Eoabelisaurus

Eoabelisaurus
Temporal range:
Early Jurassic (middle Toarcian),
~179.17–178.07 Ma[1]
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Eoabelisaurus holotype fossil, Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Superfamily: †Abelisauroidea
Genus: †Eoabelisaurus
Pol & Rauhut, 2012
Type species
†Eoabelisaurus mefi
Pol & Rauhut, 2012

Eoabelisaurus (/ˈioʊəˌbɛlɪˈsɔːrəs/) is a genus of abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Argentina, South America. The generic name combines a Greek ἠώς, (eos), "dawn", with the name Abelisaurus, in reference to the fact it represents an early relative of the latter. Only one species is currently recognized, E. mefi; the specific name honours the MEF, the Museo Paleontológico "Egidio Feruglio", where discoverer Diego Pol is active.[2] It is characterized by reduced forelimb proportions that show primitive characteristics of the Abelisauridae family.

  1. ^ Fantasia, A.; Föllmi, K. B.; Adatte, T.; Spangenberg, J. E.; Schoene, B.; Barker, R. T.; Scasso, R. A. (2021). "Late Toarcian continental palaeoenvironmental conditions: An example from the Canadon Asfalto Formation in southern Argentina". Gondwana Research. 89 (1): 47–65. Bibcode:2021GondR..89...47F. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2020.10.001. S2CID 225120452. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eoabelisaurus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).