Ekrixinatosaurus
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Ekrixinatosaurus
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- Lived
- 113 to 110 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Abelisauridae
- Found in
- Argentina
- Named by
- Calvo et al. 2004
Field notes
About Ekrixinatosaurus
Ekrixinatosaurus was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 113 to 110 million years ago. It belongs to the family Abelisauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Ekrixinatosaurus, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Candeleros Formation. It was named by Calvo et al. in 2004.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
110 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Abelisauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: J. O. Calvo, D. Rubilar-Rogers, and K. Moreno. 2004. A new Abelisauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from northwest Patagonia. Ameghiniana 41(4):555-563