Afrovenator was a carnivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Agadez Region (Niger) and Niger.
Quick facts about Afrovenator:
- Existed from 174.1 million years ago to Upper Jurassic Epoch
- Lived in a sediment
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Afrovenator was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- A. Serrano-Martínez , F. Ortega, and L. Sciscio, J. E. Tent-Manclús, I. F. Bandera, F. Knoll. 2015. New theropod remains from the Tiourarén Formation (?Middle Jurassic, Niger) and their bearing on the dental evolution in basal tetanurans. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association 126:107-118
- K. Remes, F. Ortega, and I. Fierro, U. Joger, R. Kosma, J. M. M. Ferrer, Project PALDES, Niger Project SNHM, O. A. Ide, A. Maga. 2009. A new basal sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the early evolution of Sauropoda. PLoS One 4(9):e6924:1-13
- P. C. Sereno, J. A. Wilson, and H. C. E. Larsson, D. B. Dutheil, H.-D. Sues. 1994. Early Cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara. Science 266(5183):267-271
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