Australian Abelisaurs?

[TheAllosaur]

I was looking at a map of the earth in various stages in the Cretaceous, starting at Early (albian-aptian stages) , and ending in the Campanian. I noticed that Madagascar/India, which in Cretaceous times, was "Abelisaur land", in a way, was still attatched to Australia/antarctica, then later broke off. Well, Australia, as you guys know, had mainly allosaurs as big predators, but do you guys think it was possible that there was at least one type of Abelisaur/Ceratosaur/Noasaur or more in Australia? Or maybe even a few large ones?

[Jetoar]

I think that posible that abelisaurids lived in Australia. For example, Rugops lived with Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus.

[wings]

I was looking at a map of the earth in various stages in the Cretaceous, starting at Early (albian-aptian stages) , and ending in the Campanian. I noticed that Madagascar/India, which in Cretaceous times, was "Abelisaur land", in a way, was still attatched to Australia/antarctica, then later broke off. Well, Australia, as you guys know, had mainly allosaurs as big predators, but do you guys think it was possible that there was at least one type of Abelisaur/Ceratosaur/Noasaur or more in Australia? Or maybe even a few large ones?

We actually do have very fragmented materials for these animals (see http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0037122, at least that is what they are identified as for the time being...)

[Jetoar]

I dont know this news. Thanks for share friend  .

[ZoPteryx]

I think Kakuru has been identified as an abelisauroid of sorts.  Australia is full of tantalizing dino fragments, including parts of what were spinosaurs and even tyrannosaurs!  I still think that last one might be some sort of convergence though.