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Dinosaur

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

Shark-toothed lizard

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus is the giant serrated-toothed predator of the Kem Kem Group, rivalling Tyrannosaurus in size. Its blade-like teeth have fine serrations and characteristic wrinkled enamel bands ('marginal wrinkles') near the cutting edges, and reach 15 cm. They are the second-commonest Kem Kem dinosaur tooth and are heavily repaired in the trade; ask for restoration disclosure.

PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSaurischia
FamilyCarcharodontosauridae
GroupDinosaur
Sizeto 13 m
Rank (PBDB)genus· Paleobiology Database
Author(Stromer 1931)· Paleobiology Database
Classification (PBDB)Chordata › Reptilia › NO_ORDER_SPECIFIED › Carcharodontosauridae· Paleobiology Database
Range (PBDB)143–72.2 Ma· Paleobiology Database
PBDB occurrences44· Paleobiology Database

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Carcharodontosaurus saharicus — Carcharodontosaurus Stromer, 1931 (NHMUK PV R 37207)
Carcharodontosaurus Stromer, 1931 (NHMUK PV R 37207) — © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, CC BY 4.0

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Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Carcharodontosaurus saharicus" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus. Accessed 2026-09-20.

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@misc{stratum-carcharodontosaurus-saharicus,
  title        = {Carcharodontosaurus saharicus},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/taxa/carcharodontosaurus-saharicus}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Taxon article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb, wikidata, commons, nhm. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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