S34 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Leptolepis sprattiformis pigeonite in the core together

pigeonite in the core together with albite and potassium feldspar

PaleoDB taxon number: 20423

Exceedingly rare basal Iguanodontian dinosaur tooth

Remains have been discovered in Morocco

S34 - Rare Afrovenator abakensis Megalosaurid Dinosaur Tooth Jurassic Tiouraren Fm Leptolepis sprattiformis pigeonite in the core togetherScientific name: Afrovenator abakensis, Sereno et al. 1994. Megalosaurid Location: Tiouraren Hill, Tner Desert, Niger. Geological Formation: Tiouraren Fm Age: Middle Jurassic, Bathonian stage ( 167 million years) Size (long): 3 cm REF.: S34 DESCRIPTION: Afrovenator ("African hunter") is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Period of northern Africa. The remains of Afrovenator were discovered in 1993 in the Tiourarn