Genus
Valid Extinct

Llukalkan

Gianechini et al. 2020

Llukalkan is a genus of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina. The type species is Llukalkan aliocranianus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Llukalkan
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Llukalkan
Llukalkan
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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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Furileusauria Unranked clade
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Llukalkan Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇦🇷 Argentina
1
Geological formations
Bajo de la Carpa
1
Temporal distribution
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Llukalkan aliocranianus 86 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
F. A. Gianechini, A. H. Méndez, and L. S. Filippi, A. Paulina-Carabajal, R. D. Juárez-Valieri, A. C. Garrido. 2020. A new furileusaurian abelisaurid from La Invernada (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian, Bajo De La Carpa Formation), northern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
F. A. Gianechini, A. H. Méndez, and L. S. Filippi, A. Paulina-Carabajal, R. D. Juárez-Valieri, A. C. Garrido. 2020. A new furileusaurian abelisaurid from La Invernada (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian, Bajo De La Carpa Formation), northern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗