Masiakasaurus Animal Facts - A-Z Animals
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VERIFY:length_max_m: stored=2.4 suggested=2.1 confidence=medium — Published body-size estimates for M. knopfleri cluster at roughly 1.8-2.2 m total length (Paul 2010 gives ~2 m), so a 2.4 m maximum sits above the range current sources support. Only the outlying Molina-Perez & Larramendi subadult figure exceeds it, and it is not corroborated by the descriptive literature.
Åpne kilde ↗Masiakasaurus Animal Facts - A-Z Animals
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VERIFY:weight_max_kg: stored=35 suggested=25 confidence=medium — Mass estimates for the genus run on the order of 10-25 kg, with the widely cited adult figure being ~20 kg (Paul 2010); the histological work of Lee & O'Connor (2013) likewise confirms determinate growth at small body size. A 35 kg upper bound is not supported.
Åpne kilde ↗The osteology of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, a small abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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Peer-reviewed osteological monograph that establishes the placement of Masiakasaurus knopfleri within Theropoda, Ceratosauria, Abelisauroidea and Noasauridae.
Åpne kilde ↗New discoveries of Masiakasaurus knopfleri and the morphology of the Noasauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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Documents the additional Masiakasaurus material recovered from Maevarano Formation localities in the Mahajanga Basin of north-western Madagascar and their stratigraphic position.
Åpne kilde ↗Elopomorph fishes from the Late Cretaceous Maevarano Formation of Madagascar
Palaeontologia Electronica
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Peer-reviewed study of the Maevarano Formation fauna that describes the seasonal floodplain and channel-sandbar depositional palaeoenvironment inhabited by Masiakasaurus.
Åpne kilde ↗The osteology of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, a small abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Describes the heterodont, strongly procumbent anterior dentition and jaw anatomy from which the carnivorous, prey-grasping feeding habits of Masiakasaurus are inferred.
Åpne kilde ↗Late Cretaceous Notosuchians of the Maevarano Formation, Mahajanga Basin
National Science Foundation Public Access Repository
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Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åpne kilde ↗A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Nature
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
The original peer-reviewed description of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, giving the general overview of its anatomy, size, age and Madagascan provenance.
Åpne kilde ↗A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Nature
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
The original peer-reviewed description of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, giving the general overview of its anatomy, size, age and Madagascan provenance.
Åpne kilde ↗A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Nature
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
The original peer-reviewed description of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, giving the general overview of its anatomy, size, age and Madagascan provenance.
Åpne kilde ↗A bizarre predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar
Nature
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
The original peer-reviewed description of Masiakasaurus knopfleri, giving the general overview of its anatomy, size, age and Madagascan provenance.
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