Afrovenator

African hunter

• Afro · Latin · African
• venator · Latin · hunter

Afrovenator combines the Latin words for "African" and "hunter". It was named because it was a predatory theropod discovered in Africa, in Niger. The name highlights that it was one of the more complete large carnivorous dinosaurs known from the African continent at the time.

Named by

Sereno et al.

Year named

1994

Period

Middle Jurassic

Stages

Bajocian – Bathonian

Found in

Tiourarén Formation, Agadez Region, Niger

A megalosaurid (Megalosauroidea) theropod. The type species is Afrovenator abakensis. The stage range is approximate.