Noasaurus

Pronunciation:
noh-ah-sore-us
Name meaning:
'northwestern Argentina lizard'
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
1.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 84-66 million years ago
Found in:
Argentina

A skull and some postcranial remains of Noasaurus have been found.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ceratosauria, Neoceratosauria, Abelisauroidea, Abelisauria
Named by:
Bonaparte and Powell (1980)
Type species:
leali

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