Abelisaur

Abelisaur

Holozoa

Abelisaurs
Temporal range: Jurassic - Cretaceous, 165–70 Ma
Artist's impression of Abelisaurus.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Node: †Neoceratosauria
Node: †Abelisauria
Novas, 1992
Superfamily: †Abelisauroidea
Bonaparte & Novas, 1985
Families

Abelisauridae
Noasauridae

Abelisaurs were a group of ceratosaurian dinosaurs which lived in the Southern hemisphere (with the exception of Tarascosaurus in Southern Europe) during the Cretaceous period. Some well-known dinosaurs of this group include Abelisaurus, Carnotaurus, and Majungasaurus. They are known for their small arms. Some members had ornamented heads, such as Carnotaurus and Majungasaurus; the horns and knobs may have been used for display.

Classification

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