Binomial Carcharodontosaurus saharicus · kar-KAR-oh-DON-toh-SOR-us
Late Cretaceous · 100-94 Ma
AI reconstructionCarcharodontosaurus fossil records in Fossil Atlas are mapped as selected modern discovery locations, with 12 source-backed records currently shown. Known from North Africa, including Morocco and other Saharan Cretaceous deposits associated with Kem Kem-style records. Key mapped formations in the current dataset include Alcântara, Continental Intercalaire, Douiret. These pins are fossil record locations, not a complete ancient habitat map.
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Carcharodontosaurus was a giant predatory theropod from Cretaceous North Africa. Its long blade-like teeth and skull material make it one of the most important Spinosaurus-adjacent animals for Kem Kem content. Fossil Atlas maps selected records and treats commercial and incomplete provenance with visible caveats.
Drawn true to scale on a metre ruler.
Length
measured13 m · 43 ft
Largest known specimens
Height
measured4.0 m · 13 ft
Body mass
estimate6,200 kg · 13,700 lb
Typical adult
Top speed
estimate32 km/h · 20 mph
Modelled, debated
Bite force
estimate6,700 lbf
Teeth
measured≈ 64
Brain : body (EQ)
estimate1.2
Encephalization quotient
Position of this animal’s known range across 252 million years of the Mesozoic and beyond.
100-94 million years ago
Carcharodontosaurus means shark-toothed lizard.
Its blade-like teeth differ from the thick crushing teeth of T. rex.
It lived in the same broad North African story as Spinosaurus.
Adding it makes Kem Kem feel like a fossil ecosystem, not a one-animal page.
Pins show selected fossil records for Carcharodontosaurus; use them as modern discovery evidence, not a complete range map. Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions. What does this mean?
Specimen evidence
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Carcharodontosaurus is represented here by selected fossil records from known from north africa, including morocco and other saharan cretaceous deposits associated with kem kem-style records. Fossil Atlas maps those records as modern discovery locations.
No. The map shows modern fossil discovery locations from selected records. Ancient habitat and paleogeographic reconstructions are separate questions.
The current Fossil Atlas records include Alcântara. Formation coverage depends on the selected dataset and may not be complete.
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Selected fossil records from PBDB and museum biodiversity aggregators. Source labels and confidence notes help distinguish canonical paleobiology records from specimen-media records.
Reconstruction images are labeled illustrations and do not represent fossil evidence. Size, speed, and bite-force figures are typical published estimates and remain subject to revision as new specimens are described.
Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.
Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.
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