| Quilmesaurus Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous, | |
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| The tibia of Quilmesaurus (A-B) compared to that of other abelisaurids | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Abelisauridae |
| Clade: | †Furileusauria |
| Tribe: | †Carnotaurini |
| Genus: | †Quilmesaurus Coria, 2001 |
| Type species | |
| †Quilmesaurus curriei Coria, 2001
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Quilmesaurus is a genus of carnivorous abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Patagonian Upper Cretaceous (Campanian stage) of Argentina. It was a member of Abelisauridae, closely related to genera such as Carnotaurus.[1] The only known remains of this genus are leg bones which share certain similarities to a variety of abelisaurids. However, these bones lack unique features, which may render Quilmesaurus a nomen vanum (more commonly known as a nomen dubium, or "dubious name").[2]
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