Extremely rare Afrovenator abakensis theropod dinosaur tooth, Megalosauridae - Jurassic. - Fossil tooth - 5.1 cm

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The Afrovenator abakensis tooth specimen is a natural-condition theropod megalo­saurid dent from the Middle Jurassic (Nigerian origin).

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Afrovenator abakensis, Sereno et al. 1994 - Megalosauridae

Geological formation: Tiouraren Fm

Purchased from Jurassic Dreams. Authenticity certificate provided.

Age: Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stage (167 million years ago)

Afrovenator ('hunter of Africa') is a genus of theropod megalosaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa. The remains of Afrovenator were discovered in 1993 in the Tiourarén Formation in the Agadez department of Niger.

The Tiourarén Formation is a geological formation in the Agadez region of Niger, initially thought to belong to the Lower Cretaceous. However, re-interpretation of the sediments has shown that they probably date from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian). It is the upper unit of the Irhazer group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils recovered from the formation.

Afrovenator abakensis, Sereno et al. 1994 - Megalosauridae

Geological formation: Tiouraren Fm

Purchased from Jurassic Dreams. Authenticity certificate provided.

Age: Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stage (167 million years ago)

Afrovenator ('hunter of Africa') is a genus of theropod megalosaurid dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa. The remains of Afrovenator were discovered in 1993 in the Tiourarén Formation in the Agadez department of Niger.

The Tiourarén Formation is a geological formation in the Agadez region of Niger, initially thought to belong to the Lower Cretaceous. However, re-interpretation of the sediments has shown that they probably date from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian). It is the upper unit of the Irhazer group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils recovered from the formation.

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Specimen
Extremely rare Afrovenator abakensis theropod dinosaur tooth, Megalosauridae - Jurassic.
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Geological Period
Jurassic, Middle (174.1 - 163.5 million years)
Condition
Natural
Height
5.1 cm
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