Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur facts, stats and image

CARCHARODONTOSAURUS

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PRONUNCIATION:

kar-kar-o-DON-tuh-SAWR-us

TRANSLATION:

Carcharodon Lizard

ALSO KNOWN AS:

n/a

DESCRIPTION:

Carnivore, Bipedal

ORDER:

Saurischia

SUBORDER:

Theropoda

INFRAORDER:

Tetanurae

MICRO-ORDER:

Carnosauria

SUPERFAMILY:

n/a

FAMILY:

n/a

HEIGHT:

23 feet (7.0 meters)

LENGTH:

45 feet (13.7 meters)

WEIGHT:

16,000 pounds (7,258 kg)

PERIOD:

Cretaceous

NOTES:

A 5 foot-4 inch skull of Carcharodontosaurus was recently discovered in North Africa. Based on this find, Carcharodontosaurus is clearly a worthy rival in size to the fearsome Tyrannosaurs rex. It had elongated spines on its neck vertebrae to accommodate the strong muscles that held up an enormous head with shark-like fangs. Named for Carcharodon, the great white shark, fragmentary remains were first discovered in the early 1900's in Morocco.



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