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Abelisauridae

Dahalokely

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Dahalokely 3.5 m (11.5 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Dahalokely
Length
3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (94.3–89.3 Mya)
Place
Madagascar
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Dahalokely is an extinct genus of carnivorous abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) of Madagascar.

What we know

  • Named by Farke & Sertich, 2013.
  • Body length estimated at about 3.5 m.
  • Fossils found in Madagascar.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Dahalokely — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.