Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Avetheropoda
Carnosauria
Allosauroidea
Carcharodontosauria
Pronunciation: kar-KHAR-o-don-to-SOR-ree-uh
Authors: Benson, Carrano, Brusatte
Year: 2010
Meaning: Shark-toothed lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (2 legs)
Synonyms: None known
Authors: Benson, Carrano, Brusatte
Year: 2010
Meaning: Shark-toothed lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (2 legs)
Synonyms: None known
Definition
The most inclusive clade comprising Carcharodontosaurus saharicus and Neovenator salerii but not Allosaurus fragilis or Sinraptor dongi.
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Etymology
Carcharodontosauria is derived from the Greek "karcharo" (jagged), "odont" (tooth), "sauros" (lizard) and "-a" (neuter plural).
The scientific name of the Great white shark is Carcharodon, also derived from "karcharo" and "odont", and Stromer explicitly named Carcharodontosaurus "for its mainly Carcharodon-like teeth". Hence Carchardontosauria means "shark-toothed lizards".
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References
• Stromer E (1931) "Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharîjestufe (unterstes Cenoman). 10. Ein Skelett-Rest von Carcharodontosaurus nov. gen [Results of the Research Expedition of
Prof. E. Stromer in the
Egyptian Desert. II. Vertebrate remains from the Baharîje Beds (lower Cenomanian). A skeletal remain of Carcharodontosaurus nov. gen.]". 
Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 9: 1-23
• Rauhut OWM (1995) "Zur systematischen Stellung der afrikanischen
Theropoden
Carcharodontosaurus Stromer 1931 und
Bahariasaurus
Stromer 1934 [The Systematic Position of the African Theropods
Carcharodontosaurus Stromer 1931 and Bahariasaurus Stromer 1934]".
Berliner Geowissenschaften Abhlandlungen E 16: 357-375.
• Brusatte SL and Sereno PC (2007) "A new species of Carcharodontosaurus (dinosauria: theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Niger and a revision of the genus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27(4): 902-916.
• Benson RBJ, Carrano MT and Brusatte SL (2010) "A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs that survived to the latest Mesozoic."
• Zanno LE, Tucker RT, Canoville A, Avrahami HM, Gates TA and Makovicky PJ (2019) "Diminutive fleet-footed tyrannosauroid narrows the 70-million-year gap in the North American fossil record". Communications Biology 2(1): 64. DOI:10.1038/s42003-019-0308-7
• Tanaka k, Anvarov OUO, Zelenitsky DK, Ahmedshaev AS and Kobayashi Y (2021) "A new carcharodontosaurian theropod dinosaur occupies apex predator niche in the early Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan". Royal Society Open Science 8: 210923. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210923
Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 9: 1-23
• Rauhut OWM (1995) "Zur systematischen Stellung der afrikanischen
Theropoden
Carcharodontosaurus Stromer 1931 und
Bahariasaurus
Stromer 1934 [The Systematic Position of the African Theropods
Carcharodontosaurus Stromer 1931 and Bahariasaurus Stromer 1934]".
Berliner Geowissenschaften Abhlandlungen E 16: 357-375.
• Brusatte SL and Sereno PC (2007) "A new species of Carcharodontosaurus (dinosauria: theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Niger and a revision of the genus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 27(4): 902-916.
• Benson RBJ, Carrano MT and Brusatte SL (2010) "A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs that survived to the latest Mesozoic."
• Zanno LE, Tucker RT, Canoville A, Avrahami HM, Gates TA and Makovicky PJ (2019) "Diminutive fleet-footed tyrannosauroid narrows the 70-million-year gap in the North American fossil record". Communications Biology 2(1): 64. DOI:10.1038/s42003-019-0308-7
• Tanaka k, Anvarov OUO, Zelenitsky DK, Ahmedshaev AS and Kobayashi Y (2021) "A new carcharodontosaurian theropod dinosaur occupies apex predator niche in the early Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan". Royal Society Open Science 8: 210923. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210923
