Carcharodontosaurus Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (Depéret and Savornin 1925)
/ˌkɑːrkəroʊˌdɒntoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Early Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · 143.1–93.9 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
solitary
Where It Was Found
Countries
Algeria, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia
Regions
Drâa-Tafilalet · Agadez · Illizi · Tataouine
Formations
Continental Intercalaire · Ifezouane · Aïn el Guettar · Elrhaz
Dig sites
26
distinct collections
Overview
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 143.1–93.9 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and solitary. Fossils have been recovered from Drâa-Tafilalet, Algeria and elsewhere. It was named by (Depéret and Savornin 1925). The species is represented by 31 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~71%
well attested
Based on 31 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Carcharodontosaurus saharicus sits in deep time
Carcharodontosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Carcharodontosaurus saharicus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.