Abelisauria Abelisauridae Abelisauroidea Averostra Brachyrostra Ceratosauria Dinosauria Eusaurischia Furileusauria Late Cretaceous Neoceratosauria Neotheropoda Saurischia South America Theropoda

Elemgasem nubilus

Dinosaur: Elemgasem nubilus

Cretaceous: 93.9–86.3 Ma

TRIASSIC

JURASSIC

CRETACEOUS

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Type: Theropod

*Length:**	4 m	13.1 ft
*Weight:**	250 kg	551 lb

ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: South America

Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Turonian-Coniacian
Years: 93.9–86.3 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Baiano et al.
Year: 2022

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Portezuelo

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Ceratosauria
Neoceratosauria
Abelisauroidea
Abelisauria
Abelisauridae
Brachyrostra
Furileusauria

Sources

Material: Fragmentary skeleton (mostly vertebrae and limb bones) without skull.
References: Mattia A. Baiano et al. (2022). Elemgasem nubilus: a new brachyrostran abelisaurid (Theropoda, Ceratosauria) from the Portezuelo Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Patagonia, Argentina.