Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis, n. gen. n. sp., A New Abelisaurid Theropod from the Late Cretaceous of India

Systematic excavations in the fluvial mudstone unit of the Upper Cretaceous Lameta Formation near Rahioli village in Kheda District, Gujarat, have yielded a large-bodied (~8 m long) abelisaurid theropod, Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis, gen. et sp. nov. Abundant skeletal remains represent this new genus and species. Rahiolisaurus provides novel information on foot morphology, hitherto little known in other abelisaurids. Rahiolisaurus gujaratensis is a gracile and slender-limbed abelisaurid that appears to be a distinctive taxon from the sympatric species Rajasaurus narmadensis.