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Abelisauroidea

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Abelisauroidea Bonaparte p. 22
1992Abelisauria Novas p. 127
1994Abelisauroidea Sereno et al. p. 270
1997Abelisauria Novas p. 683
1997Abelisauroidea Rowe et al. p. 109
2000Abelisauria Coria and Salgado
2000Abelisauroidea Holtz, Jr. p. 16 fig. 5
2002Abelisauroidea Carrano et al.
2002Abelisauria Coria et al.
2002Abelisauroidea Coria et al.
2002Abelisauroidea Lamanna et al. p. 63
2003Abelisauroidea Rauhut p. 141
2004Abelisauroidea Tykoski and Rowe p. 49
2004Abelisauria Tykoski and Rowe p. 65 fig. 3.12
2005Abelisauroidea Yates p. 118 fig. 9
2007Abelisauroidea Krause et al. p. 2
2007Abelisauroidea Sampson and Witmer p. 38
2008Abelisauroidea Carrano and Sampson pp. 199-200 fig. 4
2010Abelisauroidea Ezcurra et al. p. 14 fig. 8
2013Abelisauroidea Novas et al. p. 176
2013Abelisauroidea de Azevedo et al.
2014Abelisauroidea Hendrickx and Mateus
2014Abelisauroidea Tortosa et al. p. 70
2015Abelisauroidea Gasparini et al.
2015Abelisauroidea Gianechini et al.
2020Abelisauroidea Baiano et al.
2020Abelisauroidea Delcourt and Iori
2020Abelisauroidea Zaher et al.
2021Abelisauroidea Baiano et al.
2021Abelisauroidea Paulina-Carabajal et al.
2023Abelisauroidea Agnolín et al.
2023Abelisauroidea Giaretta et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
Ceratosauria()
superfamilyAbelisauroidea
superfamilyAbelisauroidea

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.

Superfm. †Abelisauroidea Bonaparte 1991
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Fm. †Abelisauridae Bonaparte and Novas 1985
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Unr. †Brachyrostra Canale et al. 2008
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G. †Aucasaurus Coria et al. 2002
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Aucasaurus garridoi Coria et al. 2002
G. †Dahalokely Farke and Sertich 2013
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Dahalokely tokana Farke and Sertich 2013
G. †Ekrixinatosaurus Calvo et al. 2004
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Ekrixinatosaurus novasi Calvo et al. 2004
Unr. †Furileusauria Filippi et al. 2016
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Subfm. †Abelisaurinae Paul 1988
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G. †Abelisaurus Bonaparte 1984
G. †Niebla Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2021
G. †Carnotaurus Bonaparte 1985
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Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte 1985
G. †Elemgasem Baiano et al. 2022
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Elemgasem nubilus Baiano et al. 2022
G. †Llukalkan Gianechini et al. 2021
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Llukalkan aliocranianus Gianechini et al. 2021
G. †Pycnonemosaurus Kellner and Campos 2002
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Pycnonemosaurus nevesi Kellner and Campos 2002
G. †Quilmesaurus Coria 2001
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Quilmesaurus curriei Coria 2001
G. †Viavenator Filippi et al. 2016
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Viavenator exxoni Filippi et al. 2016
G. †Guemesia Agnolín et al. 2021
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Guemesia ochoai Agnolín et al. 2021
G. †Ilokelesia Coria and Salgado 2000
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Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis Coria and Salgado 2000
G. †Rahiolisaurus Novas et al. 2010
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Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis Novas et al. 2010
G. †Skorpiovenator Canale et al. 2008 [scorpion hunter]
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Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale et al. 2008
G. †Thanos Delcourt and Iori 2020
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Thanos simonattoi Delcourt and Iori 2020
Invalid names: Carnotaurini Coria et al. 2002 [empty]
Subfm. †Carnotaurinae Sereno 1998
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Tr. †Majungasaurini Tortosa et al. 2014
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G. †Arcovenator Tortosa et al. 2014
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Arcovenator escotae Tortosa et al. 2014
G. †Genusaurus Accarie et al. 1995
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Genusaurus sisteronis Accarie et al. 1995
G. †Indosaurus Huene 1933
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Indosaurus matleyi Huene 1933
G. †Majungasaurus Lavocat 1955
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Majungasaurus crenatissimus Depéret 1896
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Invalid names: Majungatholus atopus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Majungatholus Sues and Taquet 1979 [synonym]
G. †Rajasaurus Wilson et al. 2003
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Rajasaurus narmadensis Wilson et al. 2003
G. †Indosuchus Huene 1933
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Indosuchus raptorius Huene 1933
G. †Kryptops Sereno and Brusatte 2008
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Kryptops palaios Sereno and Brusatte 2008
G. Kurupi Iori et al. 2021
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Kurupi itaata Iori et al. 2021
G. †Lametasaurus Matley 1924
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Lametasaurus indicus Matley 1924
G. †Rugops Sereno et al. 2004
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Rugops primus Sereno et al. 2004
G. †Spectrovenator Zaher et al. 2020
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Spectrovenator ragei Zaher et al. 2020
G. †Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
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Tarascosaurus salluvicus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
G. †Tralkasaurus Cerroni et al. 2020
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Tralkasaurus cuyi Cerroni et al. 2020
G. †Xenotarsosaurus Martínez et al. 1986
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Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei Martínez et al. 1986
Invalid names: Coeluroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Dryptosauroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Megalosaurus chubutensis del Corro 1974 [nomen dubium], Ornithomimoides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium]
G. †Eoabelisaurus Pol and Rauhut 2012
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Eoabelisaurus mefi Pol and Rauhut 2012
Fm. †Vitakrisauridae Malkani 2010
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G. †Samanadrinda Malkani 2007
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Samanadrinda surghari Malkani 2007
Subfm. †Vitakrisaurinae Malkani 2010
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G. †Vitakridrinda Malkani 2004
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Vitakridrinda sulaimani Malkani 2004
G. †Vitakrisaurus Malkani 2010
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Vitakrisaurus saraiki Malkani 2010
Invalid names: Rajasaurinae Malkani 2010 [empty]
Invalid names: Abelisauria Novas 1992 [synonym]
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 Aalenian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 174.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.4 Ma

Collections (164 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.1 - 168.4Argentina (Chubut) Eoabelisaurus mefi (130985)
Middle Jurassic174.1 - 163.5Pakistan (Punjab) Samanadrinda surghari (80011)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauridae indet. (221058 221059)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Portugal (Lisboa) Abelisauridae indet. (154211)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Abelisauroidea indet. (49636)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Tanzania (Lindi) Coelurosauria indet. B (47151)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Theropoda indet. (206059)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Abelisauridae indet. (47159) Coelurosauria indet. C (47144)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet., Abelisauroidea indet., Theropoda indet. (156241)
Berriasian - Hauterivian145.0 - 129.4Brazil (Paraíba) Abelisauria indet. (187915)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Libya (Ghadamis) Abelisauroidea indet. (104802)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Libya Theropoda indet. (61465)
Barremian - Aptian129.4 - 113.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Abelisauridae indet. (232335) Abelisauroidea indet. (104872)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) Kryptops palaios (81086)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauria indet. (59288)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Niger (Agadez) Abelisauridae indet. (228823 228824)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Brazil (Ceará) Abelisauridae indet. (207779 224256)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3France (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) Genusaurus sisteronis (70458)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Abelisauridae indet., Majungasaurus sp., Theropoda indet. M, Theropoda indet. B (52887) Abelisauroidea indet. (229406)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Chubut) Megalosaurus chubutensis (90788)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Abelisauridae indet. (67225)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) Abelisauridae indet. (169943)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet. (179480)
Cenomanian - Santonian100.5 - 83.6Egypt (Al Wadi Al Jadid) Theropoda indet. (70456)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Brazil (Mato Grosso) Abelisauridae indet. (32335)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauroidea indet. (80179) Tetanurae indet. (49409)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Niger (Agadez) Abelisauridae indet. (58577)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Abelisauria indet. (224786) Abelisauridae indet. (123828 141307 223883)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Giza) Abelisauridae indet. (226126)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Carcharodontosauridae indet. (132494)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Chile (Coquimbo) Abelisauridae indet. (232265)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Brachyrostra indet., Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (85501) Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis (28458) Tyrannosauroidea indet. (85571)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Santa Cruz) Abelisauridae indet. (49416)
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian99.6 - 89.8Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauridae indet. (152253)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauria indet. (49099) Theropoda indet. (38952)
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Río Negro) Abelisauridae indet., Abelisauroidea indet. 1, Abelisauroidea indet. 2, Tralkasaurus cuyi (180530)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian99.6 - 89.3Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauridae indet. (115564)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Madagascar (Antsiranana) Dahalokely tokana (143113)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet. (49098) Theropoda indet. (49097)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Argentina (Río Negro) Carcharodontosauridae indet., Abelisauria indet. (61237)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. (49415) Abelisauroidea indet. (75050)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina ( Neuquén) Elemgasem nubilus (230241)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Tajikistan (Asht) Coeluroides sp. (53132)
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauroidea indet. (205722)
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Abelisauroidea indet. (51956)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5Argentina (Neuquén) Theropoda indet. (55445)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5Argentina (Río Negro) Carcharodontosauridae indet. (88181)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Hungary (Veszprém) Abelisauridae indet. (48722)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Argentina (Río Negro) Abelisauridae indet. (45407) Carnotaurinae indet. (84309)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet., Brachyrostra indet. (147178) Abelisauridae indet., Carnotaurinae indet., Brachyrostra indet., Furileusauria indet., Viavenator exxoni, Abelisauridae indet. (176562)
Santonian - Maastrichtian86.3 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Abelisauridae indet. (225333)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Brazil (Minas Gerais) Abelisauridae indet. (232670)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Brazil (São Paulo) Abelisauridae indet. (96196)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Argentina (La Rioja) Abelisauridae indet. (175795)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Saudi Arabia (Tabuk) Abelisauridae indet. (116314)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (La Rioja) Abelisauridae indet. (215007 215008)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Abelisauroidea indet. (225167)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Río Negro) Abelisauridae indet. (164849) Abelisaurus comahuensis (32339)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Tarascosaurus salluvicus (28456)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Abelisauridae indet. (28461) Abelisauroidea indet. (91171) Theropoda indet. (61458)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Argentina (Mendoza) Abelisauridae indet. (90139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Castilla y Leon) Abelisauridae indet., Arcovenator sp., Tarascosaurus sp. (28406) Arcovenator sp. (48861)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Abelisauridae indet. (28454 89990) Neoceratosauria indet. (220134)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Egypt Theropoda indet. (218462)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Neoceratosauria indet. (48849)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Abelisauridae indet. (57000 67540 226997) Abelisauridae indet. 3, Abelisauroidea indet., Abelisauridae indet., Carcharodontosauridae indet. (57003) Abelisauridae indet. 4, Abelisauridae indet. 7, Abelisauroidea indet., Abelisauridae indet., Spinosauridae indet. (56997)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Egypt (Aswan) Megalosaurus crenatissimus (60599)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Abelisauridae indet. (59887) Theropoda indet. (48870)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Abelisauridae indet. (61580) Abelisauridae indet., Carcharodontosauridae indet. (61578)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Salta) Guemesia ochoai (226523)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Egypt (Al Bahr Al Ahmar) Megalosaurus crenatissimus (60607 60608)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Abelisauridae indet. (49557 190127) Niebla antiqua (222575) Theropoda indet. (28459)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain (Valencia) Arcovenator sp. (53918)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (Mato Grosso) Theropoda indet. (59367)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Abelisauridae indet. (64133 80824 82786)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Brazil (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)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Colombia (Tolima) Carnosauria indet. (95168)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Gujarat) Indosuchus sp. (95807) Majungasaurus crenatissimus, Megalosaurus sp. B, Megalosaurus sp. C, Megalosaurus sp. D, Megalosaurus sp. E (38041) Rajasaurus narmadensis (34725)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Madagascar (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)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Indosuchus raptorius, Indosaurus matleyi, Coeluroides largus, Dryptosauroides grandis, Ornithomimoides mobilis, Allosauridae indet., Ornithomimidae indet., Megalosaurus sp. (26373)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Abelisauridae indet. (51692)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Abelisauridae indet. (224257 231770) Carnotaurus sastrei (25534)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Abelisauridae indet. (156131) Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. 3 (83263)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Tamil Nadu) Abelisauridae indet. (153666)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Pakistan (Balochistan) Vitakridrinda sulaimani (78055 79428 79429 79665 79666) Vitakridrinda sulaimani, Vitakrisaurus saraiki (53153 79664 79670)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Abelisauridae indet. (99159)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) Abelisauridae indet. (214842)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Abelisauridae indet., Carnosauria indet. (51628) Abelisauroidea indet., Theropoda indet. (32346)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) Coelurosauria indet. (12855)