Define Carcharodontosaurus Meaning

A carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Northern Africa around 95 million years ago. It was two meters longer than Tyrannosaurus Rex (T Rex) and coexisted with Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus. However, Spinosaurus ate fish while Carcharodontosaurus preyed on Ouranosaurus, so they did not have to battle often. Carcharodontosaurus did not have jaws capable of breaking bone, unlike Tyrannosaurus, but instead had serrated teeth that could cut through flesh. In fact, the name literally means "Shark Toothed Lizard!" Carcharodontosaurus was typically an ambushing predator and was also territorial, as bite marks from the same species have been found on the skulls.

Carcharodontosaurus is a genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs that existed during the Cenomanian stage of the mid-Cretaceous Period. It is currently known to include two species: C. saharicus and C. iguidensis, which were among the larger theropods, nearly as large as or even larger than Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and Spinosaurus.