Abelisaurus Dinosaur Facts
Abelisaurs was lived during the Late Cretaceous era(65-75 million years ago). Named as Abelisaurus, means “Abel’s Lizard” because it was found by Argentine paleontologist, Roberto Abel. Abelisaurus had 30 feet long and 2 tons in weight. Abelisaurus was meat-eater dinosaur with large head but small teeth. According to scientists, it’s believed that Abelisaurus resembled a scaled-down of a T-Rex with short arms and bipedal gait. Unlike another dinosaur, Abelisaurus had large holes in its skull, that called as “fenestrae”, above the jaw.
- Dinosaur: Abelisaurus
- Pronunciation: ah-BEEL-ee-SAWR-us
- Translation: Abel’s lizard
- Location: Argentina
- Era: Cretaceous Period, 80 million years ago
- Fossils Found: near complete Skull
- Length: up to 27 feet
- Diet: Meat Eater
