Genus
Valid Extinct

Ilokelesia

Coria and Salgado 2000

Ilokelesia is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaurs, preserved in layers of the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Huincul Formation in Neuquén Province, Argentina. The only known specimen, consisting of fragmentary elements of the skull and skeleton, was described by Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado in late 1998.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Ilokelesia
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Size comparison of the genus within Carnotaurinae. Silhouette sources: Carnotaurus: File:Carnotaurus_Size_Chart.png Abelisaurus: File:Carnotaurus_reconstruction_Headden.jpg Pycnonemosaurus: File:Pycnonemosaurus_nevesi_skeletal_simple.jpg Aucasaurus: File:Aucasaurus_garridoi_by_Paleocolour.jpg Quilmesaurus: File:Quilmesaurus_curriei.jpg Ilokelesia: File:Rahiolisaurus_size.jpg Skorpiovenator: File:Skorpiovenator_bustingorryi.jpg Ekrixinatosaurus: File:Ekrixinatosaurus_novasi_by_Henrique_Paes.png Viavenator: File:Viavenator.jpg Thanos: File:Thanos_simonattoi.png © Paleocolour · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Ilokelesia
Ilokelesia
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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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Brachyrostra Unranked clade
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Ilokelesia Genus
Measurements
Length
5,3 m ⓘ
Ilokelesia aguadagradensis
Mass
650 kg ⓘ
Ilokelesia aguadagradensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Huincul
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Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Ilokelesia aguadagrandensis 110 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
R. A. Coria and L. Salgado. 2000. A basal Abelisauria Novas, 1992 (Theropoda–Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. GAIA 15:89-102
Bibliography (1)
R. A. Coria and L. Salgado. 2000. A basal Abelisauria Novas, 1992 (Theropoda–Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. GAIA 15:89-102