What is a Carcharodontosaurus?
Q: What is a Carcharodontosaurus?
A: Carcharodontosaurus was a giant carnivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period, 100 - 94 million years ago.
Q: How long was Carcharodontosaurus?
A: Carcharodontosaurus was about 15 meters long, according to recent discoveries.
Q: Where were fossils of Carcharodontosaurus found?
A: Fossils of Carcharodontosaurus were found in Africa.
Q: What is Carcharodontosaurus closely related to?
A: Carcharodontosaurus was closely related to Giganotosaurus, its cousin from Argentina.
Q: How many Carcharodontosaurus fossils have been found?
A: Only two Carcharodontosaurus fossils have been found: two teeth were found in the 1920s and other parts were found in Egypt in the 1930s.
Q: What happened to the Carcharodontosaurus fossils on display during World War II?
A: The Carcharodontosaurus fossils on display were destroyed during bombing raids on Munich in World War II.
Q: How large were the jaws and teeth of Carcharodontosaurus?
A: The jaws of Carcharodontosaurus were narrow like those of Giganotosaurus, and its teeth were up to 7 inches long.
