Afrovenator

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Megalosauridae, Eustreptospondylinae
Named by:: Sereno, Wilson, Larsson, Dutheil and Sues (1944)
Type species:: abakensis

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