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Afrovenator
Taxonomy
Afrovenator was named by Sereno et al. (1994). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Megalosauroidea by Holtz (1995); to Torvosauridae by Molnar et al. (1996); to Spinosauroidea by Sereno et al. (1996); to Tetanurae by Sereno (1997), Holtz (2000), Carrano et al. (2002); to Allosauroidea by Rauhut (2003); to Eustreptospondylidae by Yates (2005); to Megalosauridae by Benson and Barrett (2009), Hanson and Makovicky (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014); to Eustreptospondylinae by Holtz et al. (2004), Rauhut et al. (2016); and to Afrovenatorinae by Carrano et al. (2012), Rauhut et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Megalosauroidea by Holtz (1995); to Torvosauridae by Molnar et al. (1996); to Spinosauroidea by Sereno et al. (1996); to Tetanurae by Sereno (1997), Holtz (2000), Carrano et al. (2002); to Allosauroidea by Rauhut (2003); to Eustreptospondylidae by Yates (2005); to Megalosauridae by Benson and Barrett (2009), Hanson and Makovicky (2013), Hendrickx and Mateus (2014); to Eustreptospondylinae by Holtz et al. (2004), Rauhut et al. (2016); and to Afrovenatorinae by Carrano et al. (2012), Rauhut et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Afrovenator Sereno et al. p. 270 fig. 2 |
| 1995 | Afrovenator Holtz, Jr. p. 35A |
| 1996 | Afrovenator Molnar et al. p. 671 |
| 1996 | Afrovenator Sereno et al. p. 989 fig. 4 |
| 1997 | Afrovenator Sereno p. 456 |
| 2000 | Afrovenator Holtz, Jr. p. 13 fig. 5 |
| 2002 | Afrovenator Carrano et al. |
| 2003 | Afrovenator Rauhut p. 147 |
| 2004 | Afrovenator Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 72 |
| 2005 | Afrovenator Yates p. 118 fig. 9 |
| 2009 | Afrovenator Benson and Barrett p. 140 |
| 2012 | Afrovenator Carrano et al. p. 251 |
| 2013 | Afrovenator Hanson and Makovicky p. 781 |
| 2014 | Afrovenator Hendrickx and Mateus |
| 2016 | Afrovenator Rauhut et al. p. 38 |
| 2018 | Afrovenator Rauhut et al. p. 18 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Jurassic or 170.90000 to 143.10000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bajocian - Bathonian | Niger (Agadez) | A. sp. (104815) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | Niger (Agadès) | A. abakensis (224317) | |
| Late/Upper Jurassic | Niger (Agadez) | A. abakensis (91375) |