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family · 5 represented species

Carcharodontosauridae

Carcharodontosauridae is included in this curated classification as a family within Allosauroidea. Its displayed membership follows the simplified relationships used by this dataset.

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Carcharodontosauridae

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Representative silhouette for Carcharodontosauridae
5Direct child groups
5Countries represented
129.4–93.5 MaDataset range

Branch structure

Direct branches in this dataset

genus

Giganotosaurus

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Acrocanthosaurus

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Carcharodontosaurus

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Concavenator

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Mapusaurus

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Representative taxa

Dinosaurs in this branch

Life reconstruction of Giganotosaurus carolinii beside a human silhouetteArt by Durbed · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cretaceous

Giganotosaurus carolinii

One of the largest well-supported terrestrial predators, a long-skulled Patagonian carcharodontosaurid known chiefly from a single substantial partial skeleton.

carnivore~12.2 m
Side-view life reconstruction of Acrocanthosaurus atokensisArt by Petr Menshikov · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Acrocanthosaurus atokensis

A giant Early Cretaceous predator from Oklahoma and Texas, distinguished by a deep skull, powerful three-fingered arms and a ridge of tall spines along its neck, back and tail.

carnivore~11 m
Side-view life reconstruction of CarcharodontosaurusArt by TotalDino · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

A giant North African predator defined chiefly by lost Algerian teeth and a huge partial Moroccan skull, with blade-like serrated teeth and a complicated taxonomic history.

carnivore~12 m
Full-body side-view life reconstruction of Concavenator corcovatusArt by Mario Lanzas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Concavenator corcovatus

A nearly completely known Early Cretaceous predator from Spain with a short, tall-backed crest immediately in front of its hips.

carnivore~6 m
Side-view life reconstruction of Mapusaurus roseaeArt by KoprX · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Mapusaurus roseae

A giant Patagonian carcharodontosaurid represented by a remarkable bonebed containing several individuals of different sizes.

carnivore~11.5 m

Distribution

Geographic record

Argentina · United States · Morocco · Algeria · Spain

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology