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  1. Carcharodontosauridae (carcharodontosaurids; from the Greek καρχαροδοντόσαυρος, carcharodontósauros: "shark-toothed lizards") is a group of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. In 1931, Ernst Stromer named Carcharodontosauridae as a family, which, in modern paleontology, indicates a clade within Carnosauria.

  2. Carcharodontosaurus, (genus Carcharodontosaurus ), genus of massive predatory dinosaurs that inhabited North Africa approximately 99–94 million years ago during the Cenomanian Age (100.5 to 93.9 million years ago) of the late Cretaceous Period (145 to 66 million years ago).

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  4. Allosauroidea is a superfamily or clade of theropod dinosaurs which contains four families — the Metriacanthosauridae, Allosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, and Neovenatoridae. Allosauroids, alongside the family Megalosauroidea, were among the apex predators that were active during the Middle Jurassic to Late Cretaceous periods. [4]

  5. Sep 9, 2010 · Phylogenetic analysis places this specimen at the evolutionary base of the Carcharodontosauridae. Carcharodontosaurs were the largest predatory dinosaurs, and their early evolutionary history ...

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