Dinosaur
Carcharodontosaurus
Its name means "shark-toothed lizard."
Carcharodontosaurus was given a name that means "shark-toothed lizard."
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Carcharodontosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Carcharodontosauridae
- Carcharodontosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Algeria, Morocco
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Carcharodontosaurus
The comparison refers to the shape of its teeth, not a relationship with sharks. Its scientific story began with teeth found in Algeria and described in 1925; later North African discoveries revealed more about this large theropod.
A carnivore’s teeth can be striking, but they also help identify it. Here they provided the first clue and became part of its scientific name, long before scientists could reconstruct the rest of its body.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
A carnivore’s teeth can be striking, but they also help identify it. Here they provided the first clue and became part of its scientific name, long before scientists could reconstruct the rest of its body.
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- Carcharodontosaurus
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- Carcharodontosaurus
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- Carcharodontosauridae
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