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Afrovenator
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
Afrovenator skeleton.jpg
Known parts of skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsida
Superorder:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Suborder:
Theropoda
Family:
Megalosauridae
Genus:
Afrovenator

Sereno et al., 1994
Afrovenator Abakensis by PaleoGeek
Life restoration of A. abakensis

Afrovenator was a theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of northern Africa. It was a bipedal meat-eating predator with long bladelike teeth. Fossils have been found in Abaka, Niger in the southern Sahara desert. A nearly complete Afrovenator was found in 1993. It is one of the most complete dinosaurs found in Africa so far.

The rocks where it was found were redescribed as "mid-Jurassic" after the discovery had been announced.

It is in a group of theropods which are known as the Megalosaurs.

Images for kids

  • Afrovenator (2)

    Afrovenator skeleton

  • Afrovenator skeleton

    Skeletal diagram of known material

  • Afrovenator mount (1)

    Reconstructed skull

  • Afrovenator skull

    Afrovenator skull in front view.

  • Afrovenator reconstruction

    Life restoration

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Afrovenator abakensis para niños

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