Abelisaur

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iAbelisaurs Fossil range: Cretaceous
Skull of Abelisaurus.
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Infraorder: Ceratosauria Superfamily: Abelisauroidea Bonaparte & Novas, 1985
Species
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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.

[edit] Classification

• Infraorder Ceratosauria
  • Superfamily ABELISAUROIDEA
    • Spinostropheus
    • Abelisauria
      • Betasuchus
      • Genusaurus
      • Ozraptor
      • Quilmesaurus
      • Tarascosaurus
      • Family Noasauridae
        • Bahariasaurus
        • Coeluroides
        • Jubbulpuria
        • Laevisuchus
        • Ligabueino
        • Deltadromeus
        • Subfamily Noasaurinae
          • Masiakasaurus
          • Noasaurus
          • Velocisaurus
      • Family Abelisauridae
        • Ilokelesia
        • Rugops
        • Ekrixinatosaurus
        • Compsosuchus
        • Xenotarsosaurus
        • Abelisaurus
        • Indosaurus
        • Indosuchus
        • Subfamily Carnotaurinae
          • Rajasaurus
          • Majungasaurus
          • Tribe Carnotaurini
            • Aucasaurus
            • Carnotaurus