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Dinosaur: Afrovenator abakensis
Jurassic: 168.2–154.8 Ma
| Length*: | 6.8 m | 22.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 800 kg | 1,764 lb |
| Speed: | 32 km/h | 20 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Middle Jurassic - Late Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Oxfordian
Years: 168.2–154.8 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sereno et al.
Year: 1994
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Tiourarén
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with partial skull.
References: Sereno, P.C.; Wilson, J.A.; Larsson, H.C.; Dutheil, D.B.; Sues, H.D. (1994). "Early cretaceous dinosaurs from the Sahara".
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