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CARCHARODONTOSAURUS
"Shark-tooth Lizard"
ANATOMY
Carcharodontosaurus was a huge meat eater from
the Cretaceaous period. This North African carnosaur had a massive
tail, a bulky body, and heavy bones. Its arms were short and had
three-fingered hands with sharp claws.
Carcharodontosaurus was up to 45 feet long (13.5 m) and weighed up
to 8 tons. It had a skull 6 feet long (1.8 cm).
It had large, powerful jaws with long, serrated, sharp teeth up
to 8 inches long. Although Carcharodontosaurus was larger
than a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its brain was smaller. Carcharodontosaurus
was closely related to Giganotosaurus but not to Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Carcharodontosaurus was a more primitive dinosaur than Tyrannosaurus
Rex.
