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I like Dinosaurs and Monster Hunter.... yeah that's about it.

[Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. 🦖💕 (he/him) @TomHoltzPaleo]

THE SKULL BENEATH THE SKIN: CRANIAL OSTEOLOGY OF SKORPIOVENATOR BUSTINGORRYI (DINOSAURIA, THEROPODA, ABELISAURIDAE) FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OF PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA J.I. Canale et al. 2026 Amebhiniana (pdf)
https://t.co/d65Z5RCwp9

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@TomHoltzPaleo Its Wonderful!!!

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@Thalassotitan @TwitiGalli This was submitted in 27 August 2025, before that paper was published.

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@TwitiGalli Such a Beautiful Skull, look at those little bumps!!!

[PaleoGalli @TwitiGalli]

The skull beneath the skin: osteologia craniana de Skorpiovenator bustingorryi (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Abelisauridae) do Cretáceo Tardio da Patagônia, Argentina https://t.co/67wbg1eV9U

[Footsteps : A Paleo Tale @footstepsgame]

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@Tyrannosaur4017 @TomHoltzPaleo Hard to say unless we have a well sampled Cenomanian Formation from Argentina.

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@TM9380 Well that's one way of improving the Early Cretaceous abelisaurid record by alot.

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@skeletaldrawing Its Amazing, Love the new Aucasaurus skull reconstructon!!

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[Henry @Randomdinos01]

Pycnonemosaurus was first described as a medium-sized abelisaurid, about 6.5 meters long. Most fragmentary fossil taxa tend to get lower size estimates as we learn more about them, but later studies actually revealed Pycnonemosaurus to be much larger than previously thought!

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@MbvBaryonix @omegafreelancer

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@Beagliam Its a Troodon!!!

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@JusticeDuncan4 Its such a Nice Skull, Well Done and Thank You for all of These.

[Justice Duncan @JusticeDuncan4]

Llukalkan marks the end of my 4 day Abelisaur posting session. Like Viavenator it is from the Bajo de la Caroa formation, and is known from a mostly complete skull of a relatively small Abelisaur. I used this animal’s skull as my primary filler for Viavenator.

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@MbvBaryonix Leshansaurus

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@JusticeDuncan4 Really nice to see a well described vertebrae series from a South America Abeli that isn't Carno.

[Justice Duncan @JusticeDuncan4]

Another entry to my Abelisaur collection is Viavenator. Named after Exxonmobil, Viavenator exxoni is a mid-sized Abelisaur from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation. It was found in a Road cut and dates to the Santonian. It would have lived alongside sauropods like Bonitasaura.

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@JusticeDuncan4 A bit sad how little we know about the one the whole clade is named after, hopefully that will change soon.

Wonderful Work!!

[Justice Duncan @JusticeDuncan4]

Abelisaurus comahuensis is a relatively large Abelisaur from the Anacleto formation. The namesake of the clade, but surprisingly enigmatic. The size of this animal is uncertain due to the lack of postcrania, but I used Grillo et al. 2016’s equation to recover a 7.4 m body length.