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Carcharodontosaurus
Carcharodonto
Information
Range Africa
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Dinosauria
Order Theropoda
Family Carcharodontosauridae
Species Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

Carcharodontosaurus (meaning "shark toothed lizard") (/ˌkɑːrkəroʊˌdɒntoʊˈsɔːrəs/) is a dinosaur that lived in Northern Africa during the Late Cretaceous. It is the 3rd biggest carnivore dinosaur after Spinosaurus and Giganotosaurus. The name Carcharodontosaurus means "shark-toothed lizard", because of the similarities, in sharpness and serrations, to the teeth of the Great White Shark.

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