Carcharodontosauridae

Carcharodontosaurids Temporal range: 154–90 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstructed Carcharodontosaurus skull, Science Museum of Minnesota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	†Carcharodontosauria
Family:	†Carcharodontosauridae Stromer, 1931
Subgroups
†Acrocanthosaurus †Concavenator †Eocarcharia †Kelmayisaurus[1] †Lajasvenator †Lusovenator?[2] †Neovenator?[2] †Piveteausaurus? †Poekilopleuron? †Sauroniops †Shaochilong?[3] †Siamraptor? †Ulughbegsaurus? †Veterupristisaurus †Carcharodontosaurinae[4] †Carcharodontosaurus †Giganotosaurini †Giganotosaurus †Mapusaurus †Meraxes †Taurovenator[5] †Tyrannotitan
Synonyms
Acrocanthosauridae Molnar, 2003

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. Carcharodontosaurids include some of the largest land predators ever known: Giganotosaurus, Mapusaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and Tyrannotitan all rivaled Tyrannosaurus in size. Estimates give a maximum weight of 8–10 metric tons (8.8–11.0 short tons) for the largest carcharodontosaurids, while the smallest carcharodontosaurids were estimated to have weighed at least 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).