Afromimus
Name: Afromimus
(Africa mimic).
Phonetic: Af-ro-my-mus.
Named By: Paul Sereno - 2017.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Theropoda, Abelisauroidea?
Species: A. tenerensis
(type).
Diet: Carnivore?
Size: Tibia 40 centimetres long. Full body
size unknown.
Known locations: Niger - Elrhaz Formation.
Time period: Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial lower leg and foot
bones (tibia, fibula, tarsals, phalanges), rib and seven
caudal (tail) vertebrae.
When
the dinosaur Afromimus was first described in
2017 it was as an
ornithomimosaur,
however a later study in 2019 led to Afromimus
being described as an abelisaur,
specifically a noasaurid.
Unfortunately Afromimus is still only known from
partial remains,
making details of this dinosaur difficult to know for certain.
Further reading
- Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaurs (Dinosauria: Coelurosauria)
from Africa. - Ameghiniana. - 54 (5): 576–616. -
Paul Sereno - 2017.
- The phylogenetic position of Afromimus tenerensis Sereno, 2017
and its paleobiogeographical implications. - Journal of African
Earth Sciences. 159: 103572. - M. A, Cerroni, F. L.
Agnolin, F. Briss�n Egli & F. E. Novas - 2019.
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