1322 - Gem Grade Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Geragnostus occitanus Chlorite and barite are scarcer
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Description
Chlorite and barite are scarcer and appear as alteration
(~66 Million Years)LOCATION Oued Zem
Dikelocephalinidae
This partial maxillary was broken in some sectors during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together
United States (2: Arizona
1322 - Gem Grade Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Geragnostus occitanus Chlorite and barite are scarcerScientific 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): 3. 8cm REF.: 1322 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