PRONUNCIATION: |
AF-roh-VEN-uh-tehr |
TRANSLATION: |
African Hunter |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Carnosauria |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
n/a |
HEIGHT: |
10 feet (3.0 meters) |
LENGTH: |
29.5 feet (9 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
3,000 pounds (1,361 kg) |
PERIOD: |
Early Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Discovered in Niger in the southern Sahara Desert in Africa, Afrovenator shows some similarities in appearance to Torvosaurus; e.g. similar forelimbs. It possessed 14 blade-shaped teeth. Known from a partial skeleton and a nearly complete skull, Afrovenator was an exciting find because dinosaur fossils are scarce in northern Africa. |
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