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Afrovenator abakensis
Taxonomy
Afrovenator abakensis was named by Sereno et al. (1994). Its type specimen is UC OBA 1, a skeleton (relatively complete skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is In Abaka, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in the Tiourarén Formation of Niger.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Afrovenator abakensis Sereno et al. p. 270 |
| 1996 | Afrovenator abakensis Molnar et al. p. 671 |
| 2003 | Afrovenator abakensis Rauhut p. 28 |
| 2004 | Afrovenator abakensis Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 72 |
| 2005 | Afrovenator abakensis Suñer et al. p. 98 |
| 2005 | Afrovenator abakensis Yates p. 118 |
| 2012 | Afrovenator abakensis Carrano et al. pp. 222-223 |
| 2013 | Afrovenator abakensis Hanson and Makovicky p. 779 |
| 2013 | Afrovenator abakensis McFeeters et al. p. 644 |
| 2014 | Afrovenator abakensis Hendrickx and Mateus p. 20 |
| 2015 | Afrovenator abakensis Serrano-Martínez et al. p. 108 |
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†Afrovenator abakensis Sereno et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. T. Carrano et al. 2012 | Megalosauroid theropod with: (1) rounded, lobate anterior maxillary margin of antorbital fossa (Sereno et al. 1994); (2) low, rectangular neural spine on third cervical vertebra (Sereno et al. 1994); (3) broad lateral flange on metacarpal I for articulation with metacarpal II (Sereno et al. 1994); and (4) posterior extension of distal pubic expansion inset from lateral surfaces of anterior extension, forming pair of conjoined, posterior flanges. |
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Jurassic or 161.50000 to 145.00000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Jurassic | Niger (Agadès) | Afrovenator abakensis (224317) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | Niger (Agadez) | Afrovenator abakensis (type locality: 91375) |