meaning “shark-toothed lizard” — earned its name from its long, scissor-like, heavily serrated teeth built for slicing and cleaving through flesh with precision, much like a shark’s cutting bite. This massive predator is often nicknamed the “African T. rex” due to its comparable size and apex-predator role, though it is not closely related to tyrannosaurs.
It lived during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, roughly 99 to 93 million years ago, across what is now Northern Africa. It shared its world with other giants such as Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, forming part of one of the most extraordinary predator ecosystems ever discovered.
One of the largest known meat-eating land dinosaurs, Carcharodontosaurus likely ruled vast river systems and coastal floodplains, using speed, balance, and powerful slicing bites rather than bone-crushing force. Its skull alone could exceed 5 feet in length, built for delivering devastating, precise strikes to large prey.
Fossil teeth from this species are especially prized among collectors—distinctive, serrated, and powerfully built, they are considered a must-have centerpiece for any serious dinosaur or fossil collection.
A true apex predator of prehistoric Africa, it stands today as one of the most impressive and sought-after dinosaurs for enthusiasts and collectors alike—an iconic symbol of raw Cretaceous power and survival at the top of the food chain.
Origin: Kem-Kem Bed Formation, Morocco, Africa
ID Code: CHDT04
meaning “shark-toothed lizard” — earned its name from its long, scissor-like, heavily serrated teeth built for slicing and cleaving through flesh with precision, much like a shark’s cutting bite. This massive predator is often nicknamed the “African T. rex” due to its comparable size and apex-predator role, though it is not closely related to tyrannosaurs.
It lived during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, roughly 99 to 93 million years ago, across what is now Northern Africa. It shared its world with other giants such as Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, forming part of one of the most extraordinary predator ecosystems ever discovered.
One of the largest known meat-eating land dinosaurs, Carcharodontosaurus likely ruled vast river systems and coastal floodplains, using speed, balance, and powerful slicing bites rather than bone-crushing force. Its skull alone could exceed 5 feet in length, built for delivering devastating, precise strikes to large prey.
Fossil teeth from this species are especially prized among collectors—distinctive, serrated, and powerfully built, they are considered a must-have centerpiece for any serious dinosaur or fossil collection.
A true apex predator of prehistoric Africa, it stands today as one of the most impressive and sought-after dinosaurs for enthusiasts and collectors alike—an iconic symbol of raw Cretaceous power and survival at the top of the food chain.
Origin: Kem-Kem Bed Formation, Morocco, Africa
ID Code: CHDT04
