Eoabelisaurus

Eoabelisaurus
Name	Eoabelisaurus
Order	Dinosauria
Suborder	Saurischia
Class	Abelisauridae
Name Translation	Dawn Abel's Lizard
Period	Middle Jurassic
Location	South America
Diet	Meat
Size	6.5 metres (21 ft)

Eoabelisaurus was a basal abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from South America. It was the oldest known abelisaurid, as it lived during the Mid Jurassic Period, about 170 million years ago. It grew to a size of 6.5 metres (21 feet) in length.

Description

Eoabelisaurus mefi has recently been named in 2012. It was found in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation, making it contemporary of the megalosaurid Piatnitzkysaurus. The remains consist of a nearly complete skeleton, with a skull of a subadult or fully grown adult individual.

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