Abelisaurus comahuensis

†Abelisaurus comahuensis was a large abelisaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous (~83 Ma) of Patagonia, Argentina. Estimated at 7-9m long, this bipedal carnivore had the characteristic short, high skull of abelisaurids. Named by Bonaparte and Novas in 1985 from a nearly complete skull found in Río Negro Province, it was the first confirmed abelisaurid.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Abelisaurus comahuensis was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Abelisaurus comahuensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.