Ekrixinatosaurus

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Ekrixinatosaurus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Ceratosauria
Superfamily: Abelisauroidea
Family: Abelisauridae
Genus: Ekrixinatosaurus
Species: E. novasi
Binomial name
Ekrixinatosaurus novasi
Calvo, Rubilar-Rogers & Moreno, 2004

Ekrixinatosaurus is the name given to a dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a theropod believed to be one of the abelisaurs. Its fossils have been found in Argentina.

The type species, Ekrixinatosaurus novasi, was first described in 2004 by Calvo, Rubilar-Rogers and Moreno.

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