Genus
Valid Extinct

Tarascosaurus

Le Loeuff and Buffetaut 1991

Tarascosaurus is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous of France. It was a relatively small theropod measuring 2.5–3 metres (8.2–9.8 ft) long.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Tarascosaurus
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Fossil of Tarascosaurus salluvicus, an extinct theropod discovered in the South of France © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Tarascosaurus
Tarascosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Abelisauridae Family
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Tarascosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
3,1 m ⓘ
Tarascosaurus salluvicus 
Mass
90 kg ⓘ
Tarascosaurus salluvicus 
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇫🇷 France
1
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tarascosaurus salluvicus 84 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut. 1991. Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., dinosaure théropode du Crétacé supérieur du sud de la France [Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., a theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France]. Géobios 25(5):585-594
Bibliography (1)
J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut. 1991. Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., dinosaure théropode du Crétacé supérieur du sud de la France [Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., a theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France]. Géobios 25(5):585-594