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. |
