Elaphrosaurus bambergi
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Janensch, 1920Janensch, W.U. 1920. Elaphrosaurus bambergi und die Megalosaurier aus den Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 1920: 225-235.
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dd locality of the Middle Dinosaur Member of the Tendaguru Formation |
Kimmeridgian |
16 presacral vertebrae, 6 sacral vertebrae, 18 caudal vertebrae, a middle caudal chevron, the left humerus, both ilia, the proximal left pubis, both ischia, the left femur, the left tibia, the proximal left fibula, the left astragalus-calcaneum, the left metatarsals II and III, the proximal left metatarsal IV, left pedal phalanges II-1, IV-2 and IV-4, a left and a right scapulocoracoid, a right metacarpal II, and a left metacarpal IV. |
Abelisauridae indet MB.R.3625 |
Janensch, 1925Janensch, W. 1925. Die Coelurosaurier und Theropoden der Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas. Palaeontographica, 7(Suppl. I): 1-99.
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Middle Dinosaur Member of the Tendaguru Formation Kimmeridgian Left tibia. |
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Abelisauroidea indet MB.R.1750 |
Janensch, 1925Janensch, W. 1925. Die Coelurosaurier und Theropoden der Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas. Palaeontographica, 7(Suppl. I): 1-99.
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St locality of the Middle Dinosaur Member of the Tendaguru Formation |
Kimmeridgian |
Left tibia. |
Abelisauridae indet MB.R.3621 |
Janensch, 1925Janensch, W. 1925. Die Coelurosaurier und Theropoden der Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas. Palaeontographica, 7(Suppl. I): 1-99.
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TL locality of the Upper Dinosaur Member (Tithonian) of the Tendaguru Formation. |
Tithonian |
Right femur. |
Abelisauridae indet MB.R.3626 |
Janensch, 1925Janensch, W. 1925. Die Coelurosaurier und Theropoden der Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas. Palaeontographica, 7(Suppl. I): 1-99.
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TL locality of the Upper Dinosaur Member Tendaguru Formation. |
Tithonian |
Right tibia. |
Abelisauroidea indet MB.R.1751 |
Janensch, 1925Janensch, W. 1925. Die Coelurosaurier und Theropoden der Tendaguru-Schichten Deutsch-Ostafrikas. Palaeontographica, 7(Suppl. I): 1-99.
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H locality from the Upper Dinosaur Member Tendaguru Formation |
Tithonian/Berriasian |
Left tibia. |
Niger
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Kryptops palaios MNN GAD1 |
Sereno & Brusatte, 2008Sereno, P.C. & Brusatte, S.L. 2008. Basal abelisaurid and carcharodontosaurid theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation of Niger. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 53(1): 15-46.
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Elrhaz Formation |
Aptian-Albian |
Left maxilla. |
Rugops primus MNN IGU1 |
Sereno, Wilson & Conrad, 2004Sereno, P.C.; Wilson, J.A. & Conrad, J.L. 2004. New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the Mid-Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 271(1546): 1325-1330.
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Echkar Formation |
Cenomanian |
Partial skull, partially complete cranium, missing the posterior sides of the skull roof, the palate, the jugal, quadratojugal, quadrate, postorbital and squamosal. |
Afromimus tenerensis MNBH GAD112 |
Sereno, 2017Sereno, P. 2017. Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaurs (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Africa. Ameghiniana , 54(5): 576-616. https://doi.org/10.5710/AMGH.23.10.2017.3155. https://doi.org/10.5710/AMGH.23.10.2017....
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Elrhaz Formation |
Cenomanian |
Dorsal rib fragment, seven partial mid and distal caudal vertebrae, two partial chevrons, right tibia and incomplete fibula partially coossified with the astragalocalcaneum, right pedal phalanx II-2, right pedal ungual II, right pedal phalanx III-1. |
Undescribed abelisaur |
Sereno, Wilson & Conrad, 2004Sereno, P.C.; Wilson, J.A. & Conrad, J.L. 2004. New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the Mid-Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 271(1546): 1325-1330.
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Elrhaz Formation |
Cenomanian |
Almost complete articulated skeleton. |
Spinostropheus gautieri MNHN 1961-28 (syntypes) (Problematic taxon) |
Lapparent, 1960Lapparent, A.F. 1960. Les Dinosauriens du “Continental intercalaire” du Saharal central [The dinosaurs of the “Continental Intercalaire” of the central Sahara]. Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France, Nouvelle Série , 39(88A): 1-57.
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Tiouraren Formation |
Bathonian |
(many individuals) mid cervical vertebra, two anterior dorsal vertebrae, posterior dorsal vertebra, four dorsal fragments, three sacral fragments, three caudal vertebrae, two caudal fragments, partial left humerus, ulna, distal right pubis, distal femur, incomplete right tibia, incomplete fibula, proximal metatarsal, four metatarsal fragments, partial pedal phalanx (single individual) cervical neural arch, two fused cervical centra, two dorsal vertebrae, partial caudal vertebra, three manual unguals, tibiae, distal fibula, proximal metatarsal, four pedal phalangeal fragments. |
MNN TIG6 (Problematic taxon) |
Sereno, Wilson & Conrad, 2004Sereno, P.C.; Wilson, J.A. & Conrad, J.L. 2004. New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the Mid-Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 271(1546): 1325-1330.
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Tiouraren Formation |
Bathonian |
posterior third cervical vertebra, fourth through tenth cervical vertebra, cervical rib, first through eighth dorsal vertebra, partial ninth through thirteenth dorsal vertebra, fragmentary dorsal ribs, first through third sacral neural arches, ossified tendons. |
Tunisia
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Abelisauridae indet MGGC 21889 |
Fanti et al., 2014Fanti, F.; Cau, A.; Martinelli, A.G. & Contessi, M. 2014. Integrating palaeoecology and morphology in theropod diversity estimation: A case from the Aptian-Albian of Tunisia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 410: 39-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05.033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05...
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Oum ed Diab Member of Ain el Guettar Formation |
Aptian-Albian |
Fragment of a left dentary. |
Abelisauridae indet ONM TM 02 |
Fanti et al., 2014Fanti, F.; Cau, A.; Martinelli, A.G. & Contessi, M. 2014. Integrating palaeoecology and morphology in theropod diversity estimation: A case from the Aptian-Albian of Tunisia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 410: 39-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05.033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05...
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Oum ed Diab Member of Ain el Guettar Formation |
Aptian-Albian |
Small fragment of a left dentary. |
Abelisauridae indet |
Fanti et al., 2014Fanti, F.; Cau, A.; Martinelli, A.G. & Contessi, M. 2014. Integrating palaeoecology and morphology in theropod diversity estimation: A case from the Aptian-Albian of Tunisia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 410: 39-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05.033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05...
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Oum ed Diab Member of Ain el Guettar Formation |
Aptian-Albian |
Morphotype 1 (2 teeth), Morphotype 2 (13 teeth), Morphotype 6 (9 teeth), Morphotype 7 (2 teeth), Morphotype 8 (4 teeth). |
Libya
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Abelisauroidea indet PRC.NF.1.21 |
Smith et al., 2010Smith, J.B.; Lamanna, M.C.; Askar, A.S.; Bergig, K.A.; Tshakreen, S.O.; Abugares, M.M. & Rasmussen, D.T. 2010. A large abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the early Cretaceous of libya. Journal of Paleontology, 84(5): 927-934. https://doi.org/10.1666/09-152.1. https://doi.org/10.1666/09-152.1...
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Cabao Formation |
Aptian |
2 incomplete dorsal vertebrae, a centrum of a caudal vertebra, part of a caudal neural arch, the distal part of a right femur, and right tibia. |
Abelisauridae indet MPCM 13693 |
Smith & Della Vecchia, 2006Smith, J.B. & Dalla Vecchia, F.M. 2006. An abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) tooth from the Lower Cretaceous Chicla Formation of Libya. Journal of African Earth Sciences , 46(3): 240-244.
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Cabao Formation |
Aptian-Albian |
2 crowns. |
Morocco
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Berberosaurus liassicus (Problematic taxon) MHNM Pt (x) |
Allain, Tykoski, Aquesbi, Jalil & Monbaron, 2007Allain, R.; Tykoski, R.; Aquesbi, N.; Jalil, N.; Monbaron, M.; Russell, D. & Taquet, P. 2007. An abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, and the radiation of ceratosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27(3): 610-624.
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Continental series of Toundoute |
Pliensbachian-Toarcian |
cervical vertebra (Pt9), anterior part of a sacrum (Pt23), II left metacarpal (Pt22), right femur (Pt19), left tibia (Pt21), the distal end of a right tibia (Pt16), left fibula (Pt20). |
Deltadromeus agilis (Problematic taxon) SGM Din-2 |
Sereno, Dutheil, Larochene, Larsson, Lyon, Magwene, Sidor, Varricchio & Wilson, 1996Sereno, P.C.; Dutheil, B.D.; Larochene, M.; Larsson, H.C.E.; Lyon, G.H.; Magwene, P.M.; Sidor, C.A.; Varricchio, D.J. & Wilson, J.A. 1996. Predatory Dinosaurs from the Sahara and Late Cretaceous faunal differentiation. Science, 272(5264): 986-991.
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Cervical rib, anterior dorsal neural arches, two dorsal ribs, two gastralia, four anterior caudal neural spines, eighteen middle to posterior caudal vertebrae, five chevrons, partial scapulocoracoid, humerus, proximal radius, proximal ulna, an impression of part of a left iliac lamina, ischial shaft, fused distal ischia, a right femur, a right proximal tibia, a right distal tibia with the tarsus, a left fibula, left metatarsals II-IV, metatarsal V, and several pedal phalanges. |
Abelisauridae indet NMC 4186 |
Russell, 1996Russell, D.A. 1996. Isolated dinosaur bones from the middle Cretaceous of the Tafilalt, Morocco. Bulletin du Muséum National d’HistoireNaturelle, 4(18): 349-402.
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Fragment of right dentary. |
Abelisauridae indet NMC 41859 |
Russell, 1996Russell, D.A. 1996. Isolated dinosaur bones from the middle Cretaceous of the Tafilalt, Morocco. Bulletin du Muséum National d’HistoireNaturelle, 4(18): 349-402.
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Fragment of a right dentary. |
Abelisauridae CMN 50811 |
Russell, 1996Russell, D.A. 1996. Isolated dinosaur bones from the middle Cretaceous of the Tafilalt, Morocco. Bulletin du Muséum National d’HistoireNaturelle, 4(18): 349-402.
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Centrum of a cervical vertebra. |
Abelisauridae indet UCPC-10 |
Mahler, 2005Mahler, L. 2005. Record of abelisauridae (Dinosauria : Theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Morocco. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , 25(1): 236-239. https://doi.org/10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0236:ROADTF]2.0.CO;2. https://doi.org/10.1671/0272-4634(2005)0...
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Fragment of a right maxilla. |
Abelisauridae indet MPUR NS153-1, MPUR NS153-2 |
Porchetti et al., 2011Porchetti, D.S.; Nicosia, U.; Biava, A. & Maganuco, S. 2011. New abelisaurid material from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Morocco. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 117(3): 463-472. https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/5986. https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-4942/5986...
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Two incomplete main bodies of left maxilla. |
Abelisauridae indet OLPH 025 |
Chiarenza & Cau, 2016Chiarenza, A.A. & Cau, A. 2016. A large abelisaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Morocco and comments on the Cenomanian theropods from North Africa. PeerJ, 4: e1754. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1754. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1754...
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Proximal portion of a right fêmur. |
Abelisauridae indet NMB-1672-R, GZG.V.19996, and GZG.V.19999 |
Richter et al., 2013Richter, U.; Mudroch, A. & Buckley, L.G. 2012. Isolated theropod teeth from the Kem Kem Beds (Early Cenomanian) near Taouz, Morocco. Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 87: 291-309, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-012-0153-1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-012-0153-...
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Three teeth. |
Abelisauridae indet. MHNM KK04 |
Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Partial right ilium. |
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Noasauridae indet ROM 64666 |
Evans et al., 2015Evans, D.C.; Barrett, P.M.; Brink, K.S. & Carrano, M.T. 2015. Osteology and bone microstructure of new, small theropod dinosaur material from the early Late Cretaceous of Morocco. Gondwana Research, 27(3): 1034-1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2014.03.016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2014.03.016...
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Left fêmur. |
Abelisauroidea indet MPCM 13573 |
Novas et al., 2005Novas, E.; Vecchia, F.M.D. & Pais, D.F. 2005. Theropod pedal unguals from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Morocco, Africa. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 7(2): 157-188.
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Kem Kem beds |
Cenomanian |
Ungual phalanx, from the digit IV of the left foot. |
Chenanisaurus barbaricus OCP DEK-GE 772* OCP DEK-GE 457** OCP DEK-GE 458*** |
Longrich, Pereda-Suberbiola, Jalil, Khaldoune & Jourani, 2017Longrich, N.R.; Pereda-Suberbiola, X.; Jalil, N.-E.; Khaldoune, F. & Jourani, E. 2017. An abelisaurid from the latest Cretaceous (late Maastrichtian) of Morocco, North Africa. Cretaceous Research , 76: 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2017.03.021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2017.0...
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Couche III of the Ouled Abdoun Basin |
Maastrichtian |
Fragment of the left dentary*, teeth**, teeth***. |
Egypt
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Abelisauridae indet (Missing) |
Stromer & Weiler, 1930Stromer, E. & Weiler, W. 1930. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wusten Agyptens. VI. Beschreibung von Wirbeltier-Resten aus dem nubischen Sandsteine Oberägyptens und aus ägyptischen Phosphaten nebst Bemerkungen über die Geologie der Umgegend von Mahamîd in Oberäg. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, 7: 3-42.
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Nubian Sandstone |
Campanian |
A proximal portion of a tíbia. |
Abelisauridae indet MGUP MEGA002 |
Gemmellaro, 1921Gemmellaro, M. 1921. Rettili maëstrichtiani d’ Egitto. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche, 32: 339-351.
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Duwi Formation |
Maastrichtian |
Crown. |
Kenya
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Undescribed Abelisauridae Possible giant abelisaurid* Possible mid size abelisaurid** |
Sertich et al., 2013Sertich, J.; Seiffert, E.R. & Manthi, F.K. 2013. A giant abelisaurid theropod from the Latest Cretaceous of Northern Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , 33(Suppl.): 211. (Program and Abstracts); Sertich et al., 2006Sertich, J.; Manthi, F.K.; Sampson, S.; Loewen, M. & Getty, M. 2006. Rift Valley dinosaurs: A new Late Cretaceous vertebrate fauna from Kenya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , 26(3): 124A.
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Turkana Grits sandstones |
Maastrichtian |
Part of a skull, and axial and appendicular skeleton elements*, dental and axial materials**. |
Zimbabwe
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Undescribed Abelisauroidea |
Woolley et al., 2015Woolley, H.; Sertich, J.; Forster, C.A.; Munyikwa, Sampson, S.D.; Curry Rogers, K. & Rogers, R.R. 2015. Titanosaurian and other vertebrate remains from the Cretaceous Gokwe Formation, central Zimbabwe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology , 35(Suppl.): 241. (Program and Abstracts)
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Gokwe Formation |
Cretaceous |
Teeth and vertebra. |