What is Afrovenator?
Q: What is Afrovenator?
A: Afrovenator is a theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of northern Africa.
Q: What kind of predator was it?
A: It was a bipedal meat-eating predator with long bladelike teeth.
Q: Where were the fossils of Afrovenator found?
A: The fossils of Afrovenator were found in Abaka, Niger in the southern Sahara desert.
Q: When was a nearly complete Afrovenator found?
A: A nearly complete Afrovenator was found in 1993.
Q: What is the significance of the discovery of Afrovenator?
A: The discovery of Afrovenator is significant because it is one of the most complete dinosaurs found in Africa so far.
Q: What group of theropods is Afrovenator a part of?
A: Afrovenator is in a group of theropods which are known as the Megalosaurs.
Q: When were the rocks where Afrovenator was found redescribed?
A: The rocks where Afrovenator was found were redescribed as "mid-Jurassic" after the discovery had been announced.
