CARCHARODONTOSAURUS
CARCHARODONTOSAURUS
Scientific Name:
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (meaning "Shark-Toothed Reptile of the Sahara")
Year Of Naming:
1924/1931 (Initially named as "Megalosaurus saharicus"
Family:
Carcharodontosaurinae, Carcharodontosauridae, Allosauroidea, Carnosauria, Theropoda, Dinosauria
Size:
12 - 12.5 meters (39 - 41 ft)
Discovery & Time Period:
Kem Kem, Continental Intercalaire, & Aïn el Guettar Formations, Morocco, Algeria, & Tunisia (& Niger?)
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), 100 - 94 mya
Date Of Release:
July 2nd, 2025
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