Tarascosaurus Tarascosaurus

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Tarascosaurus 3 m (9.8 ft) long
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Length
3 m (9.8 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (80–66 Mya)
Place
France
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Tarascosaurus (“Tarasque lizard”) is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous of France. It was a relatively small theropod measuring 2.5 – 3 m long.

What we know

  • Named by Le Loeuff & Buffetaut, 1991.
  • Body length estimated at about 3 m.
  • Fossils found in France.