Ekrixinatosaurus

Ekrixinatosaurus is a genus of abelisaurid theropod which lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Argentina. Only one species is currently recognized, Ekrixinatosaurus novasi, from which the specific name honors Dr. Fernando Novas for his contributions to the study of abelisaurid theropods, while the genus name refers to the dynamiting of the holotype specimen. It was a large abelisaurid, measuring between 6.5 and 8 m in length and weighing 800 kg (1,800 lb).