Carcharodontosaurus
genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid dinosaur (fossil)
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Summary
Carcharodontosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Carcharodontosaurus ranks in the top 0.87% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,056 views/month, #84 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Carcharodontosaurinae[4]
- Location of discovery: Algeria[5]
- Taxon name: Carcharodontosaurus[6]
- Commons category: Carcharodontosaurus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carcharodontosaurus[8]
- Commons gallery: Carcharodontosaurus[9]
- Main food source: carnivore[10]
- Taxon common name: カルカロドントサウルス[11], Кархародонтозавр[12], Кархародонтосаурус[13], 鯊齒龍[14]
- Length: 12.5 m[15]
- Time period: Late Cretaceous[16]
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Identifiers
Carcharodontosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4433601[17]. Carcharodontosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822972[18].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Carcharodontosaurus include Shaochilong maortuensis[19], a fossil taxon[20].
Why It Matters
Carcharodontosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Carcharodontosaurus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for Carcharodontosaurus include Shaochilong maortuensis[19], a fossil taxon[20].