Carcharodontosaurus

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

Carcharodontosaurus means shark-toothed lizard, named for its serrated teeth resembling those of a great white shark. It was one of the largest predatory dinosaurs, rivaling T. rex in size but with a longer, narrower skull.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Human Scale
Длина	12.0 m	about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
Height	3.6 m	—
Вес	6.2 t	about the weight of 1.0 elephants

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Carcharodontosaurus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Carcharodontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.

Discovery & Naming

Назван	Ernst Stromer
Год открытия	1931
Место открытия	Kem Kem Beds, Morocco

Классификация

Dinosauria → Saurischia → Theropoda → Carcharodontosaurus

Beast feet

Bipedal, mostly carnivorous dinosaurs that include the largest land predators ever to live. Theropods gave rise to modern birds. Ranges from tiny Compsognathus to massive Tyrannosaurus rex.

Size Comparison

At 12,0 meters long and 6200,0 kg, Carcharodontosaurus was about as long as 2 cars end-to-end and about the weight of 1.0 elephants.

Other dinosaurs from the same period:

Mandschurosaurus Byakudansauropus Agustinia ligabuei Mantellisaurus Calamosaurus foxi Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis

Quick Facts

Классификация	Theropoda
Геологический период	Cretaceous Early
Питание	Carnivore
Размер	12.0m long, 3.6m tall, 6.2t