Carcharodontosauridae
extinct family of reptiles theropod dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Carcharodontosauridae were a family of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. They are a clade in the Carnosauria. Carcharodontosaurids included some of the largest land predators ever known: Giganotosaurus, Mapusaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and Tyrannotitan. All of these were smaller than Tyrannosaurus in size.
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Cast of a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus skull, Santa Barbara | |
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Family: | Carcharodontosauridae [2] |
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