1339 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Mammites nodosoides Sister taxa: Cimolichthys

Sister taxa: Cimolichthys

87'' Dicranurus monstrosus Lower Devonian Trilobite

Their fossils are a good indicator of paleoenvironments related with deltas and estuaries

3 Type spec location: UNM Main mass: Darryl Pitt Comments: Submitted by C

Museum grade association

1339 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Mammites nodosoides Sister taxa: CimolichthysScientific 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): 4 cm REF.: 1339 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