Pycnonemosaurus
"dense forest lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Pycnonemosaurus 7 m (23 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (72 Mya)
- Place
- Brazil
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Abelisauridae
Pycnonemosaurus (meaning ‘dense forest lizard’) is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur that belonged to the family Abelisauridae. It was found in the Upper Cretaceous red conglomerate sandstones of the Cachoeira do Bom Jardim Formation, Mato Grosso, Brazil, and it lived during the late Campanian to early Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.
What we know
- Named by Kellner & Campos, 2002.
- Body length estimated at about 7 m.
- Fossils found in Brazil.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Pycnonemosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.