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Introducing Guemesia ochoai, the first definitive abelisaurid theropod from Northwestern Argentina
https://t.co/2oVaNXhmn4

5 9
2022-02-25

Dino Fact!

Kryptops (Covered Face) is an abelisaurid from Early Cretaceous Africa! Its skull had traces of blood vessels on it, implying something was attached to its face, likely a covering of keratin, a material found in other structures in animals like horns!

Art by Ikechi1!

0 4
2021-08-06

Dino Fact!

Pycnonemosaurus (Dense Forest Lizard) is an abelisaurid from Late Cretaceous Brazil! Estimated at over 30 ft long, it might be the largest abelisaur we know of! Its fossils were found near some sauropod fossils too, meaning it might've hunted them!

Art by Phloxatrox!

0 9
2021-08-04

The neotype, USNM 4734, has a fragmentary skull which underwent distortion. This lead to it being reconstructed with a very short snout that looks like an Allosaurid cosplaying as an Abelisaurid. This weirdness is what influenced the short snouted Allosaurus in WWD

5 37
2021-06-06

Dino Fact:

Rugops (Wrinkle Face) is an Abelisaurid from Late Cretaceous Africa! It was named this after the grooves left on its skull by large blood vessels. Its skull also had 2 rows of 7 holes, which might've been there for a crest or horns to attach to.

Art: daitengu

0 4
2021-06-05

Dino Fact:

Aucasaurus (Auca Lizard) is an Abelisaurid from Late Cretaceous Argentina! The only skeleton found had a badly damaged skull, which was likely how it died. It's believed either it was bitten by another Aucasaurus or a Saltasaurus fell on it.

Art: Hoatziraptor

0 6
2021-06-03

A closer, better quality view of the head. I always imagine the heads of abelisaurids as being boldly patterned (for display purposes).

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2021-04-02

Incidentally, this is South America's fourth new abelisaurid since the start of 2020: the others are Niebla, Spectrovenator (shown here; from Zaher et al. 2020) & Tralkasaurus.

6 53
2021-03-31

Pretty exciting to see the new aliocranianus from the Santonian of Neuquén, just published in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology by Federico Gianechini et al. Known from great remains! Cont...

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2021-03-31

Another beautiful from Argentina! Welcome "A New from La
Invernada (Upper Santonian, Bajo
De La Carpa Formation), Northern
Argentina". Congrats Gianechini et al.

https://t.co/Dj1baxvBIM

6 16
2021-03-31

I got Abelisaurids!

1. Carnotaurus
2. Skorpiovenator
3. Spectrovenator
4. Majungasaurus

Reply with 🦜 and I'll give you a theme. https://t.co/uiy0E1GIgv

0 6
2021-03-21

Drew my dnd party! Nicodemus (me), Lilpha (@/abelisauridae_d), Angelique (@/savmakesart), Ylyndar (@/coledbrew) & Maple (@/TheCuteMissFwee)!

6 6
2021-01-28

Abelisaurid goombas.
These small predators live all across Yoshi's Island, hunting in small flocks.
They developed a powerful teeth, using it in their powerful bite and as a sexual display.

21 101
2021-01-20

Dino of the day!
Majungasaurus is a genus of abelisaurid that lived in what is now Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
(3D Model by Max Bellomio, Art by Kana-hebi on DA)

3 25
2021-01-15

DIE YOU STUPID FUCKING VETREBRA TINY ASS ABELISAURID FUCK YOU

1 15
2020-12-05

At least they're functional. Pour one out for the abelisaurid family.

0 3
2020-11-22

Day 2: Spectrovenator, the newly discovered Abelisaurid of 2020. Happy how this guy turned out ^^

3 7
2020-11-03

New work! An abelisaurid Spectrovenator ragei from early Cretaceous of Brazil. Amazing fossil and interesting dinosaur. Colored with watercolors, I really like the result! 😃

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2020-11-01

Welcome to antiqua - "A new medium-sized abelisaurid (#Theropoda, from the late (Maastrichtian) Allen Formation of Northern Theropods are trying to be tranding again. =P
https://t.co/CPvJ2jh5ed

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2020-10-15

🦖 Welcome the new from the Early of Brazil. What a beautiful specimen! Congrats to the authors Hussam Zaher, , , , and Alberto Carvalho! 👇https://t.co/HZ6KkFaIVC

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2020-10-13