20031 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Peyeria Encrinurus praecursor
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Encrinurus praecursor
probably a basalt or diabase (Le Maître et al
Niels Bonde (2002): A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel
whereas kamacite occurs only as a thin mantling around olivine crystals
Tajikistan (4)
20031 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Peyeria Encrinurus praecursorScientific 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): 5,2 cm REF.: 20031 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