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Eoabelisaurus fossil map

Where fossils of Eoabelisaurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 175 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 175 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

Eoabelisaurus
Image: Rique, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupTheropods
Lived184.2–174.7 million years ago (Toarcian)
PeriodsJurassic
FamilyAbelisauridae
Named byPol and Rauhut 2012
Fossil records1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina
Rock formationsCañadón Asfalto

About Eoabelisaurus

Eoabelisaurus is a genus of abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Cañadón Asfalto Formation of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin in Argentina, South America. The generic name combines a Greek ἠώς, (eos), "dawn", with the name Abelisaurus, in reference to the fact it represents an early relative of the latter. Only one species is currently recognized, E. mefi; the specific name honours the MEF, the Museo Paleontológico "Egidio Feruglio", where discoverer Diego Pol is active. It is characterized by reduced forelimb proportions that show primitive characteristics of the Abelisauridae family.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eoabelisaurus (revision 1368878263), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q135114.

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