Name
Ilokelesia (Flesh lizard).
Phonetic
Eye-low-kee-leez-e-ah.
Named By
Coria & Salgado - 1998.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Abelisauridae, Carnotaurinae, Brachyrostra.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
I. aguadagrandensis
Size
Roughly estimated up to about 5.5 to 6 meters long.
Known locations
Argentina, Neuqu�n Province - R�o Limay Formation.
Time Period
Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Fragmentary skull and partial post cranial remains.
Although only fragmentary remains are known Ilokelesia has been identified as a basal abelisaurid. Like many South American dinosaurs, Ilokelesia had been named using the Mapuche language from a combination of the works ‘ilo’ (flesh) and ‘kelesio’ (lizard).
– A basal Abelisauria Novas, 1992 (Theropoda–Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina. – GAIA 15:89-102. – R. A. Coria & L. Salgado – 1998.
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