Abelisauria Abelisauridae Abelisauroidea Africa Averostra Ceratosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eusaurischia Neoceratosauria Neotheropoda Saurischia Theropoda

Kryptops palaios

Dinosaur: Kryptops palaios

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Type: Theropod

*Length:**	5.8 m	19.0 ft
*Weight:**	550 kg	1,213 lb

ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Africa

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sereno & Brusatte
Year: 2008

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Elrhaz

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Ceratosauria
Neoceratosauria
Abelisauroidea
Abelisauria
Abelisauridae

Sources

Material: Incomplete maxilla.
References: Sereno, Paul C.; Brusatte, Stephen L. (2008). "Basal abelisaurid and carcharodontosaurid theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation of Niger".

Locations

________________________