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This is a list of non-avian dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered in Africa.Africa has a rich fossil record. It is rich in Triassic and Early Jurassic dinosaurs. . African dinosaurs from these time periods include Megapnosaurus, Dracovenator, Melanorosaurus, Massospondylus, Euskelosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, Abrictosaurus, and Lesoth
Pages in category "Fossils of South Africa" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aardonyx;
Pegomastax is a genus of heterodontosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic of South Africa.The only known specimen was discovered in a 1966–1967 expedition in Transkei District of Cape Province, but was not described until 2012 when Paul Sereno named it as the new taxon Pegomastax africana.
The Elliot Formation is well known for its diverse dinosaur fossils.The most common dinosaur species is of the sauropodomorph species Massospondylus carinatus. [15] [16] Other species include Blikanasaurus cromptoni, Aardonyx celestae, Euskelosaurus browni, Antetonitrus ingenipes, Pulanesaura eocollum, and the largest sauropodomorph yet found, Ledumahadi mafube.
More than 260 dinosaur footprints discovered in Brazil and Cameroon provide further evidence that South America and Africa were once connected as part of a giant continent millions of years ago.
Euskelosaurus ("good leg lizard") is a sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic of South Africa and Lesotho. Fossils have only been recovered from the lower Elliot Formation in South Africa and Lesotho, [1] and in one locality in Zimbabwe. [2]
Melanorosaurus (meaning "Black Mountain Lizard", from the Greek melas/ μέλας, "black", oros/ ὄρος, "mountain" + sauros / σαῦρος, "lizard") is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived during the Late Triassic period. An omnivore [1] from South Africa, it had a
Aardonyx (Afrikaans aard, "earth" + Greek onux, "nail, claw") is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur. It is known from the type species Aardonyx celestae found from the Early Jurassic Elliot Formation of South Africa. A. celestae was named after Celeste Yates, who prepared much of the