Masiakasaurus knopfleri

Skull diagram
Skeletal reconstruction of Masiakasaurus knopfleri.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Abelisauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: †Ceratosauria Cladus: †Neoceratosauria Superfamilia: †Abelisauroidea

Familia: †Noasauridae
Subfamilae: †Noasaurinae
Genus: †Masiakasaurus
Species: †Masiakasaurus knopfleri

Name

Masiakasaurus knopfleri Sampson, Carrano & Forster, 2001

References

Primary references

• Sampson, S.D., Carrano, M.T. & Forster, C.A. 2001. A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. Nature 409(6819): 504–506. DOI: 10.1038/35054046 . Reference page. 

Vernacular names

日本語: マシアカサウルス・クノプフレリ（表記揺れ：マシアカサウルス・ノップレリ）
中文: 諾氏惡龍（簡體字：诺氏恶龙）, 諾弗勒惡龍（簡體字：诺弗勒恶龙）