| Eoabelisaurus | ||||
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| 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.
References[]
- https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8518230.html
- https://dinoanimals.com/dinosaurdatabase/eoabelisaurus-mefi/
- https://a-dinosaur-a-day.com/post/78080401374/eoabelisaurus-mefi/amp
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Middle-Jurassic-abelisaurid-Eoabelisaurus-mefi-a-Skeletal-reconstruction-showing_fig1_272152174
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