XL 3.1" Carcharodontosaurus Serrated Fossil Tooth Cretaceous Theropod Dinosaur COA
Location: Kem Kem, Morocco
Weight: 1.1 Ounces
Dimensions: 3.1 Inches Long, 1.2 Inches Wide, 0.6 Inches Thick
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Name: Carcharodontosaurus
Type: Carnivore
Size: 12 meters in length.
Carcharodontosaurus was a gigantic carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage) in Northern Africa. A member of the carcharodontosaurid family, it was one of the largest land predators ever discovered, rivaling giants such as Tyrannotitan and Sauroniops, and slightly smaller than Giganotosaurus. This prehistoric predator reached lengths of up to 12 meters, stood approximately 3.5 meters tall at the hips, and weighed an estimated 7 metric tonnes.
Unlike Tyrannosaurus rex, Carcharodontosaurus possessed longer, muscular forelimbs equipped with three sharp claws on each hand, aiding in gripping and subduing prey. Its massive skull was lined with more than 60 serrated, blade-like teeth, some reaching 20 centimeters in length, designed for slicing through flesh rather than crushing bone. These formidable teeth earned the dinosaur its name, meaning “shark-toothed lizard.”
As an apex predator, Carcharodontosaurus likely hunted large herbivorous dinosaurs, including juvenile sauropods and ornithopods, dominating the African ecosystems of its time. Its immense size, cutting dentition, and powerful build make it one of the most iconic and formidable large theropod dinosaurs of the prehistoric world.
