Afrovenator
Afrovenator (AF-roh-ven-AH-tor; “African hunter”) is a genus of megalosaurid theropod dinosaur that roamed the plains of what is now North Africa during the Middle Jurassic period, approximately 170 to 164 million years ago. The name Afrovenator comes from the Latin words “Afro,” meaning African, and “venator,” meaning hunter, reflecting its predatory nature and the continent […]