20113 - Rare Megalosaurid Theropod Dinosaur Foot Claw - Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Reptile Fossils Under Study Phacopidae

Phacopidae

Mineralogy and textural properties of samples were studied on (30m-thick) polished thin sections using transmitted and reflected light microscopy at LPA (UA) and UGR

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Northwest Africa 11921 (NWA 11921)

Enchodus brevis

20113 - Rare Megalosaurid Theropod Dinosaur Foot Claw - Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Reptile Fossils Under Study PhacopidaeScientific name: Potential Afrovenator abakensis, Sereno et al. 1994 Megalosaurid Toe claw Location: Tiouraren Hill, Tner Desert, Niger. Geological Formation: Tiouraren Fm Age: Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stage ( 167 million years) Size (long): 8,3 cm REF.: 20113 DESCRIPTION: Here we present a rather spectacular piece. It is an authentic toe claw of a theropod dinosaur of the Megalosauridae family. Potentially belonging to the Afrovenator genus. The