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Abelisauridae Bonaparte & Novas, 1985

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  order Dinosauria - dinosaurs

Description

The Abelisaurs were large carnivorous dinosaurs with fused ankle bones.
Author: Bill Darwin

Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 24

genus Abelisaurus Bonaparte & Novas, 1985 - Abel's lizard
genus Aucasaurus Coria Chiappe & Dingus, 2002 - auca lizard
genus Carnotaurus Bonaparte, 1985
genus Ekrixinatosaurus Calvo, Rubilar-Roger, Moreno, 2004
genus Genusaurus Accarie, Beaudoin, Dejax, Fries, Michard & Taquet, 1995
genus Ilokelesia Coria & Salgado, 2000 - flesh lizard
genus Indosaurus Huene & Mattley, 1933
genus Indosuchus Huene & Matley, 1933
genus Kryptops Sereno & Brusatte, 2008
genus Laevisuchus Huene & Matley, 1933
genus Ligabueino Bonaparte, 1995
genus Majungasaurus Deperet, 1896 - majunga lizard
genus Masiakasaurus Sampson, 2001 - vicious lizard
genus Noasaurus Bonaparte & Powell, 1980
genus Ozraptor Long & Molnar, 1998
genus Pycnonemosaurus Kellner & Campos, 2002
genus Rajasaurus Sereno & Wilson, 2003 - regal lizard
genus Rugops Sereno, Wilson & Conrad, 2004 - wrinkle faced
genus Skorpiovenator Canale et al., 2009
genus Spinostropheus Lapparent, 1960 - long spine
genus Tarascosaurus Le Loeuff & Buffetaut, 1990
genus Velocisaurus Bonaparte, 1991
genus Xenotarsosaurus Martinez, Gimenez, Rodriguez & Bochatey, 1987 - strange ankle lizard

Abelisauridae incertae sedis

genus Deltadromeus Sereno et al., 1996

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Explanations

extinct taxon