Afromimus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Afromimus (meaning "Africa mimic") is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation of Niger. It contains a single species, A. tenerensis, named in 2017 by Paul Sereno from parts of the right leg, vertebrae, and ribs found in the Ténéré Desert. It was originally classified as an ornithomimosaurian,[1] but subsequently it was argued to be an abelisauroid.[2]
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Afromimus | |
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A. tenerensis restored as a noasaurid | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Noasauridae |
Genus: | †Afromimus Sereno, 2017 |
Type species | |
Afromimus tenerensis Sereno, 2017 |
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