Nigersaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Niger.
Quick facts about Nigersaurus:
- Existed from Aptian Age to 100.5 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Nigersaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- P. C. Sereno and A. L. Beck. 1999. Cretaceous sauropods from the Sahara and the uneven rate of skeletal evolution among dinosaurs. Science 286:1342-1347
