1339 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Mammites nodosoides it was originally described as

it was originally described as a distinct species

Tajikistan (2)

Emu Bay Shale Formation

Sister taxa: Cimolichthys

1339 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Mammites nodosoides it was originally described asScientific name: Afrovenator abakensis, Sereno et al. 1994. Megalosaurid Location: Tiouraren Hill, Tner Desert, Niger. Geological Formation: Tiouraren Fm Age: Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stage ( 167 million years) Size (long): 4 cm REF.: 1339 DESCRIPTION: Afrovenator ("African hunter") is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Period of northern Africa. The remains of Afrovenator were discovered in 1993 in the Tiourarn