First definitive record of Abelisauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Numerous non-avian theropod dinosaur fossils have been reported from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt, but unambiguous materials of Abelisauridae have yet to be documented.
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Morphology of the maxilla informs about the type of predation strategy in the evolution of Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAbelisauridae is a clade of theropods distinguished by short, ornamented skulls and strongly reduced forelimbs. They represented the most abundant predatory dinosaurs in Gondwana during the Cretaceous.
Enzo E. Seculi Pereyra +5 more
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Dientes de Abelisauridae y Carcharodontosauridae cf. (Theropoda, Dinosauria) del Campaniano-Maastrichtiano Formación Presidente Prudente (Suroeste Provincia de São Paulo, Brasil) [PDF]
Estudios Geologicos, 2013 Se describen dientes aislados de terópodos referidos a Abelisauridae indet. y Carcharodontosauridae cf., procedentes de la Formación Presidente Prudente del Campaniano-Maastrichtiano, en el oeste del estado de San Pablo, Brasil.
M. R. Furtado +2 more
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Osteology of the axial skeleton of Aucasaurus garridoi: phylogenetic and paleobiological inferences [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Aucasaurus garridoi is an abelisaurid theropod from the Anacleto Formation (lower Campanian, Upper Cretaceous) of Patagonia, Argentina. The holotype of Aucasaurus garridoi includes cranial material, axial elements, and almost complete fore- and hind ...
Mattia Antonio Baiano +4 more
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Paleobiogeographic evolution and distribution of Carcharodontosauridae (Dinosauria, Theropoda) during the middle Cretaceous of North Africa [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2018 Over the last few decades, the systematics and evolution of carcharodontosaurids, a group of large predatory dinosaurs, from North Africa have been better understood mainly due the discovery of new species.
Carlos Roberto dos Anjos Candeiro +3 more
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A Late Cretaceous dinosaur and crocodyliform faunal association-based on isolate teeth and osteoderms-at Cerro Fortaleza Formation (Campanian-Maastrichtian) type locality, Santa Cruz, Argentina. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 The Late Cretaceous dinosaur record in southern South America has been improved recently; particularly with findings from Chorrillo and Cerro Fortaleza formations, both bearing ankylosaur remains, a clade that was not previously recorded in the Austral ...
Ariana Paulina-Carabajal +4 more
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NEW ALLOSAUROID (THEROPODA, TETANURAE) REMAINS FROM THE SIERRA BARROSA FORMATION (MIDDLE CONIACIAN, UPPER CRETACEOUS), PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA [PDF]
Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina, 2022 The Late Cretaceous theropod fauna of South America is composed of Abelisauridae, Noasauridae, Spinosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Megaraptora, and Coelurosauria.
Mattia Antonio Baiano +1 more
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Isolated theropod teeth associated with a sauropod skeleton from the Late Cretaceous Allen Formation of Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 The discovery of theropod shed teeth associated with sauropod remains is relatively common in Cretaceous deposits of Patagonia. However, only a handful of studies have thoroughly explored the phylogenetic affinities of the theropod dental material. Here,
JORGE G. MESO +5 more
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Abelisauroidea (Theropoda, Dinosauria) from Africa: a review of the fossil record [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2023 The Continental African abelisauroid theropod dinosaur fossil record from the Jurassic-Cretaceous periods is becoming increasingly better understood, and offers great insight into the evolution and biogeography of this long-lived group of carnivores ...
André Luis de Souza-Júnior +4 more
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New information on paleopathologies in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: a case study on South American abelisaurids [PDF]
BMC Ecology and EvolutionStudies on pathological fossil bones have allowed improving the knowledge of physiology and ecology, and consequently the life history of extinct organisms.
Mattia A. Baiano +3 more
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