Abelisaurus
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Abelisaurus, (proper name; Abelisaurus comahuensis), meaning "Abel's lizard", was discovered by Othenio Abel, the director of the Argentinian Museum of Natural Science. It was named by J. F. Bonaparte and F. E. Novas in 1985
Abelisaurus has been found in Rio Negro in Argentina, & is suspected to have lived around 75 to 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period. It is known for a single incomplete, 35 inch skull.
Abelisaurus was a bipedal carnivore, & stood around 2 metres tall at the hips, was nearly 8 metres long & weighed 1.4 tonnes. Large fenestrations in the Abelisaurus's skull meant that its skull was lighter than most dinosaurs.
Abelisaurus has been linked to Carnotaurus, which also lived in Argentina, just over 30 million years prior.