Aucasaurus

Pronunciation:
aw-ka-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Auca lizard'

© Andrey Atuchin

Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
5.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 84-71 million years ago
Found in:
Argentina

Aucasaurus is known from an almost complete skeleton.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Ceratosauria, Neoceratosauria, Abelisauroidea, Abelisauria
Named by:
Coria, Chiappe and Dingus (2002)
Type species:
garridoi