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1.52" Serrated Megalosaurid Dinosaur (Afrovenator) Tooth - Niger
This is a beautiful 1.52" long megalosaurid dinosaur (Afrovenator abakensis) tooth from the Tiouraren Formation (Irhazer Group) of Gadoufaoua, Niger. The tooth has nice serration preservation along the distal edge. There is a repaired crack through the middle of this tooth.
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Afrovenator, meaning "African Hunter", was a middle Jurassic megalosauroid theropod dinosaur from Niger, Africa, about 167-157 million years ago. Typical of megalosaurs, Afrovenator had a boxy skull filled with sharp teeth, built for a life of terrestrial predation. It measured 20-23 feet long and weighed a relatively light 0.9 tons.
SPECIES
Afrovenator abakensis (Sereno et al. 1994)
LOCATION
Gadoufaoua, Téneré Desert, Niger
FORMATION
Irhazer Group - Tiouraren Formation
SIZE
1.52" long (straightline)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#284076
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