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Abelisaurus comahuensis Bonaparte 1984 (ceratosaur)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Abelisauridae

PaleoDB taxon number: 53945

skull, MC 11098
Skull of Abelisaurus comahuensis (cast)

Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1984. I dinosauri dell’Argentina [. Sulle Orme dei Dinosauri 125-143

Belongs to Abelisaurus according to M. T. Carrano and S. D. Sampson 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MC 11098, a skull. Its type locality is Cantera de la Pala Mécanica (MPCA), which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial sandstone in the Anacleto Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): skull length 856.0