

G. †Lametasaurus Matley 1924

†Lametasaurus indicus Matley 1924

G. †Rugops Sereno et al. 2004

†Rugops primus Sereno et al. 2004

G. †Spectrovenator Zaher et al. 2020

†Spectrovenator ragei Zaher et al. 2020

G. †Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991

†Tarascosaurus salluvicus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991

G. †Tralkasaurus Cerroni et al. 2020

†Tralkasaurus cuyi Cerroni et al. 2020

G. †Xenotarsosaurus Martínez et al. 1986

†Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei Martínez et al. 1986

Invalid names: Coeluroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Compsosuchus Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Compsosuchus solus Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Dryptosauroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Megalosaurus chubutensis del Corro 1974 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

hydroxyapatiteo

Entire body:

yeso

Adult length:

10 to < 100o

Adult width:

1.0 to < 10o

Adult height:

1.0 to < 10o

Maximum body mass:

3000 kgg

Minimum body mass:

3 kgg

Architecture:

compact or denseo

Ontogeny:

accretion, modification of partso

Grouping:

solitaryo

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobileo

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

carnivoreo

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Dispersal:

direct/internalo

Dispersal 2:

mobileo

Created:

2004-12-14 12:50:08

Modified:

2004-12-14 14:50:08

Source: g = genus, o = order

References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 152.21000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 149.2 Ma

Collections (146 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	161.5 - 149.2	Argentina (Chubut)	Abelisauridae indet. (221058 221059)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	154.8 - 143.1	Portugal (Lisboa)	Abelisauridae indet. (154211)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian	152.21 - 143.1	Tanzania (Lindi)	Theropoda indet. (206059)
Tithonian	149.2 - 143.1	Tanzania (Lindi)	Abelisauridae indet. (47159)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian	139.1 - 132.6	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet. (156241)
Hauterivian - Barremian	132.6 - 121.4	Libya	Theropoda indet. (61465)
Barremian - Aptian	125.77 - 113.2	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Abelisauridae indet. (232335)
Aptian	121.4 - 113.2	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Abelisauroidea indet. (104872)
Aptian - Albian	121.4 - 100.5	Niger (Agadez)	Kryptops palaios (81086)
Albian	113.2 - 100.5	Niger (Agadez)	Abelisauridae indet. (228823 228824)
Albian - Cenomanian	113.2 - 93.9	Brazil (Ceará)	Abelisauridae indet. (207779 224256)
Middle Albian	110.1 - 106.3	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur)	Genusaurus sisteronis (70458)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian	106.3 - 93.9	Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet)	Abelisauridae indet., Majungasaurus sp. (52887)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet)	Abelisauridae indet. (169943)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Argentina (Chubut)	Megalosaurus chubutensis (90788)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Brazil (Amazonas)	Theropoda indet. (58814)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet. (179480)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Brazil (Maranhão)	Abelisauridae indet. (67225)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	France (Normandy)	Abelisauridae indet., Caletodraco cottardi (235955)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Niger (Agadez)	Abelisauridae indet. (58577)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet)	Abelisauridae indet. (123828 141307 223883)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauroidea indet. (80179) Tetanurae indet. (49409)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Egypt (Giza)	Abelisauridae indet. (226126)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Spain (Castilla-La Mancha)	Carcharodontosauridae indet. (132494)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Chubut)	Abelisauria indet. (49099) Theropoda indet. (38952)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Chile (Coquimbo)	Abelisauridae indet. (232265)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Neuquén)	Brachyrostra indet., Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (85501) Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis (28458) Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (238796) Tyrannosauroidea indet. (85571)
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Río Negro)	Abelisauridae indet., Tralkasaurus cuyi (180530)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Chubut)	Abelisauridae indet. (115564)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Chubut)	Abelisauridae indet. (152253)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Argentina (Santa Cruz)	Abelisauridae indet. (49416)
Late/Upper Cretaceous	100.5 - 66.0	Brazil (Mato Grosso)	Abelisauridae indet. (32335)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Argentina (Río Negro)	Carcharodontosauridae indet. (61237)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet. (49098) Theropoda indet. (49097)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Madagascar (Antsiranana)	Dahalokely tokana (143113)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. (49415)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian	93.9 - 85.7	Argentina ( Neuquén)	Elemgasem nubilus (230241)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Kazakhstan (Turkistan)	Coeluroides sp. (53132)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Argentina (Río Negro)	Carcharodontosauridae indet. (88181)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Argentina (Neuquén)	Theropoda indet. (55445)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Argentina (Río Negro)	Abelisauridae indet. (45407) Carnotaurinae indet. (84309)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Hungary (Veszprém)	Abelisauridae indet. (48722)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet., Brachyrostra indet. (147178) Abelisauridae indet., Carnotaurinae indet., Brachyrostra indet., Furileusauria indet., Viavenator exxoni, Abelisauridae indet. (176562)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Brazil (São Paulo)	Abelisauridae indet. (96196)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Abelisauridae indet. (232670)
Santonian - Maastrichtian	85.7 - 66.0	India (Madhya Pradesh)	Abelisauridae indet. (225333)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (La Rioja)	Abelisauridae indet. (175795)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (Santa Cruz)	Abelisauridae indet. (237047)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (Río Negro)	Abelisauridae indet. (239490)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (Mendoza)	Abelisauridae indet. (90139)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (Río Negro)	Abelisauridae indet. (164849) Abelisaurus comahuensis (32339)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Tarascosaurus salluvicus (28456)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Argentina (Neuquén)	Abelisauridae indet. (28461) Theropoda indet. (61458)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Spain (Castilla y Leon)	Abelisauridae indet., Arcovenator sp., Tarascosaurus sp. (28406) Arcovenator sp. (48861)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Abelisauridae indet. (28454 89990) Neoceratosauria indet. (220134)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Neoceratosauria indet. (48849)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Egypt	Theropoda indet. (218462)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Saudi Arabia (Tabuk)	Abelisauridae indet. (116314)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Argentina (La Rioja)	Abelisauridae indet. (215007 215008)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Spain (Valencia)	Arcovenator sp. (53918)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Abelisauridae indet. (61580) Abelisauridae indet., Carcharodontosauridae indet. (61578)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Egypt (Aswan)	Megalosaurus crenatissimus (60599)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Argentina (Río Negro)	Abelisauridae indet. (49557 190127) Abelisauridae indet., Theropoda indet. (28459) Niebla antiqua (222575)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Brazil (São Paulo)	Abelisauridae indet. (57000 67540 226997) Abelisauridae indet. 3, Abelisauridae indet., Carcharodontosauridae indet. (57003) Abelisauridae indet. 4, Abelisauridae indet. 7, Abelisauridae indet., Spinosauridae indet. (56997)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Spain (Castilla-La Mancha)	Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2 (228856)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	France (Languedoc-Roussillon)	Abelisauridae indet. (59887) Theropoda indet. (48870)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Egypt (Al Bahr Al Ahmar)	Megalosaurus crenatissimus (60607 60608)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Argentina (Salta)	Guemesia ochoai (226523)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Brazil (Mato Grosso)	Theropoda indet. (59367)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Chubut)	Abelisauridae indet. (224257)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Morocco	Abelisauridae indet. (99159)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Abelisauridae indet. (51628) Theropoda indet. (32346)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India (Tamil Nadu)	Abelisauridae indet. (153666)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Brazil (São Paulo)	Abelisauridae indet. (156131) Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. 3 (83263)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Bolivia (Cochabamba)	Coelurosauria indet. (12855)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Morocco (Beni Mellal)	Abelisauridae indet. (214842)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Argentina (Chubut)	Carnotaurus sastrei (25534)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Brazil (Minas Gerais)	Abelisauridae indet. (64133 80824 82786)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Colombia (Tolima)	Carnosauria indet. (95168)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)	Abelisauridae indet. (51692)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India (Gujarat)	Indosuchus sp. (95807) Majungasaurus crenatissimus, Megalosaurus sp. B, Megalosaurus sp. C, Megalosaurus sp. D (38041) Rajasaurus narmadensis (34725)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Madagascar (Mahajanga)	Abelisauridae indet. (88176) Abelisauridae indet., Majungatholus atopus (71399) Majungasaurus crenatissimus (32366 55268 55270 55271 70075 84840 84841 84842 84843 84844 84845 84846 84847 84848 85063 91206 144728 206553) Majungatholus atopus (25074 39265 48389) Megalosaurus crenatissimus (59692) Megalosaurus sp. (51252) Theropoda indet. (102481)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Brazil (Goiás)	Abelisauridae indet. (237369)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	India (Madhya Pradesh)	Indosuchus raptorius, Indosaurus matleyi, Compsosuchus solus, Coeluroides largus, Dryptosauroides grandis, Allosauridae indet., Megalosaurus sp. (26373)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Brazil (Mato Grosso)	Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. 3, Abelisauridae indet. 6 (233531) Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. 3, Abelisauridae indet. 6 (233530)