Abelisaur
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Abelisaurs Fossil range: Jurassic - Cretaceous
Skull of Abelisaurus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Infraorder: Ceratosauria Superfamily: Abelisauroidea Bonaparte & Novas, 1985
Families
Abelisauridae Noasauridae

Abelisaurs were a group of Ceratosaurian dinosaurs which lived all over the southern hemisphere (with the exception of Tarascosaurus in Southern Europe) during the Cretaceous period. Some well-known species include Abelisaurus, Carnotaurus, and Majungasaurus.

Classification

• Superfamily Abelisauroidea
  • Berberosaurus
  • Genusaurus
  • Ozraptor
  • Spinostropheus
  • Tarascosaurus
  • Family Noasauridae
    • Deltadromeus?
    • Laevisuchus?
    • Ligabueino
    • Masiakasaurus
    • Noasaurus
    • Velocisaurus
  • Family Abelisauridae
    • Ilokelesia
    • Rugops
    • Kryptops
    • Ekrixinatosaurus
    • Compsosuchus
    • Xenotarsosaurus
    • Abelisaurus
    • Indosaurus
    • Indosuchus
    • Subfamily Carnotaurinae
      • Rajasaurus
      • Majungasaurus
      • Tribe Carnotaurini
        • Aucasaurus
        • Carnotaurus

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