Name: Eoabelisaurus mefi Etymology: From the greek "eos" (dawn), and Abelisaurus, type genus of the Abelisauridae; and the popular abbreviation of the Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio (MEF) Distribution: Middle Jurassic (Aalenian-Bajocian) of Patagonia Type Specimen: Near complete skeleton, missing only some neck and tail vertebrae (cervical and caudal), and the lower jaw (mandible) Estimated size: 6 - 6.5 m in length |
Ever wondered where those preposterously short arms of Tyrannosaurs and other large theropods came from?
Pol, D., Rauhut, O. (2012). A Middle Jurassic abelisaurid from Patagonia and the early diversification of theropod dinosaurs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1-6: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0660