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Abelisauridae

Xenotarsosaurus bonapartei

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Xenotarsosaurus 5.4 m (17.7 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Xenotarsosaurus
Length
5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (95 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Abelisauridae

Xenotarsosaurus is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.

What we know

  • Named by Martínez et al., 1986.
  • Body length estimated at about 5.4 m.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

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