Kurupi

Ku-rup-e.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Kurupi ‭(‬named after a figure from Guarani mythology‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ku-rup-e.

Named By

Fabiano Vidoi Iori,‭ ‬Herm�nio Ismael de Ara�jo-J�nior,‭ ‬Sandra A.‭ ‬Simionato Tavares,‭ ‬Thiago da Silva Marinho‭ & ‬Agust�n G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Abelisauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬itaata‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains,‭ ‬but original description authors estimate a body length of around‭ ‬5‭ ‬meters.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-Mar�lia Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains including a partial pelvis and three caudal‭ (‬tail‭) ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

       Kurupi is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during‭ ‬the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬As an abelisaurid dinosaur we can infer what the missing parts of this dinosaur may have looked at by comparing it to better preserved genera.‭ ‬As such,‭ ‬Kurupi would have had fairly standard large theropod body proportions,‭ ‬but with reduced arms,‭ ‬and skull that was high but short in proportion.‭ ‬Kurupi would have been a predator,‭ ‬probably hunting similar sized or smaller animals.

Further reading

-‭ ‬New theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous of Brazil improves abelisaurid diversity.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of South American Earth Sciences:‭ ‬103551.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Fabiano Vidoi Iori,‭ ‬Herm�nio Ismael de Ara�jo-J�nior,‭ ‬Sandra A.‭ ‬Simionato Tavares,‭ ‬Thiago da Silva Marinho‭ & ‬Agust�n G.‭ ‬Martinelli‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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