Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
species · (Depéret and Savornin 1925) · accepted · extinct
31 fossil sites · 8 formations · 5 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous
143.1–93.9 million years ago
Found where
5 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
31 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 49 million years, from 143.1 to 93.9 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 93.9 million years old — that is roughly 313 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was named in 1925 ((Depéret and Savornin 1925)) — 101 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 5 countries and 8 named rock formations.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).