Afromimus
| Afromimus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Afromimus (meaning "Africa mimic") is a genus of ornithomimosaurian 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.[1] Although originally described as an ornithomimid, it has sometimes been considered to be a noasaurid ceratosaur.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Sereno, P. (2017). "Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaurs (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria) from Africa". Ameghiniana. 54 (5): 576–616. doi:10.5710/AMGH.23.10.2017.3155.