Carcharodontosaur - Fossil tooth - 8.7 cm - 3 cm

Huge tooth of Carcharodontosaurus. Carcharodontosaurus is one of the largest theropod dinosaurs known, the type species reaching an estimated length of 12 to 12.5 meters with a body mass of about 5 to 7 tonnes. Its skull was wide and light, with a triangular snout. Its jaws were equipped with sharp, curved, and serrated teeth, bearing striking similarities to those of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), which inspired the name of the genus.

Specimen

Carcharodontosaur Country of origin
Morocco

Geological period

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years)

Height: 8.7 cm
Width: 3 cm