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AFROVENATOR
Pronunciation: AF-roh-VEN-uh-tehr
Translation: African Hunter
Also known as:
Description: Carnivore, Bipedal
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Tetanurae
Micro-order: Carnosauria
Family:
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.