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Afrovenatorinae

Carrano et al., 2012 Type genus Afrovenator

Its genera lived 170.9–154.8 million years ago Middle Jurassic–Late Jurassic
Middle Jurassic and Late Jurassic stages

Afrovenatorinae is one of the two subfamilies of Megalosauridae, a family of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs within the broader group Megalosauroidea. It is defined to include all megalosaurids more closely related to Afrovenator than to Megalosaurus, and it stands as the sister group to Megalosaurinae. Its members are the generally more gracile, largely Middle Jurassic megalosaurids and include such genera as Dubreuillosaurus, Magnosaurus, Leshansaurus and Piveteausaurus. The subfamily is set apart from other megalosaurids by details of the skull and pelvis.

Diagnosis

  1. Squared anterior margin of the maxillary antorbital fenestra
  2. Puboischiadic plate broadly open along the midline

Genera placed directly in Afrovenatorinae

  • Afrovenator Sereno et al., 1994 Bathonian–Oxfordian (168.2–154.8 Ma)Niger
  • Dubreuillosaurus Allain, 2005 Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)Franceunder dispute
  • Leshansaurus Li et al., 2009 Bajocian–Oxfordian (170.9–154.8 Ma)China
  • Magnosaurus Huene, 1932 Bajocian (170.9–168.2 Ma)United Kingdom
  • Piveteausaurus Taquet & Welles, 1977 Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)France

References

  1. Carrano, M. T.; Benson, R. B. J.; Sampson, S. D. (2012). The phylogeny of Tetanurae (Dinosauria: Theropoda). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10(2): 211-300. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.630927 carrano2012a