Genus
Valid Extinct

Afromimus

Sereno 2017

Afromimus is a genus of ceratosaurian 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 described as a genus of ornithomimosaurian, but subsequent arguments have placed it as a taxon within or close to the superfamily Abelisauroidea.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Afromimus
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Life restoration of Afromimus based on skeletal diagram of Masiakasaurus by Scott Hartman. © Levi Martinez-Reza · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
Afromimus
Afromimus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade
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Afromimus Genus
Measurements
Length
4,3 m ⓘ
Afromimus tenerensis
Mass
120 kg ⓘ
Afromimus tenerensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇳🇪 Niger
1
Geological formations
Elrhaz
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Afromimus tenerensis 113 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
P. C. Sereno. 2017. Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaurs (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Africa. Ameghiniana 54(5):576-616 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. C. Sereno. 2017. Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaurs (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Africa. Ameghiniana 54(5):576-616 DOI ↗