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Abelisauridae

Elemgasem nubilus

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Elemgasem 3.6 m (11.7 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Elemgasem
Length
3.6 m (11.7 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (90.5–88.5 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae
Elemgasem reconstruction by Путаниум
Reconstruction · Путаниум (CC-BY)

Elemgasem (after a Tehuelche god of the same name) is an extinct genus of brachyrostran abelisaurid from the Late Cretaceous Portezuelo Formation of Patagonia, Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Elemgasem nubilus. The cladistic position of Elemgasem within Brachyrostra is uncertain, given that phylogenetic analyses recover it as either a sister taxon to Furileusauria or in several positions within this clade.

What we know

  • Named by Baiano et al., 2022.
  • Body length estimated at about 3.58 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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