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sharp-clawed runner
Carcharodontosaurus
Say it like this: “kahr-KAR-o-DON-to-SAWR-us”
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
Carcharodontosaurus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Morocco and Niger.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
- Named in
- 1931 · Stromer, E.
- Hip height
- 2.9 m · 10 ft
- Length
- 10–12.5 m · 33–41 ft
- Weight
- 4–7 tonnes
- Found in
- Morocco and Niger · Douira
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Carcharodontosaurinae
The story in short
Carcharodontosaurus was formally named in 1931 by E. Stromer.
Fossils referred to Carcharodontosaurus date to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from Morocco and Niger, including the Douira Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Carcharodontosaurus at a length near 10–12.5 m, hips about 2.9 m high, and a body mass around 4–7 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Carcharodontosaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
This entry is the whole genus. The type species is Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. Other named species include Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis.
Other species with this name
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
- Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis
Close relatives
Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus carolinii
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Mapusaurus
Mapusaurus roseae
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago
Meraxes
Meraxes gigas
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago