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Abelisauridae Bonaparte & Novas, 1985 †

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

Temporal range:Lower Jurassic - Upper Cretaceous

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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† extinct taxon



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