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Abelisauroidea
Taxonomy
Abelisauroidea was named by Bonaparte (1991) [Reference cites Novas (1989) as source of name, but that is a PhD thesis, so cannot serve as origin for nomenclatural purposes.]. Its type is Abelisaurus. It was considered monophyletic by de Azevedo et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Ceratosauria by Bonaparte (1991) and Sereno et al. (1994); to Abelisauria by Coria et al. (2002); to Theropoda by Carrano et al. (2002); to Neoceratosauria by Rowe et al. (1997), Holtz (2000), Lamanna et al. (2002), Carrano et al. (2002), Tykoski and Rowe (2004) and Tortosa et al. (2014); to Theropoda by Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021); and to Ceratosauria by Rauhut (2003), Yates (2005), Sampson and Witmer (2007), Krause et al. (2007), Carrano and Sampson (2008), Ezcurra et al. (2010), Novas et al. (2013), de Azevedo et al. (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Gasparini et al. (2015), Gianechini et al. (2015), Zaher et al. (2020), Baiano et al. (2020), Delcourt and Iori (2020), Baiano et al. (2021), Giaretta et al. (2023) and Agnolín et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Ceratosauria by Bonaparte (1991) and Sereno et al. (1994); to Abelisauria by Coria et al. (2002); to Theropoda by Carrano et al. (2002); to Neoceratosauria by Rowe et al. (1997), Holtz (2000), Lamanna et al. (2002), Carrano et al. (2002), Tykoski and Rowe (2004) and Tortosa et al. (2014); to Theropoda by Paulina-Carabajal et al. (2021); and to Ceratosauria by Rauhut (2003), Yates (2005), Sampson and Witmer (2007), Krause et al. (2007), Carrano and Sampson (2008), Ezcurra et al. (2010), Novas et al. (2013), de Azevedo et al. (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014), Gasparini et al. (2015), Gianechini et al. (2015), Zaher et al. (2020), Baiano et al. (2020), Delcourt and Iori (2020), Baiano et al. (2021), Giaretta et al. (2023) and Agnolín et al. (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1991 | Abelisauroidea Bonaparte p. 22 |
1992 | Abelisauria Novas p. 127 |
1994 | Abelisauroidea Sereno et al. p. 270 |
1997 | Abelisauria Novas p. 683 |
1997 | Abelisauroidea Rowe et al. p. 109 |
2000 | Abelisauria Coria and Salgado |
2000 | Abelisauroidea Holtz, Jr. p. 16 fig. 5 |
2002 | Abelisauroidea Carrano et al. |
2002 | Abelisauria Coria et al. |
2002 | Abelisauroidea Coria et al. |
2002 | Abelisauroidea Lamanna et al. p. 63 |
2003 | Abelisauroidea Rauhut p. 141 |
2004 | Abelisauroidea Tykoski and Rowe p. 49 |
2004 | Abelisauria Tykoski and Rowe p. 65 fig. 3.12 |
2005 | Abelisauroidea Yates p. 118 fig. 9 |
2007 | Abelisauroidea Krause et al. p. 2 |
2007 | Abelisauroidea Sampson and Witmer p. 38 |
2008 | Abelisauroidea Carrano and Sampson pp. 199-200 fig. 4 |
2010 | Abelisauroidea Ezcurra et al. p. 14 fig. 8 |
2013 | Abelisauroidea Novas et al. p. 176 |
2013 | Abelisauroidea de Azevedo et al. |
2014 | Abelisauroidea Hendrickx and Mateus |
2014 | Abelisauroidea Tortosa et al. p. 70 |
2015 | Abelisauroidea Gasparini et al. |
2015 | Abelisauroidea Gianechini et al. |
2020 | Abelisauroidea Baiano et al. |
2020 | Abelisauroidea Delcourt and Iori |
2020 | Abelisauroidea Zaher et al. |
2021 | Abelisauroidea Baiano et al. |
2021 | Abelisauroidea Paulina-Carabajal et al. |
2023 | Abelisauroidea Agnolín et al. |
2023 | Abelisauroidea Giaretta et al. |
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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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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. †Skorpiovenator Canale et al. 2008 [scorpion hunter]
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†Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale et al. 2008
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. †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. †Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
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†Tarascosaurus salluvicus Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991
Invalid names: Coeluroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Dryptosauroides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium], Megalosaurus chubutensis del Corro 1974 [nomen dubium], Ornithomimoides Huene 1933 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Vitakrisauridae Malkani 2010
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Subfm. †Vitakrisaurinae Malkani 2010
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Invalid names: Rajasaurinae Malkani 2010 [empty]
Invalid names: Abelisauria Novas 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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
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 |
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Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian | Argentina (Chubut) | Eoabelisaurus mefi (130985) | |
Middle Jurassic | Pakistan (Punjab) | Samanadrinda surghari (80011) | |
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauridae indet. (221058 221059) | |
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | Portugal (Lisboa) | Abelisauridae indet. (154211) | |
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Abelisauroidea indet. (49636) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Tanzania (Lindi) | Coelurosauria indet. B (47151) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | Tanzania (Lindi) | Theropoda indet. (206059) | |
Tithonian | Tanzania (Lindi) | Abelisauridae indet. (47159) Coelurosauria indet. C (47144) | |
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauridae indet., Abelisauroidea indet., Theropoda indet. (156241) | |
Berriasian - Hauterivian | Brazil (Paraíba) | Abelisauria indet. (187915) | |
Hauterivian - Barremian | Libya (Ghadamis) | Abelisauroidea indet. (104802) | |
Hauterivian - Barremian | Libya | Theropoda indet. (61465) | |
Barremian - Aptian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Abelisauridae indet. (232335) Abelisauroidea indet. (104872) | |
Aptian - Albian | Niger (Agadez) | Kryptops palaios (81086) | |
Late/Upper Aptian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauria indet. (59288) | |
Albian | Niger (Agadez) | Abelisauridae indet. (228823 228824) | |
Albian - Cenomanian | Brazil (Ceará) | Abelisauridae indet. (207779 224256) | |
Middle Albian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) | Genusaurus sisteronis (70458) | |
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Abelisauridae indet., Majungasaurus sp., Theropoda indet. M, Theropoda indet. B (52887) Abelisauroidea indet. (229406) | |
Cenomanian | Argentina (Chubut) | Megalosaurus chubutensis (90788) | |
Cenomanian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Abelisauridae indet. (67225) | |
Cenomanian | Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) | Abelisauridae indet. (169943) | |
Cenomanian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauridae indet. (179480) | |
Cenomanian - Santonian | Egypt (Al Wadi Al Jadid) | Theropoda indet. (70456) | |
Late/Upper Cretaceous | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | Abelisauridae indet. (32335) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauroidea indet. (80179) Tetanurae indet. (49409) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Niger (Agadez) | Abelisauridae indet. (58577) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Abelisauria indet. (224786) Abelisauridae indet. (123828 141307 223883) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian | Egypt (Giza) | Abelisauridae indet. (226126) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) | Carcharodontosauridae indet. (132494) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian | Chile (Coquimbo) | Abelisauridae indet. (232265) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Brachyrostra indet., Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (85501) Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis (28458) Tyrannosauroidea indet. (85571) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Abelisauridae indet. (49416) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Turonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauridae indet. (152253) | |
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauria indet. (49099) Theropoda indet. (38952) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Abelisauridae indet., Abelisauroidea indet. 1, Abelisauroidea indet. 2, Tralkasaurus cuyi (180530) | |
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Turonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauridae indet. (115564) | |
Turonian | Madagascar (Antsiranana) | Dahalokely tokana (143113) | |
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauridae indet. (49098) Theropoda indet. (49097) | |
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Carcharodontosauridae indet., Abelisauria indet. (61237) | |
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. (49415) Abelisauroidea indet. (75050) | |
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Argentina ( Neuquén) | Elemgasem nubilus (230241) | |
Coniacian - Santonian | Tajikistan (Asht) | Coeluroides sp. (53132) | |
Coniacian - Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauroidea indet. (205722) | |
Coniacian - Maastrichtian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Abelisauroidea indet. (51956) | |
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Theropoda indet. (55445) | |
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Carcharodontosauridae indet. (88181) | |
Santonian | Hungary (Veszprém) | Abelisauridae indet. (48722) | |
Santonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Abelisauridae indet. (45407) Carnotaurinae indet. (84309) | |
Santonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauridae indet., Brachyrostra indet. (147178) Abelisauridae indet., Carnotaurinae indet., Brachyrostra indet., Furileusauria indet., Viavenator exxoni, Abelisauridae indet. (176562) | |
Santonian - Maastrichtian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Abelisauridae indet. (225333) | |
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Abelisauridae indet. (232670) | |
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Abelisauridae indet. (96196) | |
Campanian | Argentina (La Rioja) | Abelisauridae indet. (175795) | |
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Saudi Arabia (Tabuk) | Abelisauridae indet. (116314) | |
Campanian - Maastrichtian | Argentina (La Rioja) | Abelisauridae indet. (215007 215008) | |
Campanian - Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Abelisauroidea indet. (225167) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Abelisauridae indet. (164849) Abelisaurus comahuensis (32339) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Tarascosaurus salluvicus (28456) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Abelisauridae indet. (28461) Abelisauroidea indet. (91171) Theropoda indet. (61458) | |
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian | Argentina (Mendoza) | Abelisauridae indet. (90139) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Abelisauridae indet., Arcovenator sp., Tarascosaurus sp. (28406) Arcovenator sp. (48861) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Abelisauridae indet. (28454 89990) Neoceratosauria indet. (220134) | |
Middle Campanian | Egypt | Theropoda indet. (218462) | |
Middle Campanian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Neoceratosauria indet. (48849) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Brazil (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 Maastrichtian | Egypt (Aswan) | Megalosaurus crenatissimus (60599) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) | Abelisauridae indet. (59887) Theropoda indet. (48870) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Abelisauridae indet. (61580) Abelisauridae indet., Carcharodontosauridae indet. (61578) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Salta) | Guemesia ochoai (226523) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Egypt (Al Bahr Al Ahmar) | Megalosaurus crenatissimus (60607 60608) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Abelisauridae indet. (49557 190127) Niebla antiqua (222575) Theropoda indet. (28459) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Spain (Valencia) | Arcovenator sp. (53918) | |
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | Theropoda indet. (59367) | |
Maastrichtian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Abelisauridae indet. (64133 80824 82786) | |
Maastrichtian | 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) | |
Maastrichtian | Colombia (Tolima) | Carnosauria indet. (95168) | |
Maastrichtian | India (Gujarat) | Indosuchus sp. (95807) Majungasaurus crenatissimus, Megalosaurus sp. B, Megalosaurus sp. C, Megalosaurus sp. D, Megalosaurus sp. E (38041) Rajasaurus narmadensis (34725) | |
Maastrichtian | 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 | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Indosuchus raptorius, Indosaurus matleyi, Coeluroides largus, Dryptosauroides grandis, Ornithomimoides mobilis, Allosauridae indet., Ornithomimidae indet., Megalosaurus sp. (26373) | |
Maastrichtian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Abelisauridae indet. (51692) | |
Maastrichtian | Argentina (Chubut) | Abelisauridae indet. (224257 231770) Carnotaurus sastrei (25534) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Abelisauridae indet. (156131) Abelisauridae indet. 1, Abelisauridae indet. 2, Abelisauridae indet. 3 (83263) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | India (Tamil Nadu) | Abelisauridae indet. (153666) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Vitakridrinda sulaimani (78055 79428 79429 79665 79666) Vitakridrinda sulaimani, Vitakrisaurus saraiki (53153 79664 79670) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco | Abelisauridae indet. (99159) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco (Beni Mellal) | Abelisauridae indet. (214842) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Abelisauridae indet., Carnosauria indet. (51628) Abelisauroidea indet., Theropoda indet. (32346) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Bolivia (Cochabamba) | Coelurosauria indet. (12855) |