Kurupi
Field photograph to come
Kurupi
DV-1146 · type species Kurupi itaata
- Lived
- 72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Abelisauridae
- Found in
- Brazil
- Named by
- Iori et al. 2021
Field notes
About Kurupi
Kurupi was a meat-eating theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Abelisauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Kurupi, from Brazil. Its fossils come from the Marília Formation. It was named by Iori et al. in 2021.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
70 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Abelisauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: F. V. Iori, H. I. Araújo-Júnior, and S. A. Simionato Tavares, T. da Silva Marinho, A. G. Martinelli. 2021. New theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil improves abelisaurid diversity. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 112(1):103551