Dinosaur
Abelisaurus
It is known mainly from a skull, one of the discoveries that helped establish the abelisaurids as a distinct group.
Abelisaurus is reconstructed from a partial skull, a much smaller amount of information than a complete body.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Abelisaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Abelisauridae
- Abelisaurids
- Fossil locations
- Argentina
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Abelisaurus
It was a bipedal carnivore whose length has been estimated at around seven meters. That figure is uncertain because the only known specimen is a partial skull.
It is known mainly from a skull, one of the finds that helped recognize abelisaurids. That is why its approximate length is calculated by comparing the skull with other animals. The figure guides, but is not a measurement taken from an entire skeleton.
A family of carnivorous theropods particularly well known from the ancient southern continents. It includes animals such as Carnotaurus and Majungasaurus; their relationships are studied by comparing skeletal features, not skin color.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
It was a bipedal carnivore whose length has been estimated at around seven meters. That figure is uncertain because the only known specimen is a partial skull.
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- Abelisaurus comahuensis
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- Abelisaurus
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- Abelisauridae
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- Living birds
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