Abelisaurus

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Abelisaurus
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Skull of Abelisaurus comahuensis.
Skull of Abelisaurus comahuensis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Ceratosauria
Family: Abelisauridae
Genus: Abelisaurus
Species: A. comahuensis
Binomial name
Abelisaurus comahuensis
Bonaparte & Novas, 1985

Abelisaurus was a large dinosaur that ate meat and grew around 25 to 30 feet (7 to 9 meters) in length. It was a relative of Ceratosaurus and Carnotaurus.