Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth
Specifications
- Found:
- Kem-Kem, Morocco
- Genus:
- Carcharodontosaurus
- Specimen size:
- 9,2 cm (3.62")
- Age:
- 93-112 mln years
- Specimen weight:
- 52 g (1.83 oz)
- Period:
- Cretaceous
Description
Cretaceous Africa was a place full of dangers. Resembling huge giraffes, long- necked titanosaurs roamed its plains, while carcharodontosaurus, the terrible predators with razor-sharp teeth, hunted these giants. The name of these dinosaurs itself is translated as "shark-toothed lizard". Their teeth had a sawtooth cutting edge, and narrow jaws, which could cut even the strongest skin of herbivorous reptiles like scissors when closing.