Teeth of Abelisauridae and Carcharodontosauridae cf. (Theropoda, Dinosauria) from the Campanian-Maastrichtian Presidente Prudente Formation (Southwestern São Paulo State, Brazil)
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https://doi.org/10.3989/egeol.40829.170Keywords:
Dinosaur, theropod, Brazil, Upper Cretaceous, Bauru GroupAbstract
Isolated theropod teeth referable to Abelisauridae indet., and Carcharodontosauridae cf., from the Campanian-Maastrichtian Presidente Prudente Formation of the western São Paulo State, Brazil, are described. They are compared to the Late Cretaceous Gondwanan theropod dinosaur teeth and their affinities are discussed. These teeth are significant because carnivorous dinosaur remains are poorly known from the Late Cretaceous beds of Western São Paulo State except for a few isolated elements.
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