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Majungasaurus (/ m ə ˌ dʒ ʌ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s /; lit. ' Mahajanga lizard ') is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, making it one of the last-known non-avian dinosaurs that went extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Extinct subfamily of reptiles Majungasaurinae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 94–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Majungasaurus crenatissimus mounted skeleton, Stony Brook University Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Dinosauria ...
Abelisauridae (meaning "Abel's lizards") is a family (or clade) of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaurs.Abelisaurids thrived during the Cretaceous period, on the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana, and today their fossil remains are found on the modern continents of Africa and South America, as well as on the Indian subcontinent and the island of Madagascar.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Extinct clade of dinosaurs Ceratosaurs Temporal range: Sinemurian - Maastrichtian, 199.3–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Six ceratosaurs (top left to bottom right): Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura Scientific classification Domain ...
Majungasaurus is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period. Only one species (Majungasaurus crenatissimus) has been identified. This dinosaur was briefly called Majungatholus, a name which is now considered a junior synonym of Majungasaurus.
The Maevarano Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in the Mahajanga Province of northwestern Madagascar.It is most likely Maastrichtian in age, [1] and records a seasonal, semiarid environment with rivers that had greatly varying discharges.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. Clade containing most theropod dinosaurs Tetanurans Temporal range: Early Jurassic – Present, 201–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Six tetanurans (top left to bottom right): Monolophosaurus in combat with non-tetanuran dinosaur Tuojiangosaurus, Allosaurus, Deinocheirus ...
Nodosauridae is a family of ankylosaurian dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous periods in what is now Asia, Europe, North America, and possibly South America. While traditionally regarded as a monophyletic clade as the sister taxon to the Ankylosauridae , some analyses recover it as a paraphyletic grade leading to the ...