Afromimus

African mimic

• Afro- · Latin (from Africa) · African / Africa
• mimos · Greek · mimic

The name combines "Afro-", for Africa, with the Greek "mimos", meaning "mimic". It follows the naming tradition of ornithomimosaurs ("bird mimic" dinosaurs) such as Ornithomimus and Struthiomimus. It marks Afromimus as an African member of that group. The type species is Afromimus tenerensis, named after the Ténéré desert region of Niger.

Named by

Sereno

Year named

2017

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Elrhaz Formation, Gadoufaoua, Niger

An ornithomimosaur theropod known from fragmentary remains (mainly a partial hindlimb). It is one of the few ornithomimosaurs known from Africa. The age of the Elrhaz Formation is usually given as Aptian–Albian, so the stage range is approximate.